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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.Only    B.So    

7、  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   B.common  C.mean    D.total11、A.uncons

8、ciously B.disproportionately C.indefinitely  D.unaccountably12、A.missions   B.fortunes     C.interests   D.careers13、