2015考研英语阅读集中练Whos the Smart Sibling
<p> <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="Sibling">Sibling</span>?</p><p> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Bo">Bo</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="unscientific">unscientific</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>-<span word="they">they</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="baby">baby</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="hes">hes</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="egalitarian">egalitarian</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firstborn">firstborn</span>, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="smarter">smarter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="future">future</span> .<span word="siblings">siblings</span>; <span word="either">either</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span>,<span word="who">who</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="IQ">IQ</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="journal">journal</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firstborns">firstborns</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="sharper">sharper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Cleveland">Cleveland</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>? <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="sibling">sibling</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="first">first</span>?</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="squabbling">squabbling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="siblings">siblings</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toy">toy</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>-, <span word="middle">middle</span>- <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lastborn">lastborn</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Alfred">Alfred</span> <span word="Adler">Adler</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Freud">Freud</span>-<span word="era">era</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firstborns">firstborns</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>. <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believemiddle">believemiddle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="rap">rap</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="primogeniture">primogeniture</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prodigal">Prodigal</span> <span word="Son">Son</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>-<span word="order">order</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="Adler">Adler</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>. <span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="IQ">IQ</span>; <span word="scholastic">scholastic</span>-<span word="aptitude">aptitude</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="anecdata">anecdata</span> <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firstborns">firstborns</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="Nobel">Nobel</span> <span word="Prizes">Prizes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span>.</p>
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