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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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(n)【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.
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选项 A、linked
B、integrated
C、woven
D、combined

答案A

解析 考查动词辨析。观察四个选项都有“连接、整合”的意思。根据文章对Cochran及其新研究的介绍及近义选项的提示,可知“智力和疾病是紧密相关的”。A.linked“联系,连接”表示两者之间是相互联系的,符合句意。integrate“使…完整”,表示两者融为一体;woven(原形weave;过去式wove),意为“编织,相互交织”;combine指两者联合、结合;均不能表示逻辑上的“关联”,故排除。
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