interchangeable, identical
perplexing, secretive
contradictory, unrelated
veracious, handsome
dissimilar, alike
There are two types of twins: identical and non-identical twins. Identical twins are formed from a single egg in mother's body which divides to form. two separate babies. Identical twins look the same and are often dressed by their parents in clothes of the same colors. It is often difficult to tell identical twins from each other, even when they are standing side by side. Non-identical twins come into being when the mother produces two separated eggs at the same time, both of which grow to form. babies. In this case the twins look like normal brothers and sisters and are easy to tell one from the other.In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into twins. He invited many pairs of identical twins to university and asked them to take part in a week of tests. He was particularly interested in adopted (收养) twins who had been separated at birth. He would give the twins different kinds of tests to study their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory, the ways they saw and heard different things, and so on. Time and time again he found separated twins who preferred clothes of the same color, used the same kind of shaving soap, wore the same shaped square glasses and the same colored socks.There is a third type of twins, but it is a very unusual one. Twins who are joined together at birth are known in western countries as Siamese twins.(1)It is difficult to tell identical twins because ____________.A、they are dressed in the same clothesB、they are dressed in the same colorC、they are very alikeD、they are standing side by side(2)If the twins are easy to tell from each other, they are ____________.A、very probably non-identical twinsB、surely non-identical twinsC、surely identical twinsD、always a brother and a sister(3)Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?A、In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into the two main types of twins.B、In the week of tests, he tested their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory and some other things.C、There were twins who had been separated from each other as soon as they were born.D、Very often, separated twins were found to choose things of the same kind, the same shape and the same color.(4)According to the passage, how many types of twins are there actually?A、oneB、twoC、threeD、four(5)This passage mainly tells us ____________.A、the main types of twinsB、what has been found out about twinsC、how twins are formedD、how a scientist studied twins
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How many people were there in Anna's family?________________________.
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_______ some people regard as a drawback is seen as a plus by many others.A. WhetherB. WhatC. ThatD. How
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Our estimate of how many people would show up at the party missed by a mile.(英译汉)
