考研英语真题2008年

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1、考研英语真题2008年SectionⅠUseofEnglish  Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranis (1) tosayitanyway.Heisthat (2) bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently (3) anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheide

2、athatsomediseasesnot (4) thoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested.   (5) he,however,mighttrembleatthe (6) ofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly (7) thatonegroup

3、ofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin (8) areaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Theprocessisnaturalselection.  ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest, (9) 12-15pointsabovethe (10) valueof100,andhavecontribu

4、ted (11) totheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,asthe (12) oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists, (13) .Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumberofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts, (14) ,havepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Th

5、eformerhasbeen (15) tosocialeffects,suchasastrongtraditionof (16) education.Thelatterwasseenasa(an) (17) ofgeneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesareintimately (18) .Hisargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehas (19) themtouniqueevolution

6、arypressuresthathaveresultedinthis (20) stateofaffairs.1、[A]selected   [B]prepared    [C]obliged   [D]pleased2、[A]unique   [B]particular   [C]special   [D] rare3、[A]of     [B]with     [C]in     [D]against4、[A]subsequently  [B]presently     [C]previously   [D]lately5、[A

7、]Only    [B]So      [C]Even    [D]Hence6、[A]thought   [B]sight     [C]cost    [D]risk7、[A]advises    [B]suggests     [C]protests    [D]objects8、[A]progress   [B]fact      [C]need    [D]question9、[A]attaining   [B]scoring     [C]reaching   [D]calculating10、[A]normal   [

8、B]common  [C]mean    [D]total11、[A]unconsciously [B]disproportionately [C]indefinitely  [D]unaccountably12、[A]mission