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单选题The word“skewed”(Line 3，Paragraph 4)most probably means

A．determined．
B．directed．
C．disclosed．
D．distorted．

该题为释义题。第四段第二句“Teachers，psychologists，scientists and lawyers argue over the question of whether IQ—intelli-gence quotient--tests actually measure mental ability，or if findings are skewed by such factors as family background，poverty and emo-tional disorders．”前半句意为，教师、心理学家、科学家和律师都在争论智商测试是否真的能够测量智力，后半句的意思是，智商测试结果是否由于家庭背景、贫困和情绪不佳而有偏差。故skew应理解为“曲解；歪曲”，选择D项。A项determine意为决定；B项direct意为指导；C项disclose意为揭露，都与题意不符。

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