His daughter June, and her husband, Pete, on the other hand, have to do everything themselves or find builders to do it. They live in a large semi-detached house further out from the center of London than John, but they are still near enough to see him often. They live in the suburbs with a nice garden when their children play. They moved there four years ago to have more space. The only drawback is that June’s husband has to commute into the centre of London every day, but, overall, they are happy with their decision. When they bought the house, a lot needed doing to it and still does. June says, “We have a list of things to do as long as your arm-the roof needs repairing and the chimney needs mending. The bedrooms need decorating and we haven’t had the broken windowpanes replaced yet in the conservatory. We need to fix the gate and repair the path-it looks dreadful when you arrive.
31. John lives in the centre of London.()
32. The agent hasn’t done anything to John’s flat.()
33. June and Pete live near to John.()
34. There are broken windowpanes in conservatory.()
35. The front of the house is in a good state (处于较好的状态)。()
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence(智力)developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth and no amount of special education can make a genius 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 and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence, to some extent, is something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins(双胞胎)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 identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.
1.The writer is in favor of the view that man’s intelligence is given to him ().
A.at birth
B.through education
C.both at birth and through education
D.neither at birth nor through education
2.If a child is born with low intelligence, he will ().
A.never become a genius
B.still become a genius if he is given special education
C.exceed(超过)his intelligence limits in rich surroundings
D.not reach his intelligence limits in his life
3.In the second paragraph," if we take two unrelated people at random from the population" means if we ().
A.pick up any two persons
B.choose two persons who are relatives
C.take out two different persons
D.choose two persons with different intelligence
4.The example of the twins put in different environments is to show ().
A.the importance of their intelligence
B.the influence of environment on intelligence
C.the importance of their positions
D.the part that birth plays
5.The best title for this passage is ().
A.Surroundings
B.Intelligence
C.Dependence on Environment
D.Effect of Education
Are some people born clever, and others born(74)? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences?(75), the answer to both these questions is yes.(76) some extent our intelligence is given us at birth, and no(77)of special education can make a genius(78)a child born with low intelligence.(79), a child who lives in a boring environment will(80) his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and(81)surroundings. Thus the limits of a person’s intelligence are fixed at birth,(82)whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This(83), now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.(84)is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born(85 ). The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are(86) to be in intelligence. Thus(87)we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of(88)will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two(89) twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children,(90)have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now(91)we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We would soon(92) differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that(93)as well as birth plays a part.
74.A.wise
B.intelligent
C.bright
D.stupid
75.A.By no means
B.Strangely enough
C.Sure enough
D.For sure
76.A.To
B.In
C.With
D.On
77.A.number
B.account
C.quantity
D.quality
78.A.into
B.from
C.out of
D.by
79.A.On the other hand
B.On the one hand
C.In this sense
D.As far as we know
80.A.decrease
B.descend
C.delete
D.develop
81.A.varying
B.varied
C.healthful
D.hygienic
82.A.although
B.so
C.thus
D.but
83.A.outlook
B.view
C.speculation
D.judgment
84.A.That
B.This
C.It
D.So
85.A.with
B.for
C.to
D.in
86.A.possible
B.likely
C.impossible
D.unlikely
87.A.whether
B.when
C.if
D.unless
88.A.intimacy
B.intelligence
C.similarity
D.difference
89.A.same
B.identical
C.parallel
D.related
90.A.certainly
B.undoubtedly
C.usually
D.sometimes
91.A.if
B.that
C.when
D.while
92.A.see
B.find out
C.find
D.work out
93.A.environment
B.development
C.blood
D.education
Paragraph 1
My name is Brandon and I began Humans of New York in the summer of 2010.I thought it would be really cool to create a catalogue of New York City’s people, so I set out to photograph 10,000 New Yorkers and put their photos on a map.(1) I worked for several months with this goal in mind.(2) But along the way, I started collecting quotes and short stories from the people I met.Taken together, these pictures and captions became the subject of a blog.(3) Blogs are popular with all age groups.(4) With over eight million followers on social media, HONY now provides a worldwide audience with daily looks into the lives of strangers in New York City.It has also become a #1 NYT bestselling book.
Paragraph 2
Learning a second language can provide a deeper understanding of a foreign culture.Social habits that may not make sense to most outsiders might start to make more sense after a few vocabulary lessons.For example, I always wondered why my Dutch cousins rarely said “you’re welcome” after I said “thank you”.(1) My cousin can speak English but sometimes makes mistakes.(2) At first, I thought he was being rude, but when I learned more about his language, I realized that they don’t use “you’re welcome” the same way we do: in response to “thank you”.(3) They actually say something that translates to “If you please” when they offer you something.(4) This is one of the first things I learned about Dutch culture when I started to learn their language and it gave me a different perspective on the roles of host and guest since in Dutch the onus to be polite is on the host, and not the guest as it seems to be in English.
A、if was he
B、that if he was
C、whether he
D、that whether he was
A.interrupted
B.interruption
C.interrupt
D.interrupting
A. He fought back
B. He run away
C. He shouted back
D. He stood still and did nothing