Little Mark is only 6, but he has an IQ of 200, a genius among geniuses. But his

Little Mark is only 6, but he has an IQ of 200, a genius among geniuses. But his

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Little Mark is only 6, but he has an IQ of 200, a genius among geniuses. But his intelligence comes at a cost. His parents must keep him intellectually simulated(启发)while making sure he is like any other little boy.
Mark has been attracted by the way how the world works since he was a baby. When he was 3, Mark was reading fluently, mostly self-taught. His parents haven"t been able to keep him away from books since.
"I tried many times to stop him reading. We worry about his crazy fond of reading because he constantly wants to read every-thing whatever it is.”
A psychologist at the Centre for gifted children tested Mark and gave him an IQ of 200. The average child of Mark"s age has an IQ of 100. At 200, Mark is a genius-even compared with other child geniuses.
"With children like Mark you can tell that"s a bright child as soon as they walk in. They just have this sort of intensity, and maybe they"re not so good at communicating with people," the psychologist said. "He will never fit perfectly into a class where he"s with children of his age.”But Mark"s mother worries about the "socially isolated" labels. "Nobody wants their child to grow up with that image. I want him to communicate with others freely, but not to be frustrated academically, so it"s really hard to find a balance," she says.
Helen Dudeney from the Talented and Gifted Children Association says Mark is one in a million with such a high IQ. She points out that geniuses are still rare and difficult for the public education system to handle. "The lack of coping comes because teachers aren"t trained in teaching gifted children," says Dudeney.
Helen believes it"s also extremely important for them to be recognized and supported in their talents. Mark"s parents are trying to figure out how best to help Mark. At the moment, there are few options. Mark finds first year work boring and simple, but he must learn to complete the work. His mother says, "We just want to be happy. Just to have a happy childhood and want to go to school every day.”
小题1:By saying "But his intelligence comes at a cost. ",the author means that        
A.Mark must pay for his intelligence at a high price
B.Mark"s intelligence brings him negative effects at the same time
C.Mark"s intelligence results from his parents
D.Mark"s parents make Mark clever at all costs
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?      
A.Mark"s parents are very satisfied with his love for reading.
B.Mark began to teach himself reading at the age of 3.
C.Many child geniuses are not good at communicating with others.
D.It is hard for parents to bring up a genius.
小题3:If there are 6. 6 billion people in the world, the number of geniuses with an IQ of 200 will be
________.
A.about 4,400B.about 5,500C.about 6,600D.about 7,700
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?        
A.A genius" craziness for books
B.The life of the genius" parents
C.The burden of being gifted
D.The characteristics of Mark

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
解析

试题分析:
小题1:推理题,由第五段最后一句He will never fit perfectly into a class where he"s with children of his age可以推出高智商同有反作用,所以选B
小题2:细节题,由第五段第三行It"s hard to be a positive person all of the time.How do you do it可以推出他积极地态度面对困难,所以选A
小题3:推理题,由第五段第四行Mark"s mother worries about the "socially isolated" labels可以知道答案,所以选C
小题4:推理题,由本文的主要意思“高智商有好的一面同时又有坏的一面”,所以选C
点评:本文说明了高智商有好的一面同时又有坏的一面。先通读全文,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题,要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。
举一反三
During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another .Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie ,it’s their school work which suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day that they’re going to be taking a break.”
Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day.”
It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you’ve ever done for your kids… and for the family drivers!
小题1:What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?
A.They can get bored easily about everything.
B.They might have no time to do the homework.
C.They might not pay much attention to learning.
D.They cannot easily focus on learning during the day.
小题2:What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?
A.It is productive.B.It is helpful.C.It is a bad habit.D.It is a waste of time.
小题3:Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?
A.Because children have no time.
B.Because children cannot learn many things.
C.Because children do not have enough sleep.
D.Because children cannot focus on too many activities.
小题4:What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Don’t be children’s drivers after school.
B.Choose activities for your children wisely.
C.Make your children learn as much as possible.
D.Let children learn something from various subjects.

