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Anthropologists studying the Hopi people of the southwestern United States often characterize Hopi 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.
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the Hopis' geographic situation between 1680 and 1880 ?
It prevented the Hopis from experiencing a diminution in population.
It helped to promote 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.
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正确答案是 C。选项 C 可以从文章中推断出来，文章中指出Hopi社会地理孤立度较大，其中之一的原因是它有助于限制对外文化团体的接触，因此可以推断出这一地理情况在1680年到1880年间限制了Hopi与其他文化团体的接触，即 C 选项中的内容。
D 两者独立 没有关系 选项给加上了关系
C. an isolation that limited both cultural contact and exposure to European diseases = It limited but did not eliminate contact with other cultural groups.
文中原句an isolation that limited both cultural contact
说明知识limite但是并没有消除eliminate
其实这篇文章的主旨就是给原有理论增添一个evidence——inherent flexibility
不是反驳原有理论
首先要用geographic定位于第二段，（用1680-1880这个词在第一段找，会发现与geographic无关）。
其次找到limit这个词，是这个问题C选项的核心词。
A选项，是用第一段的内容做干扰。但是细想是与geographic无关的。
limit （限制）不等于eliminate（消除）
细节题
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. 细节题定位定位定位！！！
an isolation that limited both cultural contact and exposure to European diseases, limit 不是减少
geographical isolation 定位第二段第二句 后面有同位语从句: an isolation that limited both cultural contact and exposure to European diseases
B为什么不对呀
这个题我也做错了，选了a。
然后我现在马后炮的看，a确实没有明确提出，文章原文是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. 意思是考虑到这是一个。。。的时期，但是并不是说hopi人口有没有减少。
而c在第二段里明确说了an isolation that limited both cultural contact and exposure to European diseases.
an isolation that limited both cultural contact and exposure to European diseases.
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注意审题，有的选项没在scope内；看清楚问的是什么，主语是谁
问的是“about the Hopis' geographic situation”，那么像d这种“It reinforced the religious elite's determination to resist cultural change.”就完全可以排除，因为说的不是geographic situation；
找关键词定位就是“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.”，然后找语意相关的选项
promote后面少了一个单词flexibility?
细节题，一定要定位，不要凭着记忆想！会被选项迷惑啊
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 disease啊阿啊 定位
B 答案中的 Promote 在本题中应该是 "晋升" 的意思。
considering that it was a period of diminution in population and pressure from contact with outside groups
注意是diminution，不是elimination
题目中列举了人口数量稳定和地理隔离两个事实，但确实看不出来是后者prevent了人口数量减少。。。
对于C：勉强地觉得limit=not eliminate？eliminate和limit似乎不兼容？仔细体会文章的意思C还是不冲突的....