Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough，the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent（程度）our intelligence is given to us at birth，and special education can never make a genius(天才) 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. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but 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 say 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 random from the 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 that now 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.

1.
By using the example that two people closer in blood relationship are closer in intelligence that writer wants to prove _ .
1. A.
  intelligence can be developed by environment
2. B.
  intelligence is given at birth
3. C.
  intelligence can be developed by experience
4. D.
  education plays an important part in the development of education
2.
A child who lives in rich and varied surroundings turns out higher in intelligence because ________.
1. A.
  his family is rich and therefore can afford to develop his intelligence
2. B.
  he can break the limits of intelligence fixed at birth
3. C.
  his family is rich and provides him with various healthy food
4. D.
  these surroundings are likely to help him reach the limits of their intelligence
3.
In the second paragraph “if we take two unrelated people at random from the population...” means “if we ____.”
1. A.
  choose two persons who are relative
2. B.
  take out two different persons
3. C.
  choose two persons with different intelligence
4. D.
  pick any two persons
4.
The best title for this passage might be __________.
1. A.
  Birth and Environment
2. B.
  Intelligence
3. C.
  The Answer to a Question
4. D.
  Intelligence and Education

He could have been president of Israel or played violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life graces our greeting cards and day-timers.
Fifty years after his death, his shock（乱蓬蓬的一堆）of white hair and hanging moustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton ,Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.
Around the world , universities and academies（研究院）are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s “miracle year” when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time ,light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.
Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more changes in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunications, lasers, televisions and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world.
He escaped Hitler’s Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism（法西斯主义）and racial prejudice. His FBI(美国联邦调查局)file ran 1,400 pages.
His letters expose a disorderly personal life ─ married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.

1.
The first paragraph implies that Einstein .
1. A.
  had the gift for politics and music
2. B.
  had run for president before he worked at his research
3. C.
  was an excellent violinist
4. D.
  was more a political leader of a musician than a thinker
2.
When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?
1. A.
  Funny and humorous, with an air of a musician.
2. B.
  Wearing very wide trousers and a moustache, with an image of an actor.
3. C.
  Rough untidy mass of white hair and hanging moustache , with an image of thinking .
4. D.
  Black long hair and moustache, with his eyes deep set.
3.
Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?
1. A.
  Because he topped himself with the theory of relativity.
2. B.
  Because he made important discoveries of space, time , light and matter.
3. C.
  Because he published five papers on his theory of relativity.
4. D.
  Because he wrote five important articles to help people understand space, time , light and matter better.
4.
Which of the following is not true about Einstein according to the passage?
1. A.
  When he was absorbed in his research ,he didn’t care for his family.
2. B.
  He tried to amuse his family and friends in his spare time.
3. C.
  He was so busy with the physical research that he showed no interest in politics.
4. D.
  His theory led to much improvement in many technological fields.

Melissa Poe was 9 years old when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment by writing a letter to the then President Bush. Through her own efforts, her letter was reproduced on over 250 donated ( 捐赠) billboards (广告牌) across the country.
The response to her request for help was so huge that Poe established Kids For A Cleaner Environment (Kids F. A. C. E.) in 1989. There are now 300,000 members of Kids F.A.C.E. worldwide and it is the world’s largest youth environmental organization.
Poe has also asked the National Park Service to carry out a “Children’s Forest” project in every national park. In 1992, she was invited as one of only six children in the world to speak at the Earth Summit in Brazil as part of the Voices of the Future Program. In 1993, she was given a Caring Award for her efforts by the Caring Institute.
Since the organization started, Kids F.A.C.E. members have distributed and planted over 1 million trees! Ongoing tree-planting projects include Kids’ Yards — the creation of backyard wildlife habitats (栖息地) and now Kids F.A.C.E. is involved in the exciting Earth Odyssey, which is a great way to start helping.
“We try to tell kids that it’s not OK to be lazy,” she explains. “You need to start being a responsible (负责任的) , environmentally friendly person now, right away, before you become a resource-sucking adult.”

1.
Kids F.A.C.E.is
1. A.
  a program to help students with writing
2. B.
  a project of litter recycling
3. C.
  a campaign launched by President Bush
4. D.
  a club of environmental protection
2.
What can we learn about Poe?
1. A.
  She was awarded a prize in Brazil.
2. B.
  She donated billboards across the country.
3. C.
  She got positive responses for her efforts.
4. D.
  She joined the National Park Service.
3.
Kid’s Yards is ____________.
1. A.
  established in national park
2. B.
  started to protect wildlife
3. C.
  a wildlife-raising project
4. D.
  an environment park for kids
4.
Which of the following can be inferred from the text?
1. A.
  Adults are resources –sucking people.
2. B.
  Poe sought help from a youth organization.
3. C.
  Kids F.A.C.E.members are from the U.S.
4. D.
  Kids are urged to save natural resources.
5.
Poe was a girl aged _____when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment
by writing a letter to the then President Bush.
1. A.
  nine
2. B.
  nineteen
3. C.
  eight
4. D.
  Fifteen

