Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的正确选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。

What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? ___1.__

We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. __2.___ Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. ___3.___ If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

_4.__ According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “__5.__”.

A. A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.

B. Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.

C. What people want to express is like this.

D. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.

E. It needs exercise.

F. You are such a smart child.

G. These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

Answer

1.G

2.E

3.D

4.B

5.F

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于教育类阅读，告诉我们在教育子女父母要注意的一些问题，多陪孩子；多让孩子做一些力所能及的事情；多鼓励；少批评。

1. 根据本段前三句可知提出了三个问题，这些问题都是一些很老的问题，也无法给出明确的答案。所以G项与上下文一致。

2. 根据横线后一句Mental exercise is particularly important for young children.精神方面的锻炼也很重要，体力方面的锻炼也一样。所以E项“It needs exercise.”与上下文是一致的。

3. 根据横线后一句If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.可知如果让孩子一个人呆着，什么也不要做，那么通常这样的孩子会很乏味也不聪明。反之，如果我们给孩子很多锻炼，那么他们就很可能会很聪明。所以D项与横线前一句Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.是一致的。

4. 根据横线后一句According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things.如果父母亲总是说孩子很笨，那么孩子很可能就一直做愚蠢的事情。所以作为父母亲，我们要很注意自己对孩子所说的话。故B项正确。

5. 根据横线前半句So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children,可知因为父母亲的话对孩子有很大的影响，所以父母亲要对孩子说一些积极鼓励的话，F项“You are such a smart child.”就是这样的鼓励孩子的话。故F项正确。

考点：考查教育类阅读