考研英语每日一题解析Day96

Research on animal intelligence always makes me wonder just how smart humans are. （1） the fruit-fly experiments described in Carl Zimmer's piece in the Science Times on Tuesday. Fruit flies who were taught to be smarter than the average fruit fly （2） to live shorter lives. This suggests that  （3）bulbs burn longer, that there is an（4）  in not being too terrifically bright.

1.[A] Suppose[B] Consider[C] Observe[D] Imagine

2.[A] tended[B] feared[C] happened[D] threatened

3.[A] thinner[B] stabler[C] lighter[D] dimmer

4.[A] tendency[B] advantage[C] inclination[D] priority