Question

When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or anxious situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.

For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn't sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And, if he can't make things work out right, he doesn't feel ashamed that he fails; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook(人生观) on life, special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it.

If you look at children, you'll see great difference between what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out more about life—he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream－world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.

1. According to this passage, intelligence is the ability ________.

A. to behave immediately        B. to do well in school

C. to deal with life              D. to know what to do

2. In a new situation, an intelligent person ________.

A. knows more about what might happen to him

B. is sure of the result he will get

C. concentrates on the situation

D. cares more about himself

3. According to the passage the biggest difference between “bright” children and “not bright” children lies in ________.

A. the amount of intelligence

B. the different situations they face

C. the different attitudes to life

D. the background of life

4. What's the main idea of the passage?

A. What's real meaning of intelligence?

B. What's the “bright” children's behaviour?

C. What's a special outlook on life?

D. How to live and behave in a new situation?

5. In the next part of the passage, the author might continue to talk about ________.

A. how to determine what intelligence is

B. how education should be changed

C. how to judge whether a person is intelligent

D. how an unintelligent person should be taught

Answer 1

1. 解析：选C。细节理解题。A项中的immediately与原文的意思有出入；根据文章第一段第一句“When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school”可知，聪明并非意味着在某些考试中得高分或者在学校学习好，由此排除B项；由第一段最后一句可知D项不正确；由文章第一段第二句“By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or anxious situation”可知C项正确：聪明指的是处理生活中实际事物的能力。

2. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him”可知C项正确，且可以排除A、D两项；根据文章第二段第三句“He probably isn't sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries”可排除B项。

3. 解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知，聪明的孩子想真正了解生活，他努力接触身边的一切事物；而不聪明的孩子则脱离生活，让自己的生活限制在一个封闭和自我梦境的世界里。他们对待生活的态度是截然不同的，由此可推知C项正确。

4. 解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了什么才是真正的聪明这一话题。故答案为A。其他选项过于片面。

5. 解析：选D。推理判断题。文章已经探讨了聪明的含义以及什么样的人是聪明的，故排除A项和C项；文章的中心思想并未涉及教育问题，故排除B项；故选D项(如何教导不聪明的人)很可能是作者接下来要讨论的话题。