Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

How To Become Smarter

There are three things that will get you ahead in life: Good looks, smarts and being considered as being smart. The first is God-given. 【1】 In this article we explore some different ways to become smarter.

Go to college, and get an education. 【2】 It means that you will have been exposed to many different ideas and hopefully you will have learned how to think. Being able to think outside the box and for yourself are features smart people possess.

Read books and educational magazine. 【3】 Educational magazines such as Discovery or National Geographic are a wealth of knowledge that you can share with others, thus making you sound very smart. If you do watch television, try watching something where you can learn such as the History Channel, Discovery etc.

Expand your vocabulary. Try to learn one new word a week. It does not seem like much, but adding 52 new word to your vocabulary will make you appear much smarter. Subscribing to vocabulary. com is a good start. 【4】 This way you are actually getting 365 words a year, but that is usually more than most people can absorb.

【5】 Uneducated people and people not considered as being smart tend to do this. They hear an outrageous(骇人的) claim and they repeat it to the nearest ear. You can do much harm to your quest for being smart if you are known for giving bad information.

A. That is my exact point.

B. And unluckily most of us are not good-looking.

C. You will have a new word sent to your e-mail address daily.

D. The programs actually provide you with information you can see.

E. Reading books works the brain out more than viewing television.

F. Do not repeat everything people tell you until you know that it is true.

G. College does not necessarily mean you will be smarter, just educated.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】G

【3】E

【4】C

【5】F

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲到三样东西是你生活中不可缺少的，外貌你不可选择，但你可以用一些方法让自己变得更聪明。

【1】B 空前句意：外貌是上帝给的。空后句意：在这篇文章里我们探索一些不同的方法让自己变得更聪明。故这里B（不幸地是，我们大多数人没有好的容貌。）符合上下文。故选B。

【2】G 本段的主题句是空前的句子：上大学获得教育。空后句意：那就意味着你会接触到很多不同的想法，那么你也就有希望学会如何让思考。故这里G（大学不一定意味着你一定会更聪明，仅仅是受到教育。）符合上下文。故选G。

【3】E 本段主题句是：读书和教育类的杂志。空后的意思是说教育类的杂志比如“Discovery”“National Geographic”有丰富的知识和别人分享，这会让你听起来很聪明。故这里E（读书比看电视更有益于大脑。）符合上下文，故选E。

【4】C 本段介绍的是扩大词汇量。空前句意：订阅vocabulary. com是一个好的开始。空后句意：用这个方法事实上你一年学到了365个单词，这通常多于大部分人学到的。故这里C（每天会有一个新的单词发到你的邮箱。）符合上下文，故选C。

【5】F 这里需要此段的主题句。根据空后句意：没有受过教育或者被认为不聪明的人可能会这么做。他们如若听到一件骇人的消息就会立刻告诉周围的人。故这里F（直到你确认某件事的真实性，否则不要重复任何别人告诉你的事。）符合上下文。故选F。