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  3. The Kalinago tribe, on the island of Dominica, is under some historic population pressure. The【C1】______majority of the West Ind

The Kalinago tribe, on the island of Dominica, is under some historic population pressure. The【C1】______majority of the West Ind

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问题     The Kalinago tribe, on the island of Dominica, is under some historic population pressure. The【C1】______majority of the West Indies’ natives died【C2】______disease, murder or suicide during the first few hundred years of colonization. The Kalinago【C3】______ as a tribe because of their location high in Dominica’s rugged area, which was less【C4】______for colonial ranches.
    Today, Kalinago are among the poorest on Dominica, so many young people leave【C5】______ studies or work and never return. It has become clear【C6】______the future of the Kalinago people will be endangered if more of its【C7】______ don’t decide to stay.
    One radical proposal for【C8】______ the tribe came in 2008 from then-chief Charles Williams. He suggested making marriage to other tribal members【C9】______in order to preserve the bloodline of the tribe’s estimated 1, 500 " pure" natives. The suggestion was not【C10】______, but it generated heated debate among the natives.
    "There’s no way you’re going to stop marriage with people on the outside.【C11】______, it was a good gesture in this situation. If we Kalinago people want to preserve our【C12】______and culture, we should at least look at that【C13】______, " said 26-year-old Kalinago native Jacob Frederick.
    Dominican anthropologist Lennox Honeychurch said, " It would be【C14】______ impossible to try imposing any kind of restrictions【C15】______what a person looks like. This is not a living museum or a zoo.
    But the concept of a living museum is one the tribe has【C16】______. In 2006, community members have revived dances and even some of the mother tongue through song, all while【C17】______ much-needed income from curious tourists.
  【C18】______, the Kalinago’s current leader, Chief Garnet Joseph, is exploring other options lor putting【C19】______directly into the hands of his people.
    In the end, the debate and experience of economic survival sheds important light on what tribal preservation【C20】______means.
【C3】
选项 A、revived
B、lived
C、surrendered
D、survived
答案D
解析 动词辨析题。句意为：卡里纳古部落幸存下来，是因为他们栖身在多米尼加岛的崇山峻岭中，而这种地区对于开发殖民地农场来说，不是那么有吸引力。由句中的已知信息，即该部落所处地区高低不平，不适合开发殖民地农场，可以推测，该句旨在与上句作对比：绝大多数土著居民在殖民地化的进程中死于非命，而卡里纳古部落却免遭蹂躏，幸存下来。因此survive“幸存；艰难度过”符合文意。revive“复苏"和surrender“屈服”不符合语境；live“活着”缺少“幸免于难”之意。
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