首页
登录
职称英语
No species has developed a closer relationship with humanity than the dog, t
No species has developed a closer relationship with humanity than the dog, t
游客
2023-11-09
25
管理
问题
No species has developed a closer relationship with humanity than the dog, though cat-lovers may disagree. But that relationship’s basis — what it is about dogs that allows them to live(1)______ with people — is still(2)______ understood. After all, dogs are (3)______ from wolves, which are big, scary carnivores that would certainly have(4)______ with early man for prey, and(5)______ have been averse to the occasional human as a light snack.
(6)______ specifically bred for fighting, dogs are more docile than wolves, so that is(7)______ part of the answer. But mere docility cannot (8)______ for why people like to have dogs in their homes. Sheep are (9)______, but few people keep them as pets.
Brian Hare, of Harvard University, thinks he knows. And, as he told the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Seattle, it does not(10)______ well on the intelligence of mankind’s closest living (11)______, the chimpanzee. Dr. Hare’s hypothesis is that dogs are superbly (12)______ to social cues from people. That(13)______ them to fit in with human society. On one(14)______, this might sound common sense. But humans are such(15)______ animals that they frequently(16)______ to realize just how unusual are their own (17)______ at communicating. Dr. Hare(18)______ decided to test his idea by(19)______ the abilities of dogs with those of chimpanzees,(20)______ are often regarded as second only to people in their level of innate intelligence. [br] (8)
选项
A、acknowledge
B、afford
C、allow
D、account
答案
D
解析
词义线索题。account for表示“做出解释,说明”,和下文的why相呼应,故D正确。acknowledge“承认,答谢”和afford“提供,给予”都为及物动词,不能与for搭配;allow可以与for搭配,表示“考虑,顾及”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3172584.html
相关试题推荐
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geo
随机试题
WhenItrytounderstand______thatpreventssomanyAmericansfrombeingsohapp
Accordingtothepassage,goodteachershould______intheUnitedStates.[br]
Tobesuccessfulinajobinterview,oneshoulddemonstratecertainpersonal
Thedemandforairplanemechanicsisexpectedtogrowabouttenpercentayeari
2017年7月。A煤矿某掘进队负责施工北二采区东一段六层带式输送机上山。25日零
女性,40岁,持续高热伴上腹痛4天,巩膜黄染3天入院。体检:高热面容、神志清、血
2012年第三季度全国100个城市的公共就业服务机构市场中,用人单位通过公共就业
人在每一瞬间,将心理活动选择了某些对象而忽略了另一些对象。这一特点指的是注意的(
每一个生产者都只是被动地接受市场价格,他们对市场价格没有任何控制力量的市场称为(
期货公司接受客户全权委托进行期货交易的,对交易产生的损失承担主要赔偿责任,赔偿额
最新回复
(
0
)