2011年最新六级阅读理解练习（18）
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lancet">Lancet</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identikit">identikit</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="recognise">recognise</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="faces">faces</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="differ">differ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="details">details</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="feat">feat</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="curiously">curiously</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="remembering">remembering</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inborn">inborn</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="one">one</span>? <span word="As">As</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>.</p><p> <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inborn">inborn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distinguish">distinguish</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="horse">horse</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="arguments">arguments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="confessed">confessed</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="acquired">acquired</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="Watch">Watch</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="recognises">recognises</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>. <span word="Granted">Granted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="senses">senses</span> <span word="help">help</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smell">smell</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span>, <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="predominant">predominant</span>. <span word="Formed">Formed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="survival">survival</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="encounter">encounter</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faculty">faculty</span>.</p>
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