2008年真题及答案速查.pdf

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2008年全国硕士研究生招生考试

英语（一）

（科目代码:201）

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SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand

markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersis

oneofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranis

]tosayitanyway.Heisthat2bird,ascientistwhoworks

independently3anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsome

diseasesnot4thoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,

whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested.

he,however,mighttrembleatthe6ofwhatheisabouttodo.

Togetherwithanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly

7thatonegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplains

theprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin8areaparticular

peopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Theprocessisnaturalselection.

ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,912-15pointsabovethe

10valueof100,andhavecontributed11totheintellectualandcultural

lifeoftheWest,asthe12oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renowned

scientists,13.Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumberof

nastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,14,ha