考研英语的阅读理解精读100篇高分版TEXT10
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="TEN">TEN</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="awoman">awoman</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="Remarkably">Remarkably</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5% <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="inpoor">inpoor</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="Equally">Equally</span> <span word="remarkably">remarkably</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>. <span word="Severaltheories">Severaltheories</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="observations">observations</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="thatsmoking">thatsmoking</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="role">role</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="Neither">Neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="ideashas">ideashas</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adifferent">adifferent</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>: <span word="stress">stress</span>.</p><p> <span word="Strange">Strange</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="seem">seem</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11<span word="th">th</span>2001 <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enigma">enigma</span>. <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="noting">noting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="conceived">conceived</span> <span word="inNew">inNew</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="tofemales">tofemales</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similarshift">similarshift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earthquakes">earthquakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ofwar">ofwar</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="theUniversity">theUniversity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Aarhus">Aarhus</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span>, <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="ofa">ofa</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spouse">spouse</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="illness">illness</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="conceivedwere">conceivedwere</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>.</p><p> <span word="Taken">Taken</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="acute">acute</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="womanat">womanat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="conception">conception</span> <span word="shifts">shifts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="CarstenObel">CarstenObel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Aarhus">Aarhus</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="study">study</span>,<span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="justpublished">justpublished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p>
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