80天攻克雅思閱讀

Day1

Warm-UpExercise:IncreasingReadingSpeed

Directions:Dothewordrecognitiondrillsbelow.Notethewordsontheleftthen

underlinethemeverytimetheyappearinthesameformonthelinetothe

right.Noregression,novocalization.Trytofinishin15secondsorless.

StartingTime:____

1.disappeardisapprovedisappeardisasterdisappointdisagree

2.creaturecreativecreationcreaturestructurepleasure

3.scientistscientistsciencescientistsocialistscientific

4.populationpopularpopulatepopularlypopulationpopulous

5.throughoutthoroughthoughtfulthroughthought-outthroughout

6.fountainfoundationfounderfountainfoundlingfounded

7.AmericanAmericanAfghanAntarcticAmericanArctic

8.especiallyespeciallyspeciallyspecificspeciesspecial

9.governmentgovernorgoverninggovernessgovernmentmovement

10.breedingbreadlinebreedingbreakingbreezingbreathing

FinishingTime:TotalReadingTime:

Error:Checkeachlinecarefullyformistakes.

CantheGiantPandaBeSaved?

SupposeeverypersononEarthateonlyonekindoffood.Andoneyearthatfood

disappeared.Ifthathappened,allhumanswouldsoondisappeartoo.

Fortunately,humansdon'tfacethatproblem.However,anothercreaturemay.

Theanimalisthegiantpanda,oneoftheworld'smostbelovedanimals.

Dr.ThomasSoderstrom,aSmithsonianbotanist,hasdiscoveredthatthebamboo

plantsthegiantpandaseataredying.Asaresult,manyofthepandasarealsodyingof

starvation.ScientistsoftheWorldWildlifeFundestimatethatsofarmorethan140

giantpandashavedied.Thisfiguremaybealmostone-quarteroftheworld'sgiant

pandapopulation.Between400and1,000giantpandasarebelievedtoexist.

GiantpandaswereoncemorecommonthroughoutmanypartsofAsia.Nowthey

arelimitedtosmallpocketsinthreemountainousprovincesofChina.

WhyIsBambooDyinw?

Inthewild,thegiantpandaeatsonlytwokindsofbambooplants.Oneisthe

umbrellabamboo;theotheristhefountainbamboo.Bothkindshavealifecyclethat

lasts100years.Duringthisperiod,ayoungplantsproutsfromaseedandmatures

intoalargeplantwithmanyspear-shapedleaves.Initshundredthyearthebamboo

plantflowers,formsseeds,anddies.

LastyeartheumbrellaandthefountainbamboosthatgrowinChinabecame100

yearsold.Theplantsgrewfromseedsformedinthelate1870's.Nowalmostallof

thesebambooplantsaredead.Theseedsthatformedbeforetheplantsdiedhave

fallentotheground.Youngshootsnowgrowfromtheseeds.However,itwillbe

manymonthsbeforetheshootsarelargeenoughtobeusedforfoodbythepandas.

Meanwhilethelargeblackandwhiteanimalscontinuetodie.

SavingthePandas

Canthewildpandasbesaved?Tofindout,agroupofAmericanscientistswent

toChinatostudythehabitat.TheywereledbyDr.GeorgeB.SchalleroftheNew

YorkZoologicalSociety.ThestudiestookplaceinSichuanProvinceincentralChina.

Thescientistsespeciallywantedtofindoutmoreabouttheanimals,diets.They

wantedtoseewhetherthepandasareabletochangetootherfoodswhilethetwo

kindsofbambooarematuring.

TheChinesegovernmentrecognizestheworldwideconcernaboutthegiant

pandasandhasalsotakenstepstosavetheanimals.Largeareasofthegiantpandas'

habitathavebeensetasideaswildlifepreserves.There,thepandascanlive

unmolested.Atthesametime,Chinesescientistsaretryingtoincreasethenumberof

giantpandasbyraisingsomeoftheanimalsinzoos.Thefirstbabypandaresulting

fromthiszoo-breedingprogramwasbominthePekingzoointhefallof1978.

