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.
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.
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.
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 3, Paragraph 3) probably refer to? (no more
than 8 words.

小題1:  Different IQ between nations may result from infectious diseases.
小題2:highest disease burdens
小題3:in several ways
小題4:Education, income and non-agricultural labor.
小題5:national disease burdens and average intelligence scores

小題1:文章主要講述的正是在不同的國(guó)家里人們的智商是不一樣的。
小題2:根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception.那些疾病流傳很廣的國(guó)家的人們往往智商都不算高。
小題3:根據(jù)下文可知是疾病在不同的方面威脅著人們智力的發(fā)展。
小題4:根據(jù)文章第一段4,5行Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor.
小題5:They指代的正是上一句Using data on national "disease burdens" (life years lost due to infectious diseases) and average intelligence scores中提及的national disease burdens and average intelligence scores
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