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  3. 1　　A folk culture is a small isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and ra

1　　A folk culture is a small isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and ra

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问题 1　　A folk culture is a small isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals. Order is maintained through sanctions based in the religion or family and interpersonal  relationships  are strong.  Tradition  is  paramount,  and  change  comes infrequently and slowly. There is relatively little division of labor into specialized duties. Rather, each person is expected to perform a great variety of tasks, though duties may differ between the sexes.  Most  goods are handmade and  subsistence  economy  prevails. Individualism is weakly developed in folk cultures, as are social classes.  Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada.
2　　Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age. In Amish areas, horse drawn buggies still serve as a local transportation device and the faithful are not permitted to own automobiles.  The Amish’s central religious concept of Demut "humility" clearly reflects the weakness of individualism and social class so typical of folk cultures and there is a corresponding strength of Amish group identity. Rarely do the Amish marry outside their sect. The religion, a variety of the Mennonite faith, provides the principal mechanism for maintaining order.
3　　By contrast a popular culture is a large heterogeneous group often highly individualistic and constantly changing. Relationships tend to be impersonal and a pronounced division of labor exists,  leading  to  the  establishment  of  many  specialized  professions.  Secular institutions of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order,  and a money-based economy prevails.  Because of these contrasts, "popular" may be viewed as clearly different, from "folk". The popular is replacing the folk in industrialized countries and in many developing nations. Folk-made objects give way to their popular equivalent,  usually because the popular item is more quickly or cheaply produced, is easier or time saving to use or lends more prestige to the owner.
It can be inferred from this passage that_______.
选项 A、a popular culture is superior to a folk culture
B、a folk culture allows alterations
C、folk cultures will vanish soon under the influence of popular cultures
D、a folk culture is against using all kinds of modern facilities
答案B
解析 本题为一般推理题。据第1段最后1句可确定B，据第2段第1句中的largely可排除D。文中没有提示A的内容。
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