英语专四阅读模拟习题(手足情深)
<p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="us">us</span>--<span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="shapes">shapes</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="most">most</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exclamation">exclamation</span> <span word="moments">moments</span>. <span word="First">First</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="genes">genes</span>. <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="peers">peers</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sway">sway</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>--<span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="went">went</span>.</p><p> <span word="Somewhere">Somewhere</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temperamental">temperamental</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="exerting">exerting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="gravitational">gravitational</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concluding">concluding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="unexplained">unexplained</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span>.</p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="collaborators">collaborators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="conspirators">conspirators</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cautionary">cautionary</span> <span word="tales">tales</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="scolds">scolds</span>, <span word="protectors">protectors</span>, <span word="goads">goads</span>, <span word="tormentors">tormentors</span>, <span word="playmates">playmates</span>, <span word="counselors">counselors</span>, <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="envy">envy</span>, <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span>; <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="friendships">friendships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Sisters">Sisters</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mysteries">mysteries</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>; <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="comparatively">comparatively</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>; <span word="our">our</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Siblings">Siblings</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="sociologist">sociologist</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Conger">Conger</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>.</p><p> <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="wholly">wholly</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="order">order</span>.<span word="Older">Older</span> <span word="sibs">sibs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strivers">strivers</span>;<span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span>;<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="souls">souls</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="stereotypes">stereotypes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="broad">broad</span>，<span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="untrue">untrue</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="ended">ended</span>.</p>
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