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　根据以下内容回答37-46题

　Whenstudyinghumantalent,thetemptationisusuallytoconcentrateontheupperreaches.

　　Understandablyso:

wealladmiretheEinsteinsandMozartsofthisworldand36toimitatethem.Incomparison,studyingtheoppositeendofthespectrummightseempointless,

　　patronizing（摆出恩赐态度的）ordownrighttasteless.Lackofintelligenceisshamefulenoughwithouttreatingpeoplelikelabrats.

　　Yetitoftentakesadifferentviewpointtofindnewinsightsintoanoldproblem.Stupidityistooimportantandinterestingtoignore.Thescienceofstupidityisproducingresultsthat37ourconceptsofintelligenceandthatshouldbehumblingformanyofthesmartpeoplewhoruntheworld.Itturnsoutthatatendencyforentertaining38,foolishorillogicalideasisnotnecessarilytheresultofalowIQ.Thismeasureofintelligenceislargely39ofrationality.Justbecause

　　youscoreonthehighendofonescaledoesn'

tmeanthatyouwon'

tfallatthebottomoftheother.Importantly,nooneis40tothebiasesthatleadtostupiddecisions.YetourrespectforIQandeducationmeansthatitiseasytorestonthelaure/s（桂冠）ofourqualificationsandassumethatweare,bydefinition,notstupid.

　　Thatcanbe41onapersonallevel:

regardlessofIQ,peoplewhoscorebadlyonrationalitytestsaremorelikelytohaveunplannedpregnanciesorfallintoseriousdebt.

　　Largescalestupidityisevenmoredamaging.Businessculturesthat42encourageit,forexample,mayhavecontributedtotheeconomiccrisis.Indeed,theeffectsmayhavebeensodamagingpreciselybecausebanksassumedthatintelligentpeopleactlogicallywhileatthesametimerewardingrashbehaviorbasedonintuitionratherthan43.Asoneresearcherputsit:

"

Themoreintelligentsomeoneis,themoredisastroustheresultsoftheirstupidity"

.Thesamesurelyappliesto

　　politicians:

thetenthanniversaryoftheinvasionofIraqservesasa44thatcleverpeoplecandomonumentallystupidthings.

　　Ifwewanttoavoidmakingsimilarmistakesinthefuture,everybody--especiallythemost

　　intelligentandpowerful--woulddowelltohumbly45theirownweaknesses.ToquoteOscarWilde:

"

Thereisnosinexceptstupidity."

A）acknowledgeI）independentB）aspireJ）negligibleC）challengeK）nominationD）commemorateDperpetuallyE）damagingM）rash

　　F）deliberationN）recipientG）immuneO）reminderH）inadvertently

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　　根据以下内容回答47-56题

　　Technology,Costs,LackofAppealSlowE-TextbookAdantian

　　[A]TextbooksareoftenaluxuryforcollegeseniorVatellMartin.TheaccountingmajoratVirginiaStateUniversitygotbyinseveralcourseswithstudygroupsandprofessors'

lectures."

It'

snotthatIdidn'

twanttobuy,"

hesays."

Sometimes,Ijustdidn'

thavethemoneyfora$200book."

VSUknowsMartinisn'

ttheonlyone.Morethanhalfofitsstudentsroutinelyskipbuyingtextbooks.Forasolution,theschoolisturningtoe-textbooks.

　　[B]VSUpartneredwithFlatWorldKnowledge,astart-uppublisherthatproducesexclusivelywrittene-bookswith"

open"

contentthatcanbemodifiedbyprofessors.Inatrialwith14businesscourses,studentswouldberequiredtopay$20andreceiveaFlatWorlde-bookanddigitallearningsupplements.Theuniversityandalocalgranthavebeencoveringthecost,sofar."

That'

snothing.It'

swhatIputinmygastank,"

saysMartin,whoparticipatedinthetrial."

IfIwaswalkingintoadiscussiononatopic,Icanjustdownloadandtakeoutthebookandreaditonmyphone."

　　[C]Withtheirpromiseofubiquity（无处不在）,convenienceandperhapsaffordability,e-textbookshavearrivedinfitsandstartsthroughoutcollegecampuses.Andpublishersandbookresellersarespendingmillionsattractingstudentstotheironlinestoresande-readerplatformsasmobiletechnologyimprovesthereadabilityofthematerialondevicessuchastabletcomputers.SiliconValleystart-ups,suchasInklingandKno,arealsoaggressivelyreinventingtextbookswithinteractivegraphics,videosandsocial-mediafeatures.

　　[D]Despiteemergingattemptsatinnovation,theindustryhasbeenslowedbyclumsytechnology,thelastingappealofprintbooks,skepticalstudentswhosearchonlineforcheaperalternatives,andcustomerconfusionstemmingfromtoomanyme-tooe-textbookplatformsthathavefailedtostandout.[E]ThelateSteveJobs,founderofApple,believedtextbookstobean$8billionmarketripefor"

digitaldestruction,"

biographerWalterIssacsonwritesinSteveJobs.AppleisexpectedtomakeanannouncementThursdayaboutitsneweducationproduc