Ⅲ．Reading Comprehension

Section A

Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s intelligence．But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people．

The so-called “non-intelligence factors” include one’s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits．After a 30-year follow up study of 8,000 males, American psychologists50that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence51      , but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will power and self-confidence．

52people all know that one should have definite objectives, a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to      53      these factors．

Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies．They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition（營養(yǎng)不良） or laziness, but they never take54consideration these non-intelligence factors．At the same time, some teachers don’t inquire into these, as reasons55students do poorly．They simply give them more courses and exercises, or56      criticize or laugh at them．After all, these students lose self-confidence．Some of them just feel defeated and57themselves up as hopeless．Others may go astray（墮落）because they are sick of learning．An investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46．5 percent of them were58of learning, because of examinations, 36．4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and consciousness and 10．3 percent were sick of learning．

It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main      59

to intelligence development in teenagers．It even causes an imbalance between physiological and 　60　 development among a few students．

If we don’t start now to61the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only affect the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation．Some experts have put forward62about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors．

First, parents and teachers should63understand teenage psychology．On this basis, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning，      64their interests and toughening their willpower．

50．A．came out  B．found out      C．made out      D．worked out

51．A．in itself    B．by itself        C．itself         D．on its own

52．A．Though    B．Nevertheless     C．However       D．Moreover

53．A．believing        B．studying       C．Cultivating   D．developing

54．A．for       B．in              C．into           D．over

55．A．why      B．that           C．when           D．how

56．A．ever      B．even          C．still           D．more

57．A．put        B．get            C．handle          D．give

58．A．a(chǎn)fraid       B．a(chǎn)head               C．a(chǎn)ware           D．a(chǎn)shamed

59．A．difficulty  B．question        C．threat               D．obstacle

60．A．intelligent B．characteristic   C．psychological   D．physical

61．A．practice    B．Thrust          C．strengthen     D urge

62．A．projects    B．warnings       C．suggestions      D．decision

63．A．fully     B．greatly         C．very          D．highly

64．A．insuring    B．going               C．encouraging    D．Exciting

D

Have you ever known a married couple that just didn’t seem as though they should fit together—yet they are both happy in the marriage, and you can’t figure out why?

       I know of one couple: the husband is a burly(魁梧的)ex-athlete who, in addition to being a successful salesman, coaches Little League, is active in his Rotary Club and plays golf every Saturday with friends. Meanwhile, his wife is petite, quiet and a complete homebody. She doesn’t even like to go out to dinner.

       What mysterious force drives us into the arms of one person, while pushing us away from another who might appear equally desirable to any unbiased(沒有偏見的) observer?

       Of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate, one of the most telling, according to John Money, professor emeritus(榮譽(yù)退休的) of medical psychology and pediatrics(兒科學(xué)) at Johns Hopkins University, is what he calls our “l(fā)ove map”—a group of messages encoded in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes. It shows our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build. It also records the kind of personality that appeals to us, whether it’s the warm and friendly type or the strong, silent type.

In short, we fall for and pursue those people who most clearly fit our love map. And this love map is largely determined in childhood. By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains.

When I lecture, I often ask couples in the audience what drew them to their dates or mates. Answers range from “She’s strong and independent” and “I go for redheads” to “I love his sense of humor” and “That crooked smile, that’s what did it.”

I believe what they say. But I also know that if I were to ask those same men and women to describe their mothers, there would be many similarities between their ideal mates and their moms. Yes, our mothers—the first real love of our lives—write a significant portion of our love map.

51. What does the underlined word “petite” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

       A. Clever.              B. Little.               C. Energetic.         D. Lovely.

52. What is “l(fā)ove map” according to John Money?

       A. One of the many factors influencing our idea of the perfect mate.

       B. Our preferences in hair and eye color, in voice, smell, body build.

       C. A group of messages encodes in our brains that describes our likes and dislikes.

       D. Something that appeals to us, whether it’s the warm and friendly type.

53. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A. By age eight, the pattern for our ideal mate has already begun to float around in our brains.

       B. We fall for and pursue those people who most clearly fit our love map.

       C. Love map is largely determined in childhood.

       D. “She’d strong and independent” is the most important reason that drew the couple together.

54. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

       A. The author believes what the questioned couple said.

       B. Our mothers play a very important role in the forming of our “l(fā)ove map”.

       C. Our mothers are the first real love in our lives.

       D. There would be many similarities between ideal mates and moms.

55. What would be the best title of this passage?

       A. The “l(fā)ove map” in our mind.

       B. What mysterious force drives us into the arms of one person?

       C. The real reason why we choose that special someone.

       D. Our mothers write a significant portion of our love map.            

第六節(jié)：根據(jù)漢語意思，用所學(xué)短語完成句子，注意大小寫。(共10小題；每小題2分, 滿分20分)

66. On the one hand, she teaches English here; __________(另一方面), she learns Chinese.

67. __________(是大家驚奇的是), he failed the examination in mathematics.

68. It’s very easy for you to ______(愛上) Paris when you walk on the Avenue des champs-elyses.

69. Please sigh your name __________(在……底部) the page.

70. I believe you are sure to make progress __________(一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)地，逐漸地) as long as you continue to study hard like this.

71. Venice __________(因……著名) its canals and bridges.

72. Don’t worry. I’ll ___________(努力，盡力) to arrive there on time.

73. Poor Steven has looked for a job __________(從那時(shí)起).

74. You’d better not stand too _________(貼近，靠近) our guest. She might not like that.

75. __________(在……歲的時(shí)候) nine, Lin Miaoke sang a song at the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games and got popular soon all over the world.

6. A notice was _____ in order to remind the students of the changed lecture time.

A. sent up            B. given up      C. set up        D. put up

30. Jennifer, who is my best friend, said she would go abroad for further education __________.

A. before long       B. long before C. shortly after       D. very fast

33．Only after he had spent several nights working on the math problem_______to wonder whether the problem was wrongly set．　 　　　

A．did he begin    B．he began    C．he did begin    D．began he

49. Some evidence threw doubt on ______ he had lent the money to the defender.

A. if                    B. which             C. that              D. Whether

29. A very beautiful scene spreads in front of the mountain, at the foot of which ______.

A. lies a small village                             B. does a small village lie

C. a small village lies                                 D. is lying a small village

9. Many young people in the West are expected to leave ______ could be life's most important decision --- marriage --- almost entirely up to luck.

A. as                B. what           C. which           D. That

32. In the end I lost my ______ and shouted at her.

   A. character    B. manner     C. benefit          D. Patience