Almost everyone wants to get smarter. We struggle to improve our  36_ , intelligence and attention. We drink cup after cup of coffee to help us  37_  the day.
 38 __, a new study published in Current Directions in Psychological Science warns that there are 39___ to how smart humans can get.
Each of our body parts develops in a certain way for a reason.  40  _, we are not 3 meters tall  41 _ most people’s hearts are not strong enough to send  42 _  up that high. Scientists say that our thinking ability works in the same way. A baby’s brain size is limited by a series of __43  , such as the size of the mother’s pelvis (骨盆). If our brains developed to be bigger, there could be more  44  during childbirth.
The study of Jews, who have an average IQ much _ 45_  than other Europeans, showed they were more  _46_  to develop diseases of the  _47_  system. This might be because of their increased brainpower.
If intelligence cannot be improved, can we at least get better at _ 48 _ ? Not really, say scientists. They studied  _49_  like caffeine (咖啡因)that improve attention. They found the drugs only helped people with serious  50 _ problems. For those who did not have trouble paying attention, the drugs could have the  51 _ effect. Scientists say that this suggests there is a(n)  52 limit to how much people can or should concentrate.
Our memory is also a “double-edged sword”. People with extremely good memories could  53__ having a difficult life because they cannot  _54 bad things that happen to them.
Thomas Hills, one of the authors of the paper, said that   55  all the problems in trying to get smarter, it’s unlikely that there will ever be a “super mind”.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)bilityB．characterC．memoryD．emotion
小題2:
A．go throughB．put throughC．get throughD．carry through
小題3:
A．ThoughB．ThereforeC．HoweverD．Meanwhile
小題4:
A．standardsB．measuresC．rangesD．limits
小題5:
A．At firstB．In additionC．For exampleD．Above all
小題6:
A．untilB．becauseC．beforeD．so that
小題7:
A．blood B．informationC．breathD．strength
小題8:
A．factors B．reasonsC．a(chǎn)spectsD．effects
小題9:
A．chancesB．deaths C．choicesD．lives
小題10:
A．smarterB．betterC．lowerD．higher
小題11:
A．likelyB．possibleC．probableD．sure
小題12:
A．physicalB．bodilyC．personalD．nervous
小題13:
A．exercisingB．concentrating C．memorizingD．thinking
小題14:
A．poisonsB．drinks C．plants D．drugs
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ttentionB．familyC．healthD．living
小題16:
A．sameB．opposite C．differentD．similar
小題17:
A．lowerB．smallerC．upper D．higher
小題18:
A．end up B．make upC．start upD．come up
小題19:
A．forgetB．rememberC．performD．share
小題20:
A．supposingB．concerningC．consideringD．regarding

