EXERCISE 8
Some personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one's intelligence.But people fail to realize the importance of cultivating these factors in young people.
The so-called "non-intelligence factor" include __1_ feelings ,will,motivation,interests and habits.After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males,American psychologists _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 __5_ these factors.
Some parents are greatly worried __6_ their children fail to do well in their studies.They blame either genetic factors,malnutrition,or laziness,but they never take _7__ consideration these non-intelligence factors.At the same time,some teachers don't inquire into these,as reason _8__ students do poorly.They simply give them more course and exercises,or _9__ rebuke or ridicule them.After all,these students lose self-confidence.Some of them just feel defeated and _10__ themselves up as hopeless.Others may go astray because they are sick of learning._11__ investigation of more than 1000 middle students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were _12__ of learning,because of examination ,36.4 percent lacked persitence,initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning.
It is clear _13__ the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main _14__ to intelligence development in teenagers.It even causes an imbalance between physiological 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 obstruct 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 student's non-intelligence factors.
First,parents and teachers should _19__ understand teenage psychology.Onthis basic,they can help them to pursue 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 figured out D worked out
3) A in itself B by itself C itself D on its own
4) A though B nevertheless C however D moreover
5) A believing B studying C cultivating D developing
6) A about B when C how D whether
7) A for B in C into D over
8) A why B that 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 another D and
12) A afraid B ahead C aware D ashamed
13) A that B how C why D which
14) A storage B tendency C threat D obstacle
15) A intelligent B characteristic C psychological D physical
16) A chase B thrust C strengthen D physical
17) A intelligence B diligence C maturity D performance
18) A projects B warnings C proposals D decision
19) A fully B greatly C very D highly
20) A insuring B going C exceeding D stimulating
答案:
1--5 ABCAC
6--10 BCABD
11--15 BAADC
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