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阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。
[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 (认知的) 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 (由寄生虫引起的) 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 (输送) 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.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 10 words)
____________________________________________________________________
【小题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.
【小题3】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
                                                                     
【小题4】What can cause intelligence difference? (no more than 8 words)
                                                                     
【小题5】What does the word "they" (Line 3, Paragraph 3) probably refer to? (no more
than 8 words)
                                                                   

Answer 1

【小题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.
【小题2】highest disease burdens
【小题3】in several ways
【小题4】Education, income and non-agricultural labor.
【小题5】national disease burdens and average intelligence scores

解析【小题1】（文章主题：结合第一段概括。）
【小题2】（结合The countries with the lowest average IQ scores have the highest disease burdens without exception概括答案）
【小题3】（结合下文的they can…they can可知前句话的含义是：疾病从几个方面威胁大脑的发育）
【小题4】（结合Many causes have been put forward for both the intelligence difference and the Flynn effect, including education, income, and even non-agricultural labor考虑）
【小题5】（they指代前文提到的内容）