考研英语二源文章阅读集锦要点.doc

2016考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章：孔雀的性选择与进化 　　Sexual selection and evolution 　　性选择与进化 　　My pretty maid 　　美丽的雌性 　　A glamorous raiment sometimes helps a female birdas much as it helps a male 　　华丽的外表有时给雌性的益处和雄性一样多 　　HOW the peacock got his tail is one of naturalhistorys “Just So” stories that biologists like to thinkthey have cracked. His tail is for showing off to the ladies just how fit he and his genes are. Aless-than-perfect tail means no offspring. Genes for spectacular male tails are thuspreserved and promoted over the generations in a process that is called sexual selection. 　　孔雀是如何得到它的尾巴，生物学家乐意认为这是他们已经破