首页
登录
职称英语
In general, men tend to walk faster than women. That’s because walking speed
In general, men tend to walk faster than women. That’s because walking speed
游客
2023-08-20
34
管理
问题
In general, men tend to walk faster than women. That’s because walking speed is【B1】_____by physical features and using them in a way that minimizes energy expenditure. Mass and lower limb【B2】_____ influence walking speed, and in general, men tend to be higher in both.
What scientists say is unclear is what happens when a man and a woman walk together. If someone has to change their speed to align with the other, who will do it? It【B3】_____—it’s consistently the men.
To study this, the researchers from Seattle Pacific University in Washington studied the walking speed choices of eleven men and eleven women as they walked around a【B4】_____alone, with friends of the same and opposite sex, and with a significant other holding hands or hands-free.
In their study, they found that when walking with women, men significantly slow their pace to their companions’, but only if the woman is their【B5】_____partner. Walking with friends did not significantly change pace for anyone, and women only slightly changed their pace when walking with their partner. The authors say this suggests that【B6】_____stride only happens for romantic partners.
Biologically speaking, the researchers say it【B7】_____that men are more likely to take on an energetic burden to accommodate their lover. That’s because a woman’s reproductive system【B8】_____ energy disturbances, and in hunter-gather societies that sometimes walked long distances, too much energy expenditure could【B9】_____a woman’s ability to conceive. The researchers believe this provides an added layer of information for【B10】_____fossil footprints of ancient societies. [br] 【B8】
选项
答案
is sensitive to
解析
根据空格所在位置可知,空格处应填入动词(词组)作从句的谓语。结合录音可填入is sensitive to,意为“对……敏感”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2942146.html
相关试题推荐
Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocioeconomicbac
Itisgenerallyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplefrompoorersocioeconomicbac
HowMuchHigher?HowMuchFaster?A)Sincetheearlyyearsof
HowMuchHigher?HowMuchFaster?A)Sincetheearlyyearsof
HowMuchHigher?HowMuchFaster?A)Sincetheearlyyearsof
HowMuchHigher?HowMuchFaster?A)Sincetheearlyyearsof
Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious’1bothtothegeneralpublicandto
Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious’1bothtothegeneralpublicandto
Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious’1bothtothegeneralpublicandto
Nottoomanydecadesagoitseemed"obvious’1bothtothegeneralpublicandto
随机试题
TheAlzheimer’sAssociationandtheNationalAllianceforCaregivingestimate
[originaltext]M:FluseasonisnoteasingitsgriponmuchoftheUnitedSt
Peoplewhohaveexperiencedidentitytheftspendmonthstryingtorepairwha
在估计总体比例时样本量的确定中,由于总体比例的值是固定的,因而估计误差主要由样本
患者男,24岁,1周前"感冒",2天前出现双下肢无力,伴尿潴留,并逐渐加重。查体
属逆治法的是A.用热远热 B.用凉远凉 C.塞因塞用 D.热因热用 E.
私募股权投资基金的组织形式不包活( )A.合伙型基金 B.混合型基金 C.
小温投保了一份人身保险,保险合同规定小温须在20年内缴清保费,无论小温在何时死亡
某企业2011年的营业收入为80万元,营业成本为55万元,销售费用为2万元,管理
休克治疗过程中,最重要的观察指标是A.血压 B.呼吸 C.尿量 D.神志
最新回复
(
0
)