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 question is yes. ___46___. 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. ___47___. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
" K# X% h/ A0 h+ x% f$ K It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. ___48___. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will completely different. ___49___. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children usually have similar intelligence. ___50___.
0 F# J" u; F! y" G+ N8 G A. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligent. ( l j: |, H2 z3 k4 ?9 g
B. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other.
' |9 b* B2 D# d' ?6 q* G C. To some extent, our intelligence is given us so far and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. : Q/ S6 I. E- ?7 i# A8 o" s
D. This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. ) F& P- k& z- ]2 y" d
E. But whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment.
/ o% r- d/ k- s$ P2 o! k" C F. Intelligence depends on birth.
$ R$ n, F6 p: q% ?0 a- X) N 答案:C E A B D |