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1、2008年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语真题及答案SectionⅠUseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points) Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.But
2、GregoryCochranis1tosayitanyway.Heisthat2bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently3anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnot4thoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedMuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested. 5he,however,mighttrembleatt
3、he6ofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly7thatonegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin8areaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Theprocessisnaturalsel
4、ection. ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,912-15pointsabovethe10valueof100,andhavecontributed11totheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,asthe12oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists,13.Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumberofnastygeneticdise
5、ases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,14,havepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeen15tosocialeffects,suchasastrongtraditionof16education.Thelatterwasseenasa(an)17ofgeneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesareintimately18.Hisargumentisthat
6、theunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehas19themtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthis20stateofaffairs. 1.[A]selected[B]prepared[C]obliged[D]pleased 2.[A]unique[B]particular[C]special[D]rare 3.[A]of[B]with[C]in[D]against 4.[A]subsequently[B]presently[C]previou
7、sly[D]lately 5.[A]Only[B]So[C]Even[D]Hence 6.[A]thought[B]sight[C]cost[D]risk 7.[A]advises[B]suggests[C]protests[D]objects 8.[A]progress[B]fact[C]need[D]question 9.[A]attaining[B]common[C]mean[D]calculating 10.[A]normal[B]common[C]mean[D]total 11.[A]unconscious
8、ly[B]disproportionately[C]indefinitely[D]unaccountably 12.[A]missions[B]fortunes[C]interests[D]careers 13.[A]affirm[B]witn