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新东方网GMAT 频道(gmat.xdf.cn) GMAT 阅读文章 “陆蛇海蛇”深度分析 北京新东方学校 北美部GMAT项目组 李昊 周帆 阅读建议： 1 ）建议读者先按自己的节奏阅读文章并做完题目，再看文章分析及题目讲解。 文章及题目： line In terrestrial environments, gravity places special demands on the cardiovascular systems of animals. Gravitational pressure can cause blood to pool in the lower regions of the body, making it (5) difficult to circulate blood to critical organs such as the brain. Terrestrial snakes, in particular, exhibit adaptations that aid in circulating blood against the force of gravity. The problem confronting terrestrial snakes is (10) best illustrated by what happens to sea snakes when removed from their supportive medium. Because the vertical pressure gradients within the blood vessels are counteracted by similar pressure gradients in the surrounding water, the distribution of blood (15) throughout the body of sea snakes remains about the same regardless of their orientation in space provided they remain in the ocean. When removed from the water and tilted at various angles with the head up, however, blood pressure at their midpoint (20) drops significantly, and at brain level falls to zero. That many terrestrial snakes in similar spatial orientations do not experience this kind of circulatory failure suggests that certain adaptations enable them to regulate bloo