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单选题What does the underlined phrase "a subtle curse" in Paragraph 5 suggest?

A．Human beings are vulnerable to some thinking errors.
B．Intelligence helps reduce committing thinking errors.
C．Thinking errors are a spell cast upon human beings.
D．Smarter people are prone to some thinking errors.

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推断题。根据第五段中的“in many instances，smarter people are more vulnerable tothese thinking errors．Although we assume that intelligence is a buffer against bias—mat’S why those with higherS．A．T scores think they are less prone to these universal thinking mistakes--it can actually be a subtle curse”可推知，“a subtle curse”指越聪明的人越容易犯一些思维错误，B项与原文不符，D项正确。A、C两项中的humanbeings范围过大，故排除。故本题选D。

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1 What are people going to do when facing an uncertain situation according to the passage?

A．To skip less important information.
B．To rely on a long list of mental shortcuts.
C．To examine the relevant statistical data.
D．To seek an answer requiring the least mental effort.

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2 What do the tests made by West and his colleagues demonstrate?

A．Self-awareness of one's own biases does not help an individual to control them.
B．The smarter people are, the less vulnerable they are to reasoning biases.
C．People will improve their thinking capacity when they are aware of their thinking errors.
D．People may avoid committing thinking errors when realizing the mistakes they have made.

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3What may be discussed by the author in subsequent paragraphs?

A．The impact of biases on human intelligence.
B．The reasons why intelligence improves thinking.
C．The relationship between intelligence and thinking errors.
D．The correlation between intuitive thinking and mental performance.

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