北京四中高三英语期中试题

D. They have long studied the problem of unemployment.

65. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Pissarides thinks his work surprising.

B. The work of Pissarides has influenced many economists.

C. Some of the winners’ ideas have been put into practice.

D. It is probable that unemployed young people in Britain benefit from Pissarides’ work.

66. According to Pissarides, _________ is effrctive in dealing with unemployment.

A. spending large sums of money on training

B. teaching some knowledge of economics

C. providing work experience

D. keeping people unemployed for some time

D

Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given 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 is to some extent 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(随机地) from the population,it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical (完全相同的) twins 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 a 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 playsa 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.

67. Which of these sentences best describes the writer’s point in Para. 1?

A. To some extent, intelligence is given at birth.

B. Intelligence is developed by the environment.

C. Some people are born clever and others born stupid.

D. Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.

68. It is suggested in this passage that_______.

A. unrelated people are not likely to have different intelligence

B. close relations usually have similar intelligence

C. the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely

to be in intelligence

D. people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees

of intelligence

69. In Para. 1, the word "surroundings" means_______.

A. intelligence 　　　　　B. life

C. environments 　　　　　D. housing

70. The best title for this article would be_______.

A. On Intelligence

B. What Intelligence Means

C. We are Born with Intelligence

D. Environment Plays a Part in Developing Intelligence

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Getting to Now: How to Beat the Procrastination Habit

I am a procrastinator(拖拉者). I always have been. I've tried all sorts of things to beat the habit. Here are some techniques I've been using to try to force myself to get to now:

Set aside blocks of time to do things. When I was talking with my wellness coach earlier this year, she asked me why I didn't exercise more often. “　71　,” I said. “Something always comes up.” She wasn’t impressed. “J.D.,” she said, “You have to make time. Make an appointment with yourself to run or to go for a bike ride.” The same principle applies to other things you might procrastinate.

72　. Often I’ll be sitting on the back porch reading a book, and it will occur to me that some chore needs to be done — mending the fence, for example. “　73　,” I tell myself. Wrong! What usually happens is that I forget to write it down, and even if I do, I just look at the list and procrastinate for weeks on end. The best move is to actually do the chore when I think of it. (Assuming, of course, that I have the time at that moment,which I usually do.)

Use a timer to bring you back to reality. Part of the reason I procrastinate is that I'm a daydreamer. 　74　. One way to keep on track is to use a timer. I use the Ultrak Jumbo Countdown Timer, but not as often as I should. I set it for 48 minutes. When it goes off, 　75　: Am I doing what I'm supposed to be doing?

Do not multitask. I often start many things at once, but I never actually do any of them. In order for me to get something done, I need to focus my attention on it. Trying to do several things at once is a sure way to be sure they'll all be unfinished tomorrow.

A. I’m always lost in thought

B. it brings me back to reality

C. If it comes to mind, then do it

D. I don’t have the time

E. it serves as an instant reality check

F. Do it right away if you are asked to do something

G. I need to write that down so I can remember it

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