Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it___when shewas trying to go to sleep.
A、soundingC
「句意」玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了,因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。
「难点」sound意为“作声,发声,响”;ring意为“鸣,发出清脆响亮的声音“;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”
Thismissileisdesignedsothatonce_____nothingcanbedonetoretrieveit.
It’shightimewe_____cuttingdowntherainforests.
Allofuswouldhaveenjoyedthepartymuchmoreifthere_____quitesuchacrowdofpeoplethere.
Thecompositionscontainedsofewerrorsthattheteachergotthestudents_____oneanother’spapers.
TEXTC
Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.
Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehas
tobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothe
secondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbroughtup.Ifan
individualishandicapped(不利)environmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillnever
attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMark.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywere
placedinseparatefoster(抚养)homes.Peterwasraisedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunity
withpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulated
intellectually.Thisenvironmentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheywere
giventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageand
fullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,
wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.
11.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled____________.
A.MeasuringYourIntelligence
B.IntelligenceandEnvironment
C.TheCaseofPeterandMark
D.HowtheBrainInfluencesIntelligence
12.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_______.
A.humanbrainsdifferconsiderably
B.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimportantindetermininghisintelligence
C.environmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligence
D.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence
13.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is_______.
A.85.B.100C.110D.125
14.Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat_______.
A.individualswithidenticalbrainsseldomtestatthesamelevelB.anindividual'sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenvironment
C.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence
D.changesofenvironmentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain
15.Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q._______.
A.canbepredictedatbirth
B.staysthesamethroughouthislife
C.canbeincreasedbyeducation
D.isdeterminedbyhischildhood