考研英语阅读理解精读100篇UNIT24
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cocktail">cocktail</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Neanderthal">Neanderthal</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="say">say</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="joys">joys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="human">human</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hominid">hominid</span> <span word="lineage">lineage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="grunts">grunts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yelps">yelps</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="humanitys">humanitys</span> <span word="closest">closest</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p><p> <span word="Svante">Svante</span> <span word="P">P</span> <span word="bo">bo</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Max">Max</span> <span word="Planck">Planck</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Evolutionary">Evolutionary</span> <span word="Anthropology">Anthropology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Leipzig">Leipzig</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="P">P</span> <span word="bo">bo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extracting">extracting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interpreting">interpreting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DNA">DNA</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fossils">fossils</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Current">Current</span> <span word="Biology">Biology</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gene">gene</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="FOXP">FOXP</span>2 <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Neanderthal">Neanderthal</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="gene">gene</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1990, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inherited">inherited</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="dyspraxia">dyspraxia</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genetics">genetics</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mutation">mutation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="FOXP">FOXP</span>2 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dyspraxia">dyspraxia</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="FOXP">FOXP</span>2 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birdsong">birdsong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultrasonic">ultrasonic</span> <span word="musings">musings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mice">mice</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="type">type</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="species">species</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="undergone">undergone</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="split">split</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="chimpanzees">chimpanzees</span> 6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p>
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