Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes．To some degree our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius 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 and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment．This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways．
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with．The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence．Thus if we take two unrelated people at random（随机地） from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different．If on the other hand we take two identical （完全相同的） 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 identical twins and put them in different environments．We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring．We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part．This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence．
1.Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Para．1?
A．To some degree, intelligence is given at birth．
B．Intelligence is developed by the environment．
C．Some people are born clever and others born stupid．
D．Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment．
2.It is suggested in this passage that_______．
A．unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence
B．close relations usually have similar intelligence
C．the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligence
D．people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence
3.In Para．1, the word "surroundings" means_______．
A．intelligence B．life
C．environments D．housing
4.The best title for this article would be_______．
A．On Intelligence
B．What Intelligence Means
C．We are Born with Intelligence
D．Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence
There are labels（标签） inside all new clothes．The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes．The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water．A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water．The label on a coat may say “dry clean only”, for washing may ruin this coat．If you do as the directions on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time．
Many clothes today must be dry cleaned．Dry cleaning is expensive．When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned．You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed．
You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made．Well-made clothes last longer．They look good even after they have been washed many times．Clothes that cost more money are not necessarily better made．They do not always fit better．Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes．
1.If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that ______．
A．don’t fit you B．don’t last long
C．need to be dry cleaned D．can be washed
2.The labels inside the clothes tell you______．
A．how to keep them looking their best B．how to save money
C．whether they fit you or not D．where to get them dry cleaned
3.We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes ______．
A．are always worse made B．must be dry cleaned
C．can not be washed D．can sometimes fit you better
4.The best title for the passage should be ______．
A．Buy Less Expensive Clothes B．Taking Enough Money When Shopping
C．Being a Clever Clothes Shopper D．Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My first memories of acts of kindness are from when I was about 12 years old．I always 1people as soon as possible with whatever they needed．
At that time, I noticed that many 2people had difficulty going to the grocery store 3a snowstorm．I would spend part of a 4Saturday knocking on my elderly neighbor’s apartment doors to ask if they 5anything from the store．The 6was down a hill and I would bring back a couple of bags of goods for them．I liked it and it made them so 7, too．
My friends asked me 8I was doing and after some time some of them 9in and it became a 10as time went by．I 11asked for money for what I did, but sometimes the old ladies would 12the change in my pocket secretly．The next time I would buy some flowers or cards for them．
When I went to college, many of these people would 13my mother about me, 14my mother didn’t always know who they were．It was through those 15between my mother and these people that she 16what I used to do for them — I had never told her．
I 17helping others when I was 12 and it 18until today．Now, I’m a teacher and teaching my students the art of true 19．At first I wrote this for my diary, but my mother said why not 20it with everyone．I hope this inspires younger people and the old alike．
1.A．helped B．gave C．cared D．offered
2.A．lazy B．tired C．kind D．old
3.A．after B．before C．until D．since
4.A．fine B．snowy C．funny D．busy
5.A．got B．fetched C．needed D．took
6.A．store B．factory C．hospital D．college
7.A．sad B．happy C．strange D．young
8.A．whether B．when C．why D．what
9.A．turned B．looked C．gave D．joined
10.A．rule B．habit C．tradition D．custom
11.A．never B．usually C．always D．sometimes
12.A．put B．choose C．save D．keep
13.A．think B．ask C．guess D．find
14.A．but B．and C．so D．or
15.A．conversations B．discussion C．statements D．speeches
16.A．knew from B．thought over C．learned about D．talked about
17.A．finished B．started C．stopped D．lasted
18.A．pauses B．remains C．continues D．follows
19.A．love B．kindness C．friendship D．honesty
20.A．show B．divide C．deliver D．share
--- Let’s go and have a good drink tonight．
--- Have you got the first prize in the competition?
A．What for? B．Thanks a lot． C．Yes, I’d like to． D．Why not?
It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly my friend．
A．turn out B．bring out C．call out D．pick out
With the loud noise going on in the workshop, I can hardly on my lessons．
A．put B．rely C．concentrate D．center
