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本题解析：
由于认为群体所表现的特定行为（certain actions）与其所期待的结果（the result it desires）有明显联系，该群体重复、修正并将这些行为正式化，使其成为固定的典礼或宗教仪式。因此早期社会之所以重复其仪式，是为了获得其所期待的结果，如使社会更加繁荣之类。因此选择D。
正确答案：
D
5. The word “this” in the passage refers to （Reference Question）
A.The acting out of rites
B.The divorce of ritual performers from the rest of society
C.The separation of myths from rites
D.The celebration of supernatural forces
相关原句：
But the myths that have grown up around the rites may continue as part of the group’s oral tradition and may even come to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites. When this occurs, the first step has been taken toward theater as an autonomousactivity…（Paragraph 2）
本题解析：
This 指代神话从仪式中脱离出来，这是独立戏剧发展的第一步（may even come to be acted out under conditions divorced from these rites），因此选择C。
正确答案：
C
6. The word “autonomous” in the passage is closest in meaning to（Vocabulary Question）
A.Artistic
B.Important
C.Independent
D.Established
相关原句：
When this occurs, the first step has been taken toward theater as an autonomous activity…（Paragraph 2）
本题解析：
autonomous意为“自治的，独立的”，即指戏剧脱离了仪式单独存在，因此选择C。
正确答案：
C
7. According to paragraph 2, what may cause societies to abandon certain rites?
（Factual Information Question）
A.Emphasizing theater as entertainment
B.Developing a new understanding of why events occur.
C.Finding a more sophisticated way of representing mythical characters
D.Moving from a primarily oral tradition to a more written tradition
相关原句：
As a people becomes more sophisticated, its conceptions of supernatural forces and causal relationships may change. As a result, it may abandon or modify some rites. （Paragraph 2）
本题解析：
随着人变得更加精明，他们对于超自然力量及其事情发生的因果关系有了新的认识，从而使其放弃一些特定仪式。因此选择B。
正确答案：
B