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1、湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（56）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。AGirlsreallypreferpinkandboyspreferblue,recentresearchshows.ThereasonscouldhaveitsoriginsinthehuntforfoodontheAfricansavannah(稀树草原)thousandsofyearsago.Evolutionmayhavedevelopedwomen’spreferenceforpink,p
2、erhapsbecauseithelpedtofindripefruitandhealthymenwithreddishfaces,whilebothmenandwomenhaveanaturaldesireforblue,accordingtoscientistsatNewcastleUniversity.“Everyoneintoday’swesternculture,fromparentstotoymanufactures,seemstoassumethatlittlegirlslikepink.”SaidProf.A
3、nyaHulbert,whowantedtofindoutwhetherthereasonwasculturalortodowithbiology.Aloveofsalmon,fuchsiaandcoraldoesseemtoberootedintofemales,ratherthanpickedupfromtheirmothers.TheparticipantsinthestudywereChineseandBritish.TheChinesestudentsshowedamarkedpreferenceforred,“C
4、ulturemaycontributetothisnaturalfemalepreference,”saidPro.Hulbert.Inherexperience,208youngadultmenandwomenwereaskedtoselect,asrapidlyaspossible,theirpreferredcolor.HulbertandhercolleagueDr.YazhuLingmarkedtheresultsandfoundthatwhilemenpreferredblue,womentendedtochoo
5、sepink.Hulbertsaidshecouldonlypreferaboutthepreferenceforblue:“Hereagain,Iwouldfavorevolutionaryarguments.Goingbacktooursavannahdays,wewouldhaveanaturalpreferenceforaclearbluesky,becauseitsignaledgoodweather.Clearbluealsosignalsagoodwatersource.”1.Thepassagemention
6、s“theAfricansavannah”toshowthat_____.A.theancientAfricawasaabeautifulplaceB.humanbeingslivedinAfricaatfirstC.womenandmenhavedifferentcolorpreferenceD.colorpreferencehasitshistoricalorigins2.Itcanbeinferredthattheunderlinedword“fuchsia”_____.A.isprobablyakindoftoyB.
7、isprobablypinkincolorC.canbeonlyfoundinAfricaD.hardlycausesmen’sinterest3.Bysaying“theChinesestudentsforred.”InPara.5,thewritermeans_____.A.redistheChinesestudents’favoritecolorB.theChinesepreferredmorethantheBritishC.cultureinfluencespeople’scolorpreferencesD.thes
8、tudywascarriedoutbytwonations4.Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Hulbertthinksevolutionexplainswhypeoplepreferblue.6用心爱心专心B.Hulberthasastrongde
