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 degree our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special 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 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 show that intelligence is to some degree 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(随机地) from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) 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.    

Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Para. 1?

　　A. To some degree, intelligence is given at birth.

　　B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.

　　C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.

　　D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.

It is suggested in this passage that_______.

　　A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence

　　B. close relations usually 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

In Para. 1, the word "surroundings" means_______.

　　A. intelligence 　 　 B. life      C. environments 　 　D. housing

The best title for this article would be_______.

　　A. On Intelligence              B. What Intelligence Means

　　C. We are Born with Intelligence  D. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence

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24, Station Road,

Hallham

Dear Aunt Mary,

　　   Jane and I were very sorry to hear that Uncle John died last　　 Thursday. Mother and Father stayed with us on Saturday and Sunday, and　　 they told us the sad news. We knew that Uncle John was not well, of　　 course, and the cold weather that we have had for the past few weeks　　 has not helped him to get better; but the news came as a very　　 unpleasant surprise, all the same.

　　     We were most unhappy that we could not come and see you both ten　　 days ago, on Uncle John's birthday. Mother told me that he was still　　 the same as before, laughing, and full of life. This is how, I'm sure,　　 Jane and I shall always remember him. He was a good man, who was never　　 too busy to read to us, play with us, and listen to the stories about　　 all the silly things we did when we were young.He was the kind of　　 uncle that every child loves to have.

    We shall be at the church (教堂) on Friday, and of course hope to see　　 you again at Christmas, with all the rest of the family.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 With love and Best wishes

Robert and Jane　　

1. Robert is writing to Aunt Mary, to ____________.

[    ]　　 　　

A. tell her about his mother and father　　 　　

B. wish uncle John a happy birthday　　

C. say that he is sorry that Uncle John had died　　 　　

D. hope that Uncle John gets well again soon　　

2. Robert heard the news about Uncle John from _______.　　

[    ] 　　

A. his wife Jane　　

B. his aunt Mary　　

C. his uncle Tom　　

D. his mother and father

3. The cold weather of the past few weeks _________.

[    ] 　　

A. was sad news for everybody in the family　　 　　

B. came as an unpleasant surprise　　

C. did not help uncle John get better　　 　　

D. was better for uncle John than hot weather　　

4. Robert and Jane will remember uncle John as ________.　　

[    ] 　　

A. a funny old man　　

B. an old man as he was on his birthday　　 　　

C. a man who was always laughing and full of life　　 　　

D. a man who was unhappy and unwell

5. Robert and Jane hope to see Aunt Mary again _______.

[    ] 　　

A. on Friday and again at Christmas　　

B. at Christmas ,but not on Friday　　

C. in church on Friday, but not at Christmas　　

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　　    Few people in China know the public holiday Hallowmas (November 1st), and even fewer know its eve——Halloween, a much more joyful one to children. Every year when Halloween is held throughout the United States. American children, dressed in costumes(服装)as witches(巫婆) and spirits, modern heroes or old-time bad eggs, go from door to door for trick or treat. If the adults refuse to give them a treatcandy, cookies, fruit, the children may play a trick. If there are no people in the house, this family may be punished by tricks. The typical Halloween tricks are soaping the windows writing, on the doors with crayon(蜡笔), overturning the garbage cans or sticking coins into　　 doorbells to keep them ringing, sometimes putting an old car on theroof of the house.

1. Hallowmas is____________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　 A. the name of an important person in the USA
　　 B. American children's Day 　　 
　　 C. an American public holiday 　　 
　　 D. celebrated throughout the world   2. Halloween is held________________.　　　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 　　 A. on the morning of November 1st 　　 B. throughout October 31st 　　 C. on the evening of October 31st 　　 D. after Hallowmas   3. American children like Halloween very much because_____.［　　］ 　　 A. their parents let them go out to play 　　 B. their neighbors come out to play with them 　　 C. they have the chance to punish the family they hate  　　 D. they can dress up in strange clothes and play tricks   4. Which of the following statements is correct?__________.［　　］ 　　 A. The writer thinks it right to play tricks on others. 　　 B. The writer thinks it wrong to play tricks on others. 　　 C. The writer likes to hold this holiday.
　　 D. None of the above is correct.   5. According to the passage,the true statement should be_________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ［　　］ 　　 A. Hallowmas is a public Chinese festival. 　　 B. All Americans go from door to door to play tricks on October 　　　　31st every year. 　　 C. The children play tricks on every family they visit that day. 　　 D. The writer doesn't tell us whether he likes or hates this 　　　　holiday.

One night last February, a seventeen-year-old Duffy drove home along a winding road, he saw a strange light thrown against the tree. “I knew it wasn’t the moon”, he said. “I drive this road all the time and I notice little things out of place.”

　　 Duffy stopped his car and got out to examine. Below him far down in the deep valley lay a broken car with its headlights on. Thirty minutes earlier, a man had driven off the edge of the road, which has no guardrail. His car fell and rolled end over end, landing on its top more than two hundred feet below.

　　 Duffy rushed to call for help, then returned and got down to reach the injured driver. Snow covered the valley and the temperature was below freezing. After struggling back up the cliff, Duffy took off his jacket and shirt and wrapped the injured man in time, along with the blankets from his car.

　　 Life-saving deeds are starting to become usual action for Duffy, the oldest of seven children. When he was 12, he saved his ten-year-old brother from drowning. Two years ago, his three-year-old sister ate rat poison, and Duffy cleaned out her mouth, make her drink milk to protect her stomach and called doctors.

　　 “We have tried to teach the children good values, and it looks like we have got some reward for it.” His father says.

1. The strange light came from ________.

A. The bright moon.　　　　　 B. Duffy’s car.

C. The broken car in the valley　 D. an unknown place

2. The phrase” landing on its top” means the car lay_________.

A. on the top of the cliff　 B. with its wheels upward

C. with its head upward　 D. on the road as usual

3. Duffy wrapped the man because_________.

A. he was badly injured　 B. he had lost too much blood　

C. he had nothing on　　 D. it was too cold that day

4. From the above article, we can see Duffy has saved ________ at least.　

A. two　　 B. three　　 C. four　　 D. five

5. “We have tried to teach the children good values” may probably mean Duffy’s parents often tell their children_________.

A. to help people in danger　 　　 B. how to save people’s lives

C. to remember the value of the car　　 D. how to do business

At the center of the garden there stands a little board ____ “Keep off the grass.”
  A. on which writes   B. it says 　　   C. on which is read 　　D. which reads