- 阅读理解A
题干：Thetrendtowardsmallerfamiliesmaynotbeasmodernaswethink，either.Althoughwomengathershadfourorfivechildren，onlytwotypicallysurvivedchildhood-thenumberfoundintheaverageAmericanfamilytoday.Evenourstyleofrearingchildrenisstartingtoparallelhunting-gatheringcommunities，inwhichgirlsandboysarepermittedtoplaytogetherfromayoungage，andconsequentlyexperimentatsexearlierandengageintrialmarriages.Clearlywe’vemovedawayfromtheagriculturalcustomofarrangedmarriagesandcloisteringgirlstopreservetheirvirginity.Moreover,thehomeisnolongerthe“placeofproduction”,asitwasinfarmdays.Wedon’tmakeoursoap,growourvegetablesandslaughterourchickenforthedinnertable.Instead,wehuntadgatherinthegrocerystoreandreturntoour“homebase”toconsumethefoodwehavecollected.Nowonderwearesoinlovewithfastfoods.Itprobablyharksbacktoaneatingstrategyourprimitiverelativesadoptedover50millionyearago.There’snomistakingthetrend：humansareonceagainonthemove.Husbandandwifearenolongerboundtoasingleplotoflandfortheirlivelihood.Womenarebackinproductionaswellasreproduction.Asweheadbacktothefuture，there’severyreasontobelievethesexeswillenjoythekindofequalitythatisafunctionofourbirthright.Byequality，Imeanamoreequitabledivisionofpower-notthatourroleswillconverge.Alikemenandwomenhaveneverbeenandneverwillbe.Verysimply,wethinkdifferently,whichisagaintiedtoourlonghunting-gatheringheritage.For2millionyears，womencarriedaroundchildrenandhavebeenthenurturers.That'sprobablywhytestsshowtheyarebothmoreverbalandmoreattunedtonon-verbalcues.Women,ontheotherhand,tendtohavesuperiormathematicalandvisual-spatialskillsbecausetheyroamedlongdistancesfromthecampsite,hadtoschemewaystotrappreyandthenhadtofindtheirwayback.Thatspecializationisreflectedingenuinegenderdifferencesinthebraintoday.Naturenotonlyintendedmenandwomentoputtheirbodiestogether；we’vemeanttoputourheadstogetheraswell.That’swhat'ssothrillingaboutwhat'shappeningnow.Allthosemaleandfemaleskillsarebeginningtoworktogetheragain.Atlonglast,societyismovinginadirectionthatshouldbehighlycompatiblewithourancienthumanspirit.
题目：The phrase “compatible with” in the last sentence can best be replaced by “_____”. - A 、competitive with
- B 、comprehensible to
- C 、adaptable to
- D 、in accordance with
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
语义题。compatible with所在句子的大意为“最终社会的发展趋势与远古人类的生活方式……。”将选项中的意思-一代人可知, 只有D选项“与……一致”最符合文意。competitive表示“竞争的” ；comprehensible表示“可以理解的” ；adaptable表示“适应的”，都不符合文意。
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