单选题 The purpose of the passage is to ______.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】由第四段“The difficulties of living in an environment…are great.These difficulties may well have influenced the unusual polyandrous(一妻多夫制)societies typical of the region.”可以看出答案为A。整篇文章均围绕这个话题展开,B,C,D三项只是文中部分提及。