职称英语专题例题分析综合AB阅读理解(二)
<p> <span word="Single">Single</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="Single">Single</span> <span word="mums">mums</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parents">parents</span><span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="zebra">zebra</span> <span word="finches">finches</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="chicks">chicks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evolutionary">evolutionary</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ecological">ecological</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="detrimental">detrimental</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="evolutionary">evolutionary</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buck">buck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Hartley">Hartley</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lancaster">Lancaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="Zebra">Zebra</span> <span word="finch">finch</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="monitoring">monitoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="collected">collected</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="chicks">chicks</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="chicks">chicks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="mum">mum</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="two">two</span><span word="supposedly">supposedly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mums">mums</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="rearing">rearing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mate">mate</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span>, <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicks">chicks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Hartley">Hartley</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span> <span word="decease">decease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicks">chicks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mature">mature</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fitnessof">fitnessof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="reared">reared</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mums">mums</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="Sexual">Sexual</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="zoologist">zoologist</span> <span word="Rebecca">Rebecca</span> <span word="Kilner">Kilner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Cambridge">Cambridge</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experimental">experimental</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="empirically">empirically</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Kilner">Kilner</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Hartleys">Hartleys</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>, <span word="clutch">clutch</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>. <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="link">link</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Hartley">Hartley</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>. <span word="Kilner">Kilner</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. 1. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mums">mums</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mums">mums</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> 2. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="lazy">lazy</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> 3. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 4 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 5? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> 4. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hartley">Hartley</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offsprings">offsprings</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offsprings">offsprings</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offsprings">offsprings</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="size">size</span> 5. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="an">an</span> <span word="evolutionary">evolutionary</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="ecological">ecological</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span> </p>
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