Question

   Are some people bom clever,and others bom stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough,the answer to these questions is yes. In some degree,our intelligence is given to us at birth,and no education can make a genius out of a child bom with low intelligence. On the other hand,a child who lives in a poor environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in a rich environment. Therefore,the limits (限度) of people's intelligence are fixed at birth. Whether he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This point of view now is held by most experts.

   It is easy to show that intelligence is something that we are bom with. The closer the blood relationship between two people is,the closer their degrees of intelligence are. If we take two strangers by chance from the population,it seems that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If,on the other hand,we compare two twins,they are very likely to be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters,parents and children,usually have similar degree of intelligence,and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

    Imagine now that we take two 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 shows that environment as well as birth plays an important part. This result is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other but are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.

53. The limits of man's intelligence are fixed .

   A. at birth.

   B. through education.

   C. both at birth and through education.

   D. neither at birth nor through education.

54. According to the passage,if a child is born with low intelligence,what might happen to him later?

   A. He might become a genius.

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

   C. He might reach his intelligence limits in rich environment.

   D. He might never reach his intelligence in his life.

55. What statement is TRUE in the passage?

   A. No education can help make a genius.

   B. Personality is as important as intelligence which was given to people at birth.

   C. People who have similar degree of intelligence must be relatives.

   D. Environment influences people in intelligence developing.

Answer 1

53. A 54. C 55. D

[阅读D篇短文大意]人的智力极限由先天决定，此外后天 的教育和环境也影响智力的发展

53. A 由第一'段中的” Therefore,the limis (限度) of people's intelligence are fixed at birth” 可知答案为 A.

54. C 由第一段中的”… no education can make a genius out of a child bom with low intelligence"以及其后的描述可推断答 案为 C.

55. D 由第三段中的"We would soon find differences in intelligence developing,and this shows that environment as well as birth plays an important part”可推断，选项D是正确的描述