单选题 Researchers began their research work with the ancient ears most probably because ______.

A、 hearing mid talking developed in a common ancestor shared by both Neandertals and modern people
B、 hearing might have evolved long before talking
C、 computers can make three-dimensional models of what the ancient ears looked like
D、 humanlike ears suggest humanlike speech

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[精解] 文章推理题。浏览全文，就可以知道选项[B](hearing might have evolved long before talking)与倒数第二段中"And anyway，hearing could have evolved long before talking．"为同义表达，因此选项[B]为正确选项。