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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,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwi
2、thlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,c
3、anbesupportedinanumberofways. Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandom(任意的)fromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligenc
4、ewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidentical(完全相同的)twinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth. Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidentic
5、altwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholivein
6、closecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence. 26.Whichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthewriter'spointinParagraph1? A.Tosomeextent,intelligenceisgivenatbirth. B.Intelligenceisdevelopedbytheenvironment. C.Somepeopleareborncleverandothe
7、rsbornstupid. D.Intelligenceisfixedatbirth,butisdevelopedbytheenvironment. 27.Itissuggestedinthispassagethat_______. A.unrelatedpeoplearenotlikelytohavedifferentintelligence B.closerelationsusuallyhavesimilarintelligence C.thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeople,themorediffere
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