The author’s attitude toward the view that liv
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The author’s attitude toward the view that living things are divided into three categories is best described as one of______
A．tentative acceptance
B．mild skepticism
C．limited denial
D．studious oriticism
E．whole hearted endorsement请帮忙给出正确答案和分析，谢谢！
参考答案
正确答案：A
解析：ThebestanswerisA,whichaptlydescribestheauthor’sattitudetowardthehypothesisthattherearethreecategoriesoflivingthings.Inlines30-31theauthorstatesthat“itnowappearsthattherearethreestemsinthetreeoflife”becausenewtechniques“havestronglysuggested”theaccuracyofthethree-categoryview(lines31-41).Thattheauthoracceptsthethree-categoryhypothesisissuggestedbythismentionof“strong”support.Thatthisacceptanceis“cautious”isconveyedbytheuseoftheterms“seems”(lines27),“appears,”and“suggested.”Suchcautionrulesoutthe“wholeheartedendorsement”describedbyE;nordoestheauthorexpress“denial”of(choiceC),“criticism”about9choiceD),or“skepticism”about(choiceB)thethree-categoryhypothesis.
