Mary was worried about her dad because she found he was going to bald(秃顶的).It seemed that every time she looked at him, he had less hair than before. One day she asked, “Daddy, every day you have less hair. But my brother has more. Why is that?” Her father smiled and said, “ It`s the hair thief. He visits my head during the night when I`m asleep. One by one he pulled out my hairs as many as he likes. And then he gives the hairs to your brother.”

This worried Mary, so she decided help her dad. Every night she stayed awake as long as she could. When her father asleep, she took a hammer(榔头)to his bedside. She didn't want the thief to steal her dad`s hair any more. Soon she saw shadow(影子) near dad's head she hit him.

“Ouch!” her father shouted and sat up quickly. He turned the light on, and saw Mary with the hammer.

“I almost got him, Dad! I thought I hit him, but it seemed that he had run away!”

“Oh, sorry, my dear,” Mary`s father said. Then he told her that going bald was something natural to most dads and he knew how important it was to tell the children the truth.

1.Mary`s father was going bald because .

A. he had little sleep B. a thief stole his hairs

C. something natural happened D. Mary cut the hair

2.The underlined word “he ”here refers to “ ”.

A. Mary`s father B. Mary`s brother C. the hair thief D. Mary`s friend

3.Mary stayed awake at night because .

A. she wanted to help her dad B. her father wanted her to do so

C. she didn`t feel sleepy D. she`d like to play a game

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to passage?

A. Mary thought the hair on her dad`s head was less and less.

B. Mary thought she hit the thief with her hammer one night.

C. Mary`s father felt sorry not to tell her the truth at first.

D. Mary`s brother had as much hair as his father.

5.The best title for the passage is .

A. Mary and her father B. The hair thief

C. Mary and a hammer D. Mary and her brother

IQ scores have been measured(测量)since 1916, when Alfred Binet developed his intelligence list as follows:

IQ scores

Description

130

Very excellent

120

Excellent

110

Above ordinary

99

Ordinary

80

Below ordinary

Less than 70

Very low

Some very famous people are known for their high IQ level. Jill St. John who has the highest score on this list was a major American film actress during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Jill was chosen to the University of California at the age of 14.

Name

IQ scores

Al Gore

140

Hugh Hefner

152

Carol Vorderman

154

Bill Gates

160

Jill St. John

162

Scientists have estimated(估算)the IQ scores that some famous historical people might have got. This was done by looking at their work and their ideas and the way they put them together. Leonardo da Vinci gets that high score not only for his art but also for his idea of the helicopter(直升飞机).Without modern scientific tools, he created a lot of design drawings and patterns, which was ahead of his time.

Name

IQ scores

George Washington

118

Napoleon Bonaparte

145

Albert Einstein

160

Charles Dickens

180

Michelangelo

180

Leonardo da Vinci

220

1.When was the intelligence list developed?

A. In 1970. B. In 1960.

C. In 1917. D. In1916.

2.According to the intelligence list, a person who scores ________ is ordinary.

A. 140 B. 125 C. 100 D. 60

3.Jill St. John was ________ when she was 14 years old.

A. an American film actress B. a student in university

C. a great scientist D. the most famous person

4.Who is probably the cleverest person in history?

A. Albert Einstein B. Charles Dickens

C. Bill Gates D. Leonardo da Vinci

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Bill Gates is not as clever as Jill St. John.

B. Intelligence cannot be measured by any ways.

C. Alfred Binet is the cleverest person because he developed the intelligence list.

D. Leonardo da Vinci succeeded in making the first helicopter in the world.

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