Unit9Whatisintelligence,Anyway.pptVIP

Unit 9 What is intelligence, Anyway? Designed by Shi Yuan Reading and Translation Review—Memorize the new words Comprehension of the text Chinese and English phrases Words and expressions Difficult sentences Assignments Word-web aptitude 能力　才能 complacent 自满的 academic 学术的 worthy (of) 值得 estimate 估计 grant 授予 explore 探索 devise 设计　 verbal 词语的 determine 确定 evaluation 评价 numerical　数字的　 deaf 聋的 dumb　哑的 clerk 职员 heartily 沾沾自喜的 uneasy 局促的 for sure 确定地 pick out 挑选 make up 编制 Comprehension of the text The organization of the text Part Ⅰ( para. 1) What is intelligence? The author’s statement---high score in intelligence tests doesn’t meaning anything. Part Ⅱ ( paras. 2--7) Why there is much more in intelligence than just being able to score high on intelligence tests. The frame of Part Ⅱ ① The author has always been getting high scores, but he thinks it doesn’t mean he is highly intelligent. ② An example of an auto-repair man ③ Although the repair-man is not able to get high scores in intelligence tests, he is good at solving mechanical problems, while the author can do nothing. ④ From the joke the repair-man told the author, he leaves a thought-provoking question—Does high score really meaning something? Obviously not. Direction: fill in the blanks. Scientist and science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov ________ the question of intelligence in this article. He begins his recollection of an ______ test on which he had scored far above ______. This indicated that he was a _____ intelligent individual; however, Asimov questions whether such scores are ______ of the attention they receive. To make his point, he gives the example of a garage mechanic who, though lacking in ________ knowledge, has an ability far beyond Asimov’s to ________ causes of automobile problems and solve them. Instead, in an area such as mechanics, Asimov admits that he could be considered quite ______. Intelligence, therefore, is not _______ but relative. This has led Asim