2005年4月23北京地区成人本科学士学位英语统一考试B卷试题

Part I  Reading Comprehension 
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or upsetting situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do.

(76) For instance, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn""t sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And, if he can""t make things work out right, he doesn""t feel ashamed that he failed; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook on life, a special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it.

If you look at children, you""ll see great difference between what we call "bright" children and "not-bright" children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life - he tries to get in touch with everything around him. (77) But, the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world; he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.

[文章大意及重要词汇]

我们所谓的智商（intelligence）并不是指能够在某种测试中获得高分或在学校成绩优秀。而是指一种生活或行为的方式，特别是当处在一种全新或混乱（upsetting）的情形下时。要想测试一个人的智商，就必须看他的行为而不是看他懂多少。

例如，在面对新情况时， 智商高的会考虑当前形势而不是只考虑自己或自己将会到什么。他会尽其所能并立即（immediately）采取行动试图有所作为。他自己可能并不知道能有多大作用，但至少他尝试了。并且，如果没有能够立即解决问题，他也不会为自己的失败而感到气馁，只是尝试着从错误中吸取教训。一个智商高的人，即使非常年轻，也会对生活有特殊的看法（outlook on）、特殊的感受，并且知道如何去适应生活。

孩子们中也存在着所谓“聪明”与“不聪明”的区别。事实上他们是两种不同的人，但智商却千万别。例如，聪明的孩子非常想从生活中去发现，他会试图接触周围的一切。然而，智商低的孩子则更多地独处并局限于他想象中的世界，他好象与生活隔了一面墙一样。

1. According to this passage, intelligence is __________。
A. the ability to study well
B. the ability to do well in school
C. the ability to deal with life
D. the ability to get high scores on some tests
[解析]本题是细节题，由本文中的第一段 “By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving…t to do.” 可知答案[C]是正确的。

2. In a new situation, an intelligent person__________.
A. knows more about what might happen to him
B. is sure of the result he will get
C. concentrates on what to do about the situation
D. cares more about himself
[解析]本题是细节题，由本文中的第二段的第一、二句的内容，可知答案[C]是对的。