题目内容
【题目】Unless you think you're the smartest, who doesn't want to be smarter? Of course I want to be smarter too. So I try to find out who's the real smart guy that maybe I can learn from.【1】
▲ They probably do social media. Not always, but probably.【2】. They also use this to ensure they can feed their brains with things they otherwise wouldn't have come across.
▲ 【3】 They never bother their head about the problem of "work-life balance" and somehow manage to seem 100% engaged in what they're doing, on all fronts simultaneously(同时)，even though you know they're taking appropriate steps behind the scenes to make sure their lives are well balanced.
▲ They know they are the smartest in the room, but they don't spend much time talking about that.【4】 That is, they challenge themselves to make everyone else in the room the smartest person too.
▲ They never, ever, under any circumstances, make you look stupid, even though it would be easy to do so. They've learned through bitter experience that the only thing that happens when you make someone look bad is that you look bad yourself.
▲ If they are managers, they will make every effort to get people more connected and more popular than them in their teams.【5】 They 're not threatened because they know that smartness is synergistic.(相互促进的）
A. It is not only a chance to listen.
B. They know it is an advantage to them.
C. They take it as a personal challenge instead.
D. They will be smiling even when things go wrong.
E. Now I've got an answer about whether someone's smart.
F. They also ensure their smart people look smarter than them.
G. They deal with home, work and personal interests perfectly.
【答案】
【1】E
【2】A
【3】G
【4】C
【5】F
【解析】谁不想变得再聪明一点呢？文章是一篇说明文，阐述了聪明人的几个特征。
【1】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：所以我就想看看能从那些聪明的家伙身上学到点什么。结合下文列举了聪明人的五个方面的行为。可知这里用E（现在，我已经知道什么样的人聪明了。）符合上下文。故选E。
【2】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：也许他们会涉足社交媒体。不是一贯如此，只是有可能而已。空后句意：他们也能使用社交媒体来确保他们用从未有过的体验来滋养他们的大脑。根据这里的also可知，用A（这不仅是倾听的机会。）符合上下文。故选A。
【3】考查对上下文语境的理解。此小题是本段的主题句。根据下文的描述，聪明的人从来不会为”平衡工作和生活”这样的事情伤脑筋。他们似乎会全身心的投入正在做的事，他们面面俱到，他们努力的走好每一步来让生活更加完美、更加平衡。故这里用G（他们完美处理家庭，工作和个人兴趣。）作为主题句合适。故选G。
【4】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：他们知道自己是屋子里最聪明的人，但不会花时间去沾沾自喜。空后句意：那就是，他们挑战自己能否把屋子里的其他人也变得一样的聪明。故这里用C（他们会把这当作对自己的挑战。）符合上下文。故选C。
【5】考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：如果他们是经理级别的人物，他们会努力让别人在整个团队中看上去比他们还要聪明、 亲密和受欢迎。空后句意：他们不会感到威胁，因为聪明有相互促进的作用。可知这里用F（他们也会确保这些聪明人看起来更聪明。）符合上下文。故选F。
