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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 I

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

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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 for 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.
【C1】
选项 A、broad
B、vast
C、slim
D、small
答案B
解析 形容词辨析题。句意为：在殖民地化的前几百年，绝大多数西印度群岛的土著居民或死于疾病，或遭到杀害，或自杀身亡。全文的主旨是西印度群岛的土著部落之一的卡里纳古人面临部落灭绝的危险，由此可见其影响范围之广，故选择vast“巨大的”，修饰majority“大多数”，表示比例之大。broad用于形容二维空间“广阔的”，与文意不符；slim和small修饰majority，表示“微弱多数”，很明显不符合文意，故排除。
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