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  3. 　　Sexual selection, a mechanism of evolution that can drive the appearance of bright feathers and elaborate horns, is often assu

　　Sexual selection, a mechanism of evolution that can drive the appearance of bright feathers and elaborate horns, is often assu

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问题 　　Sexual selection, a mechanism of evolution that can drive the appearance of bright feathers and elaborate horns, is often assumed to operate largely among males.【B1】________a fresh look at the data suggests it is more widespread among females than many researchers【B2】________
　　It was Charles Darwin who【B3】________suggested that males often compete【B4】________other males for females to mate with-which he argued could help explain why, for instance, some male birds have【B5】________bright plumage【B6】________this makes them a more obvious【B7】________for predators.
　　More recently, biologists have begun to realize that sexual selection【B8】________widely among females too, although Tim Janicke at the Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology in France and his colleagues say it is still assumed to be a【B9】________peculiarity.
　　Now, Janicke and his colleagues have【B10】________evidence of female-orientated sexual selection in 72 species across the animal kingdom from scientific literature【B11】________between 2015 and 2020. They say the analysis suggests that【B12】________for mates in females should be considered the【B13】________
　　" We believe that our view of how we see sex differences in【B14】________, and also sexual selection in particular, is still very【B15】________towards males," says Janicke.
　　The analysis shows evidence of female sexual selection in a broad【B16】________of animals.【B17】________, in various species of pike, it is the female that is more colorful, with more【B18】________to attract mates. And in some tropical wading birds, such as jacanas, females fight each other【B19】________the attention of the highest quality male. The researchers invite investigators to spend more time studying such behavior in females.
　　" Sexual selection is a process that may【B20】________any sex," says Ingrid at Uppsala University in Sweden.
【B16】
选项 A、reach
B、scope
C、scale
D、range
答案[D]
解析 本题考查名词辨析。四个选项分别为[A]reach“波及范围，影响范围(特指伸手可达到的距离或非常近的距离，其比喻含义指能力、权力、影响等可达到的范围)”；[B]scope“(题目、组织、活动等的)范围”；[C]scale“(尤指与其他事物相比较时的)规模，范围，程度；等级，级别”；[D]range“一系列；(变动或浮动的)范围，界限，区间(代表的是一个可以测量的范围，在这个范围内包括一系列可变化的数量)”。空格16处指的是动物的种类范围，故选项[D]正确。
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