Cancer is feared by everyone. And there is more and more fear about cancer. Not the disease itself — there is no such thing as a high incidence rates(发病率) of cancer. Except for lung cancer, mostly caused by cigarette smoking, the incidence rates are not on the rise. However, some kinds of cancer are decreasing. But the fear of cancer is catching, and the country stands at risk of an anxiety. The earth itself is coming to seem like a huge carcinogen(致癌物). The ordinary, more or less, scientific statement that something between 80 and 90 percent of all cancers are due to things in the environment is taken to mean that none of us will be safe until the whole environment is “cleaned up.” This is not at all the meaning.
The 80-percent calculation is based on the unthinkable differences in the incidence of cancer in various societies around the world — for example, the high incidence of liver cancer in Africa and the Far East, stomach cancer in Japan, breast cancer in Western Europe and North America, and the relatively low figures for breast cancer in Japan and parts of Africa and for liver cancer in America. These data show there may be specific environmental influences, but largely based on personal life-style, which determines the incidence of various forms of cancer in different communities — that is all the data suggest. The overall incidence of cancer, counting up all the cases, is probable roughly the same everywhere.

1.
According to the passage, the incidence of cancer is generally believed _____.
1. A.
  to be based on inactive life style
2. B.
  to be due to anxiety
3. C.
  to result from environmental influences
4. D.
  to be caused by heavy smoking
2.
It can be inferred from the passage that the writer’s opinion about the relationship between cancer and environment is _____.
1. A.
  positive
2. B.
  negative
3. C.
  neutral
4. D.
  approving
3.
According to the passage, the writer seems to feel that _____.
1. A.
  the risk of catching cancer is on the rise
2. B.
  the whole earth is coming to seem like a huge carcinogen
3. C.
  the risk of catching cancer isn’t so great as people think
4. D.
  cancer can be cured if the environment is cleaned up
4.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
1. A.
  Cancer and Environment
2. B.
  The Fear Caused by Cancers
3. C.
  Data on Cancer Incidence
4. D.
  Cancer and its Investigation

Heroes of Our Time
A good heart
Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship(奖学金) to study medicine — but Coach(教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. Af friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”
Success and kindness
After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos(录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”
Bravery and courage
A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails(铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”

1.
What was Mutombo praised for?
1. A.
  Being a star in the NBA.
2. B.
  Being a student of medicine.
3. C.
  His work in the church.
4. D.
  His willingness to help the needy.
2.
Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is ______.
1. A.
  helpful to his personal development
2. B.
  something he should do for his homeland
3. C.
  a chance for his friends to share his money
4. D.
  a way of showing his respect to the NBA
3.
What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?
1. A.
  Produce safety equipment for children.
2. B.
  Make videos to help protect children.
3. C.
  Sell children’s music and artwork.
4. D.
  Look for missing and exploited children.
4.
Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?
1. A.
  He helped a man get across the rails.
2. B.
  He stopped a man from destroying the rails.
3. C.
  He protected two little girls from getting hurt.
4. D.
  He saved a person without considering his own safety.

Italian Lakes and Greek Islands (12 Days)
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy(意大利), and moves on to the pretty Italian Lake District and the attractive resort(胜地)of Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home for your 7—night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment(娱乐)areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You’ll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you’ve always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have an exciting tour to nearby Olympia without a guide. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun—filled Goodbye dinner—a perfect ending to a pleasant journey.
12 Days, 25Meals: 10 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 9 Dinners
Day 1         Overnight flight to Italy
Days2—3       Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy
Days4—10     Costa Victoria ( Costa cruises)
Day 11        Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy
Day12        Leave for home
Please Note:
Leaving date Price for one person
April 7 $数学公式$
June 2 2,199
October 6 $数学公式$
November 3 1,999

1.
How is the journey planned?
1. A.
  It starts and ends in Italy
2. B.
  It starts and ends in Greece
3. C.
  It starts in Italy and ends in Greece
4. D.
  It starts in Greece and ends in Italy
2.
What can be inferred from the travel plan?
1. A.
  The price may get lower than those in the plan
2. B.
  The prices include three meals a day
3. C.
  The price is the highest in summer
4. D.
  The prices include entertainment service
3.
What does the underlined part “ the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?
1. A.
  A famous hotel
2. B.
  A beautiful resort
3. C.
  A comfortable ship
4. D.
  A long—distance bus
4.
Tourists will travel on their own in
1. A.
  Stresa
2. B.
  Olympia
3. C.
  Mykonos
4. D.
  Verona

Most people around the world are right-handed . This also seems to be true in history . In 1799 , scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s . Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed , so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history . Today , only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed .
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones ? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs . For most people , the left hand is used to find things or hold things . The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain . The right side of the brain , which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left hand . The left-side of the brain , which controls the right hand , is the centre for thinking and doing problems . These findings show that more artists should be left-handed , and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs .
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed . Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born . However , this doesn’t happen to everyone , so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed . One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents . If a person does not receive the gene（基因）for right-handedness , he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with .
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness , people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual . A long time ago , left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children , but today they don’t have to .

