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有两篇来自The Economist,且都是科技版块的文章

一是完形填空，出处Jun 2nd 2005的文章题目为：The evolution of intelligence Natural genius?

链接为：https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/science/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=4032638

二是阅读理解第二篇，出处Sep 22nd 2005 题目为：Scientific publishing The paperless library. 链接为: https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/science ... fm?story_id=4423646 注：[以上两篇为收费阅读文章]

第一篇阅读理解，出处Gender Inequality: Women Under Stress，

链接为https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/centers/stress/articles/strainofstress/gender.html

第三篇阅读理解，出处Scientific American 的Napoleon's Revenge,链接为

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=5&articleID=000F2759-D3C8-1C6F-84A9809EC588EF21

第四篇阅读理解，出处U.S. News 的The sorry legacy of the founders

链接为https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/usnews/culture/articles/040112/12slave.htm

翻译题来自：https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/charles-darwin.html

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Part A第一篇文章来自The New York Times

http:/https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/2006/05/07/magazine/07wwln_freak.html%3fex=1304654400&en=2cf57fe91bdd490f&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Part A第二篇文章来自Scientific American；

http://www.psych.utoronto.ca/~reingold/courses/intelligence/cache/1198yam.html

Part A第三篇文章来自Harvard Magazine

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/on-line/010682.html

Part A第四篇文章来自The Economist

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/printedition/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=4112390

PartB文章来自Times

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/2711820464.html,/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1018077-1,00.html

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Part A第二篇文章来自The Observer《观察家报》题目为：Inside Meaning. Michael Swan.

Part A第三篇文章来自The Economist （2003年5月15日）题目为：Ocean’s eleventh hour? Part A第四篇文章来自Time (2005年1月17日) 题目为：The Art of Unhappiness

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Part A第一篇文章来自The Economist (2003年9月20日) 题目为：Fair and square

Part A第二篇文章来自U.S. News and Report (2001年6月25日) 题目为：Warming to the task Part A第三篇文章来自Newsweek (2002年7月15日) 题目为：Taking Control

Part A第四篇文章来自The Economist（2004年1月31日）题目为：Talking down

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Part A第一篇文章来自U.S. News and Report (1997年10月27日)

题目为：Putting the Net to Work

Part A第二篇文章来自The Economist (2001年9月1日) 题目为：As easy as ZYX Part A第三篇文章来自Business (2002年7月15日) 题目为：What’s a Shopper to Do? Part A第四篇文章来自ASBJ(2001年1月美国学校董事会杂志)

题目为：Nurturing the Life of the Mind.

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Part A第一篇文章来自Times (1999年1月25日) 题目为：Spies Like Us

Part A第二篇文章来自Science (1998年11月20日)

题目为：Animal Rights: Reaching the Public

Part A第四篇文章来自Newsweek (2001年8月27日)

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Part A第三篇文章来自The Economist (1999年11月27日) 题目为：Oil’s pleasant surprise

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