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1、2011年12月大学英语六级考试阅读考试模拟训练1 Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachi
2、ldbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowhel
3、dbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways. Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandom(任意的)fromthepopulation,itislikelythatt
4、heirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidentical(完全相同的)twinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.
5、 Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisa
6、lsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence. 26.Whichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthewriter'spointinParagraph1? A.Tosomeextent,intelligenceisgivenatbirth. B.Intelligenceisdevelopedbyt
7、heenvironment. C.Somepeopleareborncleverandothersbornstupid. D.Intelligenceisfixedatbirth,butisdevelopedbytheenvironment. 27.Itissuggestedinthispassagethat_______. A.unrelatedpeoplearenotlikelytohavedifferentintelligence B.closerelationsusuallyhavesimilarintelligence C.t
8、hecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeople,themoredifferentthe
