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8.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 ran dom(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.
25.Which best describes the writer's point in Para.1?C
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.
26.It is suggested in this passage thatA.
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
27.The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately showsB.
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
28.The best title for this article would be"A".
A.On Intelligence                      
B.What Intelligence Means
C.Born with Intelligence                   
D.Environment Decides Intelligence.

分析 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读,属于说明文,主要讲述了尽管一个人的智慧的限制是固定的在出生时,关系越近的人,智力就越相似.但是他是否达到这些限制将取决于他的环境,彼此密切联系但根本没有关系的人可能具有相似的智力.

解答 25.C.段落大意题.根据文章第一段内容,尤其是While the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth,whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment.可知,作者认为尽管一个人的智慧的限制是固定的在出生时,他是否达到这些限制将取决于他的环境.故选C.
26.A.推理判断题.根据Relations like brothers and sisters,parents and children,usually have similar intelligence,and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.可知,兄弟姐妹,父母和孩子的关系,通常具有相似的智力,这清楚地表明智力依赖于出生.故关系越近的人,智力就越相似.故选A.
27.B.细节理解题.根据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.可知,这表明 这种环境和出生也起了一定的作用.这个结论也被认为是一个事实,即彼此密切联系但根本没有关系的人可能具有相似的智力.故选B.
28.A.主旨大意题.阅读全文,根据文章内容可知,本文主要讲述了尽管一个人的智慧的限制是固定的在出生时,他是否达到这些限制将取决于他的环境.故BCD都太过片面.故选A.

点评 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,推理判断题,主旨大意题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.

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