7.选G)。此处应填形容词,修饰名词days。...days与后文中的today相对应,形成对比。选项中的是primitive,即将人类的早期和人类的今天做比较 ,故选G)。而N)backward说明的是社会发展的状态,不符合原文意思。
8.选M)。此处填名词。前句说,在人类的早期,选择不同就意味着生与死的差别;而现在人们碰到的危机不可能那样极端。后面but转折,说明了不管是压力的大小,人们都是在避免和战斗之间选择,下句中的such a reaction也可以说明人们对压力的反应是一样的,选项中的名词answer和response中,M)response=reaction符合文意。
9.选A)。根据上题,这种反应长时间持续的原因就是长时间的面对压力,选项中的exposure暴露的状态,受影响符合上下文意思,故选择A)exposure。
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