Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence (智力) developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. In some degree, our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no education can make a genius (天才) out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich environment. Therefore, the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This point of view, now is held by most experts.
It is easy to show that intelligence is something that we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. If we take two strangers by chance from the population, it seems that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we compare two twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory separately where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this shows that environment as well as birth plays an important role. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact (接触) with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
1.How is man’s intelligence given?
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A．At birth |
B．Through education |
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C．Both at birth and through education |
D．Neither at birth nor through education |
2.What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?
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A．稳固 |
B．确定 |
C．修理 |
D．安排 |
3.According the passage, if a child is born with low intelligence, what might happen to him later?
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A．Become a genius. |
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B．Still become a genius if he should be given special education. |
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C．Reach his intelligence limits in rich environment. |
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D．Never reach his intelligence in his life. |
4.What can we learn from the example of the twins going to a university and to a factory?
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A．The importance of their intelligence. |
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B．The role of environment on intelligence. |
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C．The importance of their jobs |
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D．The part that birth plays |
5.What statement is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．No education can help make a genius. |
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B．Personality is important as intelligence which was given to people at birth. |
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C．People who have similar degree of intelligence must be relatives. |
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D．Environment influences people in intelligence developing. |
“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I walked around aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits(容许) it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.
All the lights were off except father’s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none!
1.Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.
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A．b-e-d-c-a |
B．b-e-c-d-a |
C．b-e-a-c-d |
D．b-e-c-a-d |
2.What made the writer think of his childhood?
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A．The sight of the street lights. |
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B．The sight of the empty street. |
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C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms. |
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D．The sight of light in his own house. |
3.What can we infer about the reason why the father often shouts at his son?
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A．The father is getting older and older. |
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B．The son has more fashionable opinions than his father. |
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C．They usually disagree with each other. |
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D．The father has got used to being a leader for long. |
4.What conclusion（结论）can be drawn after reading the passage?
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A．The father treats his son in an unfair way. |
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B．The father is actually kind to his son. |
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C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son. |
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D．The father is always finding mistakes with his son. |
5.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
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A． The Generation Gap |
B．ASleepless Summer Night |
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C．An Iron Doorinside |
D．Father’s Love |
Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason 31 a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not 32 hard-working employees, but only raised those 33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really 34 .
In order to help Jason to realize the 35 between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the 36 --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to 37 , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the 38 question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, 39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good 40 ."
Jason was 41 and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more 42 person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in 43 . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, 44 you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you 45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
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—Does Mary like rock music?
— ___________________. Every time I play my rock CD, she would ask me to turn it off.
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A．I'm not sure |
B．I'm afraid so |
C．I don't think so |
D．I'd love to |
It is snowing outside. Why not close the door to_________ the cold air?
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A．put away |
B．let out |
C．talk with |
D．keep out |
The foreigner couldn’t write it down, though I _______ the telephone number many times.
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A．read |
B．repeated |
C．refused |
D．remembered |