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Many of us don’t like what we see around us but the last thing we do is to change it. I think that is the beginning of failure and that is why what we hate remains around us. If you don’t want to see things around you, don’t just hope it’ll change.
We have such an amazing power of creativity inside us to change the way things work around us. Only lazy people go about and say that is the way things have been working. I’ve come to discover that things around us depend on our actions and inactions. What I mean is that the circumstances that we like depend only on the things we do and the things we don’t do.
Do you want your country to change? Start by changing the small things around you. Before you think too far about any small thing to change, your habit should be the first thing to change. Change what you think about and talk about. Can you remember how difficult it was for you to break a habit that you desired to break some years back? If so, then you must accept that things aren’t just going to change by a magic thought. If it isn’t so easy to change yourself when you want to, it isn’t going to be so easy to change the people around you.
I think the best way I’ve changed people around me is that I changed myself. When you change, they’ll change. Just change yourself and see how many people will tell you later that you are the one who changes them. That’s one simple way young people can change their nations.
小题1: According to the text, why do we fail to change what we don’t like? _______
A.Because we lack the power of creativity.
B.Because we never plan to change them.
C.Because they cannot be changed.
D.Because we don’t have the ability.
小题2:The author can change people around him because he has realized that     .
A.things around us decide what we do
B.the further you think, the better
C.his actions can affect things around him
D.he has to change the nation first
小题3:The third paragraph aims at     .
A.telling readers one of the author’s interesting experiences
B.giving an example to show how to change things around us
C.showing readers how to change a nation
D.asking us to remember to change our nation
小题4:What can we learn from the text? ________
A.Circumstance creates a person.
B.It is never too late to change your habits.
C.A long journey begins with the first step.
D.Changing ourselves means changing others.

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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.
As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.
Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.
“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.
I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.
I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!
小题1:          
A.slowB.rightC.readyD.tired
小题2:          
A.answerB.mindC.planD.role
小题3:          
A.climbsB.jumpsC.kicksD.walks
小题4:          
A.nervousB.strangeC.surprisedD.angry
小题5:          
A.BecauseB.UnlessC.ButD.Though
小题6:          
A.arguesB.doubtsC.decidesD.understands
小题7:          
A.sameB.nextC.lastD.only
小题8:          
A.seaB.riverC.lakeD.pool
小题9:          
A.closeB.wipeC.coverD.hurt
小题10:      
A.roofB.lineC.boardD.ladder
小题11:      
A.dancingB.smilingC.openingD.stopping
小题12:      
A.wayB.hopeC.mistakeD.turn
小题13:      
A.ParentsB.KidsC.ClassmatesD.Teachers
小题14:      
A.movingB.laughingC.studyingD.changing
小题15:      
A.looking forB.waiting forC.paying forD.caring for
小题16:      
A.imagineB.rememberC.seeD.watch
小题17:      
A.neverB.seldomC.sometimesD.always
小题18:      
A.offeringB.agreeingC.learningD.refusing
小题19:      
A.dropsB.shakesC.breaksD.rests
小题20:      
A.surfaceB.doorC.beachD.sky

