考研綜合講義

1998完形填空

UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.

They41thatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardof

livingforthe42man.Buttheyinsistedthatits43resultsduringthe

periodfrom1750to1850werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe44of

theEnglishpopulation.45contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyears

from1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstilla46agriculturalcountry,aperiod

ofgreatabundanceandprosperity.

Thisview,47,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists48

historyandeconomics,have49twothings:thattheperiodfrom1650to1750

was50bygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsen

andmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.

41.[A]admitted[B]believed[C]claimed[D]predicted

42.[AJplain[B]average[CJmeanID]normal

43.[A]momentary[B]prompt[C]instant[D]immediate

44.[AJbulk[BJhost[CJgross

IDJmagnitude

45.[A]On[B]With[C]For[D]By

46.[AJbroadly[BJthoroughly[CJgenerally[DJcompletely

47.[A]however[B]meanwhile[C]therefore[D]moreover

48.[A]at[B]in[C]about[D]for

49.[A]manifestedfB]approved[C]shown[D]speculated

50.[A]noted[B]impressed[C]labeled[D]marked

1999完形填空

Industrialsafetydoesnotjusthappen.Companies41lowaccidentrates

plantheirsafetyprograms,workhardtoorganizethem,andcontinueworkingtokeep

them42andactive.Whentheworkiswelldone,a43ofaccident-free

operationsisestablished44timelostduetoinjuriesiskeptataminimum.

Successfiilsafetyprogramsmay45greatlyintheemphasisplacedon

certainaspectsoftheprogram.Someplacegreatemphasisonmechanicalguarding.

Othersstresssafeworkpracticesby46rulesorregulations.47others

dependonanemotionalappealtotheworker.But,therearecertainbasicideasthat

mustbeusedineveryprogramifmaximumresultsaretobeobtained.

Therecanbenoquestionaboutthevalueofasafetyprogram.Fromafinancial

standpointalone,safety48.Thefewertheinjury49,thebetterthe

workman'sinsurancerate.Thismaymeanthedifferencebetweenoperatingat

50orataloss.

41.[AJat[BJin[CJon[D]with

42.[Alalive[B]vivid[C]mobile[D]diverse

43.[AJregulation[BJclimate[CJcircumstance[DJrequirement

44.[A]where[B]how[C]what[D]unless

45.[A]alter[B]differ[Clshift[D]distinguish

46.[AJconstituting[B]aggravating[CJobserving[DJjustifying

47.[A]SomefB]Many[ClEven[D]Still

48.fA]comesoff[B]turnsup[C]paysoff[D]holdsup

49.[A]claimsfB]reports[C]declarations[D]proclamations

50.[AJanadvantage[B]abenefit[CJaninterest[DJaprofit

2000年完形填空

Ifafarmerwishestosucceed,hemusttrytokeepawidegapbetweenhis

consumptionandhisproduction.Hemuststorealargequantityofgrain41

consumingallhisgrainimmediately.Hecancontinuetosupporthimselfandhis

family42heproducesasurplus.Hemustusethissurplusinthreeways:as

seedforsowing,asaninsurance43theunpredictableeffectsofbadweather

andasacommoditywhichhemustsellinorderto44oldagricultural

implementsandobtainchemicalfertilizersto45thesoil.Hemayalsoneed

moneytoconstructirrigation46andimprovehisfarminotherways.Ifno

surplusisavailable,afarmercannotbe47.Hemusteithersellsomeofhis

propertyor48extrafundsintheformofloans.Naturallyhewilltrytoborrow

moneyatalow49ofinterest,butloansofthiskindarenot50

obtainable.

41.[A]otherthan[B]aswellas[C]insteadof[D]morethan

42.[AJonlyif[B]muchas[CJlongbefore[DJeversince

43.[A]for[B]against[C]of[D]towards

44.[AJreplace[BJpurchase[CJsupplement[D]dispose

45.[AJenhance[BJmix[C]feed[D]raise

46.[A]vessels[B]routes[C]paths[D]channels

47.[AJself-confident[BJself-sufficient[CJself-satisfied[D]self-restrained

48.[A]search[B]save[C]offer[D]seek

49.[A]proportionfB]percentage[C]rate[D]ratio

50.[A]genuinely[B]obviously[C]presumably[DIfrequently

2001年完形填空

Thegovernmentistobanpaymentstowitnessesbynewspapersseekingtobuy

uppeopleinvolvedinprominentcases31thetrialofRosemaryWest.

