What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (聾啞) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______.
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
小題1:
A．failedB．wroteC．receivedD．chose
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)n averageB．a(chǎn) totalC．a(chǎn)n examD．a(chǎn) number
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．possiblyC．certainlyD．frequently
小題4:
A．ThenB．ThusC．Therefore D．Yet
小題5:
A．fixedB．checkedC．droveD．changed
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)nsweredB．practisedC．designedD．tried
小題7:
A．teacherB．doctorC．winnerD．fool
小題8:
A．brainsB．effortC．handsD．a(chǎn)ttention
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)gainB．a(chǎn)s usualC．tooD．a(chǎn)s well
小題10:
A．liesB．jokesC．newsD．tales
小題11:
A．boughtB．testedC．foundD．needed
小題12:
A．cuttingB．hammering C．wavingD．circling
小題13:
A．noddedB．raisedC．shookD．turned
小題14:
A．broughtB．packedC．sentD．sold
小題15:
A．cleverB．otherC．rightD．next
小題16:
A．WhatB．HowC．WhoD．Which
小題17:
A．imagination B．handC．voiceD．information
小題18:
A．tryingB．provingC．practising D．examining
小題19:
A．for sureB．a(chǎn)t onceC．in factD．right now
小題20:
A．clearB．sillyC．slowD．smart

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:A
小題20:D

試題分析：文章用我與汽車修理工人之間的交流告訴我們智商只是相對(duì)而言，并不能說明任何問題。而是要看這個(gè)智力測(cè)試的題目是由誰來制定的，也許由不同的人制定智力測(cè)試的題目，結(jié)果就會(huì)大相徑庭。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. failed失敗，B. wrote寫，C. received接受，D. chose選擇，指我接受了一次智力測(cè)試，結(jié)果得了160分。選C
小題2:句意分析。指我參加這次智力測(cè)試，平均分是100分，而我卻得到了160的高分。A. an average平均，B. a total 總共，C. an exam考試，D. a number數(shù)字，選A
小題3:考查副詞辨析。A. always總是，B. possibly 可能，C. certainly 當(dāng)然，D. frequently經(jīng)常，我曾經(jīng)有個(gè)汽車修理工，這些智力考試是不可能得分超過80分的。possibly常與否定詞not連用，表示不可能。選B
小題4:考查副詞辨析。A. Then然后，B. Thus因此，C. Therefore因此，D. Yet然而，然而，當(dāng)我的車出了問題，我都會(huì)匆忙找他。和上文是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，選D
小題5:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. fixed修理，B. checked 檢查，C. drove開車，D. changed改變，他總是能夠把車修好，選A
小題6:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. answered回答，B. practised練習(xí)，C. designed設(shè)計(jì)，D. tried嘗試，如果這個(gè)修理汽車的人來設(shè)計(jì)智力測(cè)試試題，我就會(huì)是傻瓜。選C
小題7:考查名詞辨析。A. teache老師，B. doctor醫(yī)生，C. winner獲勝者，D. fool傻瓜；這個(gè)修理汽車的人來設(shè)計(jì)智力測(cè)試試題，我就會(huì)是傻瓜。選D
小題8:考查名詞詞辨析。A. brains 頭腦，B. effort努力，C. hands 手，D. attention注意，上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上文敘述的事情說明如果涉及到動(dòng)手方面的事情時(shí)，我就會(huì)表現(xiàn)得很差。選C
小題9:考查副詞辨析和上下文串聯(lián)。A. again再次，B. as usual像平常一樣，C. too也，D. as well也，上文已經(jīng)提及這個(gè)修理汽車的人，本段再次談到他。故使用again.選A
小題10:考查名詞辨析。A. lies撒謊，B. jokes玩笑，C. news新聞，D. tales故事，根據(jù)下文他給我講的故事，說明這是一個(gè)愛講笑話的人。選B
小題11:考查動(dòng)詞辨析和上下文串聯(lián)。Need需要。。A. bought  買，B. tested檢測(cè)，C. found發(fā)現(xiàn)，D. needed需要，根據(jù)下文描述，這個(gè)人進(jìn)入商店想要買釘子。選D
小題12:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. cutting切割，B. hammering錘，C. waving 揮手，D. circling繞圈，這個(gè)人了用錘子錘釘子的動(dòng)作。選B
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. nodded點(diǎn)頭，B. raised舉起，提高，籌集，飼養(yǎng)，C. shook搖晃，D. turned轉(zhuǎn)身，從下文的：pointed to the two fingers he was hammering.可知店主拿的不對(duì)，所以搖搖頭，選C
小題14:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. brought帶來，B. packed收拾行李，C. sent送，派，D. sold賣，指職員給他拿來了釘子。選A
小題15:考查形容詞辨析。A. clever聰明的，B. other其他的，C. right對(duì)的，D. next下一個(gè)，根據(jù)下文所敘，指下一個(gè)人進(jìn)入商店來買東西。選D
小題16:疑問詞辨析。A. What 什么？B. How怎么？C. Who誰，D. Which哪個(gè)，句意：你認(rèn)為他會(huì)如何想店主要剪刀？選B
小題17:考查名詞辨析。A. imagination想象力，B. hand手，C. voice聲音，D. information信息，這個(gè)人是盲人，但是他會(huì)說話，所有他用他的聲音告訴店主，他要剪子。選C
小題18:考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A. trying嘗試，B. proving證明，C. practising練習(xí)，D. examining檢查，Try on嘗試，指他一直要這個(gè)故事在問別的顧客。選A
小題19:考查詞組辨析。A. for sure毫無疑問，B. at once 立刻，C. in fact事實(shí)上，D. right now現(xiàn)在，句意：但是我確信我捉弄了你。選A
小題20:考查形容詞辨析。A. clear清楚，B. silly愚蠢，C. slow緩慢，D. smart聰明；指我知道你不可能如此的聰明的。選D
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D．your body stays tense
小題5:The author wrote this article in order to_____．
A．tell us that it isn't good to keep feelings inside
B．give us some advice on how to express our feelings
C．make us face the problem that we have to deal with feelings
D．make us know that it isn't always wise to express our feelings freely

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn't bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic; motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. "I'm awfully sorry," I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn't stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
小題1:The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________
A．she might be recognized
B．a(chǎn)sking for help looked silly
C．she was normal and independent
D．being found blind was embarrassing
小題2:After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.
A．began to run
B．hit a person as usual
C．hit a lamppost by accident
D．was caught by something
小題3:At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.
A．stopped a big lorry
B．stopped the wrong bus
C．made no attempt to stop the bus
D．was not noticed by other people
小題4:What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus? _________
A．Other vehicles also stopped there.
B．It was unreliable for making judgments.
C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl.
D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into action. An experience last weekend showed me this is true, I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款機(jī)）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.
I couldn’t help staring at him, I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world, I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.
Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me” was all he said.
What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either, then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.
小題1:The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ________.
A．promised to obey the store rules
B．forgot to take any money with him
C．hoped to have the food first and pay later
D．could not afford anything more expensive
小題2:Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?
A．Kind and lucky.
B．Poor and lonely.
C．Friendly and helpful.
D．Hurt and disappointed.
小題3:The writer acted upon the store rules because ________.
A．he wanted to keep his present job
B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman
C．he considered the old man dishonest
D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man
小題4:What does the writer learn from his experience?
A．wealth is more important than anything else.
B．Helping others is easier said than done.
C．experience is better gained through practice.
D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.
小題5:How would the old men feel at the end of the story?
A．Sad and disappointed.B．Happy and lucky.
C．Depressed and unlucky.D．Surprised and grateful.

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