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Sea lions and seals may swim in cold ocean water, but even they get chilly sometimes. Seeing an injured seal wrapped in a blanket at a marine(海的) mammal center gave Haley Humes and Hayley Jeffries an idea for a special Girl Scout project. They decided to make blankets to keep injured animals warm. They would give these blankets to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California.
“We knew we wanted to help animals,” Haley said. “We went to the center to ask questions about what they needed. They don’t have a heated floor, and all the babies crowded together to stay warm.”
Friends since kindergarten, Haley and Hayley made 12 blankets to keep the Marine Mammal Center’s seals and sea lions warm. Using fun images like Winnie-the-Pooh, the girls took two hours to make each blanket. The first sea lion to test out a blanket looked pretty in pink.
“It was a sick baby and really liked it,” Haley said. “It curled up in it right away.”
“The blankets are beautiful and the animals love them!” said the Mammal Center’s Michele Hunter. “It’s nice to see children taking pride in their work and doing something to help animals.”
During the project, the girls took dozens of pictures for the PowerPoint presentations they gave to Girl Scout leaders. Those presentations helped Haley and Hayley raise $250 to buy additional supplies the center needed.
This was the first project the girls ever worked on and took months to plan and carry out.
“I learned that in order to make something happen, you have to take it slowly and step by step,” Hayley said. Just as important, the girls discovered that two people really can make a difference. “Knowing you’re making a difference……with these animals is amazing,” Haley said. “It was like the animals became my new friends.”
The Pacific Marine Mammal Center cares for sea lions and seals, as well as for other marine mammals. Since opening in 1971,the center has saved more than 5,000 injured marine mammals.
小题1:          What does the underlined word“ chilly” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Sick. B.Cold.C.Afraid. D.Bored.
小题2:          When Haley and Hayley saw an injured seal wrapped in a blanket, they_____.
A.decided to help animalsB.asked Girl Scout for help
C.went to the animal center to work.D.called on others to protect animals
小题3:          What can we learn about Haley and Hayley from the text?
A.They raised $2,500 for the Mammal Center.
B.They made 120 blankets by themselves.
C.It took them an hour to make a blanket.
D.They felt great about what they did.
小题4:          Which of the following words can best describe the work of Haley and Hayley?
A.Difficult.B.Successful.C.Experimental.D.Dangerous.
小题5:          According to the text, the Mammal Center_____.
A.has a history of about 40 years
B.has an advanced heating system
C.has saved ten thousand animals so far
D.protects both land and marine mammals

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Rhinos(犀牛) are big and can be dangerous. They are also shy and seldom seen. Once there were hundreds of rhino species, but today there are only five. One ancient rhino called Indricotherium was the largest land mammal that ever lived. It was 5m high at the shoulders, and 8.5m long— twice the size of today’s biggest elephant! The living rhinos are still big, averaging 2-3m long and weighing up to 3,600kg.
To see all five species of living rhino you would need to do a bit of exploring. First you might visit Africa for a look at the white rhino and the black rhino. They live in Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands. Then you could head to India and Nepal for a look at the Indian rhino. It lives in the high grasslands near rivers, where you have to ride an elephant to find one. Finally you might travel to the rainforests on the islands of Indonesia to see the Sumatran and Javan rhinos. These are the smallest and rarest rhinos in the world and extremely difficult to find.
Most rhinos are gentle and timid (胆小的).They have a bad reputation for being very aggressive, but that may be partly because they get frightened easily. Also, they have poor eyesight. They rely on their strong sense of smell to tell them a stranger is approaching, but if the wind is blowing the wrong way, they may not know someone is there until it’s too late.
Rhinos can be found only in their habitats, which is why habitat destruction has caused rhino populations to decline. As they disappear from certain places, their absence leads to many changes to the landscape. For example, black rhinos in Africa only eat shrubs (灌木) and small trees, pruning (修剪) the plants and limiting their growth. Many other species benefit from this, and as rhinos disappear, so do many other animals sharing their habitat. Bushes and trees take over the land and force species like the antelope to leave in search of food. In a short time the whole habitat has changed.
小题1:          From the text we learn that ______.
A.rhinos are all big and dangerous
B.rhino numbers have declined greatly
C.rhinos are twice as large as elephants
D.Indricotherium is the world’s biggest living animal now
小题2:          The white rhino can be found in______.
A.Indonesia’s island
B.Nepal’s high grasslands
C.Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands
D.India’s high grasslands near rivers
小题3:          What can we conclude from Paragraph 2?
A.Most rhinos live alone.
B.Rhinos are disappearing from their habitats.
C.The five rhino species are all different in colour.
D.Rhinos’ habitat ranges from rainforests to grasslands.
小题4:          The underlined word “aggressive” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by_____.
A.energeticB.attractiveC.uselessD.fierce
小题5:          The example of the black rhinos in the last paragraph is mainly to show that_____.
A.rhinos only eat plants
B.all rhinos are endangered
C.all the habitat of rhinos has been damaged
D.the disappearance of rhinos has led to habitat change

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