Inasignificant32oflegalcontrolsoverthepress,LordIrvine,theLord

Chancellor,willintroducea33billthatwillproposemakingpaymentsto

witnesses34andwillstrictlycontroltheamountof35thatcanbe

giventoacase36atrialbegins.

InalettertoGeraldKaufman,chairmanoftheHouseofCommonsMediaSelect

Committee,LordIrvinesaidhe37withacommitteereportthisyearwhich

saidthatselfregulationdidnot38sufficientcontrol.

39ofthelettercametwodaysafterLordIrvinecauseda40of

mediaprotestwhenhesaidthe41ofprivacycontrolscontainedinEuropean

legislationwouldbelefttojudges42toParliament.

TheLordChancellorsaidintroductionoftheHumanRightsBill,which

43theEuropeanConventiononHumanRightslegally44inBritain,

laiddownthateverybodywas45toprivacyandthatpublicfigurescouldgo

tocourttoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamilies.

“Pressfreedomswillbeinsafehands46ourBritishjudges/9hesaid.

Witnesspaymentsbecamean47afterWestwassentencedto10life

sentencesin1995.Upto19witnesseswere48tohavereceivedpaymentsfor

tellingtheirstoriestonewspapers.Concernswereraised49witnessesmight

beencouragedtoexaggeratetheirstoriesincourtto50guiltyverdicts.

31.[A]asto[B]forinstance[C]inparticular[D]suchas

32.fA]tightening[B]intensifying[C]focusing[D]fastening

33.[A]sketch[B]rough[C]preliminary[D]draft

34.[A]illogical[BJillegal[C]improbable[DJimproper

35.[A]publicityfB]penalty[C]popularity[D]peculiarity

36.[AJsince[BJif[C]before[D]as

37.[AJsided[BJshared[CJcomplied[DJagreed

38.[A]present[B]offer[C]manifest[D]indicate

39.[AJRelease[BJPublication[C]Printing[DJExposure

40.[AJstorm[BJrage[CJflare[D]flash

41.[A]translation[B]interpretation[C]exhibition[D]demonstration

42.[AJbetterthan[BJotherthan[CJratherthan[D]soonerthan

43.[AJchanges[B]makes[C]sets[DJturns

44.[A]binding[B]convincing[C]restraining[D]sustaining

45.[AJauthorized[BJcredited[C]entitled|D]qualified

46.[A]withLB]to[C]from[D]by

47.[AJimpact[BJincident[CJinference[DJissue

48.[A]statedfB]remarked[C]said[D]told

49.[AJwhat[BJwhen[C]which[DJthat

50.[AJassure[BJconfide[C]ensure[DJguarantee

2002年完形填空

Comparisonsweredrawnbetweenthedevelopmentoftelevisioninthe20th

centuryandthediffusionofprintinginthe15thand16thcenturies.Yetmuchhad

happened_21—.Aswasdiscussedbefore,itwasnot_22—the19thcenturythat

thenewspaperbecamethedominantpre-electronic_23—,followinginthewakeof

thepamphletandthebookandinthe_24―oftheperiodical.Itwasduringthesame

timethatthecommunicationsrevolution_25—up,beginningwithtransport,the

railway,andleading_26—throughthetelegraph,thetelephone,radio,andmotion

pictures_27—the20th-centuryworldofthemotorcarandtheairplane.Not

everyoneseesthatprocessin_28—.Itisimportanttodoso.

Itisgenerallyrecognized,—29—,thattheintroductionofthecomputerinthe

early20thcentury,—30—bytheinventionoftheintegratedcircuitduringthe1960s,

radicallychangedtheprocess,―31—itsimpactonthemediawasnotimmediately

—32—.Astimewentby,computersbecamesmallerandmorepowerful,andthey

became“personal"too,aswellas_33—,withdisplaybecomingsharperandstorage

_34_increasing.Theywerethoughtof,likepeople,—35—generations,withthe

distancebetweengenerationsmuch_36—.

Itwaswithinthecomputeragethattheterm''informationsociety^^begantobe

widelyusedtodescribethe_37—withinwhichwenowlive.Thecommunications

revolutionhas_38―bothworkandleisureandhowwethinkandfeelbothabout

placeandtime,buttherehavebeen_39—viewaboutitseconomic,political,social

andculturalimplications.t€Benefits^^havebeenweighed_40—"harmfuF'outcomes.

