题目
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person"s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways. It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth. Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.The writer is in favor of the view that man"s intelligence is given to himA．at birthB．through educationC．both at birth and through educationD．neither at birth nor through education
Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of a person"s intelligence are fixed at birth, whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
The writer is in favor of the view that man"s intelligence is given to himA．at birth
B．through education
C．both at birth and through education
D．neither at birth nor through education
It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence.Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If, on the other hand, we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.
Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We would soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all are likely to have similar degree of intelligence.
The writer is in favor of the view that man"s intelligence is given to himA．at birth
B．through education
C．both at birth and through education
D．neither at birth nor through education
题目解答
答案
C
解析：本题为细节辨别题。文章第一段的前三句话就回答了这个问题，即：聪明才智可以是天生的，也可以是后天培养的。
解析：本题为细节辨别题。文章第一段的前三句话就回答了这个问题，即：聪明才智可以是天生的，也可以是后天培养的。
解析
步骤 1：理解问题背景
文章讨论了智力是天生的还是后天培养的。作者认为智力在某种程度上是天生的，但环境和经验也起着重要作用。
步骤 2：分析文章内容
文章第一段提到，智力在某种程度上是天生的，但环境也会影响智力的发展。第二段通过举例说明，智力在某种程度上是天生的，因为血缘关系越近的人，智力越相似。第三段通过举例说明，环境也会影响智力的发展，因为即使是一对双胞胎，如果生活在不同的环境中，他们的智力也会有所不同。
步骤 3：得出结论
根据文章内容，作者认为智力既受天生因素的影响，也受环境因素的影响。
文章讨论了智力是天生的还是后天培养的。作者认为智力在某种程度上是天生的，但环境和经验也起着重要作用。
步骤 2：分析文章内容
文章第一段提到，智力在某种程度上是天生的，但环境也会影响智力的发展。第二段通过举例说明，智力在某种程度上是天生的，因为血缘关系越近的人，智力越相似。第三段通过举例说明，环境也会影响智力的发展，因为即使是一对双胞胎，如果生活在不同的环境中，他们的智力也会有所不同。
步骤 3：得出结论
根据文章内容，作者认为智力既受天生因素的影响，也受环境因素的影响。