When the same parameters and quantitative theory
are used to analyze both termite colonies and troops
of rhesus macaques, we will have a unified science of
sociobiology. I have been increasingly impressed with
the functional similarities between insect and vertebrate
societies and less so with the structural differences that
seem, at first glance, to constitute such an immense
gulf between them. Consider termites and macaques.
Both form cooperative groups that occupy territories.
In both kinds of society there is a well-marked division
of labor. Members of both groups communicate to each
other hunger, alarm, hostility, caste status or rank, and
reproductive status. From the specialist‘s point of view,
this comparison may at first seem facile—or worse.
But it is out of such deliberate oversimplification that the
beginnings of a general theory are made.
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12. Which of the following best summarizes the author‘s main point?
(A) Oversimplified comparisons of animal societies could diminish the likelihood of developing a unified science of sociobiology.
(B) Understanding the ways in which animals as different as termites and rhesus macaques resemble each other requires train in both biology and sociology.
(C) Most animals organize themselves into societies that exhibit patterns of group behavior similar to those of human societies.
(D) Animals as different as termites and rhesus macaques follow certain similar and predictable patterns of behavior.
(E) A study of the similarities between insect and vertebrate societies could provide the basis for a unified science of sociobiology.
13. Select the sentence in the passage in which the author suggests that There are significant structural differences between insect and vertebrate societies.
答案：E/I have been increasingly 。。。。
以上即是阅读练习题，对于新gre考试逻辑阅读，考生除了采取题海战术，其实更应该做的就是总结。如果能从平日的练习中找到解新gre考试逻辑阅读题的思路，那么，要比采取题海战术更好。
