阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

　My old college roommate, Ralph, was no ordinary person．In the first　　 　1　 , he did not come from an ordinary family,　　 　2　 his parents were quite famous．His father was a chess expert and rocket research　　 　3　 for NASA．His　　 　4　 had been an opera singer in Europe． 　5　 , what made Ralph unusual was　　 　6　 his parents were famous, he had 　7　　　 interest in school----he never 　8　　　 and avoided activities that 　9　　　 thinking．In general, he was quite different　　 　10　 his parents．In fact, you　　 　11　 think Ralph was rather stupid, 　12　　　 you asked a question about a car．When it　　 　13　 working with, or knowing about cars, Ralph was a　　 　14　 ! He could take a car 　15　　　 , put it back together again, 　16　　　 any mechanical difficulty, or give you the　　 　17　 statistics（统计数字）for any American car　　 　18　 in the last 10 years．There was　　 　19　he did not know about 　20　．That was what made Ralph so　　 　21　．

　After six months of college, he 　22　　　 all his classes and had to drop out．He left the school．After　　 　23　 , he got a job in a garage working with　　 　24　 ．In the end, I think he was secretly　　 　25　 that he had to leave school．　　

What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it.

 Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (????) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______.

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1.A. failed                   B. wrote                     C. received                         D. chose

2.A. an average                  B. a total                     C. an exam                          D. a number

3.A. always                          B. possibly        C. certainly                          D. frequently

4.A. Then                   B. Thus                        C. Therefore              D. Yet

5.A. fixed                   B. checked                 C. drove                               D. changed

6.A. answered                    B. practised      C. designed                         D. tried

7.A. teacher                        B. doctor                    C. winner                             D. fool

8.A. brains                 B. effort                      C. hands                               D. attention

9.A. again                   B. as usual         C. too                                   D. as well

10.A. lies                    B. jokes                       C. news                                D. tales

11.A. bought                       B. tested                     C. found                               D. needed

12.A. cutting                       B. hammering            C. waving                             D. circling

13.A. nodded                     B. raised                     C. shook                               D. turned

14.A. brought                     B. packed                   C. sent                                  D. sold

15.A. clever                        B. other                      C. right                                 D. next

16.A. What                          B. How                        C. Who                                 D. Which

17.A. imagination               B. hand                       C. voice                                D. information

18.A. trying                         B. proving         C. practising                        D. examining

19.A. for sure                     B. at once                   C. in fact                              D. right now

20.A. clear                 B. silly                         C. slow                                 D. smart

What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I ___1___ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against ___2___ of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ___3___ have scored more than 80. ___4___, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him and he always ___5___ it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man ___6___ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a ___7___. In a world where I have to work with my ___8___ I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man ___9___. He had a habit of telling ___10___. One time he said,

“Doc, a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man ___11___ some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ___12___ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ___13___ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ___14___ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the ___15___ man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors (剪刀). ___16___ do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his ___17___ and asked for them. I’ve been ___18___ that on all my customers today, but I knew ___19___ I’d catch you.” ”Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very ___20___.”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1. A. failed     B. wrote  C. received     D. chose

2. A. an average     B. a total C. an exam     D. a number

3. A. always   B. possibly     C. certainly     D. frequently

4. A. Then      B. Thus   C. Therefore   D. Yet

5. A. fixed      B. checked      C. drove  D. changed

6. A. answered       B. practiced    C. designed     D. tried

7. A. teacher   B. doctor C. winner       D. fool

8. A. brains    B. effort  C. hands  D. attention

9. A. again     B. as usual      C. too     D. as well

10. A. lies      B. jokes   C. news   D. tales

11. A. bought  B. tested  C. found  D. needed

12. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving       D. circling

13. A. nodded B. raised  C. shook  D. turned

14. A. brought       B. packed       C. sent    D. sold

15. A. clever   B. other   C. right   D. next

16. A. What    B. How   C. Who   D. Which

17. A. imagination B. hand   C. voice  D. information

18. A. trying   B. proving      C. practicing   D. examining

19. A. for sure       B. at once       C. in fact D. right now

20. A. clear    B. silly    C. slow   D. smart

What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army I __36  an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against__37  of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not__38 have scored more than 80. __39  , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always__40 it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man  __41  questions for some intelligence tests. By  every one of them I'd prove myself a __42 . In a world where I have to work with my__43   , I'd do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man __44  . He had a habit of telling __45 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-umb(聋哑) man__46  some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made__47  movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __48  his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk__49   him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __50  man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). __51   do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his__52  and asked for them. I've been__53  hat on all my customers today, but I knew __54 I'd catch you.”“Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very __55  .”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

36.  A. failed         B. wrote         C. received      D. chose 

37.  A. an average     B. a total       C. an exam       D. a number 

38.  A. always         B. possibly      C. certainly     D. frequently 

39.  A. Then           B. Thus          C. Therefore     D. Yet 

40.  A. fixed          B. checked       C. drove         D. changed 

41.  A. answered       B. practised     C. designed      D. tried

42.  A. teacher        B. doctor        C. winner        D. fool 

43.  A. brains         B. effort        C. hands         D. attention 

44.  A. again          B. as usual      C. too           D. as well 

45.  A. lies           B. jokes         C. news          D. tales 

46.  A. bought         B. tested        C. found         D. needed 

47.  A. cutting        B. hammering     C. waving        D. circling 

48.  A. nodded         B. raised        C. shook         D. turned 

49.  A. brought        B. packed        C. sent          D. sold 

50.  A. clever         B. other         C. right         D. next 

51.  A. What           B. How           C. Who           D. Which  

52.  A. imagination    B. hand          C. voice         D. information 

53.  A. trying         B. proving       C. practising    D. examining 

54.  A. for sure       B. at once       C. in fact       D. right now 

55.  A. clear          B. silly         C. slow          D. smart 

What is intelligence（智力）anyway？When I was in the army I 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and,  against 2 of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him-and he always 5 it.

　　Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man6questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 7. In a world where I have to work with my 8, I'd do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man 9. He had a habit of telling 10. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb（聋哑）man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer.

　　He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors（剪刀）.16do you suppose he asked for them? "I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that on all my customers today, but I knew19I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 20."

　　And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1. A. failed                        B. wrote                        C. received                      D. chose

2. A. an average                B. a total                        C. an exam                       D. a number

3. A. always                     B. possibly                     C. certainly                       D. frequently

4. A. Then                        B. Thus                         C. Therefore                     D. Yet

5. A. fixed                        B. checked                    C. drove                           D. changed

6. A. answered                  B. practised                   C. designed                       D. tried

7. A. teacher                     B. doctor                       C. winner                         D. fool

8. A. brains                       B. effort                        C. hands                           D. attention

9. A. again                        B. as usual                     C. too                              D. as well

10. A. lies                         B. jokes                         C. news                           D. tales

11. A. bought                    B. tested                        C. found                           D. needed

12. A. cutting                    B. hammering                C. waving                         D. circling

13. A. nodded                   B. raised                        C. shook                          D. turned

14. A. brought                  B. packed                      C. sent                             D. sold

15. A. clever                     B. other                         C. right                            D. next

16. A. What                     B. How                         C. Who                            D. Which

17. A. imagination             B. hand                         C. voice                           D. information

18. A. trying                     B. proving                     C. practising                     D. examining

19. A. for sure                  B. at once                      C. in fact                          D. right now

20. A. clear                       B. silly                           C. slow                            D. smart