Some personal
characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s
intelligence. But people fail to realize the importance of training these
factors in young people.
The so-called “non-intelligence factors” (非智力因素) include 16
feelings, will, motivation, interests and
habits. After a 30-year-follow-up study of 8 000 males, American psychologists
(心理学家) 17
that the main cause of disparities in
intelligence is not intelligence 18 , but
non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and
self-confidence.
19 people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong
will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay
much attention to 20
these factors.
Some parents are
greatly worried 21
their children fail to do Well in their
studies. They blame either genetic (遗传的) factors, malnutrition (营养不良), or laziness, but they never take
22 consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some
teachers don’t inquire into these as reasons
23 students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises,
or 24
criticize or laugh at them. After all, these
students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and 25
themselves up as hopeless. Others may go
astray (迷途的) because
they are sick of learning. 26 investigation
of more than 1000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them
were 27
of learning, because of examinations, 36. 4
percent lacked persistence, initiative and consciousness and 10. 3 percent were
sick of learning.
It is clear 28
the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence
factors has been a main 29 to
intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between
physiological (生理的)and 30
development among a few students.
If we don’t
start now to 31 the
cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the
development of the 32 of
teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have
put forward 33
about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence
factors.
First, parents
and teachers should 34 understand teenage psychology. On this
basis, they can help them to pursue (调动) the objectives of learning,
35 their interests and toughening
their will-power.
16. A. one’s
B. their
C. his
D. her
17. A. came out
B. found out
C. made out
D. worked out
18. A. in itself B.
by itself
C. itself
D. on its own
19. A. Though
B. Nevertheless
C. However
D. Moreover
20. A. believing
B. studying
C. cultivating D. developing
21. A. about
B. when
C. how
D. whether
22. A. for
B. in
C. into
D. over
23. A. why
B. that
C. when
D. how
24. A. ever
B. even
C. still
D. more
25. A. put B.
get
C. handle
D. give
26. A. The
B. An
C. Another
D. A
27. A. afraid
B. ahead
C. aware
D. ashamed
28. A. that
B. how
C. why
D. which
29. A. difficulty
B. question
C. threat
D. obstacle(障碍)
30. A. intelligent
B. characteristic
C. psychological D. physical
31. A. practise
B. thrust
C. strengthen D. urge
32. A. intelligence
B. diligence
C. maturity(成熟) D. performance
33. A. projects
B. warnings
C. suggestions D. decision
34. A. fully
B. greatly
C. very
D. highly
35. A. insuring
B. going
C. encouraging
D. exciting