Andgeneralizationshaveproveddifficult.

21.[A]between[B]before[C]since[D]later

22.[A]after[B]by[C]during[D]until

23.[A]means[B]method[C]medium[DJmeasure

24.[A]process[B]company[C]light[DJform

25.[A]gathered[B]speeded[C]worked[DJpicked

26.[A]on[BJout[C]over[D]off

27.[A]of[B]for[C]beyond[D]into

28.[A]concept[B]dimension[C]effect[D]perspective

29.[A]indeed[B]hence[C]however[D]therefore

30.[AJbrought[BJfollowed[CJstimulated[DJcharacterized

31.[AJunless[BJsince[C]lest[D]although

32.[A]apparentfB]desirable[C]negative[D]plausible

33.[A]institutionalfB]universal[C]fundamental[D]instrumental

34.[A]ability[B]capability[C]capacity[D]faculty

35.[A]bymeansof[B]intermsof[CJwithregardto[D]inlinewith

36.[AJdeeper[B]fewer[C]nearer[DJsmaller

37.[A]contextfB]range[C]scope[D]territory

38.[A]regarded[B]impressed[C]influencedfD]effected

39.[AJcompetitive[B]controversial[CJdistracting[DJirrational

40.[A]above[B]upon[CJagainst[D]with

2003年完形填空

Teachersneedtobeawareoftheemotional,intellectual,andphysicalchanges

thatyoungadultsexperience.Andtheyalsoneedtogiveserious_21―tohowthey

canbebest_22—suchchanges.Growingbodiesneedmovementand_23—,but

notjustinwaysthatemphasizecompetition.―24―theyareadjustingtotheirnew

bodiesandawholehostofnewintellectualandemotionalchallenges,teenagersare

especiallyself-consciousandneedthe_25—thatcomesfromachievingsuccessand

knowingthattheiraccomplishmentsare_26—byothers.However,thetypical

teenagelifestyleisalreadyfilledwithsomuchcompetitionthatitwouldbe__27_to

planactivitiesinwhichtherearemorewinnersthanlosers,—28—,publishing

newsletterswithmanystudent-writtenbookreviews,__29__studentartwork,and

sponsoringbookdiscussionclubs.Avarietyofsmallclubscanprovide_30—

opportunitiesforleadership,aswellasforpracticeinsuccessful_31—dynamics.

Makingfriendsisextremelyimportanttoteenagers,andmanyshystudentsneedthe

—32—ofsomekindoforganizationwithasupportiveadult_33—visibleinthe

background.

Intheseactivities,itisimportanttorememberthattheyoungteenshave_34―

attentionspans.Avarietyofactivitiesshouldbeorganized_35―participantscan

remainactiveaslongastheywantandthengoonto_36—elsewithoutfeeling

guiltyandwithoutlettingtheotherparticipants_37—.Thisdoesnotmeanthat

adultsmustacceptirresponsibility.__38_theycanhelpstudentsacquireasenseof

commitmentby_39—forrolesthatarewithintheir_40—andtheirattentionspans

andbyhavingclearlystatedrules.

21.[A]thought[B]idea[C]opinion[D]advice

22.[A]strengthenfB]accommodate[C]stimulate[D]enhance

23.[A]care[B]nutrition[CJexercise[DJleisure

24.[A]If[BlAlthough[C]Whereas[D]Because

25.[A]assistance[B]guidance[C]confidence[D]tolerance

26.[A]claimed[B]admired[C]ignored[D]surpassed

27.[A]improper[B]risky[C]fair[D]wise

28.[AJineffect[BJasaresult[C]forexample[DJinasense

29.[A]displaying[B]describing[C]creatingfD]exchanging

30.[A]durable[B]excessive[C]surplus[D]multiple

31.[AJgroups[B]individual[CJpersonnel[DJcorporation

32.[AJconsent[BJinsurance[CJadmission[DJsecurity

33.[A]particularly[B]barely[C]definitely[D]rarely

34.[A]similar[Bllong[C]different[D]short

35.[A]ifonly[B]nowthat[C]sothat[D]evenif

36.[A]everything[BJanything[CJnothing[D]something

37.[AJoff[BJdown[C]out[DJalone

38.[A]Onthecontrary[B]Ontheaverage[C]Onthewhole[D]Ontheother

hand

39.[A]making[BJstanding[C]planning[DJtaking

40.fA]capability[B]responsibility[C]proficiency[D]efficiency

2004年完形填空

Manytheoriesconcerningthecausesofjuveniledelinquency

(crimescommittedbyyoungpeople)focuseitherontheindividualor

onsocietyasthemajorcontributinginfluence.Theories(21)on

theindividualsuggestthatchildrenengageincriminalbehavior(22)

____theywerenotsufficientlypenalizedforpreviousmisdeedsor

thattheyhavelearnedcriminalbehaviorthrough(23)with

others.Theoriesfocusingontheroleofsocietythatchildrencommit

crimesin(24)totheirfailuretoriseabovetheirsocioeconomic

status(25)____asarejectionofmiddle-classvalues.

