Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of 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. While the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, 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 extent 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 population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical 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 best describes the writer’s point in Para.1?
A. Intelligence is given at birth.
B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.
C. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.
D. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.
2.It is suggested in this passage that __________.
A. close relations usually have similar intelligence
B. unrelated people are not likely to 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.The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows_________.
A. the importance of their intelligence
B. the effect of environment on intelligence
C. the importance of their positions
D. the part that birth plays
4.The best title for this article would be “_____________”.
A. On Intelligence
B. What Intelligence Means
C. Born with Intelligence
D. Environment Decides Intelligence
I am a music store owner. One day, when I was cleaning the instruments in my store, I saw an old man come in. His short steps dragged on the carpet. “Is 77 too old to learn the banjo (班卓琴)?” he asked.
“You can learn to play it well,” I replied, holding back my doubts. My mind told me I was giving false encouragement. I reached the instructor’s schedule and gave the rates, the available time and the additional information that he would need. To my surprise and delight, the old man, Carl, began banjo lessons three days later with my most patient teacher.
With nothing to do at home but practice, Carl made surprising progress. After breakfast he practiced for his required half hour. While waiting for lunch he picked up his banjo again for just a couple of minutes. Since TV was difficult for him to see and hear, he often played the banjo in the evenings. Carl was always early for lessons so it was a surprise that he didn’t arrive one Tuesday.
The next morning I listened to the answering machine with sadness. “Carl’s in hospital,” the voice recorded.
Two months later, I shared the newspaper obituary with the banjo teacher. We both shed tears for a surprisingly clever banjo student.
Several months later, a woman came into the store carrying a plant. “This is for Carl’s banjo teacher,” she said. “I’m his wife, Mary.”
“Why did Carl want to play the banjo?” I asked. Mary took a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Carl was at some show when he was 10 years old. He came close to the stage to watch the performers. When they were packing up their instruments, the banjo player said to Carl, ‘You want to see this up close?’ Carl climbed up on the stage and from then on he wanted to play the banjo.” Carl had waited 67 years to realize a dream! Mary gave the plant to Carl’s banjo teacher. “Thank you for the best six months of his life,” she said.
1.How did Carl learn to play the banjo well?
A. By working hard.
B. By taking short cuts.
C. By asking his wife to help him.
D. By finding the best teacher.
2.From Paragraph 2, we can know the author ______.
A. was unwilling to help Carl
B. was giving true encouragement
C. didn’t want to encourage Carl
D. encouraged Carl though he had doubts
3.The underlined word “obituary” in Para.5 means a notice that _______.
A. announces somebody has died
B. announces somebody is needed
C. announces a good piece of news
D. announces a gift for somebody
4.Why did Carl want to learn banjo?
A. He wanted to become a banjo performer.
B. He wanted to make his dream of his young age come true.
C. His wife encouraged him to learn it.
D. He wanted to spend the last best six months of his life.
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1.What’s the purpose of the passage?
A. To advertise a website.
B. To attract some talents.
C. To introduce a radio station.
D. To introduce a company.
2.To apply for the positions above, one must____.
A. work long hours
B. have related working experience
C. have team spirit
D. live in English-speaking countries
3.Which of the following positions require irregular work hours?
A. Video reporters＆News presenters
B. News presenters＆Biz News Reporter
C. Biz News Reporter＆Copyeditors
D. Copyeditors＆Music DJs
书面表达
假设你叫李华，你的朋友沉迷于微信（WeChat）而不能自拔，写信向你寻求帮助，请你给他回一封电子邮件。内容包括：
1. 表示理解和关心；
2. 提出具体建议。
要求：
1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 格式与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
I hope these ideas can help you get rid of your addiction as soon as possible.Best wishes!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌
的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（ ∧ ），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
删除：把多余的词用（ ＼ ）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面划一横线（ ），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I often read English aloud and trying to learn something importance in heart. It help me remember what I have learned and form good habit of thinking in English. I listen a lot and communicate with other in English. By this way，I have been improved both my listening ability or my speaking English. I keep a diary in English every day and my written English is becoming good and better. I also try my best master the necessary grammar knowledges. By this means, I can express me correct. That’s what I have been learning English.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese visitors witness horror in Paris
On the very evening of their arrival, Zhang Lingfei and her friend who study in Britain had dinner in the Cambodian restaurant that 1. (come) under attack by terrorists. "When one of the staff at the restaurant told us that there was a shooting in the nearby restaurant, we were not 2. (frighten) at first," Zhang, in her 20s, told China Daily. "But through the window, I saw many people running 3. (rapid) along the road. Some ran into the nearest store or restaurant. We suddenly realized that the situation was severe. Then we backed away from the window and went to the ground floor together 4. other customers and staff."
The staff turned the lights 5. in the restaurant so as not to be noticed by the attackers. "We don't know 6. long we hid in this restaurant. Then as there were more and more police outside, we got out," Zhang said, 7. (add) that they had to walk a long way to 8. (they) hotel because they couldn't find a taxi and the subway station nearby was closed.
Wu Changhong, a Chinese who lives in Paris, said he heard the sounds of the police response at his office, which 9. (be) only 3 minutes' walk to the concert hall. "My friend told me that he heard many 10. (gunshot) around 10 pm.”
