Some people were just born to rebel; Charles Darwin was one of them.(16)Nicholas Copernicus, Benjamin Franklin and Bill Gates. They were(17)“laterborns”--that is, they had(18)one older sibling--brother or sister --when they were born.(19), laterborns are up to 15 times more likely than firstborns to(20)authority and break new(21), says Frank J. Sulloway, a researcher scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In his book “Born To Rebel” being(22)this week, Sulloway claims that(23)someone is an older or younger sibling is the most important(24)shaping personality is more significant than gender, race, nationality (25)class.He spent 26 years(26)the lives -- and birth orders -- of 6, 566 historical(27)to reach his conclusions.A laterborn himself, Sulloway first(28)how birth order affected personality(29)a scholar of Darwin at Harvard University.“How could a somewhat(30)student at Cambridge become the most(31)thinker in the 19th century?” he said.Darwin, the first to(32)the belief that God created the world with his theory of evolution, was the fifth of six children. Most of his(33)were firstborns.Sulloway’s theory held(34)with Copernicus, the first astronomer to(35)that the Sun was the center of the universe, and computer revolutionary Gates of Microsoft.
A.Likewise B.Likely C.Alike D.Unlike
问题2:
A.both B.neither C.all D.either
问题3:
A.at best B.at least C.at most D.at worst
问题4:
A.In short B.In detail C.In all D.In fact
问题5:
A.resist B.decline C.flee D.prevent
问题6:
A.base B.land C.soil D.ground
问题7:
A.dismissed B.released C.discharged D.reminded
问题8:
A.whether B.if C.since D.when
问题9:
A.role B.part C.factor D.case
问题10:
A.besides B.or C.except D.but
问题11:
A.perceiving B.watching C.arranging D.studying
问题12:
A.numbers B.figures C.experiences D.recordings
问题13:
A.wondered B.described C.requested D.posed
问题14:
A.on B.as C.about D.by
问题15:
A.neutral B.brilliant C.commonplace D.promising
问题16:
A.questionable B.evolutionary C.traditional D.revolutionary
问题17:
A.provoke B.summon C.challenge D.reinforce
问题18:
A.followers B.counterparts C.opponents D.proponents
问题19:
A.exact B.true C.genuine D.real
问题20:
A.theorize B.originate C.invent D.propose