山西省太原市清徐县2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版（含答案）.docxVIP

2015-2016 学 年 清徐中学第 二 学 期 高 一 期 末 考 试英 语 试 卷 第I卷（选择题）第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分60分)第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you think you are smart? If you are not sure, You Are Smarter Than You Think by an American teacher Thomas Armstrong will tell you: you are smart in some way. To show this, Thomas tells the story of his life. When he was little, he did badly at school and was sent down a year. But later on, he found he was good at writing. He worked hard and became a writer and teacher. Being smart does not just mean being good at school tests. There are many other ways to be smart. Thomas Armstrong says there are different types of intelligence: music, sports, space, getting on with people, being able to understand yourself, and being good at natural history. Every child has any one of these intelligences. The point is how to find them and make use of them. Each child comes into the world with some talent(天赋). If the child is helped, he can do better in our world. Parents and teachers must help the child to keep those gifts. Thomas says a good way to build these intelligences at home or school is story-telling. If you want to be friendly with other people, you can prepare a story and put on a play before other people. It is the same with musical intelligence, since you can make the lyrics (歌词) of a song! If you want to know more about ways to be smart, write to You Are Smarter Than You Think at . 21. Thomas Armstrong thinks that _______. A. he’s much smarter than anyone else B. people who are smart are hard-working C. smart children are good at school tests D. everyone can be smart in some way22. As a young boy, Thomas Armstrong ______. A. knew about types of intelligence B. was rather poor at school tests C. wished to be a writer and teacher D. got on well with other people 23. The text is most probably ______. A. a web advertisement B. a science report C. a book introduction D. a touching story 24. What can be the best