evolutionary backstory. Yet the new research suggests that perhaps it is not entirely necessary to shape the brain's logical reasoning capacities. He plans further work studying how logic before the development of language might still differ from reasoning abilities that appear once language comes along, as language may open additional reasoning abilities unavailable to the speechless brain.

　　"To our knowledge, nobody has ever directly documented logical reasoning in 12-month-old infants before," he adds.

1.We can learn from the new study published in Science that　　　　.

A.the ability to reason logically is unique to humans

B.babies are too young to make reasonable deductions

C.language is not a requirement for some basic reasoning

D.the new findings correspond with the conventional ideas

2.The researchers draw the conclusion from the fact that 　　　　.

A.the infants were aware of illogical outcomes

B.the infants inspected distinct objects over and over again

C.the infants were very sensitive to the removal of the barrier

D.the infants showed interest in the appearance of the dinosaur

3.The underlined word "eliminating"in Paragraph 3 probably means "　　　　".

A.resisting B.removing

C.expanding D.exploring

4.According to the text, what will Cesana-Arlotti study further?

A.The mental development of babies.

B.The initial state of logic in the mind.

C.Distinctions between verbal and preverbal logic.

D.Additional reasoning abilities of the speechless brain.

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