1、What is most important to the monkeys in the sanctuary is that they are a group; this is so because primates are inveterately ----- and build their lives around each other.6 Y8 h# n& p7 B0 l! R6 l; Z4 ?
A, independent
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C, curious' h2 c: w& \- N0 w; Q' _7 y h
D, social4 C9 y" T+ i" ~' H5 |5 e7 P0 d
E, proprietary
; J# w4 G9 I! Y( W! ~sanctuary: n.禁猎区,鸟兽保护区7 ~ A4 S! @% ?3 t, k- ^. x) m/ @
primate: n.灵长目动物
" B% p2 R4 E2 v* Z" kinveterate: a.根深蒂固的,积习难改的,顽固不化的7 S o) }3 Z9 @1 v; f$ A" k
social: a.群集的,群居的! i. }2 Q6 o- q0 ~
proprietary: a.1.所有人的,业主的 2.财产的,年有财产的,所有权的3.私营的,专卖的,专利的
: M: \ l: \$ i+ T! K. B7 \$ y对于禁猎区内的猴子而言,最重要的一点是它们是一个群体;这之所以如此,是因为灵长目动物具有一种根深蒂固的群居习性,均围绕着对方而营造其生活。
8 A( X s3 H. r$ T: z- G2、Often the difficulties of growing up in the public eye cause child prodigies to ------ the world of achievement before reaching adulthood: happily, they sometimes later return to competition and succeed brilliantly.
4 g" K# A U8 FA, ridicule. d$ M- F/ w' f( U
B, conquer5 A7 T- f1 t! @! B
C, retire from
+ M0 G4 I1 e% ~" v) s" jD, antagonize
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prodigy: a.1.奇迹,奇事 2.奇才,天才# N+ D" c6 U0 D6 D8 m6 H7 P
child prodigy: n.神童' B4 U- W3 Q6 O- r# a- o
ridicule: v.嘲笑,嘲弄,戏弄( q/ \& z% I& n( `) H+ V
antagonize: 引起…敌意(或反感),与…抗衡,竭力反对
& S3 {- s8 F3 B$ a在公众的心目中成长起来,这方面的种种困难通常致使神童们在到达成年人阶段之前便退离成就的世界;值得庆幸的是,有时他们会在后来回到竞争中来,并取得辉煌的成功。 w. [9 h4 r5 u: W6 e, \3 N
3、In scientific studies, supporting evidence is much more satisfying to report than are discredited hypotheses, but, in fact, the ----- of errors is more likely to be ------ than is the establishment of probable truth.' x% X8 Y4 d9 J1 P, |# O& ^
A, formulation.。 permitted2 U+ `9 t! ^$ A- L# C1 |, f
B, correction.。 ignored
9 w) Z4 f, A% t) k+ _% I) [1 ZC, detection.。 useful
, x2 X9 h; O0 ]8 Y2 [D, accumulation.。 agreeable
" M. G9 A- D( j! a) N7 T. Q bE, refinement.。 conditional
9 A& _) R. B1 ~discredit: v.1.败坏…名声,诽谤 2.使不可置信,证实…是假,对…怀疑,驳倒: a* Q' ~: e% [( I# A# a
hypothesis: n.假说(设),前提" d. }8 `! w) r! {$ g3 N& b
formulation: n.1.公式化(的表述) 2.系统(或确切)的阐述 3.规划,构想
! V5 b5 ]' V! S( l2 Qagreeable: a.1.令人愉快的,惬意的 2.(欣然)同意的,愿意的 3.适合的,一致的
4 s5 Q! i* a; qrefinement: n.1.高雅,有教养 2.精炼,精制
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: R& _' r0 h. _3 K/ J: @在科学研究中,报告确凿的证据要比报告被推翻的假设来得远为令人满意,但是,事实上,发现错误要比建立可能的真理或许更为有用。 |