Mosttheoriesofjuveniledelinquencyhavefocusedonchildren

fromdisadvantagedfamilies,(26)thefactthatchildrenfrom

wealthyhomesalsocommitcrimes.Thelattermaycommitcrimes

(27)lackofadequateparentalcontrol.Alltheories,however,

aretentativeandare(28)____tocriticism.

Changesinthesocialstructuremayindirectly(29)juvenile

crimerates.Forexample,changesintheeconomythat(30)____to

fewerjobopportunitiesforyouthandrisingunemployment(31)

makegainfulemploymentincreasinglydifficulttoobtain.The

resultingdiscontentmayin(32)leadmoreyouthsintocriminal

behavior.

Familieshavealso(33)____changestheseyears.Morefamilies

consistofoneparenthouseholdsortwoworkingparents;(34)____,

childrenarelikelytohavelesssupervisionathome(35)____was

commoninthetraditionalfamily(36).Thislackofparental

supervisionisthoughttobeaninfluenceonjuvenilecrimerates.

Other(37)____causesofoffensiveactsincludefrustrationorfailure

inschool,theincreased(38)____ofdrugsandalcohol,andthe

growing(39)____ofchildabuseandchildneglect.Allthese

conditionstendtoincreasetheprobabilityofachildcommittinga

criminalact,(40)adirectcausalrelationshiphasnotyetbeen

established.

21.[A]acting[B]relying[C]centering[D]cementing

22.[A]before[B]unless[0]until[D]because

23.[A]interactions[B]assimilation[C]cooperation[D]consultation

24.[A]return[B]reply[C]reference[D]response

25.[A]or[B]butrather[C]but[D]orelse

26.[A]considering[B]ignoring[C]highlighting[D]

discarding

27.[A]on[B]in[C]for[D]with

28.[A]immune[B]resistant[C]sensitive[D]subject

29.[A]affect[B]reduce[C]chock[D]reflect

30.[A]point[B]lead[C]come[D]amount

31.[A]ingeneral[B]onaverage[C]bycontrast[D]at

length

32.[A]case[B]short[C]turn[D]essence

33.[A]survived[B]noticed[C]undertaken[D]

experienced

34.[A]contrarily[B]consequently[C]similarly[D]

simultaneously

35.[A]than[B]that[C]which[D]as

36.[A]system[B]structure[C]concept[D]heritage

37.[A]assessable[B]identifiable[C]negligible[D]incredible

38.[A]expense[B]restriction[C]allocation[D]availability

39.[A]incidence[B]awareness[C]exposure[D]

popularity

40.[A]provided[B]since[C]although[D]supposing

2005年完形填空

Thehumannoseisanunderratedtool.Humansareoftenthoughttobe

insensitivesmellerscomparedwithanimals,—1__thisislargelybecause,_2__

animals,westandupright.Thismeansthatournosesare_3—toperceivingthose

smellswhichfloatthroughtheair,__4_themajorityofsmellswhichstickto

surfaces.Infact,—5—,weareextremelysensitivetosmells,—6__wedonot

generallyrealizeit.Ournosesarecapableof_7―humansmellsevenwhenthese

are—8—tofarbelowonepartinonemillion.