Meanwhile,therestoftheworldanxiouslywonders:whatwillbethefateofone

oftheearth'smostinterestingandgentlecreatures?

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I.READINGCOMPREHENSION

Selecttheanswerwhichismostaccurateaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passage.

1.areparticularaboutwhattheyeat.

A.WildcreaturesB.GiantpandasC.WildanimalsD.Humans

2.Manygiantpandasaredyingofstarvationbecausethebambooplants.

A.aredyingB.havediedC.areextinctD.areveryold

3.Giantpandascouldbefoundthroughoutmanypartsofinthepast.

A.ChinaB.IndiaC.AfricaD.Asia

4.Thelifecycleoflasts100years.

A.allbambooplantsB.somebambooplants

C.theumbrellaandfountainbamboosD.onlytheumbrellabamboos

5.Itwilltakeuntilbambooshootsarelargeenoughtobeusedasfoodby

thePandas.

A.100yearsB.monthsC.morethanoneyearD.afewweeks

6.scientistsledbyDr.GeorgeSchallerweresenttoChinatostudy

panda'slifehabitsinordertosavethem.

A.AfricanB.AsianC.AmericanD.Thewholeworld's

7.Giantpandasarestrictlypreservedinthelargeareasof.

A.SichuanB.CentralChina

C.SouthwestChinaD.thepandas'habitat

8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.thegiantpandacansurviveowingtomodernscienceandtechnology

B.thegiantpandacanliveanywhereiftherearebambooshoots

C.theworld'smost-lovedanimal,thegiantpandawouldbeextinctifwedidn'ttake

measurestosaveit

D.thelifecycleofthegiantpandaisabout100years

II.CONTEXTUALREFERENCE

Lookingupunfamiliarwordsinadictionaryistime-consumingandshouldonlybe

doneasalastresort.Figureoutmeaningsofthewordsinitalicsusingonlythe

contextgivenandwordbuildingskills.

1.Someanimalsdonoteatduringthewinterandonlycomeoutinspring;wecall

themhibernatinganimals.

2.Dr.Earlestartedherprofessionalcareerasabotanist—apersonwhospecializes

inplants.Intimeshebecameinterestedinplantsthatgrowintheocean-especially

algue.

3.Cows,sheep,elephants,andrabbitsaremammals.Codfishandbluebirdsarenot.

4.Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.

5.Theexplorersdecidedthatthiswasafossilofanextinctanimal.Anextinctanimal

isonethatoncelivedbutdoesnotexistnow.

6.Biologicalcontrolisanewwayoffightinginsects.Biologicalisthestudyofplants

andanimals.Itis,then,easytoguessthatinbiologicalcontrolofinsectpests,plants

andanimalsplayaleadingpart.

III.CLOZE

Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingintheblankswithappropriatewords.

TheNationalZooinWashingtonnowhasthreegiantpandas:twoofitsown,and

oneonloanfromtheLondonZoo.TheLondonPandaisamalenamedJiajia.Hewas

senttoWashingtonlastweekinthehopethathewillmatewiththefemalepanda

namedLingling.

LinglingandWashington,smale]Xingxing,havehadtrouble2

tomate.Zookeepersthinkthat3andJiajiawillbe4successful.

Jiajiawillbekept5，inaroom6himselfforawhile.Thisisto

protecthim7becomingsick8fromspreading9totheother

pandas,10,visitorstotheNationalZoocan11watchhim

12alargewindow.

Giantpandashave13exchangedformatingafewtimes14.Inthe

late1960's,forexample,a15pandafromtheLondonZoowas16to

theMoscowZoo.Their

17attemptfailed.Thefemalewas18sentfromMoscow19

London,buttheattempt20again.

