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. Thus the limits of 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 intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree 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 degree of intelligence.

1. The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him____________.

A. at birth                                  B. through education

C. both at birth and through education           D. neither at birth nor through education

2. If a child is born with low intelligence, he can_____________________.

A. become a genius

B. still become a genius if he should be given special education

C. reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundings

D. not reach his intelligence in his life.

3. In the second paragraph, the underlined sentence means if we_______________.

A. pick out any two persons who are not relative

B. take out two different persons

C. choose two related persons

D. select two persons with different intelligence

4. The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory shows_________.

A. the importance of their intelligence        B. the role of environment on intelligence

C. the importance of their positions       D. the part that birth plays

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. Thus the limits of 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 intelligent. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely to 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 degree of intelligence.
46. The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him______.
A. at birth                      
B. through education
C. both at birth and through education
D. neither at birth nor through education
47. If a child is born with low intelligence, he can______.
A. become a genius
B. still become a genius if he should be given special education
C. reach his intelligence limits in rich surroundings
D. not reach his intelligence in his life
48. In the second paragraph, the underlined sentence means“if we ___________.”
A. pick any two persons              
B. take out two different persons
C. choose two persons who are relative
D.choose two persons with different intelligence
49. The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately shows______.
A. the importance of their intelligence 
B. the role of environment on intelligence
C. the importance of their positions     
D. the part that birth plays
50. The best title of the passage can be______.
A. Surroundings                          B. Intelligence
C. Dependence on Environment             D. Effect of Education

       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 us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with intelligence．On the other hand, a child who lives in rich and varied surrounding．Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not be 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 random from the population, it is likely that their degree 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 should 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 degree of intelligence．

1．If a child is born with low intelligence, he can ____．

       A．never become a genius

       B．still become a genius if he should be given an education

       C．go beyond his intelligence limits in rich surroundings

       D．not reach his intelligence in his life

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

       A．choose two persons with different intelligence

       B．take out two different persons

       C．choose two persons who are relative

       D．pick any two persons

3．The example of the twins going to a university and to a factory separately show ____．

       A．the role of environment on intelligence

       B．the importance of their intelligence

       C．the importance of their positions

       D．the part that birth place

                                     C                                           

       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 our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can 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 / her 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 / she reaches those limits will depend on his / her 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 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 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.

64. The writer holds the view that human beings’ intelligence depends on       .

A) birth                  

B) education

C) both birth and environment                

D) neither birth nor education

65. It can be learned from the passage that if a child is born with low intelligence, he can        .

A) not become a genius.

B) still become a genius if he is given special education.

C) exceed(超过) his intelligence limits in rich surroundings.

D) not fulfill his intelligence in his life.

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

A) pick any two persons.

B) choose two persons who are relatives.

C) take out two different persons on purpose.

D) choose two persons with different intelligence.

67. The example of the twins in the third paragraph is used to show        .

the importance of their intelligence.

the role of environment on intelligence.

the importance of their social positions.

the part that birth plays.

       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 our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can 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 / her 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 / she reaches those limits will depend on his / her 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 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 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．

1.The writer holds the view that human beings’ intelligence depends on       ．

       A．birth                  

       B．education

       C．both birth and environment                

       D．neither birth nor education

2.It can be learned from the passage that if a child is born with low intelligence, he can        ．

       A．not become a genius．

       B．still become a genius if he is given special education．

       C．exceed（超过） his intelligence limits in rich surroundings．

       D．not fulfill his intelligence in his life．

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

       A．pick any two persons．

       B．choose two persons who are relatives．

       C．take out two different persons on purpose．

       D．choose two persons with different intelligence．

4.The example of the twins in the third paragraph is used to show        ．

       A．the importance of their intelligence．

       B．the role of environment on intelligence．

       C．the importance of their social positions．

       D．the part that birth plays．