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1、更多考研试卷及信息尽在www.kaoyanol.com考研在线　　　2008年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题　　SectionI UseofEnglish　Directions:　　Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)　　　　　   The ideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesestha

2、tdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranis  1  tosayitanyway.Heisthat  2  bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently  3  anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnot  4  thoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested.　　　　　

3、 5  he,however,mighttrembleatthe  6  ofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly  7  thatonegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin  8  areaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEur

4、ope.Theprocessisnaturalselection.　　   ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest, 9  12-15pointsabovethe  10  valueof100,andhavecontributed  11  totheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,asthe  12  oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists, 13 .Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeopl

5、efromanumberofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,  14 ,havepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeen  15  tosocialeffects,suchasastrongtraditionof  16  education.Thelatterwasseenasa(an) 17  ofgeneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesarein

6、timately  18 .Hisargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehas  19  themtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthis  20  stateofaffairs.　　 　1.[A]selected    [B]prepared    [C]obliged    [D]pleased　2.[A]unique      [B]particular  [C]special     [D]rare　　3.[A]of          [B]w

7、ith       [C]in        [D]against　4.[A]subsequently [B]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]fac

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