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【题目】The debate over whether personality is determined by nature has taken a further twist after scientists found adoptive parents have a greater influence on personality than directly genetic inheritance (遗传) from birth parents. 【1】

The research measured personality by placing the zebra finches (斑雀) in a new environment and counting the number of places they visited. 【2】 Male and female birds were then paired up (配对) and allowed to breed.

The eggs of each pair was adopted by another pair just before hatching (孵化). 【3】 The size of young birds was also measured and was found to be primarily genetically inherited from birth parents and not influenced by adoptive parents.

Dr. Nick Royle from the University of Exeter said:“ 【4】 Because they show that, for zebra finches, personality is primarily determined by the environment they experience after hatching.

He added: “Although this study considers personality inheritance in zebra finches, it raises questions about the inheritance of personality in other species, including humans. 【5】 ”

A. Some were shy, staying mainly in one place while others explored widely showing a more outgoing personality.

B. Researchers at the University of Exeter used the zebra finches to investigate how personality is transferred between generations.

C. Our research findings are therefore surprising.

D. This experiment show that behavior can be non-genetically transmitted from parents to child.

E. Most previous studies have found personality to be genetically inheritable.

F. Personality of young birds was measured once they were adults.

G. Do adopted children inherit the personality characteristics of their birth parents or their adoptive parents?

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】F

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了一项科学研究。一直以来，关于个性到底是否是由天性决定，人们一直有所争论。而科学家的一项研究发现却扭转了局面，研究表明，养父母比亲生父母对个性形成更具影响力。

【1】根据下一段内容The research measured personality by placing the zebra finches (斑雀) in a new environment可知，下一段是介绍科学家的研究内容，那么上文就该总的说一下，研究人员以斑雀作为研究对象。故选择B。

【2】从上文的The research measured personality by placing the zebra finches (斑雀) in a new environment and counting the number of places they visited.可知，研究人员把斑雀置于一个新的环境并且数它们去过的地方。这样做的原因自然是分析它们的性格特征。故此空选择A，意为有些斑雀很害羞，总是待在一个地方而有些斑雀却性格开放到处探索新地方。正好和上文内容相联系。

【3】根据下文的The size of young birds was also measured中的also可以推断出，此空所缺句子中肯定也有measure这个词，所以下文才说小鸟的大小也被测量。根据这个分析，选择F，意为小鸟一旦长大，就为衡量它的个性。

【4】根据下文的Because they show that, for zebra finches, personality is primarily determined by the environment they experience after hatching.可知，它们表明，对于斑雀而言个性是由它们在被孵化后所出的环境来决定的。那么这个它们到底指什么呢？根据上文对于研究的说明，可知这里是指研究表明。故选择C，因为这个选项说的就是研究的结果令人惊讶。

【5】根据上文的it raises questions about the inheritance of personality in other species, including humans. 可知这项研究引起了对其他种族中个性的遗传的质疑，其中就包括人类。故此空选择G，因为领养的孩子，他的个性到底是继承自谁呢？

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