OnlyonegiantpandahasbeenbornincaptivityoutsideChina.Itwasbornlast

summerinthezooinMexicoCity.However,themotherpandaaccidentallysaton

herbabyandcrusheditninedaysafteritwasborn.

Day2

TimedReading

StartingTime:____________

ChineseGiantPandasAbroad

Jiajia,thepanda,arrivedintheUnitedStateslastweekfromtheLondonZoo.He

wassentoverinthehopethathewouldmatewithLingling,oneofthetwogiant

pandasattheNationalZooinWashington.ItwassnowingwhenJiajia5splanelanded

inNewYorkCity.Observerssaythiswasagoodsignforsuccess,becausepandas

comefromasnowymountainareaofChina,andzookeepersreportedlysaythereis

a75percentchancethatJiajiaandLinglingwillhaveababy.

Linglingalreadyhasamate.HisnameisXingxing.BothcametoWashingtonas

agiftfromthePeople'sRepublicofChinain1972.Xingxinghasbeenoldenoughto

matefor5years,butheandLinglinghaveneverbeenabletocompletetheact.

Atfirst,zookeepersbelievedthatthemalewasjusttooyoungtoknowwhattodo.

Afterwaitingunsuccessfullyforseveralyears,howevertheydecidedtostepinand

help.

Lastyear,zookeeperscollectedsomeofXingxing'sreproductivesperm.Theyput

itintoLing-lingwithaneedle.Buttheartificialinseminationdidnotwork.Thisyear

theyhaveborrowedJiajiafromtheLondonZoo.Theybelievethisothermalepanda

mayhavemoreluck.

BritainreceivedJiajiafromChinain1974.Heisnoweight-and-a-halfyearsold.

Hisnamemeans“mostexcellent”and“verybest.^^JiajiahasamatenamedJingjing.

LikethepandasinWashington,London'spandashavenevermated,butitisnot

becausetheydonotlikeeachother.ThefemaleinLondonhashadstomachproblems,

andzookeeperssaysheisnotstrongenoughyettobecomepregnant.Thisiswhy

JiajiawasfreetovisitWashingtonthisyear.

Femalepandascanbecomepregnantonlyonceayear.Theycanhaveone,twoor

sometimeseventhreebabies.Itisoftendifficulttotellifapandaispregnant,because

babypandasaresosmall.Afemalemayshownosignsofthisconditionuntilshortly

beforeherbabyisborn.

Thefertileperiodforfemalepandaslastsabout5days.ForLinglingthistimeis

expectedtobebetweenthemiddleofAprilandthefirstofMay.Tomakesure,the

malepandafromLondonwillremaininWashingtonuntilalmostJune.Hewillgo

homethenevenifhehasnotbeensuccessful.

TheLondonpandaisnowlivinginthesamebuildingastheWashingtonpanda.

However,thetwomaleswillneversharearoom.Zookeepersdonotwanttogive

themachancetofight.Buttheydoexpectthetwomalestocalltoeachotherand

maybeinsulteachotheraswell.

ZookeeperssayitispossiblethatJiajia'spresencecouldmakeXingxingangry

enoughtowanttomatewithLingling.TheysayChineseanimalexpertshavereported

thatalittlecompetitionmighthelp.

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NEWWORDSANDPHRASES

matevi.toform(into)acouple,esp,ofanimals,fbrsexualunionandthe

productionofyoung

n.oneofamale-femalepair,usuallyofanimals

stepintoenterintoanactivityorsituation

reproductiveadj.(oforgansandnaturalaction)concernedwithproducing

young

spermn.acellproducedbythesexorgansofamaleanimal,which

usuallyswimsinaliquidandisabletounitewiththefemale

eggtoproducenewlife

roducingsperminto(afemale),bythesexualact,byhand,or

bymeansofaninstrument

stomachproblem胃病

ducingmanyyoung,fruitsorseeds

fertileperiod受精期

EXERCISE

PASSAGEREADINGCOMPREHENSION

PleasedonotlookbackattheTimedReadingpassagetodothisexercise.Deciding

whethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalse,accordingtothepassageyou

read.

