1、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhat 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? These
2、are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.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. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many
3、child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to
4、 become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. 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 bet
5、ter for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _ while “dull” in the second paragraph means _.A. great and importa
6、nt; commonB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingD. hopeful and helpful; careless2. A person _ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachers
7、D. born with a good brain and putting it into active use3. It is better for parents _.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible4. Which of the following is N
8、OT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their childrens growth.B. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live. C. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.BIt was graduation
9、 day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor.On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the sa
10、ddest time of your life. At my inquiry, he answered, Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave.As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleagues words no longer existed.When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher.It obviously isnt
11、 the money.Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change.He was working at Nintendo Corporation.His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade.With my programming skills, he said he could ge
12、t me hired.I thanked him, but declined his kind offer.A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework.She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class not about math, but about lif
13、e would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away.As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication (奉献) and a deeper sense of satisfactio
14、n I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.5.Hearing his colleagues description of graduation for the first time, the author .A.quite agreed with his colleagueB.thought it very funnyC.was very puzzled D.was very sad.6.The computer science student called up the author because he .A.wanted to inf
15、orm the author of his present jobB.tried to persuade the author to work with himC.wanted the author to share his joy and satisfactionD.thought the author wasnt fit to be a teacher7.The underlined part blue hats and gowns refers to .A.university colleagues B.life memoriesC.graduates clothes D.decorations in the hall8.The author wrote this passage to . A.express his devotion to being a teacherB.compare two different graduation ceremonies C.talk about the meaning of graduationD.give advice on how to be a good teacherCIf you want to get something done, you might want to put your mobile ph
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