单选题The author of Passage 1 refers to the hunter-gatherer primarily to suggest that ______.Ahuman history is more violent than we are inclined to acknowledgeBour human ancestors were more focused on acquiring food than on establishing social structuresCthe human faculty of intuition has evolved considerably since the time of our ancient ancestorsDeven our earliest ancestors were highly introspectiveEhuman cognition developed to serve immediate survival needs

单选题
The author of Passage 1 refers to the hunter-gatherer primarily to suggest that ______.
A

human history is more violent than we are inclined to acknowledge

B

our human ancestors were more focused on acquiring food than on establishing social structures

C

the human faculty of intuition has evolved considerably since the time of our ancient ancestors

D

even our earliest ancestors were highly introspective

E

human cognition developed to serve immediate survival needs


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解析:
作者在讲到我们的祖先为了生存和繁衍经常需要迅速地加工刺激物,如避免被老虎吃掉,(25-27行)的时候提到过采集狩猎者。因此人类认知在满足生存需要的过程中得到了发展。

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