【C7】_考试资料网

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C1】

A．fluid
B．fluent
C．smooth
D．flowing

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C2】

A．strength
B．reactions
C．abilities
D．knowledge

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C3】

A．another
B．one another
C．the other
D．other

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C1】

A．But
B．When
C．If
D．And

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C4】

A．Early
B．Later
C．Further
D．Shortly

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C5】

A．will
B．might
C．should
D．must

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C2】

A．mute
B．excessive
C．added
D．decreased

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C6】

A．prominent
B．major
C．subtle
D．basic

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C3】

A．advertised
B．established
C．illustrated
D．published

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C7】

A．direct
B．continuous
C．active
D．exclusive

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C4】

A．species
B．area
C．period
D．form

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C8】

A．denies
B．counters
C．doubts
D．debates

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C9】

A．but
B．because
C．and
D．or

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C5】

A．capability
B．desire
C．success
D．health

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C10】

A．give up
B．pick up
C．make up
D．set up

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C11】

A．answered
B．tackled
C．neglected
D．rejected

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C6】

A．proves
B．extends
C．tests
D．rejects

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C12】

A．phenomena
B．contributions
C．successes
D．talents

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C7】

A．environment
B．story
C．concept
D．place

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C13】

A．puts
B．takes
C．tracks
D．turns

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C8】

A．raising
B．rearing
C．producing
D．helping

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C14】

A．culture
B．language
C．aspect
D．country

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C15】

A．surveys
B．leads
C．tests
D．recruits

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C9】

A．collected
B．deleted
C．assembled
D．stored

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C16】

A．nutrition
B．contribution
C．location
D．motivation

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C10】

A．infant
B．adolescent
C．adult
D．old

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C17】

A．Ones
B．They
C．Those
D．All

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C11】

A．average
B．occasion
C．purpose
D．balance

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C18】

A．thinking
B．living
C．expressing
D．sounding

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C19】

A．imagine
B．imitate
C．dazzle
D．learn

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C12】

A．sons
B．daughters
C．offspring
D．descendant

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Who hasn’t wanted to master not just two languages but 10 Take Giuseppe Mezzofanti, a 19th-century priest who was said to be【C1】in as many as 50 languages. Native speakers came from all over the world to test his【C2】, and many left astonished. In Babel No More, Michael Erard investigates the legend of Mezzofanti and【C3】linguistic geniuses.【C4】on Erard asks what it means to really know a language. Claire Kram-sch tells him the question【C5】not be "How many languages do you know" but rather "In how many languages do you live" Understanding the【C6】cultural difference of a language requires extensive and【C7】contact with its speakers, and for that reason Kramsch【C8】that anyone could ever live in more than four or five languages. Fair enough,【C9】what about the astonishing feats of memory and calculation that people display when they【C10】a new language, or eight Erard points out that, for no good reason, this question has been【C11】by science. After all, we study extraordinary【C12】in mathematics and music; why not linguistic geniuses Erard【C13】down Mezzofanti’s papers, speaks to many language experts and even learns that some bilingual people experience mental illness in one【C14】but not another. Most interestingly, he【C15】a group of modern linguistic geniuses. Memory,【C16】and practice are all important, they say, but so is a practical strategy.【C17】who claimed to speak 11 languages did not much care about【C18】like a native. Unlike Mezzofanti, their goal was not to【C19】but to do—see the world, read the local paper and not get【C20】.【C20】

A．lost
B．frustrated
C．fired
D．hurt

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C13】

A．put out
B．take out
C．figure out
D．draw out

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C14】

A．in
B．by
C．/
D．on

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C15】

A．sexually
B．emotionally
C．physically
D．mentally

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C16】

A．monkeys
B．females
C．males
D．animals

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C17】

A．interfere
B．vary
C．deal
D．help

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C18】

A．threatened
B．diseased
C．important
D．injured

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C19】

A．only
B．first
C．next
D．last

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Human males living with their moms may not expect to have much luck hooking up this Valentine’s Day.【C1】among the northern Muriqui monkeys, males that spend the most time around their mothers seem to get a(n) 【C2】boost when mating time rolls around. The findings,【C3】in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, suggest that females in some【C4】may have evolved to play a critical role in their sons’ reproductive【C5】. Karen Strier, the paper’s lead author and a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says the paper "【C6】" the socalled grandmother hypothesis, a【C7】in which human females evolved to live past their prime reproductive years to spend more time【C8】offspring. The research team observed and【C9】genetic data from a group of 67 wild monkeys living in a protected reserve in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest: infants, mothers and possible fathers. They found that six out of the thirteen【C10】males they studied spent more time around their mothers than would be expected by chance. These same six monkeys, on【C11】, reproduced the greatest number of【C12】. The investigators are still trying to【C13】why. "It’s not until we see moms intervening and helping their sons out," Strier says. "Maybe【C14】sitting near their moms, they get to see when females are【C15】active, or maybe they just get more familiar with other【C16】." The findings can【C17】with future conservation efforts for the critically【C18】animals. Strier says, "the【C19】thing we would want to do is【C20】a male out of the group where it was born."【C20】

A．taken
B．taking
C．take
D．to take

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