1.JingjingwasoncesenttotheNationalZooinWashingtoninorderto

matewithLingling.

2.Thecoupleofpandas,XingxingandLinglingweregiventotheUnited

StatesasagiftfromthePeople5sRepublicofChinain1972.

3.ThezookeepersputXingxing'sspermintoLingling'sbodyandthis

artificialinseminationwassuccessful.

4.JiajiahadachancetovisittheNationalZooinWashingtonbecause

Jiajia,smate,Jingjing,hadbeenpregnant.

5.Thereisdifficultyintellingwhetherafemalepandabecomespregnant

onlybecausebabypandasaretoosmalltosee.

6.Itisreportedthatthefertileperiodoffemalepandasissome5days

eachyear.

7.JiajiaisnowlivinginthesamebuildingasLinglingandXingxing.

8.ThepresenceofJiajiacouldstimulateXingxingtomatewithLingling

atonce.

Day3

Warm-UpExercise:IncreasingReadingSpeed

Directions:Dothewordrecognitiondrillsbelow.Notethewordsontheleftthen

underlinethemeverytimetheyappearinthesameformonthelinetothe

right.Noregression,novocalization.Trytofinishin15secondsorless.

StartingTime:___

1.similaritysimilarlysimilarsimilizesimilaritysimile

2.sequencesequentialsequentconsequencesequence

3.individualindividuateinduceindisposeindividual

4.musclemusicalmusicianmusclemuseummutation

5.heredityhereditaryheritageinheritheredityability

6.coincidencecoincidentcoincidencecoincideincidenceaccidence

7.identicalidentitydensityidenticalidenticidentify

8.determinedeterminedterminaltermiteterminatedetermine

9.divisiondivinitydivisivedivisiondecisiondeclension

10.influenceeffluenceaffuenceinfluenceinferinstance

FinishingTime:TotalReadingTime:

Error:Checkeachlinecarefullyformistakes.

ReunitedTwinsActAmazinglyAlike

Doyouhaveanyidenticaltwinsinyourclassroom?Ifyoudo,youknowthat

theylookalikeandmayevenactalike.Theybothmaytietheirshoesthesameway

andliketoeatlemonpie.

Butwhathappenswhenidenticaltwinsareseparatedwhenyoungandraisedfar

apart?Willtheystilloftenactthesameway?Arecentstudyofsuchseparatedtwins

bypsychologistsattheUniversityofMinnesotashowsthattheyoftendoactthesame

way.

Onepairoftheseparatedtwinsstudiedwerethe“Jim”twins.Shortlyafterthe

twoboyswereborninOhio,theywereadoptedbydifferentfamilies.Oneboygrew

upasJimSpringer；theother,asJimLewis.Attheirdifferentschools,bothJims,

itturnedout,likedmathanddislikedspelling.Asthetwogrewolder,bothdrove

Chevroletsandworkedasdeputysheriffs.BothmenalsolikedtovacationinFlorida

andeachnamedhisdog"Toy”.

Thereweremoresimilarities.BothJimsmarriedwomennamedLinda.Both

divorcedtheirwivesandthenmarriedwomennamedBetty.Bothhadsons.One

namedhissonJamesAllan.TheothernamedhissonJamesAlan.

MedicalBackgroundsAlike

ThesimilarityinthemedicalhistoriesoftheJimtwinsarejustassurprising.The

universityofMinnesotaresearchersfoundthatbothmensufferedfromthesamekinds

ofheadaches.Eachbrotherstartedgettingheadachesatage18.Andbothadded4.5

kilograms(10pounds)totheirweightatthesametimeintheirlives.

