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Anthropologists studying the
Hopi people of the southwestern
United States often characterize
Line Hopi society between 1680 and
(5) 1880 as surprisingly stable, con-
sidering that it was a period of
diminution in population and
pressure from contact with out-
side groups, factors that might
(10) be expected to cause signifi-
cant changes in Hopi social
arrangements.
The Hopis’ retention of their
distinctive sociocultural system
(15) has been attributed to the Hopi
religious elite’s determined
efforts to preserve their religion
and way of life, and also to a
geographical isolation greater
(20) than that of many other Native
American groups, an isolation
that limited both cultural contact
and exposure to European
diseases. But equally important
(25) to Hopi cultural persistence may
have been an inherent flexibility
in their social system that may
have allowed preservation of
traditions even as the Hopis
(30) accommodated themselves
to change. For example, the
system of matrilineal clans was
maintained throughout this per-
iod, even though some clans
(35) merged to form larger groups
while others divided into smaller
descent groups. Furthermore,
although traditionally members
of particular Hopi clans appear
(40) to have exclusively controlled
particular ceremonies, a clan’s
control of a ceremony might
shift to another clan if the first
became too small to manage
(45) the responsibility. Village
leadership positions tradition-
ally restricted to members of
one clan might be similarly
extended to members of other
(50) clans, and women might assume
such positions under certain
unusual conditions.
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Q25:
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the Hopis’ geographic situation between 1680 and 1880?
A. It prevented the Hopis from experiencing a diminution in population.
It helped to promote flexibility within their social system.
It limited but did not eliminate contact with other cultural groups.
It reinforced the religious elite’s determination to resist cultural change.
It tended to limit contact between certain Hopi clans.
Answer: c我的答案a
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Q26:
The passage is primarily concerned with
A. reassessing a phenomenon in light of new findings
assessing the relative importance of two factors underlying a phenomenon
examining the assumptions underlying an interpretation of a phenomenon
expanding on an explanation of a phenomenon
contrasting two methods for evaluating a phenomenon
Answer: d 我的答案b
这两道题目我选的不十分肯定。 原文应该是第二段的内容否定了第一段的considering的内容 。
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