The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its nam

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问题   The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name. But Gregory Cochran is【C1】________to say it anyway. He is that【C2】________bird, a scientist who works independently【C3】________any institution. He helped popularize the idea that some diseases not【C4】________thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infections, which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested.
  【C5】________he, however, might tremble at the【C6】________of what he is about to do. Together with another two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only【C7】________that one group of humanity is more intelligent than the others, but explains the process that has brought this about. The group in【C8】________are a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection.
  This group generally do well in IQ test, 【C9】________12-15 points above the【C10】________value of 100, and have contributed【C11】________to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the【C12】________of their elites, including several world renowned scientists, 【C13】________. They also suffer more often than most people from a number of nasty genetic diseases, such as breast cancer. These facts, 【C14】________, have previously been thought unrelated. The former has been【C15】________to social effects, such as a strong tradition of 【C16】________education. The latter was seen as a (an) 【C17】________of genetic isolation. Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately【C18】________. His argument is that the unusual history of these people has【C19】________them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this【C20】________state of affairs.
【C19】

选项 A、limited
B、subjected
C、converted
D、directed

答案 B

解析 语义衔接/固定搭配题。本题目选择动词,在句子中构成固定搭配,充当谓语。His argument is that the unusual history of these people has ______ them to unique evolutionary pressures“他的观点是,这些人非同寻常的经历使其更容易遭受独特的进化压力”。选项A.limited to局限于,限制(只能构成be limited to短语,被限制在……);B.subjected to使遭受(经受),屈服(subject...to... 使……屈服于……);C.converted to转变为,改变;D.directed to指向,导向。选项B符合题意。
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