Question

  For years scientists have been arguing about whether nature or nurture (培养) decides what people will be like. Is it nature―what people are 1        with―that decides what they will be like? 2       is it nurture―what 3       to people when they are born―that decides what they will be like?

  Scientists have been studying twins to 4        if they can find the answer,because twins start out with the 5        DNA. Sometimes twins don't live together at birth and grow up in different 6        and different places―so the nature is the same for both,but the nurture is different.

  When scientists 7        these twins in their later life,they some times find some surprising 8       .

  Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted (收养) by two different families at birth. They first met each other again thirtynine years 9        and discovered they had a lot in 10        Both had been 11        twice. Their first wives were both named Linda and their second wives were both named Betty ！

  Each twin had a son―one called his son James Alan and the 12        called his son James Alan,too. Their children each had a dog called "Toy". They even arrived at their first 13        in the same color of car.

  So far twin 14        seem to show that both nature and nurture are important. What we have from birth,and how and where we live help to build 15        we are.

(   ) 1. A. born   B. grown   C. taught   D. made

(   ) 2. A. So   B. And   C. If   D. Or

(   ) 3. A. pretends   B. happens   C. falls   D. depends

(   ) 4. A. hear   B. win   C. see   D. plan

(   ) 5. A. nice   B. same   C. full   D. free

(   ) 6. A. families   B. cities   C. countries   D. nations

(   ) 7. A. believe   B. suggest   C. receive   D. compare

(   ) 8. A. numbers   B. discoveries   C. results   D. decisions

(   ) 9. A. ago   B. later   C. forward   D. behind

(   ) 10. A. common   B. fact   C. danger   D. trouble

(   ) 11. A. mentioned   B. married   C. succeeded   D. interviewed

(   ) 12. A. either   B. else   C. other   D. only

(   ) 13. A. competition   B. education   C. purpose   D. meeting

(   ) 14. A. studies   B. movies   C. challenges   D. mysteries

(   ) 15. A. what   B. when   C. where   D. who

Answer 1

1. A be born with意为"天生就有"。

2. D 此处or意为"或者"。

3. B sth happen to sb意为"某事发生在某人身上"。

4. C 此处see意为"弄明白，弄清楚"。

5. B 双胞胎是带着相同的DNA出生的。

6. A 在不同的家庭或地方长大。

7. D compare意为"比较"，其余三个词与题意不符。

8. C 通过比较会发现一些令人惊讶的结果。

9. B 表示多长时间以后应用later。

10. A in common是固定词组，意为"共同点"。

11. B 后面讲的是第一任、第二任妻子，所以应为结婚两次。

12. C 在两者当中，使用one. . . the other...

13. D 在第一次见面时，他们开相同颜色的车。

14. A studies在此是名词，意为"研究"。

15. D 与生俱来的东西以及我们的生活方式和场所都有助于发展自己，完善自我。