Underthis____pressuresomeoftherocksevenbecameliquid.
A、intensiveC
「句意」 在这种强大的压力下,一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
「难点」 intensive 意为“加强的;集中的” ;weighty 意为“沉重的;笨重的” ;intense意为”强烈的,剧烈的” ; bulky 意为“庞大的;粗壮的” 。
The eldest child is thoroughly()because they always give him whatever he want.
It’s high time we _____ cutting down the rainforests.
If not _____with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.
TEXTC
Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.
Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehas
tobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothe
secondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbroughtup.Ifan
individualishandicapped(不利)environmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillnever
attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMark.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywere
placedinseparatefoster(抚养)homes.Peterwasraisedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunity
withpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulated
intellectually.Thisenvironmentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheywere
giventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageand
fullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,
wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.
11.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled____________.
A.MeasuringYourIntelligence
B.IntelligenceandEnvironment
C.TheCaseofPeterandMark
D.HowtheBrainInfluencesIntelligence
12.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_______.
A.humanbrainsdifferconsiderably
B.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimportantindetermininghisintelligence
C.environmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligence
D.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence
13.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is_______.
A.85.B.100C.110D.125
14.Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat_______.
A.individualswithidenticalbrainsseldomtestatthesamelevelB.anindividual'sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenvironment
C.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence
D.changesofenvironmentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain
15.Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q._______.
A.canbepredictedatbirth
B.staysthesamethroughouthislife
C.canbeincreasedbyeducation
D.isdeterminedbyhischildhood
We can hear ()from the back of the room.