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(2)Human vision, like that of other primates, has evolved in an arboreal environment. In the dense, complex world of a tropical forest, it is more important to see well than to develop an acute sense of smell. In the course of evolution, members of the primate line have acquired large eyes while the snout has shrunk to give the eye an unimpeded view. Of mammals, only humans and some primates enjoy color vision. The red flag is black to the bull. Horses live in a monochrome world. Light visible to human eyes, however, occupies only a very narrow band in the whole electromagnetic spectrum. Ultraviolet rays are invisible to humans, though ants and honeybees are sensitive to them. Humans have no direct perception of infrared rays, unlike the rattlesnake, which has receptors tuned in to wavelengths longer than 0. 7 micron. The world would look eerily different if human eyes were sensitive to infrared radiation. Then, instead of the darkness of night we would be able to move easily in a strange, shadowless world where objects glowed with varying degrees of intensity. But human eyes excel in other ways. They are, in fact, remarkably discerning in color gradation. The color sensitivity of normal human vision is rarely surpassed even by sophisticated technical devices.
单选题6.What does the passage mainly discuss?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】文章第一句就点明整体,全篇讨论人类的视觉问题,因此,正确答案为B。
单选题7.Why does the author mention the "tropical forest"?
单选题9.It can be inferred from the passage that humans could move more easily at night if they______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】文章倒数第四句和第五句“The world…human eyes were sensitive to infrared radiation.Then,instead of the darkness of night we would be able to move easily…varying degrees ofintensity.”,即若人能感受红外线(infrared radiation)的话,世界会大不同,人将能在一个奇异的没有阴影的世界里走动。因此,正确答案为C。
单选题10.According to the passage, the ability of humans to distinguish color differences is______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】文章结尾处“But human eyes excel in other ways.They are,in fact,remarkably discerningin color gradation.”,即人眼在其它方面有优越之处,对颜色梯度具有非凡的分辨能力。因此,正确答案为C。