单选题
英语
2024-06-14
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In their recent book, " Wildhood," Harvard biologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and sciencejournalist Kathryn Bowers point out that adolescent (青春期的) animals and human teenagers gothrough the same sorts of challenges. With little life experience, adolescent animals engage in dangerousbut beneficial behaviors. For example, they watch, smell and learn about the animals that eat them,gathering all kinds of information that can keep them safer as adults. Similarly, human teenagers try tohave as many experiences as they can before they leave the nest.
Another key aspect of adolescents is the amount of time they spend in groups. This period is markedby peak levels of peer (同伴) pressure and near-disaster. Scientists have found that adolescents of allkinds tend to make dangerous moves while with peers. Laurence Steinberg, a psychology professor, setup two experiments. One involved mice, half of which were adolescents, drinking alcoholic water. Inthe other experiment, human teenagers played a driving video game. The results were surprisinglysimilar. "We found that in the presence of peers, adolescent mice drank more than they do when they' realone," Steinberg said. The teenagers in the driving study also took more risks when others werearound. Just knowing there were other teenagers watching appeared to make the one behind the wheel actmore carelessly. These findings reveal another adolescent quality: the desire to socialize. "For the mostpart, adolescents like to be with other adolescents," Steinberg said.
While writing the book, both Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers were raising a human teenager in theirhomes. Their desire to understand the wild was driven by wanting to understand their own children.
What do adolescent animals and human teenagers have in common?
A.They like to stay in the nest for safety.
B.They are interested in the adult world.
C.They are good at gathering information.
D.They tend to take risks to gain experience.
参考答案
D
答案解析
【考情点拨】事实细节题。
【应试指导】文章第一段第二句和第四句提到,由于缺乏生活经验,青春期的动物会做出危险但有益的行为。同样,青少年也会尽可能多地体验生活。由此可知,青春期的动物和青少年的共同之处是他们常常冒险以获得经验。故选D。
【应试指导】文章第一段第二句和第四句提到,由于缺乏生活经验,青春期的动物会做出危险但有益的行为。同样,青少年也会尽可能多地体验生活。由此可知,青春期的动物和青少年的共同之处是他们常常冒险以获得经验。故选D。
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