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1、Everyonehashisinherentabilitywhichiseasilyconcealedbyhabits,blurredbytime,anderodedbylaziness.2008年全国硕士研究生考试英语真题及答案SectionI UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Theidea
2、thatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranis1 tosayitanyway.Heisthat2 bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently3 anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnot4 thoughttohave
3、abacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested.5he,however,mighttrembleatthe6 ofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly7 thatonegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheot
4、hers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin8areaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Theprocessisnaturalselection.ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,912-15pointsabovethe10 valueof100,andhavecontributed11 totheintellectualandculturall
5、ifeoftheWest,asthe12 oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists,13heyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumberofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,14avepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeen15 socialeffects,suchasas
6、trongtraditionof16ucation.Thelatterwasseenasa(an)17geneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesareintimately18isargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehas19emtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthis20ateofaffairs.1. [A
7、]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]Only [B]So [C]Even [D]Hence6. [A]thought [B]sight [C]cost [D]risk7. [A]ad
8、vises [B]suggests [C]protests [D]objects8. [A]progress[B]fact [C]need [D]question9. [A]attaining [B]scoringXIEveryonehashisinherentabilitywhichiseasilyconcealedbyhabits,blurredbytime,anderodedbylaziness. [C]reaching