2012年职称英语综合C级综合练习九

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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.  
　　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___.
　　A. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be intelligent.
8 r5 D% b6 u4 l' y　　B. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other.
8 O4 E  R5 X# A) J4 ~) [& w& t　　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.
　　D. This clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
　　E. But whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment.
4 {: q1 D. e  q; b8 v" R8 I　　F. Intelligence depends on birth.
　　答案：C E A B D