第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)
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” include 36 feelings, will, motivation interests and habits. After a 30 year follow-up study of 8,000 males, American Psychologists 37 that the main cause of disparities in intelligence 38, but non- intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and self-confidence.
39 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 40 these factors.
Some parents are greatly worried 41 their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition or laziness, but they never take 42 consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire into these, as reasons 43 students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises, or 44 criticize or laugh at them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and 45 themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray(迷途)because they are sick of learning.46 investigation of more then 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 per cent of them were 47 of learning, because of examinations, 36.4 per cent lacked persistence, initiative(主动) and consciousness and 10.3 per cent were sick of learning.
I t is clear 48 the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main 49 to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological (生理) and 50 development among a few students.
If we don’t start now to 51 the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the 52 of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward _53_ about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors.
First, parents and teachers should _54_ understand teenager psychology. On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, 55 their interests and toughening their willpower.
36. A. one’s B. their C. his D. her
37. A. came out B. found out C. made out D. worked out
38. A. in itself B. by itself C. itself D. on its own
39. A. Though B. Nevertheless C. However D. Moreover
40. A. believing B. studying C. cultivating D. developing
41. A. about B. when C. how D. whether
42. A. for B. in C. into D. over
43. A. why B. that C. when D. how
44. A. ever B. even C. still D. more
45. A. put B. get C. handle D. give
46. A. The B. An C. Another D. A
47. A. afraid B. ahead C. aware D. ashamed
48. A. that B. how C. why D. which
49. A. difficulty B. question C. threat D. obstacle
50. A. intelligent B. characteristic C. psychological D. physical
51. A. practise B. thrust C. strengthen D. urge
52. A. intelligence B. diligence C. maturity D. performance
53. A. projects B. warnings C. suggestions D. decision
54. A. fully B. greatly C. very D. highly
55. A. insuring B. going C. encouraging D. exciting
35. We all thought Mr. White was right, but Bruce seemed to think ___.
A. otherwise B. different C. opposite D. contrary
34. Our company decided to ___ the contract because a number of the conditions
in it had not been met.
A. destroy B. resist C. assume D. cancel
33. It___ long before we ___ more astronauts in the future after Yang Liwei ,
Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng.
A. will not be; will have B. is ; will have
C. will not be ; have D. is ; have
32. 1949, an unforgettable year in the 20th century ___ the establishment of the new China
A. saw B. founded C. accepted D. aroused
31. I learned that every one of you arrived late at the party, just for ___ reasons.
A. a variety of B. a number of C. a great deal of D. quantities of
30. Computers offer a greater ___ degree in this way work is organized
A. notable B. flexible C. aggressive D. disgusting
29. With the nuclear crisis worsening in Iran, the world’s attention is fixed again on ___ is called the Middle East.
A. which B. what C. that D. it