Strangely,somepeoplefindthattheycansmellonetypeofflowerbutnot

another,—9—othersaresensitivetothesmellsofbothflowers.Thismaybebecause

somepeopledonothavethegenesnecessarytogenerate_10—smellreceptorsin

thenose.Thesereceptorsarethecellswhichsensesmellsandsend_11—tothe

brain.However,ithasbeenfoundthatevenpeopleinsensitivetoacertainsmell

__12__cansuddenlybecomesensitivetoitwhen__13__toitoftenenough.

Theexplanationforinsensitivitytosmellseemstobethatbrainfindsit_14—

tokeepallsmellreceptorsworkingallthetimebutcan_15—newreceptorsif

necessary.Thismay_16—explainwhywearenotusuallysensitivetoourown

smellswesimplydonotneedtobe.Wearenot_17—oftheusualsmellofourown

housebutwe_18—newsmellswhenwevisitsomeoneelse's.Thebrainfindsit

besttokeepsmellreceptors_19—forunfamiliarandemergencysignals_20—the

smellofsmoke,whichmightindicatethedangeroffire.

l.[A]although[B]as[C]but[D]while

2.[A]above[B]unlike[C]excluding[D]besides

3.[A]limited[B]committed[C]dedicated[D]confined

4.[A]catching[B]ignoring[C]missing[D]tracking

5.[A]anyway[BJthough[C]instead[DJtherefore

6.[A]evenif[B]ifonly[C]onlyif[D]asif

7.[A]distinguishing[B]discovering[C]determiningfD]detecting

8.[A]diluted[BJdissolved[CJdetermining[DJdiffused

9.[A]when[B]since[C]for[D]whereas

10.[A]unusual[B]particular[C]unique[D]typical

1l.[AJsigns[BJstimuli[C]messages[D]impulses

12.[A]atfirst[BJatall[CJatlarge[D]attimes

13.[A]subjectedfB]left[C]drawn[D]exposed

14.[A]ineffective[B]incompetent[C]inefficient[D]insufficient

15.[A]introduce[B]summon[C]trigger[D]create

16.[A]still[B]also[C]otherwise[D]nevertheless

17.[AJsure[BJsick[C]aware[DJtired

18.[A]tolerate[B]repel[C]neglect[D]notice

19.[A]available[B]reliable[C]identifiable[D]suitable

20.[A]similarto[B]suchas[C]alongwith[D]asidefrom

2006年完形填空

ThehomelessmakeupagrowingpercentageofAmerica'spopulation.—1―

homelessnesshasreachedsuchproportionsthatlocalgovernmentcan'tpossibly

_2—.Tohelphomelesspeople_3_independence,thefederalgovernmentmust

supportjobtrainingprograms,―4—theminimumwage,andfundmorelow-cost

housing.

—5—everyoneagreesonthenumbersofAmericanswhoarehomeless.

Estimates_6_anywherefrom600,000to3million.—7—thefiguremayvary,

analystsdoagreeonanothermatter:thatthenumberofthehomelessis_8—.Oneof

thefederalgovernment5sstudies_9—thatthenumberofthehomelesswillreach

nearly19millionbytheendofthisdecade.

Findingwaysto_10—thisgrowinghomelesspopulationhasbecome

increasinglydifficult.―11—whenhomelessindividualsmanagetofinda_12—

thatwillgivethemthreemealsadayandaplacetosleepatnight,agoodnumberstill

spendthebulkofeachday_13_thestreet.Partoftheproblemisthatmany

homelessadultsareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs.Andasignificantnumberofthe

homelesshaveseriousmentaldisorders.Manyothers,—14—notaddictedor

mentallyill,simplylacktheeveryday__15_skillsneedtoturntheirlives_16—.

BostonGlobereporterChrisReidynotesthatthesituationwillimproveonlywhen

thereare_17—programsthataddressthemanyneedsofthehomeless.―18―

EdwardBlotkowsk,directorofcommunityserviceatBentleyCollegein

Massachusetts,―19—it,"Therehastobe_20―ofprograms.Whatweneedisa

packagedeal.”

