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第一部分·高考题型讲练 seen as a great milestone in scientific thought,and attracted 6.Why are the creatures different from island to island? violent argument all over Europe.Many found fault in it, A.The origin is various. and Darwin spent the rest of his life improving his theory in B.The nature is different. the light of other people's observations. C.The population is diverse. [语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述达尔文的家 D.The food supply is lacking. 庭背景、求学经历、研究及他的进化论。 解析：B推理判断题。根据第四段“The Galapagos tor- 4.Why was Darwin's family background mentioned? toises,Darwin observed,differed from island to island, A.To honour his family. and this,he inferred,showed different forms of evolu- B.To increase his popularity. tion,since the animals obviously came from the same ori- C.To highlight his family's contributions. gins.Darwin was also struck by the iguanas he D.To show his family's influence on him. found,and observed that those which lived in water had 解析：D推理判断题。根据第一段“Charles Darwin was heads suitable for finding food among stones,while those born into a family of thinkers.His father was a Fellow of that lived on land had a sharper head,more fit for a her- the Royal Society (the elite circle of top British scien- bivorous(食草的)animal..(达尔文观察到，加拉帕戈斯龟 tists),his mother was the daughter of Josiah Wedgwood, 因岛屿而异，他推断，这显示出不同的进化方式，因为这 the man who founded the famous Wedgwood Potteries, 些动物显然源自同一起源。达尔文也被他发现的蜥蜴所 and his grandfather,Erasmus Darwin,was a famous 震撼，并观察到那些生活在水中的蜥蜴的头部适合在石 physician,thinker and philosopher who,like his grand- 头中寻找食物，而那些生活在陆地上的蜥蜴有更锋利的 son,spent much time studying the evolution of life.[ 头部，更适合吃食草动物。)”可知，生活在水中的蜥蜴和 斯·达尔文出生于一个思想家家庭。他的父亲是英国皇 生活在陆地上的蜥蜴不同。故推知因为自然环境的不同 家学会（英国顶尖科学家的精英圈子）的会员，他的母亲 导致生物因岛屿而异，故选B。 是Josiah Wedgwood的女儿，Josiah Wedgwood是著名的 7.What can be known about Darwin's theory of evolution? 韦奇伍德陶器的创始人，他的祖父Erasmus Darwin是一 A.He published it once finished. 位著名的医生，思想家和哲学家，他和他的孙子一样，花 B.He felt quite content with it. 了很多时间研究生命的进化。]”可知，达尔文的家人社会 C.It caused a worldwide disagreeme