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[1]Global difference in intelligence is a sensitive topic, long filled with a large number of different opinions. But recent data has indeed shown cognitive (認(rèn)知的) ability to be higher in some countries than in others. What's more, IQ scores have risen as nations develop—a phenomenon known as the "Flynn effect". Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of New Mexico offers another interesting theory: intelligence may be linked to infectious-disease rates.
　　[2]The brain, say author Christopher Eppig and his colleagues, is the "most costly organ in the human body". Brainpower consumes almost up to 90 percent of a newborn's energy. It's clear that if something affects energy intake while the brain is growing, the impact could be long and serious. And for vast parts of the globe, the biggest threat to a child's body—and therefore brain—is parasitic (由寄生蟲(chóng)引起的) infection. These illnesses threaten brain development________________. They can directly attack live tissue, which the body must then try every means to replace. They can invade the digestive pipe and block nutritional intake. They can rob the body's cells for their own reproduction. And then there's the energy channeled (輸送) to the immune system to fight the infection.
　　[3]Using data on national "disease burdens" (life years lost due to infectious diseases) and average intelligence scores, the authors found they are closely associated. The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception. On the contrary, nations with low disease burdens top the IQ list.
　　[4]If the study holds water, it could be revolutionary for our understanding of the still-confusing variation in national intelligence scores.
小題1:What is the main idea of the text？(no more than 10 words)________________________
小題2:Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 4 words)
　　Those countries that have the ________________ are always at the bottom of the  IQ list.
小題3:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 5 words)
___________                                                                
小題4:What can cause intelligence difference？(no more than 8 words)
　　________________________________________________________________________
小題5:What does the word "they" (Line 2, Paragraph 3) probably refer to？(no more than 8 words)
________________________________________________________________________

小題1:Why do IQ scores vary by nation? / Why do IQ scores vary from nation to nation? / Different IQ between nations may result from infectious diseases.
小題1:highest disease burdens
小題1:in several ways
小題1:Education, income and non-agricultural labor.
小題1:National disease burdens and average intelligence scores.
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A．How to choose a suitable gift for Christmas
B．iPads, E-Readers, Notebook Computers top wish lists
C．What we should buy for our kids this holiday season
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A．iPads are the most popular gift among all the electronics.
B．Only the computer company Apple releases a touch-screen tablet computer.
C．All of the things on the holiday gift wish list are electronics.
D．There are more and more kinds of e-readers in the market.
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小題1:Which of the following best describes the writer’s point in Paragraph One?
A．To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.
B．Intelligence is developed by the environment.
C．Some people are born clever and others born stupid.
D．Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.
小題2:In the first paragraph,“no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence” suggests that       .
A．no environment can change the least able into the most able
B．the difference in men’s intelligence depends on the amount of their education
C．if a person is born clever, he is certain to be a genius
D．if a person is born stupid, nothing can change him into an educated person
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A．the importance of education
B．the relationship between environment and birth
C．the writer’s final conclusion
D．the relationship between intelligence and environment
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A．Dependence on EducationB．Intelligence
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A．All twins have similar degrees of intelligence.
B．A man who is educated in university must make greater achievements than a man who works in a boring factory.
C．Proper education can change one’s intelligence at some degree.
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A．What materials the new racing car is made of.
B．Why researchers built the new racing car.
C．The characteristics of the new racing car.
D．The process of the new racing car being designed.
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requirements.
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A．the new racing car is the first environmentally friendly car
B．a(chǎn)utomobile racing could be forbidden in the near future
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D．the new racing car will be allowed to compete in the next season of Formula Three racing
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小題5:.Why didn’t the new racing car compete at the Formula Three Championship Final last month?
A．Because the new racing car still needs testing.
B．Because officials needed each racer’s permission but failed to contact one.
C．Because there’re some technical problems to be solved.
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A．very probably non-identical twinsB．surely identical twins
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A．In the 1970s and 1980s a scientist did some research into the two main types of twins.
B．In the week of tests, he tested their speed of thinking, their speech, their memory and some other things.
C．There were twins who had been separated from each other as soon as they were born.
D．Very often, separated twins were found to choose things of the same kind, the same shape and the same color.
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As a result, these new wearable devices are different from the heavy and downright silly versions of the recent past, which often required users to be wrapped in wires and type on their stomachs. Unlike their predecessors, these new wearable computers also make economic sense. When her bag becomes commercially available in two to three years, Nanda expects it will cost around $ 150, which is the price of an average leather purse.
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Already, these new kinds of wearable devices are being adopted for use in markets like auto repair, emergency services, medical monitoring - and even, increasingly, for consumers at large. Indeed, more people will want to cross that bridge in the coming years - making for a booming market for wearable computers that don't look like something out of science fiction.
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A．require users to operate on the stomach
B．pick up the signals through wires and chips
C．a(chǎn)re being applied in some different areas now
D．a(chǎn)re smarter but more expensive than the old ones
小題2:What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?
A．The new wearable computers have become fashionable.
B．People would like to learn more about the new computers.
C．New wearable computers promise to sell well in the future.
D．The idea of the purse-like computers comes from science fiction.
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A．introduce a new kind of computer
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Research advances over the past decade have told us that, with a little work, we humans can clone just about anything we want, from frogs to monkeys and probably even ourselves!
So, we can clone things, but why would we want to?
Of all the reasons, cloning for medical purposes has the most potential to benefit large numbers of people. How might cloning be used in medicine?
1. Cloning animal models of disease
Much of what researchers learn about human disease comes from studying animal models such as mice. Often, animal models are genetically engineered to carry disease-causing mutations(變異) in their genes. Creating these transgenic（轉(zhuǎn)基因的） animals is a time-intensive process that requires trial-and-error and several generations of breeding（培育）. Cloning technologies might reduce the time needed to make a transgenic animal model, and the result would be a population of genetically identical animals for study.
2．Cloning stem cells(干細(xì)胞) for the treatment of diseases
Stem cells are the body's building blocks, responsible for developing and repairing the body throughout life. As a result, they might be used to repair damaged or diseased organs and tissues. Researchers are currently looking up cloning as a way to create certain human stem cells for the research of diseases.
3. Cloning farm animals for drug production
Farm animals such as cows, sheep and goats are currently being genetically engineered to produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine. Just like creating animal models of disease, cloning might be a faster way to produce large herds of genetically engineered animals.
小題1:From Purpose One, we can infer that      .
A．most transgenic animals are clone
B．most animals carry engineered genes
C．most transgenic animal models are not cloned
D．most animals carry disease-causing mutations in their genes
小題2:It can be learned from Purpose Two that cloning technologies can be mainly use do    .
A．create damaged or diseased organs and tissues
B．clone genetically defined human stem cells
C．develop and maintain the body
D．repair the body throughout life
小題3:According to Purpose Three, cloning technologies can be mainly used to      .
A．speed up the producing of genetically engineered animals
B．produce drugs or proteins that are useful in medicine
C．raise genetically engineered cows, sheep and goats
D．produce large herds of animals for human beings

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