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2015年考研英语 SectionI UseofEnglish Though not biologically related, friends are as “related” as fourth cousins, sharing about 1% of genes. That is ___1___ a study, published from the University of California and Yale University intheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademy of Sciences,has___2___. The study isagenome-wide analysisconducted___3___ 1,932unique subjectswhich ___4__ pairsofunrelated friendsandunrelated strangers.The samepeoplewereusedinboth___5___. While 1% may seem___6___,it is not so to a geneticist. As James Fowler, professor of medical genetics at UC San Diego, says, “Most people do not even___7___ their fourth cousins but somehowmanageto select asfriendsthepeoplewho___8___ our kin.” The study_(9)_found that the genes for smell were something shared in friendsbut not genes for immunity .Why this similarity exists in smell genes is difficult to explain, for now, ___10___ ,astheteam suggests, it drawsusto similar environmentsbut there ismore___11___ it. There could be many mechanisms working together that ___12___ us in choosing genetically similar friends___13___”functionalKinship”ofbeing friendswith___14___ ! One of the remarkable findings of the study was the similar genes seem to be evolution___15___ than other genes Studying this could help___16___ why human evolution pickedpace inthelast 30,000years,with socialenvironmentbeingamajor___17___ factor. The findings do not simply explain people’s___18___ to befriend those of similar___19___ backgrounds, say the researchers. Though all the subjects were drawn from a population of European extraction, care was taken to___20___ that all subjects, friends and strangers, were taken fromthe samepopulation. 1.Awhen Bwhy Chow Dwhat 2.A defended B concluded Cwithdrawn Dadvised 3.A for Bwith C on Dby 4.A compared B sought Cseparated Dconnected 5.