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发表于 2017-10-21 11:04:37 |只看该作者 |倒序浏览

Recent studies of the Philippine fruit bat fauna have confirmed some previous hypotheses regarding bats on oceanic islands: for example, species richness[ the number of different species in a particular area] and abundance are generally highest in the lowlands and decrease with increasing elevation. With few exceptions, each endemic species [species native to a particular place] is restricted to the modern islands that made up a single island during periods of low sea level, and genetic differentiation has been influenced by the ecology of the species and the current and past geographic and geological conditions. However, far more previous hypotheses have been overturned than supported. Some endemic Philippine species use disturbed habitat as extensively as nonendemic species that are widespread in Southeast Asia. Levels of genetic variation within all species are high, not low, and rather than showing evidence of an intrinsic vulnerability to extinction from natural causes, independent lineages of these bats have persisted in rather small areas for very long periods of time(often millions of years) in spite of frequent typhoons and volcanic eruptions. While colonization from outside areas has clearly contributed to the high species richness, speciation within the archipelago has contributed at least a quarter of the total species richness, including many of the most abundant species.
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
A. draw on studies of the Philippine fruit bat in proposing a new theory regarding bats on oceanic islands
B. show how recent research on the Philippine fruit bat reflects debates about bats on oceanic islands
C. argue for the relevance of certain new evidence pertaining to the Philippine fruit bat or the study of bats on oceanic islands
D. discuss recent investigations of Philippines fruit bat in light of conventional wisdom regarding bats on oceanic islands
E. explain why the Philippine fruit bat is atypical among bats on oceanic islands in terms of genetic variation
这个答案是（D） （B）的含义是新发现反映了旧理论所以不正确是吗？
2. The primary function of the highlighted text is to
A. identify a finding from the Philippine fruit bat studies that will have a significant impact on how oceanic bats generally are viewed
B. point out a hypothesis that has been the subject of considerable disagreement among researchers studying oceanic bats
C. present evidence that is difficult to reconcile with other recent findings regarding the Philippine fruit bat
D. illustrate a widely held view about oceanic bats generally that was confirmed by the Philippine fruit bat studies
E. identify a feature of the Philippine fruit bat that does not appear to apply to oceanic bats generally
这道题为什么选D？感觉这个推翻旧理论的观点呀。

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发表于 2017-10-21 11:34:11 |只看该作者

求各位帮忙解答，这个题真的超出我的理解范围了

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发表于 2017-10-21 11:44:34 |只看该作者

本帖最后由 Orion_Chang 于 2017-10-21 16:37 编辑

同不理解，同求。

我觉得是题目错误

文章的大意不就是这两句话吗？

Recent studies of the Philippine fruit bat fauna have confirmed some previous hypotheses.
However, far more previous hypotheses have been overturned than supported.

即

Talk about the implication of recent studies regarding to previous hypotheses.

虽然debate并没有提到。。。但是conventional wisdom (常识，传统认知) 更加 far-fetched。

而黑体字的作用不就是
列举一个 recent studies 的发现，推翻了 previous hypotheses 的观点，并且设立了新的观点。

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