Listening - Physical Sciences 01

Question 1 of 10

How did the late Louis Leakey reason that he could find out the behavior of human ancestors?

Characteristic behaviors of the great apes should be present in human ancestors, too.
Characteristic behavior of humans should be present in human ancestors, too.
Characteristic behavior of human ancestors should be present in both humans and the great apes.
The behavior of human ancestors can be predicted if it is found in both the great apes and humans.

Question 2 of 10

Imagine a group of scientists discovering that chimpanzees in the wild can live more than 60 years. This evidence, if true, has which of the following effects on the speaker’s main argument?

contravening
contradicting
marginal
affirming

Question 3 of 10

What reason does the speaker give for the passing-on of the tool use between generations of African chimpanzees?

Genetic imprinting
Mimicking
Top-down teaching
Cultural evolution

Question 4 of 10

How would the speaker describe the behavior of chimpanzees?

Loving
Highly social
Human-like
Primitive

Question 5 of 10

According to the speaker, which of the following is NOT a cause of deforestation in Gombe?

Human migration
Poverty
Overpopulation
Near-extinction of chimpanzees

Question 6 of 10

Which of the following correctly describes the primary purpose of “Take Care” project?

Community building
Medical improvement
Financial aid
Welfare education

Question 7 of 10

It can be inferred from the talk that the major reason for the deforestation of Gombe is;

the lack of financial aid
the over-purchasing of woods by the developed countries
the lack of water supply
the overpopulation

Question 8 of 10

Which of the following correctly describes the speaker’s criticism on how the world makes a major decision?

It’s too short-sighted
It’s too sedentary
It’s too abstract
It’s too optimistic

Question 9 of 10

The scientific evidence that disappearance of mangroves has little or no influence on the severity of tsunami has which of the following effects on speaker’s conclusion that humans are destroying the earth?

It effectively undermines it.
It greatly corroborates it.
The reliability of the argument becomes questionable.
It is equivalent to a scratch on the fingernail (i.e. not undermine at all).

Question 10 of 10

Which of the following evidence, if true, would have a greatly undermining influence on the overall message of the speaker?

Lifestyles of humans and chimpanzees are hugely distinct.
Climate change and human poverty are only weakly linked to how individuals lead their lives.
Optimism is always overrated.
Non-human creatures do not care whether humans decide to live in harmony with them on the earth.

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