单选题
Some people were just born to rebel；Charles Darwin was one of them． 21 Nicholas Copernicus，Benjamin Franklin and Bill Gates．They were 22 “laterborns”-that is，they had 23 one older sibling-brother or sister-when they were born． 24 ，laterborns are up to 15 times more likely than firstborns to 25 authority and break new 26 ，says Frank J．Sulloway，a researcher scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology． In his book“ Born To Rebel” being 27 this week，Sulloway claims that 28 someone is an older or younger sibling is the most important 29 shaping personality more significant than gender，race，nationality 30 class． He spent 26 years 31 the lives-and birth orders-of 6，566 historical 32 to reach his conclusions． A laterborn himself，Sulloway first 33 how birth order affected personality 34 a scholar of Darwin at Harvard University． “How could a somewhat 35 student at Cambridge become the most 36 thinker in the 19th century？” He said． Darwin，the first to 37 the belief that God created the world with his theory of evolution，was the fifth of six children．Most of his 38 were firstborns． Sulloway’s theory held 39 with Copernicus，the first astronomer to 40 that the Sun was the center of the universe，and computer revolutionary Gates of Microsoft．
单选题
A. Likewise B. Likely C. Alike D. Unlike
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是副词的辨析。这句话的意思是：同样，尼古拉•哥白尼，本杰明•弗兰克林和比尔•盖茨也都属于此列。likewise adv，同样地，照样地；likely很可能的；alike相同地，相似地；unlike不同地，不相似地。从意思上来看，只有likewise和alike符合，但二者用法不同：alike一般用作表语，如：The two sisters are very alike．两姐妹非常相像。作副词时一般用于句末，如：They dress and walk alike．他们的穿着和走路姿态十分相似。而likewise可以用于句首和句中，在本题是用于句首。
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是名词的上下文辨析。the most important factor sha- ping personality的意思是：性格塑造的最重要的因素。几个选项的意思分别是：member成员；part部分；factor因素，要素；case事例，案例；根据上下文不难看出，只有factor符合题意，故正确答案为C。
单选题
A. questionable B. indifferent C. traditional D. revolutionary
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是形容词的上下文搭配辨析。the most revolutionary thinker的意思是：最具创新性的思想家。几个选项的意思分别是：[A]questiona-ble可疑的；[B]indifferent无关紧要的；[C]traditional传统的；[D]revolutionary革命的，创新的；根据我们对达尔文的知识，可知他是一个具有创新精神的人，所以正确答案为D。
单选题
A. provoke B. challenge C. summon D. reinforce
【答案解析】[解析] 这道题的考点是动词与形容词的固定搭配。这句话的意思是：索罗卫的理论用在哥白尼身上很适合。hold true的意思是“适用，有效”如：This principle holds true for the people of the whole world．这一原理对全世界上所有国家的人民都适用。其他几个选项exact精确的；genuine真实的，诚恳的；real真正的；与hold不能形成通顺的固定搭配，故正确答案为B。