Howcantheseamazingbehavioralandmedicalsimilaritiesbetweenidentical

twinsbeexplained?Aretheyjustcoincidences,orareidenticaltwinsmorealike

thananyoneeverimagined?Toanswerthesequestions,youmustfirstunderstand

howidenticaltwinsform.

Eachhumanstartslifeasafertilizedegg,orzygote.Withinthezygotearegenes

thatdeterminetheheredityofadevelopingperson.Thegenesdetermineeverything

thathappensinthezygote,includingitsabilitytodivide.Normally,whenazygote

firstdivides,twocellsareformed.Usuallythetwocellsremainattachedtoeach

other.Asthezygotedivides,thegeneswithinitalsodivide,withequalnumbers

goingtoeachofthetwocellsformed.

Asthecellscontinuetodivide,nerves,muscles,bones,andothertissues

areformed.Finallyanewindividualdevelopscompletelyandisbomninemonths

later.

HowTwinsForm

Onceinawhile,thisdevelopmentsequencechangesalittle.Sometimes,

duringthefirstcelldivision,thetwonewlyformedcellspullcompletelyapart.Each

cellgoesontoformaseparateindividual.Theindividualsaresuretolookalike

becausetheyhavethesamegenes.Theyareidenticaltwins.

Psychologistsarefindingthatthestudyofidenticaltwinsseparatedwhenvery

youngishelpingthemansweraquestionthathasbotheredthemforyears：Whatis

moreimportantindeterminingaperson'sbehavior?Isitheredity-the

transmissionofcharacteristicsbygenes-orisitenvironment-theeffectofallthe

outsideinfluencesonadevelopingperson?

Examplesofinfluencesinyourenvironmentrangefromtheattitudesofyour

parentsandteacherstothetypeoftown,city,orneighborhoodyoulivein.

Sofar,theUniversityofMinnesotastudiesseemtoshowthatheredityplaysa

muchmoreimportantrolethanpsychologistseversuspected.

RaisedOceansApart

Oneofthemostdramaticexamplesoftheroleofheredityemergedfromthe

studyofasetofseparatedtwinsknownasOskarStihrandJackYufe.Theseidentical

twinswereraisedoceansapartincompletelydifferentenvironments.OskarandJack

wereseparatedwhentheirparentsseparatedafterthechildrenwerebom.Oskarwas

takentoGermanybyhismotherandraisedasaCatholic.Jackwasraisedbyhis

fatherasaJewonanislandintheCaribbean.

Despitegrowingupinsuchdifferentenvironments,OskarandJackhadquite

similarhabits.Whenthemenwerepickedupseparatelybythescientistsatthe

Minneapolisairport,bothwerewearingwirerimmedglasses,mustaches,andthe

samestyleofshirt.

Infollow-upstudies,otherstrikingsimilaritieswereuncovered.Bothmenhad

thesamehabitofflushingthetoiletbeforeusingit.Bothlookedatmagazinesfrom

backtofront,carriedrubberbandswrappedaroundtheirwrists,andatebuttered

toastafterdunkingitintheircoffee.

Anothersetofidenticaltwins,alsoraisedseparately,showedupforthestudy

wearingarangeofidenticalitems.Thetwins,BridgetandDorothyfromGreat

Britaineachworesevenrings,twobraceletsononewrist,andawatchanda

braceletontheother.

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I.READINGCOMPREHENSION

Selecttheanswerwhichismostaccurateaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passage.

1.TheattheUniversityofMinnesotashowthattheseparatedtwinsoften

havesomesimilaritiesinsomerespects.

A.physiologistsB.psychobiologistsC.psychologistsD.

psycholinguists

2.Whichofthefollowingisfalseaccordingtotheinformationinthepassage?

A.BothJimspreferredtodriveChevrolets.

B.EachJimcalledhisdog"Toy."

C.BothJimslikedtoliveinFlorida.

D.BothJimswerefondofmathandtiredofspelling.