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

試題分析：文章介紹一項新的研究表明人的聰明是有限度的，作者通過舉例說明了原因。還有人的注意力也是有上限的，而且好的智力和記憶力是一把雙刃劍。
小題1:考查名詞：A.ability能力，B. character性格，C. memory記憶D. emotion情感，我們努力提高記憶力，智力和注意力。選C
小題2:考查詞組：A.go through經(jīng)歷，B. put through實行，完成，使經(jīng)歷，接通（電話）C. get through通過，完成，克服，接通，D. carry through幫助…渡過難關(guān)，我們一杯咖啡一杯咖啡的喝來幫助我們度過一天。選C
小題3:考查副詞：A. Though雖然B. Therefore  因此，C. However然而，D. Meanwhile同時，然而，一項新的研究表明人的聰明是有限度的。選C
小題4:考查名詞：A.standards標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，B. measures措施，C. ranges范圍，D. limits限制，解析同上。選D
小題5:考查詞組：A.At first首先，B. In addition此外C. For example例如，D. Above all首要的是，后面是對前面一句話的舉例說明。選C
小題6:考查連詞：A.until直到，B. because因為C. before在…前面，D. so that因此，我們沒有3米高因為心臟不夠強壯不能把血液送到那么高。選B
小題7:考查名詞：A. blood血液，B information信息，C. breath呼吸，D. strength力量，解析同上。選A
小題8:考查名詞：A. factors因素，B. reasons原因C. aspects方面D. effects效果，一個嬰兒的大腦的大小因為一定的因素收到限制。選A
小題9:考查名詞：A.chances機會，B. deaths死亡，C. choices選擇D. lives生命，如果頭腦太大，在生產(chǎn)的時候就會有更多的死亡。選B
小題10:考查形容詞：A.smarter更聰明的，B. better更好的，C. lower更低的，D. higher更高的，猶太人的平均智商比其他的歐洲人高。選D
小題11:考查形容詞：A.likely可能的，B. possible可能的，C. probable可能的，D. sure確定的，ABC中只有l(wèi)ikely可以用于Sb/sth is likely to do句型，選A
小題12:考查形容詞：A.physical身體的，B. bodily身體的，C. personal個人的，D. nervous神經(jīng)的，他們更有可能得神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的疾病。選D
小題13:考查動詞：A.exercising鍛煉，B. concentrating集中，C. memorizing記憶，D. thinking思考，從后面的句子：that improve attention.可知是想提高注意力。選B
小題14:考查名詞：A. poisons毒藥，B. drinks飲料C. plants 植物，D. drugs毒品，藥品，我們使用咖啡因這樣的藥品來提高注意力。選D
小題15:考查名詞：A. attention注意力，B. family家庭，C. health健康，D. living生活，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這些藥物只對有嚴(yán)重注意力問題的人有幫助。選A
小題16:考查形容詞：A.same同樣的，B. opposite 相反的，C. different不同的，D. similar相似的，對沒有注意力問題的人，這些藥物會有相反的影響。選B
小題17:考查形容詞：A.lower更低，B. smaller更小，C. upper上層的，D. higher更高，這說明人們的專注力有個上限。選C
小題18:考查詞組：A. end up 最終，B. make up彌補，化妝，編造，C. start up開始D. come up提出，記憶力好的人最后會過著痛苦的生活，因為他們不能忘記發(fā)生的壞事情。選A
小題19:考查動詞：A.forget忘記，B. remember記得C. perform表演D. share分享，解析同上，選A
小題20:考查詞義辨析：A.supposing假如，B. concerning關(guān)于C. considering 考慮到D. regarding關(guān)于，考慮到在變聰明的過程中出現(xiàn)的問題，是不可能有個超級的頭腦的。選C
點評：文章介紹一項新的研究表明人的聰明是有限度的，作者通過舉例說明了原因。還有人的注意力也是有上限的，而且好的智力和記憶力是一把雙刃劍。本文主要是測試學(xué)生綜合運用語言的能力，即從語篇的角度綜合測試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對英語習(xí)慣用語的熟悉程度、以及語法規(guī)則的靈活運用�？忌鲱}時必須時刻從上下文考慮，不應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此，在做題時最好將全文通讀一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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Certain animals know without analysis the difference between a number of objects and a smaller number. In his book The Natural History of Selbourne (1786), the naturalist Gilbert White tells how he surreptitiously removed one egg a day from a kind of bird Plover’s nest, and how the mother laid another egg each day to make up for the missing one. He notes that other kinds of birds ignore the loss of a single egg, but if more than one egg has been removed, they will give up their nests. It has also been noted that a certain type of bees always provides five—never four, never six—caterpillars (毛蟲) for each of their eggs so that their young have something to eat when the eggs have hatched out. Research has also shown that both mice and pigeons can be taught to distinguish between odd (奇數(shù)) and even (偶數(shù)) numbers of food pieces.
These have led some people to think that creatures can actually count. They also point to dogs that have been taught to respond to questions about numbers with the correct number of barks.
Animals respond to quantities only when they are connected to survive as in the case of the eggs, or survive as in the case of food. They can “count” only when the objects are present and only when the numbers involved are small—no more than seven or eight. In lab experiments, animals which are trained to count one kind of objects were unable to count any other type. What interests them are the objects, not the numbers. Animals’ achievements simply are not equal to evidence of counting. They only show the results of clever, careful training.
小題1:The author refers to Gilbert’s book in paragraph 1 in order to_______.
A．support the idea that animals can count
B．show attitudes have changed since 1786
C．prove that some animals are aware of quantities
D．indicate that more research is needed in this field
小題2:The author mentions all of the following are aware of quantities in some way EXCEPT _______.
A．caterpillarsB．bees
C．miceD．plovers
小題3:The underlined word “surreptitiously” probably means _______.
A．quicklyB．carefully
C．occasionallyD．secretly
小題4:Where does this text probably come from?
A．A news report.B．A science fiction.
C．A park guide.D．A biology magazine.

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