Q4 to Q6: In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, many Western Pueblo settlements in what is now the southwestern United Line States may have possessed distinctly (5) hierarchical organizational structures. These communities’ agricultural systems—which were “intensive” in the use of labor rather than “extensive” in area—may have given rise to polit- (10) ical leadership that managed both labor and food resources. That formal management of food resources was needed is suggested by the large size of storage spaces located (15) around some communal Great Kivas (underground ceremonial chambers). Though no direct evidence exists that such spaces were used to store food, Western Pueblo communities lacking (20) sufficient arable land to support their populations could have preserved the necessary extra food, including imported foodstuffs, in such apparently communal spaces. (25) Moreover, evidence of specialization in producing raw materials and in manufacturing ceramics and textiles indicates differentiation of labor within and between communities. The orga- (30) nizational and managerial demands of such specialization strengthen the possibility that a decision-making elite existed, an elite whose control

over labor, the use of community sur- (35) pluses, and the acquisition of imported goods would have led to a concentration of economic resources in their own hands. Evidence for differential distribution of wealth is found in buri- (40) als of the period: some include large quantities of pottery, jewelry, and other artifacts, whereas others from the same sites lack any such materials. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q4: Which of the following, if true, would most clearly undermine the author’s statement in the last sentence of the passage (lines 38-43) regarding the distribution of wealth in Western Pueblo settlements? A. Only community members of exceptional wealth are likely to have been buried with their personal possessions. B. Members of communities with extensive agricultural systems are usually buried without personal possessions. C. Most artifacts found in burial sites were manufactured locally rather than imported from other communities. D. Burial artifacts are often ritual objects associated with religious practices rather than being the deceased’s personal possessions. E. The quality of burial artifacts varies depending on the site with which they are associated.

这题感觉怪怪的，模考时由于时间紧张，没认真看题，在A、B 之间艰难抉择了半天，下来才发现D才是最完美的答案。

我认为本题A、B是一个性质的选项，如果一个入选另一个也应该正确，因为它们的方法都是提出在原文中无根据的具体某类人的例子来weaken结论，而D才是真正全面地阐述，不知这种理解对否，望不吝赐教。。。

Q4: Which of the following, if true, would most clearly undermine the author’s statement in the last sentence of the passage (lines 38-43) regarding the distribution of wealth in Western Pueblo settlements? A. Only community members of exceptional wealth are likely to have been buried with their personal possessions. B. Members of communities with extensive agricultural systems are usually buried without personal possessions. C. Most artifacts found in burial sites were manufactured locally rather than imported from other communities. D. Burial artifacts are often ritual objects associated with religious practices rather than being the deceased’s personal possessions. E. The quality of burial artifacts varies depending on the site with which they are associated. Answer or B (pdf文件里面的答案是D）

这个题目优点争议，如果你觉得D正确，那就按照你的思路走， 没有什么特别大问题。