阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhich
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhichofthethingsarounditareforeating.andwhicharetobeavoided;whentoattackandwhentorunaway.Theanimalisinfactplayingaverydangerousgamewithitsenvironmentagameinwhichitmustmakedecisions—amatteroflifeordeath.
Animals'abilitytoactreasonablyisbelievedtocomepartlyfromwhatwemaycall“genetic(遗传性的)learning”whichisdifferentfromtheindividual(个体的)learningthatananimaldoesinthecourseofitsownlifetime.Geneticlearningislearningbyaspeciesanimalsofthesamekind—asawholeanditisachievedbyselectionofthosemembersofeachgenerationthathappentoactintherightway.Howevertheroleofgeneticlearningdependsuponhowsimilarthefutureenvironmentistothepast.Themoreimportantindividualexperienceislikelytobethelessimportantisgeneticlearningasameansofgettingovertheproblemsofthesurvivalgame.Becausemostanimalsliveineverchangingenvironmentsfromonegenerationtothenextitisnotsurprisingtofindthatveryfewspeciesindeeddependwhollyupongeneticlearning.
Inthegreatmajorityofanimalstheirparticularwaysofactinginanewenvironmentareacompound(复合体)ofindividualexperienceaddedtotheactionpatternsanimalsarebornwith.Thatiswhyanimalscansurvive.
(1)
Theanimal'slifewillcometoanend________
[]A.
iftheanimalmakesawrongdecision
B.
iftheanimalplaysadangerousgame
C.
whentheanimalattacksitsenemy
D.
whentheanimalrunstooslowly
(2)
Veryfewspeciesdependentirelyongeneticlearni