【正文】 a half every 20 years, a pattern known as the secular trend in height. Yet according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, average height – 5′9″ for men, 5′4″ for women – hasn‘t really changed since 1960. Geically speaking, there are advantages to avoiding substantial height. During childbirth, larger babies have more difficulty passing through the birth canal. Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strain imposed by oversize limbs. ―There are some real constraints that are set by the geic architecture of the individual anism,‖ says anthropologist William Leonard of Northwestern University. Geic maximums can change, but don‘t expect this to happen soon. ⑤ Claire C. Gordon, senior anthropologist at the Army Research Center in Natick, Mass., ensures that 90 percent of the uniforms and workstations fit recruits without alteration. She says that, unlike those for basketball, the length of military uniforms has not changed for some time. And if you need to predict human height in the near future to design a piece of equipment, Gordon says that by and large, ―you could use today‘s data and feel fairly confident.‖ 31. Wilt Chamberlain is cited as an example to [A] illustrate the change of height of NBA players. [B] show the popularity of NBA players in the .. [C] pare different generations of NBA players. [D] assess the achievements of famous NBA players. 32. Which of the following plays a key role in body growth according to the text? [A] Geic modification. [B] Natural environment. [C] Living standards. [D] Daily exercise. 33. On which of the following statements would the author most probably agree? [A] NonAmericans add to the average height of the nation. [B] Human height is conditioned by the upright posture. [C] Americans are the tallest on average in the world. [D] Larger babies tend to bee taller in adulthood. 34. We learn from the last paragraph that in the near future [A] the garment industry will reconsider the uniform size. [B] the design of military uniforms will remain unchanged. [C] geic testing will be employed in selecting sportsmen. [D] the existing data of human height will still be applicable. 35. The text intends to tell us that [A] the change of human height follows a cyclic pattern. [B] human height is being even more predictable. [C] Americans have reached their geic growth limit. 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Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affect the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. 【譯文】對于動(dòng)物和人類的研究都顯示出性激素會在某種程度去影響面對壓力的反應(yīng)，導(dǎo)致在同樣的條件下，女性產(chǎn)生更多的致病化學(xué)物質(zhì)。 Adding to 后面接的是名詞，表補(bǔ) 充！ 4. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be oneshot deals. 【譯文】女性面對的人與人之間的暴力是在家庭環(huán)境中的。 C 和 D 在前 2 段中沒有說明， 故選 A。長期的 ， 所 以 是 durable ；文中又說，―unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be oneshot deals.‖中 they tend not to be oneshot deals，說明不是一次兩次，而是經(jīng)常性的，所以是 frequent。故選 B。 對于動(dòng)物和人類的研究都顯示出性激素會在某種程度去影響面對壓力的反應(yīng)，導(dǎo)致在同樣的條件下，女性產(chǎn)生更多的致病化學(xué)物質(zhì)。而男人去戰(zhàn)場，承受的是格斗的壓力。 ―除了照顧一個(gè)十幾歲的孩子，還要工作，付房租，養(yǎng)車，還債是最難的事情了。 af