2022考研英语一真题及答案.pdf

2022考研英语一真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneof

thosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranis___1___to

sayitanyway.Heisthat___2___bird,ascientistwhoworksindependently___3___

anyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularizetheideathatsomediseasesnot___4___thought

tohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,whicharousedmuchcontroversy

whenitwasfirstsuggested.

___5___he,however,mighttrembleatthe___6___ofwhatheisabouttodo.Together

withanothertwoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonly___7___that

onegroupofhumanityismoreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocess

thathasbroughtthisabout.Thegroupin___8___areaparticularpeopleoriginated

fromcentralEurope.Theprocessisnaturalselection.

ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,___9___12-15pointsabovethe___10___

valueof100,andhavecontributed___11___totheintellectualandculturallife

oftheWest,asthe___12___oftheirelites,includingseveralworld-renowned

scientists,___13___.Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefromanumber

ofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,___14___,have

previouslybeenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeen___15___tosocialeffects,

suchasastrongtraditionof___16___education.Thelatterwasseenasa(an)

___17___ofgeneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhattheintelligenceand

diseasesareintimately___18___.Hisargumentisthattheunusualhistoryofthese

peoplehas___19___themtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthis

___20___stateofaffairs.

1.[A]selected[B]prepared[C]obliged[D]pleased

2.[A]unique