阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

NMET 2002

　　What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 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 no 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 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 7 In a work where I have to work with my8  , I'd do poorly.

　　Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf- and- dumb man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors. 16 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 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked．“Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 20 ”

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NMET 2002

　　What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 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 no 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 6 questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a 7 In a work where I have to work with my8  , I'd do poorly.

　　Consider my auto-repair man 9 . He had a habit of telling 10 . One time he said, “Doc, a deaf- and- dumb man 11 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made 12 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer. He 13 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk 14 him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 15 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors. 16 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 17 and asked for them. I've been 18 that all my customers today, but I knew 19 I'd catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked．“Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 20 ”

　　And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

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(NMET.2000) _________ production up by 60 % , the company has had another excellent year.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　 A. As　　　　 B. For　　　　 C. With　　　　　　 D. Through　

 

(NMET 2005 Jiangsu)?

Jane Austen ,a famous English writer ,was born at Steventon ,Hampshire ,on December 16,1775,and died on July 18,1817.She began writing early in life ,although the prejudices(偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously(匿名).?

But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors .She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806,Bath was her home .Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels，Northanger Abbey and Persuasion ,which are largely set in Bath .The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it ,keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels .Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced(增强) by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street .Here ,in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city ,you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.?

The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society .After your visit to the Center ,you can look round the attractive shop ,which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books ,cards and many specially designed gifts .Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.?

You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath ,which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath .The tour lasts about one and a half hours .The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived ,walked and shopped.?

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath _______.?

A.in her early twenties　　 B.in her early teens?

C.in her late twenties D.in her late teens?

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage??

A.Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.?

B.The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.?

C.Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.?

D.No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.?

3.The author(作者) writes this passage in order to _______.?

A.attract readers to visit the city of Bath?

B.ask readers to buy Austen's books?

C.tell readers about Jane Austen's experience?

D.give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society?

4.It takes you about one and a half hours _______.?

A.to get to the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street?

B.to buy Jane Austen related books ,cards and gifts?

C.to find a guide to take you to the Center?

D.to look around the city of Bath on foot