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What can be inferred from the description of kakapo? The word "haywire"(Paragraph 3) most probably means
What can be inferred from the description of kakapo? The word "haywire"(Paragraph 3) most probably means
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2010-02-22
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问题
What can be inferred from the description of kakapo?
The word "haywire"(Paragraph 3) most probably means
选项
A、unexpected.
B、uncontrollable.
C、broken.
D、normal.
答案
B
解析
语义理解题。由题干中的haywire定位至第三段第四句,对语义的理解需要根据上下文语境及语义逻辑关系进行判断。本段就一项有关kakapo神秘之处的研究进行了说明。首先为了让kakapo数量增加,保护主义者给kakapo,特别是雌鸟喂食,这样雌鸟的体重就会超过繁殖需要的最低体重。这项工作进展得非常顺利。但是性别比例却went haywire。从此处的转折关系来看,这里与worked splendidly意思相反。接下来就这一现象进行了解释:83只鸟中有45只雄鸟,38只雌鸟,而且雌鸟所生后代中雄性数量是雌性数量的两倍。在最后一句中作者提到this biased sex ration。由此可见haywire与biased属于同一语义场,综合来看四个选项中uncontrollable含有"工作进展不顺,无法控制"之意,结果导致性别比例biased,故为答案。unexpected"出乎意料",虽然放回原句也符合前后句语境,但与末句中的biased sex ratio关联较小,既然是一项研究,研究人员就会进行人为控制,而uncontrollable是对producing twice as many sons as daughters状况的概括。unexpected则无此意,排除。broken不符合上下文语境,排除。normal与句首的but矛盾,如果情况正常,就不需要转折语气了。
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考研英语一
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