单选题 Biology may not be destiny, but genes apparently have a far greater influence on human behavior than is commonly thought. Similarities ranging from phobias to hobbies to bodily gestures are being found in pairs of twins separated at birth. Professor Bouchard of the University of Minnesota reports that so far, exhaustive psychological tests and questionnaires have been completed with approximately 50 pairs of identical twins reared apart, 25 pairs of fraternal twins reared apart, and comparison groups of twins reared together. Studies show that twins rend to have similar mannerisms, gestures, speed and tempo in talking, habits and jokes. Many of the twins dressed in similar fashion. One pair had practically the same items in the toilet cases, including the same brand of cologne and a Swedish brand of toothpaste. Twins also tend to have similar hobbies and interests—a male pair had similar workshops in their basements and a female pair had strikingly similar kitchen arrangements. Bouchard doesn't have enough information on abnormal behavior or psychopathology to make generalizations, but he has found repeated similarities. One pair of women were both very superstitious; another pair would burst into tears at the drop of a hat, and questioning revealed that both had done so since childhood. Overall the emerging findings of the study constitute a powerful rebuttal to those who maintain that environmental influences are primary shaping forces of personality. The textbooks are going to have to be rewritten, Bouchard predicts.
单选题 According to the passage, twins tend to have similar behavior______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:细节题。通过similar behavior回到原文定位到第一段最后一句,可知50对双胞胎,无论何种方式抚养,他们常常都有相似的行为举止。因此本题正确答案为D。
单选题 In Bouchard's research, ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:细节额。定位到第二段“approximately 50 pairs of identical twins reared apart,25pairs of fraternal twins reared apart,and comparison groups of twins reared together”可知,本题正确答案为B。
单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:推理题。从第二段的最后一句可知,无论是identical还是fraternal的双胞胎,他们的行为举止、兴趣爱好等等都趋于相同。
单选题 It can be inferred from the passage that______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:推理题。文章首句就告知我们基因对行为的影响可不是一般地深远。全文用了双胞胎无论何种抚养方式,都趋向有相同的行为举止来证明具有相同基因是这种现象的深层原因。因此本题正确答案为D。
单选题 Professor Bouchard seems to be convinced that______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】解析:细节题。从最后一段可知,Bouchard认为教科书应该改写并非是因为其过时了,而是他所发现的结果对那些认为环境比基因更重要的理论是一个有力的驳斥,即他认为基因在形成个性的过程中,远比环境重要。因此本题正确答案为D。