Anthropologists studying the Hopi people of the southwestern United States often characterizeHopi society between 1680 and 1880 as surprisingly stable, considering that it was a period of diminution in population and pressure from contact with outside groups, factors that might be expected to cause significant changes in Hopi social arrangements.The Hopis' retention of their distinctive sociocultural system 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 than that of many other Native American groups, an isolation that limited both cultural contact and exposure to European diseases. But equally important 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 accommodated themselves to change. For example, the system of matrilineal clans was maintained throughout this period, even though some clans merged to form larger groups while others divided into smaller descent groups. Furthermore, although traditionally members of particular Hopi clans appear 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 the responsibility. Village leadership positions traditionally restricted to members of one clan might be similarly extended to members of other clans, and women might assume such positions under certain unusual conditions.
The author of the passage mentions the control of ceremonies by particular Hopi clans most in order to
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定位“But equally important 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 accommodated themselves to change”，社会结构稳定的一个重要的原因是内在的弹性，而这个弹性表现的for example之后，后面的例子都是在为这句话做解释。
A provide an example of the way in which the religious elite protected their position with Hopi society 错误表述：文中提到elite只是为了说明社会结构稳定的原因。
B note an exception to a large pattern evident in many Native American cultures 无涉及
C explain the connection in Hopi culture between regions and political leadership 错误表述
D illustrate how the Hopis combined flexibility with tradition
E cite evidence that counters a common misconception about the structure of Hopi society Correct：D
之前上课提到的，要关注动词/形容词/副词，这体现了作者的态度
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2023-04-22 14:01:59
traditionally --关键词
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2017-08-27 10:42:59
默默回复xiaoyi
看 for example前的论点
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2018-05-17 14:10:13
默默回复xiaoyi
保持传统同时，允许他们变化
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2018-05-17 14:10:57
flexibility 灵活性，弹性
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2017-01-14 20:34:06
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complexity 复杂性
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