Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence (智力) developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. In some degree, our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no education can make a genius (天才) out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich environment. Therefore, the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This point of view, now is held by most experts.
It is easy to show that intelligence is something that we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligence. If we take two strangers by chance from the population, it seems that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we compare two twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory separately where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this shows that environment as well as birth plays an important role. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact (接触) with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.How is man’s intelligence given?
| A．At birth | B．Through education |
| C．Both at birth and through education | D．Neither at birth nor through education |
What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?
| A．稳固 | B．确定 | C．修理 | D．安排 |
According the passage, if a child is born with low intelligence, what might happen to him later?
| A．Become a genius. |
| B．Still become a genius if he should be given special education. |
| C．Reach his intelligence limits in rich environment. |
| D．Never reach his intelligence in his life. |
What can we learn from the example of the twins going to a university and to a factory?
| A．The importance of their intelligence. |
| B．The role of environment on intelligence. |
| C．The importance of their jobs |
| D．The part that birth plays |
What statement is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．No education can help make a genius. |
| B．Personality is important as intelligence which was given to people at birth. |
| C．People who have similar degree of intelligence must be relatives. |
| D．Environment influences people in intelligence developing. |
B
Everyone talks about the weather，but no one does anything about it．It is true．People usually begin their talks with“Isn’t it a nice day？”“Do you think it will rain？”“What a fine day！”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like．But they hardly agree with each other．One man may say，“Do you see how cloudy it is in the east？It’s going to rain tomorrow．”Another man will say，“No，it’s going to be fine tomorrow．”
People often look for the weather they want．When a farmer needs water，he looks for something to tell him，“It’s going to rain．”He won’t believe(相信) anything else．When friends have a travel，they are sure the weather is going to clear up very quickly．
Almost(几乎) everyone listens to what the weatherman says，but he doesn’t always tell us what we want，and sometimes he makes a mistake．Still(仍然)，he probably(或许) comes closer to being right than anyone else．“No one does anything about the weather” means“________”．
| A．No one can make weather |
| B．No one can change(改变) weather |
| C．No one can talk about weather |
| D．No one likes weather |
________ is a common(普遍) way to start a talk．
| A．Talking about weather |
| B．Keeping silent(沉默) |
| C．Asking each other’s names |
| D．Talking what they eat |
Many people hope the weather will be ________．
| A．fine |
| B．rainy |
| C．cloudy |
| D．like what they want it to be |
Weatherman maybe is a man who ________．
| A．reports weather |
| B．can see weather |
| C．can change weather |
| D．can make weather |
Weatherman ________ makes a mistake．
| A．often |
| B．never |
| C．sometimes |
| D．little |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
It is cloudy．Zhang Qiang flies his kite on the playground．He is very happy．But it is raining now．He can’t fly his kite．His shirt and trousers are wet．He doesn’t want to go home．
Ten minutes later，the sun is shining．It is warm now and Zhang Qiang has a good idea．He takes off his wet clothes and ties them to the long string(线) of the kite．He flies his kite and clothes．So they are dry(干的)．He puts on his clothes and there is a smile on his face．What a clever boy！Zhang Qiang ________ on the playground．
| A．flies his kite |
| B．flies his plane |
| C．runs |
| D．plays |
Zhang Qiang wears ________．
| A．a shirt and trousers |
| B．a shirt and shoes |
| C．a skirt and trousers |
| D．a skirt and shoes |
Zhang Qiang ties his wet clothes ________ to make them dry．
| A．to a tree |
| B．to his head |
| C．to the kite string |
| D．to his arm |
It is ________ that day．
A．rainy，foggy and sunny
B．cloudy，rainy and foggy
C．cloudy，foggy and sunny
D cloudy，rainy and sunnyZhang Qiang is a ________ boy．
| A．lazy |
| B．good-looking |
| C．clever |
| D．tall |
B
Father is ill in hospital．Mother has to look after him there．The woman can’t leave their four-year-old son Harry at home．So she asks Sally，“How many classes do you have this afternoon？”
“We have no classes today，”answers the girl．“We’re having a school sports meeting today．”
“That’s great！”says her mother．“Take your brother to your school．Tell your teachers I have a lot of things to do．Ｉ’m sure they can let you look after him today．”
Sally does what her mother says．The little boy comes to school for the first time and thinks everything is interesting．He sees some children having a race and asks，“What are they running for，Sally？”
“The first boy can get a prize，”answers Sally．
“Now，I see．But why are the others running？”What will the woman do this afternoon？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why can’t the woman leave Harry at home？
_______________________________________________________________________________Does Harry often go to school？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why can Sally take her brother to school today？
_______________________________________________________________________________Why does Harry ask the questions？
_______________________________________________________________________________
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
Harry is eight years old．His school is near home．He always goes there and comes home on foot．One day he came home from school late．His mother asked him，“Why are you late，Harry？”
“My teacher is very angry and asks you to go to her office tomorrow．”
“To her office？Why？”his mother asked．“Because she asks a question in class，”said Harry．“Nobody can answer it，but I can．”
“You are so clever，my son，”his mother said with a smile．
“Her question is‘Who puts the tomato on my chair and makes my trousers dirty(脏的)？’”said Harry．Harry came home late because he ________．
| A．did his homework at school |
| B．played football at school |
| C．was asked to stay at school |
| D．was asked to give a talk at school |
________ could answer the teacher’s question in class．
| A．Nobody |
| B．Harry |
| C．Many students |
| D．A few students |
There was a ________ on the teacher’s chair．
| A．book |
| B．tomato |
| C．bag |
| D．pen |
The teacher asked Harry’s mother to school because ________．
| A．Harry was clever |
| B．Harry went to school on foot |
| C．Harry’s home was near |
| D．Harry made her angry |
The teacher’s trousers were dirty because ________．
| A．she fell onto the ground |
| B．it was raining hard |
| C．she sat on her chair |
| D．she put her cup on her chair |
C
In our city there is a big zoo．There are a lot of different animals in it．There are some scary tigers and lions．They like eating meat and they eat much meat every day．
There are also two big elephants and a baby(动物幼崽) one．Children like to ride(骑) one of them．The elephants are very kind and friendly．They eat much grass and many bananas．
In the zoo，we can see different kinds of bears，brown(褐色的) bears，black bears and white bears．They are all slow and clumsy(笨拙的)．They stand on their back legs and lift their front legs to ask for food．They like cakes very much．
Do you like pandas？There’s only one in the zoo．Her name is Lingling．She is very cute．She likes eating bamboos．She is kind of shy．She’s very interesting and lovely．What do tigers and lions like eating？They like eating ________．
| A．fruit |
| B．meat |
| C．vegetables |
| D．rice |
How many elephants are there in the zoo？There are ________．
| A．one |
| B．two |
| C．three |
| D．four |
What color are the bears in the zoo？
| A．Black． |
| B．Brown． |
| C．White． |
| D．A，B and C |
Bears stand on their ________ legs and lift their ________ legs to ask for food．
| A．front；back |
| B．back；back |
| C．front；front |
| D．back；front |
Which one of the following(下面) is NOT right？
| A．Children like to ride on the elephants in the zoo． |
| B．The elephants are very friendly to people． |
| C．The bears always ask for food with their back legs． |
| D．Elephants like bananas very much． |