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1、2008考研英语（一）真题及答案解析 SectionIUseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points) Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname
2、.ButGregoryCochranis1tosayitanyway.Heisthat2bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently3anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnot4thoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested. 5he,however,might
3、trembleatthe6ofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly7thatonegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin8areaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Thepro
4、cessisnaturalselection. ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,912-15pointsabovethe10valueof100,andhavecontributed11totheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,asthe12oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists,13theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanum
5、berofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,14avepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeen15socialeffects,suchasastrongtraditionof16ucation.Thelatterwasseenasa(an)17geneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesareintimately1
6、8isargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehas19emtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthis20ateofaffairs. 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]
7、presently[C]previously[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]scoring[C]reaching[D]calculating 10.[A]normal[B]common[C]m
8、ean[D]total 11.[A]unconsciously[B]disproportionately [C]indefinitely[D]unaccountably 12.[A]missions[B]fortunes[C]interests[D]careers 13.[A]affirm[B]witness[C]obse