1.
After studying works of art made at different times in history , the scientists found .
1. A.
  art began from 1, 500
2. B.
  B. the works of are ended in the 1950s
3. C.
  most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
4. D.
  most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
2.
How many people in the world are left-handed now ?
1. A.
  Less than one sixth .
2. B.
  More than a half .
3. C.
  About 40% .
4. D.
  The passage doesn’t tell us .
3.
What is the left hand for most people used to do ?
1. A.
  It’s used to find or hold things .
2. B.
  It’s used to work with things .
3. C.
  It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together .
4. D.
  It’s the centre for thinking and doing problems .
4.
According to the passage , which of the following is NOT true ?
1. A.
  No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed .
2. B.
  Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness .
3. C.
  Today children are not made to use their right hands only .
4. D.
  Scientists think there must be some reason why people become left-handed .
5.
The best title for this passage is .
1. A.
  Scientist’s New Inventions
2. B.
  Left-handed People
3. C.
  Which Hand
4. D.
  Different Brains , Different Hands

“Old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another, For example, most of us remember our patents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time
Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic（蒜）is good for you, too。It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.
Unfortunately, not all of Mom’s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.
Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales, After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated （积累） from thousands of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water should respect this body of knowledge even as research for clear scientific support to proven it true or false

1.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？
1. A.
  Eating garlic is good for our eyes
2. B.
  Sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth
3. C.
  Swimming after a meal is dangerous。
4. D.
  Carrots prevent people from catching colds
2.
The author develops the third paragraph mainly______.
1. A.
  by cause and effects
2. B.
  by order in space
3. C.
  by order in time
4. D.
  by examples
3.
The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“______ ”
1. A.
  to be believable
2. B.
  to be valuable
3. C.
  to be admirable
4. D.
  to be smtable
4.
What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?
1. A.
  So objective
2. B.
  Objective
3. C.
  Dissatisfied
4. D.
  Curious

---Are you sure to help me find bed for my new house?
---Of course, but not now．I'm heading for bed and want to have a good sleep．

A.
a; a
B.
a；不填
C.
the; the
D.
a; the

---Sorry， I couldn't find the magazine you asked for.
---________.

A.
Don't mention it
B.
No problem
C.
It's all the same
D.
Thanks anyway

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Leaving date	Price for one person
April 7	$数学公式$
June 2	2,199
October 6	$数学公式$
November 3	1,999

By using the example that two people closer in blood relationship are closer in intelligence that writer wants to prove _ .

A child who lives in rich and varied surroundings turns out higher in intelligence because ________.

In the second paragraph “if we take two unrelated people at random from the population...” means “if we ____.”

The best title for this passage might be __________.

The first paragraph implies that Einstein .

When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?

Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?

Which of the following is not true about Einstein according to the passage?

Kids F.A.C.E.is

What can we learn about Poe?

Kid’s Yards is ____________.

Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

Poe was a girl aged _____when she began a campaign for a cleaner environmentby writing a letter to the then President Bush.

According to the passage, the incidence of cancer is generally believed _____.

It can be inferred from the passage that the writer’s opinion about the relationship between cancer and environment is _____.

According to the passage, the writer seems to feel that _____.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

What was Mutombo praised for?

Mutombo believes that building the new hospital is ______.

What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?

How is the journey planned?

What can be inferred from the travel plan?

What does the underlined part “ the Costa Victoria” most probably refer to?

Tourists will travel on their own in

After studying works of art made at different times in history , the scientists found .

How many people in the world are left-handed now ?

What is the left hand for most people used to do ?

According to the passage , which of the following is NOT true ?

The best title for this passage is .

Which of the following is TRUE according to the text？

The author develops the third paragraph mainly______.

The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“______ ”

What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives’ tales” in the text?

---Are you sure to help me find ______ bed for my new house?---Of course, but not now．I'm heading for ______ bed and want to have a good sleep．

---Sorry， I couldn't find the magazine you asked for.---________.

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Poe was a girl aged _____when she began a campaign for a cleaner environment
by writing a letter to the then President Bush.

---Are you sure to help me find bed for my new house?
---Of course, but not now．I'm heading for bed and want to have a good sleep．

---Sorry， I couldn't find the magazine you asked for.
---________.