3.ItwasreportedthattheJimtwinssufferedfromthesamekindofdisease：

A.toothachesB.headachesC.earachesD.rheumatism

4.Whatdeterminestheheredityofadevelopingperson?

A.Thezygote.B.Thefertilizedeggs.C.Thegenes.D.The

sperm.

5.Whatareformedwhenthecellsgoondividing?

A.Skins,muscles,bonesandothertissues.

B.Nerves,muscles,bonesandothertissues.

C.Nerves,blood,bonesandothertissues.

D.Nerves,muscles,hairsandothertissues.

6.Afterthetwonewly-formedcellsseparate,eachcellcontinuestoform.

A.anewcellB.aseparateindividual

C.thesamegenesD.theidenticaltwins

7.WhatcanbelearntfromthesetoftwinsnamedOskarStihrandJackYufe,who

wereraisedoceansapart?

A.TheywereraisedasCatholics.

B.TheywereraisedasJews.

C.Althoughtheyweregrowingupindifferentenvironments,theyshowedsome

similarities.

D.Theywerequitedifferentinquality.

8.Thetwins,StihrandYufe,showedthefollowingsimilaritiesEXCEPTthat

A.theybothflushedthetoiletbeforeusingit

B.theybothatebutteredtoastafterdippingitintheircoffee

C.theybothlookatmagazinesfrombacktofront

D.theybothworesevenrings,twobraceletsononewrist,andawatchanda

braceletontheother

II.CONTEXTUALREFERENCE

Lookingupunfamiliarwordsinadictionaryistime-consumingandshouldonlybe

doneasalastresort.Figureoutmeaningsofthewordsinitalicsusingonlythe

contextgivenandwordbuildingskills.

1.Theperiodofadolescence,i.e.,theperiodbetweenchildhoodandadulthood,

maybelongorshort,dependingonsocialexpectationsandonsociety'sdefinitionas

towhatconstitutesmaturityandadulthood...Furthermore,thelengthofthe

adolescenceperiodandthedefinitionofadulthoodstatusmaychangeinagiven

societyassocialandeconomicconditionschangeAttheageofsixteenthe

adolescentisgrantedcertainadultrightswhichincreaseshissocialstatusby

providinghimwithmorefreedomandchoices.

2.TheflaccidconditionofhisbodyisunlikethatofJim,whonowexercisesdaily,

watcheshisdiet,andhadbecomethinandhealthy.

3.Youmayhavewhatiscalledaphobia：agreatfearofsomethingorsituation.

4.Shrugging,orliftingtheshoulders,isatypicalFrenchgesturetoshowthatone

doesn'tknowordoesn'tcareaboutsomething.

5.Biomechanics-theapplicationofengineeringprinciplestothemotionsofthe

humanbody-standsattheheartofmuchofthecurrentworkintrainingathletes.

6.AccordingtoDr.PatriciaCowings“Themindcancontrolthebody-thereismore

ofaconnectionthanmostpeoplethink."Psychologistsarepeopleexperts.Theyare

trainedtoevaluateandadviseindividualsandgroups.

Inordertodothat,psychologistsusuallyspecialize.Forinstance,clinical

psychologists(thelargestgroup)helpmentallyoremotionallydisturbedpeopleto

adjusttolife.Theyusuallyworkinhospitalsorhavetheirownclinics.

Schoolpsychologistsevaluatestudents?needs.Thentheycounseltheyoungpeople.

Experimentalpsychologists,likeDr.Cowings,workinalaboratorywherethey

studyhumanbehavior.

III.CLOZE

Completethefollowingpassagebyfillingintheblankswithappropriatewords.

GenesforJewelry?

Ifheredityissoimportant,howcangenesaccountforsomethingasspecificas

wearinganidenticalnumberofringsandbracelets?Isthereagene]

jewelry?No.ButDr.DavidLykken,2ofthepsychologistsinthestudy

3anotherexplanation.In4twins,hesaysagroupof5

thatformprettyhands6combinein7awayas8

createadesireto9thehands.