l.[A]Indeed[BJLikewise[C]Therefore[DJFurthermore

2.[A]stand[B]cope[C]approve[D]retain

3.[A]in[B]for[C]with[D]toward

4.[A]raise[B]add[C]take[DJkeep

5.[A]generally[B]almost[C]hardly[D]not

6.[A]cover[B]change[C]range[D]differ

7.[A]Nowthat[B]Although[C]Provided[D]Exceptthat

8.[A]inflating[B]expanding[C]increasing[D]extending

9.[A]predicts[B]displays[C]proves[D]discovers

10.[A]assist[BJtrack[C]sustain[DJdismiss

1l.[AJHence[B]But[CJEven[DJOnly

12.[A]lodgingfB]shelter[C]dwelling[D]house

13.[A]searchingfB]strolling[C]crowding[D]wandering

14.[A]when[B]once[C]while[D]whereas

15.[A]life[BJexistence[C]survival[D]maintenance

16.[A]around[B]over[C]on[D]up

17.[A]complex[B]comprehensive[C]complementary[D]compensating

18.[A]So[B]Since[C]As[D]Thus

19.[AJputs[BJinterprets[CJassumes[D]makes

20.[AJsupervision[BJmanipulation[CJregulation[D]coordination

2007年:完形填空

By1830theformerSpanishandPortuguesecolonieshadbecomeindependent

nations.Theroughly20million』ofthesenationslooked2_tothefuture.Born

inthecrisisoftheoldregimeandIberianColonialism,manyoftheleadersof

independence3_theideasofrepresentativegovernment,careers4_totalent,

freedomofcommerceandtrade,the5toprivateproperty,andabeliefinthe

individualasthebasisofsociety,6therewasabeliefthatthenewnationsshould

besovereignandindependentstates,largeenoughtobeeconomicallyviableand

integratedbya7setoflaws.

Ontheissueof8ofreligionandthepositionofthechurch,9_,therewas

lessagreement10theleadership.RomanCatholicismhadbeenthestatereligion

andtheonlyoneH_bytheSpanishcrown,12mostleaderssoughttomaintain

Catholicism13theofficialreligionofthenewstates,somesoughttoend

the]_4ofotherfaiths.ThedefenseoftheChurchbecamearallyingL5forthe

conservativeforces.

Theidealsoftheearlyleadersofindependencewereoftenegalitarian,valuing

equalityofeverything.BolivarhadreceivedaidfromHaitiandhadj_6inreturnto

abolishslaveryintheareasheliberated.By1854slaveryhadbeenabolished

everywhereexceptSpain'sj/7colonies.EarlypromisestoendIndiantributeand

taxesonpeopleofmixedorigincamemuch]_8_becausethenewnationsstill

neededtherevenuesuchpoliciesj_9Egalitariansentimentswereoftentempered

byfearsthatthemassofthepopulationwas20_self-ruleanddemocracy.

l.fA]natives[B]inhabitants[C]peoplesfD]individuals

2.[A]confusedly[B]cheerfully[C]worriedly[D]hopefully

3.[A]shared[Blforgot[C]attainedfD]rejected

4.[A]related[BJclose[CJopen[DJdevoted

5.[A]access[BJsuccession[CJright[D]return

6.[A]Presumably[B]Incidentally[C]ObviouslyfD]Generally

7.fA]unique[B]common[C]particular[D]typical

8.[A]freedom[BJorigin[CJimpact[DJreform

9.[A]therefore[B]however[C]indeed[D]moreover

10.[A]with[B]about[C]amongfD]by

1l.[AJallowed[B]preached[CJgranted[DJfunded

12,[AJSince[B]If[C]Unless[D]While

13.[A]asfB]for[C]under[D]against

14.[A]spread[B]interferencefC]exclusionfD]influence

15.[A]support[B]cry[C]plea[D]wish

16.[A]urged[BJintended[CJexpected[D]promised

17.[AJcontrolling[BJformer[C]remaininglDJoriginal

18.[A]slower[B]faster[C]easierfD]tougher

19.fA]created[B]produced[C]contributedfD]preferred

20.[AJpuzzledby[BJhostileto[C]pessimisticabout[DJunpreparedfor

2008年:完形填空

Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisone

ofthosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranis1tosayit

anyway.Heisthat2_bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently^anyinstitution.He

helpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnot4thoughttohaveabacterialcause

wereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirst

suggested.

5he,however,mighttrembleatthe6ofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwith

anothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly7thatonegroupof

humanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbrought

thisabout.Thegroupin8_areaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.The

processisnaturalselection.

ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,9_12-15pointsabovethe_10_valueof

100,andhavecontributedHtotheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,asthe

12oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renownedscientists,13theyalsosuffer

moreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumberofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreast

cancer.Thesefacts,14avepreviouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeen

15socialeffects,suchasastrongtraditionof16ucation.Thelatterwasseenasa(an)

17geneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceanddiseasesare

intimately18isargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthesepeoplehas19emto

uniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthis20ateofaffairs.

l.[A]selected[BJprepared[CJobliged[DJpleased

2.[A]unique[BJparticular[C]special[D]rare

3.[A]of[B]with[C]in[D]against

4.[A]subsequently[B]presently[C]previously[D]lately

5.[A]Only[B]So[C]Even[D]Hence

6.LA]thoughtLBJsight[C]cost[DJrisk

7.[A]advises[BJsuggests[CJprotests[D]objects

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