单选题According to the passage, music is mysterious (line 16) because ______.Amusical skill varies greatly from person to person within a populationBit is not as aggressive an activity as hunting isCit is found in some cultures but not othersDit does not to appear to convey an obvious survival benefitEmusical skill cannot be inherited
单选题
According to the passage, music is mysterious (line 16) because ______.
A
musical skill varies greatly from person to person within a population
B
it is not as aggressive an activity as hunting is
C
it is found in some cultures but not others
D
it does not to appear to convey an obvious survival benefit
E
musical skill cannot be inherited
参考解析
解析：
文中提到音乐比人类学家更神秘（15-16句），作者是说音乐表达的文学需要没有像体育那样容易解释。因为体育表现是一种对曾对个人和对社会（14-15行）有一定的生存价值的遗传特征的表达。
文中提到音乐比人类学家更神秘（15-16句），作者是说音乐表达的文学需要没有像体育那样容易解释。因为体育表现是一种对曾对个人和对社会（14-15行）有一定的生存价值的遗传特征的表达。
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