Dr.Lykencallsthis10ofresponseanideographic(表意文字的，表

意符號(hào)的)，orpersonal11.Becauseidenticaltwinshavethesame

12,theyare13tohavemanyofthe14ideographic

responses.

Thusfar,15setsofidenticalseparated15havebeenstudied.The

researchershavenotonly16manylikenessesbutalsomany17.

Onescientistsaid,“thesimilaritiesare18morefascinating19

thedifferences,anditcould20betheimpressionthelikenessesmakeis

heavierthanitshouldbe.

Butthepuzzlingquestionstillremains.Whyaretheresomanylikenesses?

Day4

StartingTime：

IdenticalTwins

AttheUniversityofMinnesota,scientistshavebeenstudyingidenticaltwinsfor

morethantenyears.Duringthistimetheyhavecomeacrossmanyinterestingcases,

butrecentlytheyhadarealstrokeofluck.Previously,allthetwinswhohadbeen

investigatedhadbeenbroughtuptogether,soitwasdifficulttopinpointthereasons

forcertainsimilarities.Thesimilaritiesmighthavebeengenetic,buttheymightjust

aswellhavebeencausedbythetwinslivingincloseproximitytooneanother.

However,thetwoJimsweredifferent.Theywereseparatedfromoneanother

andadoptedbydifferentfamilies,calledLewisandSpringer,afewweeksafter

theywerebom,andtheydidnotmeetagainfor39years.EventuallyJamesLewis,

asecurityguard,ofLima,Ohio,approachedthecourtthathadarrangedthe

adoptionsandaskedtobeputintouchwithhisbrother.Ittookalittlewhile,but

finallythecourtmanagedtotraceJamesSpringer.Hewasworkingasarecordsclerk

inDayton,Ohio.

WhenthescientistsatMinnesotalearnedaboutthetwoJims,theywere

naturallyinvitedtocometotheuniversity,whereinvestigationsrevealedthemost

astonishingsimilaritiesinthepatternoftheirlives：

1.BothmarriedgirlsnamedLinda,weredivorced,andthenmarriedwomen

namedBetty.

2.JamesLewisnamedhisfirstsonJamesAlan.JamesSpringercalledhisson

JamesAllan.

3.Whentheywereboys,bothowneddogscalledToy.

4.BothhadworkedfortheMcDonaldhamburgerchain.

5.Bothhadworkedasattendantsatfillingstations.

6.Bothhadthehabitofbitingtheirfingernails.

7.BothhadChevroletcarsandspentholidaysatthesameFloridaseasideresort.

8.Theyhadsimilarsleepingproblems,andbothsufferedfrommigraine

headaches,whichdevelopedwhentheywere18.

Howcanoneattempttoexplainsomanycoincidences?Isitpossiblethattwins

havesomemysteriouswayofcommunicatingwithoneanotheratasubcons

ciouslevel,sothatanoccurrenceinthelifeofonetwinis^tmiITored^^inthe

lifeoftheother?Ordoesourgeneticmakeupensurethatincertaincircumstances

weareboundtoactinacertainwayormakeparticulardecisions?Inanycase,it

seemsthatmanymoreaspectsofourbehaviorareinfluencedbygeneticfactorsthan

wehadpreviouslyimagined.

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NEWWORDSANDPHRASES

stroken.anunexpectedpiece(ofluck)

pinpointvt.tofindordescribetheexactnatureorcauseof

geneticadj.oforconcerninggenes

proximityn.nearness；closeness最近；親近；接近

tectionagainstlaw-breaking,violence,enemyacts,

escapefromprison,etc

hamburgerchainanumberofhamburgershopshavingthesameowneror

management

resortn.aholidayplace,orplaceconsideredgoodforthehealth

migrainen.asevereandrepeatedheadache,usu.withpainononlyone