What is intelligence(智力) anyway? When I was in the army 1__________ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 2__________ of 100, scored 160.
I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 3__________ have scored more than 80. 4__________ , when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him--and he always 5__________ it.
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 6__________ . In a world where I have to work with my hands, I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man 7__________ . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said,'Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑) man 8 __________some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 9 __________movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 10 __________his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 11 __________man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀). 12 __________do you suppose he asked for them?' I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said,' Why, you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. I've been 13 __________that on all my customers today, but I knew 14 __________I'd catch you. ' 'Why is that?' I asked. 'Because you are so goddamned edycatedm Doc. I knew you couldn't be very 15 __________'
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
第1题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.failed B.wrote C.received D.chose
答案：C
第2题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.an average B.a total C.an exam D.a number
答案：A
第3题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.always B.possibly C.certainly D.Frequently
答案：B
第4题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.Then B.Thus C.Therefore D.Yet
答案：D
第5题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.fixed B.checked C.drove D.changed
答案：A
第6题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.teacher B.doctor C.winner D.fool
答案：D
第7题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.again B.as usual C.too D.as well
答案：A
第8题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.bought B.tasted C.found D.Needed
答案：D
第9题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.cutting B.hammering C.waving D.Circling
答案：B
第10题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.nodded B.raised C.shook D.turned
答案：C
第11题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.clever B.other C.right D.next
答案：D
第12题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.What B.How C.Who D.Which
答案：B
第13题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.trying B.proving C.practicing D.Examining
答案：A
第14题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.for sure B.at once C.in fact D.right now
答案：A
第15题 请选择最佳答案填入( )
A.clear B.silly C.slow D.smart
答案：D
There has been, in history, a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. The man's name is James Bartley. The records to prove his unusual experience are in the British Admiralty.
Bartley was making his first trip on the whaling ship Star of the East. Suddenly the lookout sighted a huge sperm whale. The whalers knew it was a huge whale by the size of the spray it blew into the air. They lowered their small boats. James Bartley was in the first longboat. The men rowed until they were close to the whale. A harpoon was thrown and it found its mark. It sank into the whale's flesh. The maddened beast crashed into the boat, snapping its tail at the men and the wreckage of their boats. When the survivors were picked up, James Bartley was missing.
Shortly before sunset, the whale was finally captured. The sailors tied the whale's dead body to the side of the ship. Because of the hot weather it was important that they cut up the whale right away. Otherwise, the meat would begin to rot and oil would begin to spoil. When they got to the stomach, they felt something moving about wildly. They thought it would be a big fish still alive inside. But when they opened the stomach they found James Bartley. After this trip, Bartley settled in England, and never returned to sea.
第16题 This passage is mainly about__________.
A.how to hunt whales for their oil and meat
B.The hard and dangerous lives that whalers had to live
C.The duties of each man on a whaling ship
D.a man who was swallowed by a whale and lived
答案：D
第17题 The sailors knew that something was in the whale's stomach because__________.
A.they could feel it moving about wildly
B.The whale seemed very heavy
C.The whale was swelling at one spot
D.The captain heard Bartley yelling for help
答案：A
第18题 James Barfley probably never went to sea again because__________.
A.he wanted different kinds of adventures
B.of fright and shock
C.he was crippled by the whale
D.he often got seasick
答案：B
第19题 The author, in telling James Bartley's story, informs us by__________.
A.narrating the plain facts
B.referring to whaling in general
C.comparing whaling to other fishing
D.dramatically telling what happened
答案：D
In ancient times wealth was measured and exchanged in things that could be touched: food ,tools, and previous metals and stones. Then the barter system was replaced by coins, which still had real value since they were pieces of rare metal. Coins were followed by fiat money, paper notes that have value only because everyone agrees to accept them.
Today electronic monetary systems are gradually being introduced that will transform money into even less tangible forms,reducing it to a series of 'bits and bytes' ,or units of computerized information, going between machines at the speed of light. Already, electronic fund transfer allows money to be instantly sent and received by different banks, companies, and countries through computers and telecommunications devices.
第1题 According to the passage, which of the following was the earliest kind of exchange of wealth?
A.Bartered goods. B.Fiat money
C.Coin currency D.Intangible forms
答案：A
第2题 The author mentions food,tools and precious metals and stones together because they are all__________.
A.useful items B.articles of value
C.difficult things to obtain D.material objects
答案：D
第3题 According to the passage, coins once had real value currency because they__________.
A.represented a great improvement over barter
B.permitted easy transportation of wealth
C.were made of precious metals
D.could become collector's items
答案：C
第4题 Which of the following statements about computerized monetary systems is NOT supported by the passage?
A.They promote international trade.
B.The allow very rapid money transfers.
C.They are still limited to small transactions
D.They are dependent on good telecommunications systems.
答案：C
