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大学英语 A——模拟练习题 4 一、阅读理解 What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear. We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often, and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent. Parents should also be careful what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as That was a very clever thing you did or You are such a smart child. 1、The questions in the first paragraph are raised to _____. A、introduce the topic of what makes a clever mind B、compare Albert Einstein with ordinary people C、summarise the characters of an intelligent person D、prove that there are no answers to these questions 参考答案:A 解析: 【答案】A 【解析】细节题，问：“第一段提出的问题是为了____。”需要从文 章的结构来分析，文章第一段围绕聪明与平庸的主题提出了许多问题，并说明这 些问题的答案尚不明朗，第二段则谈论聪明的因素有哪些，第三段是告诉父母， 为了让孩子更聪明，应当如何做。可见，第一段提出了一些与主题相关的、令人 感兴趣的问题作为铺垫。由此选 A ，“为了引出主题，即什么因素形成聪明的大 脑”。 2、According to the context we can guess that a genius is ______ while an idiot is ______. A、a normal person...a funny person B、a strong person...a weak person