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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 3, 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:（文章主題：結(jié)合第一段概括。）
小題2:（結(jié)合The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception概括答案）
小題3:（結(jié)合下文的they can…they can可知前句話的含義是：疾病從幾個方面威脅大腦的發(fā)育）
小題4:（結(jié)合Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor考慮）
小題5:（they指代前文提到的內(nèi)容）
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[2]Leaving the vegetable intact (完整的) prevents valuable nutrients from being easily washed away into water. They can then be chopped up once cooked without loss of nutrients.
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