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The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.
The idea that some groups of people may be more intelligent than others is one of those hypotheses that dare not speak its name.
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2017-06-11
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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】______is a particular people originated from central Europe. The process is natural selection.
This group generally does 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.
【C17】
选项
A、development
B、origin
C、consequence
D、instrument
答案
C
解析
本题考查语义衔接。本题目选择名词,构成as…of的结构。The latter was seenas a——of genetic isolation.大意是“后者被视为遗传隔离的……。”选项A.development发展;B.origin起源;C.consequence结果;D.instrument工具,器皿。此处与第15题形成“对应结构”,前后呼应,“前者归因于社会影响,例如重视教育的优良传统。”“后者被认为是遗传隔离的结果”。故选C。
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