首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The primary purpose of the passage is to______ The passage suggests that if the researchers had not found that two extinct carn
The primary purpose of the passage is to______ The passage suggests that if the researchers had not found that two extinct carn
admin
2009-04-18
39
问题
The primary purpose of the passage is to______
The passage suggests that if the researchers had not found that two extinct carnivore species were free of tooth breakage, the researchers would have concluded that______
选项
A、the difference in breakage frequencies could have been the result of damage to the fossile remains in the La Brea pits
B、the fossils in other Pleistocene sites could have higher breakage frequencies than do the fossils in the La Brea pits
C、Pleistocene carnivore species probably behaved very similarly to one another with respect to consumption of carcass
D、all Pleistocene carnivores species differed behaviorally from present-day carnivore species.
E、predator desities during the Pleistocene era were extremely high
答案
A
解析
This question asks you to identify a conclusion that the researchers might have reached if the y had not found the two extinct carnivore species that were free of tooth breakage. The best answer is A. The researchers used the evidence of extinct carnivore species that were free of tooth breakage to eliminate preservational bias, that is, to eliminate the possibility that fractures were caused by abrasion in the pits. If every extinct species found had shown tooth breakage, the possibility that factures were caused by abrasion within the pits could not have been eliminated, and the researcher would have concluded that the damage could have occurred in the La Brea pits. Choice B is incorrect because there is nothing in the passage to suggest the relevance of these two species to predicting breakage frequency at other sites. Choice C can be eliminated because the passage suggests that if every extinct species found in the La Brea pits showed tooth breakage, researcher would have considered that preservational bias, not similarity of consumption behavior in Pleistocene carnivores species, was responsible for the finding. Choice D can be eliminated because the passage suggests that if every extinct species found in the La Brea pits showed tooth breakage, researchers would have concluded that the fractures could have been caused by preservational bias rather than by behavior in Pleistocene carnivore species that differed from behavior in present day species. Choice E is incorrect: if every extinct species found in the La Brea pits showed tooth breakage, the breakage could have been attributable to preservational bias rather than to high predator densities during the Pleistocene era.
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/FAtO777K
本试题收录于:
GMAT VERBAL题库GMAT分类
0
GMAT VERBAL
GMAT
相关试题推荐
"Hightech"and"stateoftheart"aretwoexpressionsthatdescribethemoderntechnology.Hightechisjustashorterwayofs
TheUnitedStates【C1】______alargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanada【C2】______thenorth,andMexico
TheUnitedStates【C1】______alargepartoftheNorthAmericancontinent.ItsneighborsareCanada【C2】______thenorth,andMexico
Inordertohelpthelistenersgetabetterunderstandingofthenewconception,thelecturer______itwithmanyexamples.
Joblettersandresumesmustattracttheattentionofbusyreaders,whomayspendonly60secondsdecidingwhethertoconsidery
Babieswhoarebreast-fedmaybemorelikelytobesuccessfulinlife,anewstudypublishedTuesdaysuggests.Thestudyfollowe
Mysterynovelssellthousandsofcopieseachyear.Andmany【C1】______countAgathaChristieamongtheirfavoriteauthors.Christi
Allthefollowingcasesareon-the-jobsmokingexceptthat______.Accordingtothepassage,on-the-jobsmokingaffectsanemplo
Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
In1866,sailorsonaGermanshipcalledPaulathrewabottlewithamessageintowatershundredsofmilesoffthewesterncoast
随机试题
()重新确立了解放思想、实事求是的思想路线。
用兆欧表测电缆缆芯对壳的绝缘电阻时,________端钮应与电缆壳、芯的绝缘层相接。
A、丹参B、川芎C、莪术D、延胡索E、桃仁具有明显镇痛作用的药物是
强化换热的最有效途径是( )。
投资者将资金投入到房地产投资信托公司基金有很多优点,包括()。
某厂最近生产出来的产品表面都有不同程度的凹陷,经过相关人员的仔细研究,得到产生凹陷的原因在于生产设备螺丝松动的结论,最终通过将生产设备的螺丝重新拧紧的手段有效地解决了产品质量问题。这里所采取的对策是()。
ThefirstknownsettlersofBritainwere______
Firmsthatusecomputershavefoundthatthenumberofstaff______isneededforqualitycontrolcanbesubstantiallyreduced.
A、She’llpayperminute.B、She’llpayamonthlyservicefee.C、She’llpayayearlyservicefee.D、Shewon’thavetopay.B信息明示题。
ThePlaceWherethePoorOnceThrivedA)Thisisthelandofopportunity.Ifthatweren’talreadyimpliedbythelandscape—ro
最新回复
(
0
)