题目内容
15．How to Become SmarterThere are three things that will get you ahead in life：good looks，smarts and being considered as being smart．The first is God-given．（36）BIn this article we explore some different ways to become smarter．
Go to college，and get an education．（37）GIt 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 magazines．（38）EEducational 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 52new words to your vocabulary will really make you appear much smarter．Subscribing to vocabulary，com is a good start．（39）CThis way you are actually getting 365words a year，but that is usually more than most people can absorb．
（40）F．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 use．
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．
分析 本文讲到三个东西是你生活中不可缺少的，外貌你不能选择，但你可以用一些方法让自己变得更聪明
解答 36-40 BGECF
36．B细节题．根据上文提到的There are three things that will get you ahead in life：good looks，smarts and being considered as being smart可知，生活中最重要的是外貌，是上帝给的，但是我们大部分都是普通人，所以接下来介绍如何让自己从普通人变得更聪明，故选B．
37．G 细节题．根据下文提到的It means that you will have been exposed to many different ideas and hopefully you will have learned how to think．可知，上大学意味着着你接触到很多思想学会如何思考，并不意味着你会更聪明，故选G．
38．E 细节题．根据上文提到的Read books and educational magazines．看书和有教育 意义的杂志，故选E读书要比看电视有意义．
39．C 细节题． 根据下文提到的This way you are actually getting 365words a year，but that is usually more than most people can absorb．可知，每天给你的邮箱发送一个单词，这样一年你就有365个单词．
40．F 细节题．根据下句Uneducated people and people not considered as being smart tend to do this没有被教育和不聪明的人经常这样做，即重复自己听到的，故选F．
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