Question

Some personal characteristics(个性) play an important role in the development of one's intelligence(智力). But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people.

The so-called "non-intelligence factors(因素)" include__1__feelings, will, motivation (动机), interests and habits. After a 30-year follow-up study of 8,000 males , American psychologists (心理学家)__2__that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence__3__, but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn , will power and self-confidence.

__4__people all know that one should have definite objectives , a strong will and good learning habits, quite a number of teachers and parents don't pay much attention to cultivating(培养) these__5__.

Some parents are greatly worried__6__their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic (遗传的) factors , malnutrition(营养不良) or laziness , but they never take__7__consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time , some teachers don't inquire into these , as reasons__8__students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises , or__9__criticize or laugh at them. After all , these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and__10__themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray(误入歧途)because they are sick of learning. __11__investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 per cent of them were__12__of learning , because of examinations , 36.4 per cent lacked persistence and initiative (主动) and 10.3 per cent were sick of learning.

It is clear__13__the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a __14__obstacle(障碍)to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological (生理的) and__15__development among a few students.

If we don't start now to__16__the cultivation of non-intelligence factors , it will not only affect the development of the __17__of teenagers , but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward__18__about how to cultivate students' non-intelligence factors.

First , parents and teachers should __19__understand teenage psychology. On this basis , they can help them to follow the objectives of learning,__20__their interests and toughening their willpower.

1. A. one's B. their C. his D. her

2. A. came out B. found out C. made out D. work out

3. A. themselves B. oneself C. itself D. ones

4. A. Though B. Nevertheless C. However D. Moreover

5. A. books B. scientists C. factors D. studies

6. A. about B. when C. how D. whether

7. A. for B. in C. into D. over

8. A. why B. what C. when D. how

9. A. ever B. even C. still D. more

10. A. put B. get C. handle D. give

11. A. The B. An C. And D. A

12. A. afraid B. ahead C. aware D. ashamed

13. A. that B. how C. why D. which

14. A. leftover B. salty C. small D. main

15. A. intelligent B. characteristic C. psychological D. physical

16. A. throw B. pretend C. strengthen D. stop

17. A. intelligence B. diligence C. laziness D. attempts

18. A. importance B. objectives C. suggestions D. teenagers

19. A. fully B. unnecessarily C. never D. unwillingly

20. A. learning B. going C. losing D. exciting

Answer 1

1. A。one's泛指"一个人的"。 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C。此处的factors指上文提到的"非智力因素"。 6. B 7. C。take into consideration是固定词组,意为"注意......;考虑到......"。 8. A 9. B 10. D。give up是固定词组,意为"放弃"。 11. B 12. A 13. A。that引导主语从句。 14. D 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. C。put forward suggestions意为"提出建议"。 19. A 20. D。exciting在此处是现在分词,意为"激起"。