单选题 During recent years we have heard much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the (51) phenomenon of race consists of few surface indications.
We judge race usually from the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But (52) you were to remove the skin you could not tell anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is nothing in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to (53) a difference.
There are four types of blood. All types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the (54) . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will (55) in size, but this occurs within every race. (56) does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain ever examined belonged to a person of weak (57) . On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had (58) brains.
Mental tests which are reasonably (59) show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. (60) equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location.

单选题 A. complete B. full C. total D. whole
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] whole意为“整个的,全部的”。A项complete意为“完整的;彻底的”;B项full意为“满的”;C项total意为“总和的,全部的”,它与whole的不同之处在于它含有较强烈的计算意味。根据句意,应选D,意为:种族这一整体现象很少是由表面上的迹象组成的。
单选题 A. since B. if C. as D. while
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 从语法结构上看,该句为一虚拟语气,因而,连接词应选if。
单选题 A. display B. indicate C. demonstrate D. appear
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] indicate意为“指示,说明”。A项display意为“展示”;C项demonstrate意为“演示;说明”,多指通过具体的事例来说明;D项appear意为“出现”,根据句子的意思,这里指的是在身体的结构与器官方面没有什么能说明种族间的不同,所以选B。
单选题 A. same B. identical C. similar D. alike
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 四个选项都是形容词,都有“相似的,相同的”之义。但在用法上,只有same前边用定冠词。故选A。
单选题 A. remain B. increase C. decrease D. vary
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意,此处讲的是不同的人种都存在着脑的大小不一样的情况。vary意为“不同;变动”,符合句意。
单选题 A. Only B. Or C. Nor D. So
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此句是个倒装句,据此可先排除选项B。其他三项位于句首时,后边的句子要倒装.所以从语法上来说,三者都可以入选。但根据句意,作者说的是脑的大小与智力是否有关系,从后边的两句可以看出,智力与脑的大小没有关系,所以应选否定词。
单选题 A. health B. body C. mind D. thought
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] mind除了“头脑,思想”的意思外,还可指“智力,智能”,而作者在这里说的正是脑的大小与智力的关系。weak mind意为“弱智”,其他三项无此意义。
单选题 A. big B. small C. minor D. major
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 作者在这里主要谈论脑的大小与智力的关系,所以C项minor“次要的”和D项major“主要的”可首先排除,再与上一句对照,可以看出此处应选small。
单选题 A. true B. exact C. certain D. accurate
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] accurate与exact都有“准确,精确”的意思,但exact比accurate更进一步,要求与事实丝毫不差,精确符合。而accurate则强调准确性,可靠性。此处根据句意应选D,意为“准确可靠的智力测试”。
单选题 A. Provided B. Concerning C. Given D. Following
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文的逻辑关系,此处的短语“equal educational advantages”是一个假设的条件,而非真实情况,所以首先排除选项B和D。Provided (that)和Given都可以表示条件,但Provided (that)后跟从句,而Given既可以跟从句,也可跟名词或名词词组,所以此处选C。