Question

If you are like most people, your intelligence changes from season to s

. You are probably a lot sharper in the spring than you are at any other time of year. A famous scientist, Ellsworth Huntington (1876-1974), concluded (得出结论) from other men’s work and his own among people in different climates that climate and temperature have a certain effect on most people’s mental abilities.
He found that cool weather is much more favorable (有利的，起促进作用的) for creative thinking than summer heat. This does not mean that all people are less intelligent in the summer than they are during the rest of the year. It does mean, however, that the mental abilities of large numbers of people tend to be the lowest in the summer.
Spring appears to be the best period of the year for thinking. One reason may be that in the spring man’s mental abilities are affected by the same factors（因素） that bring about great changes in all nature.
Fall is the next-best season, then winter. As for summer, it seems to be good time to take a long vacation from thinking!

1、The word “sharper” in the first paragraph probably means_______________.

A. slower B. stronger C. taller D. smarter
2、Huntingtonbased his conclusions on ___________________.

A. records of his own research work

B. records given by other people

C. records of temperature changes

D. both A and B

Answer 1

这段文章的翻译是你在春天可能比你在一年中的其它时间很多。一位著名的科学家，埃尔斯沃思亨廷顿（1876-1974），总结（得出结论）从别人及自己的工作在不同的气候条件下，气候和温度对大多数人的心理能力有一定影响的人之间。他发现，凉爽的天气（有利的，起促进作用的）创造性思维比炎热的夏天。这并不是说所有的人在夏天智力不如他们在休息的一年。它意味着，然而，使大量的人的心理能力往往是在夏季最低。春天似乎是最好的时期的思考。一个原因可能是，在春天的人的智力是由相同的因素的影响（因素），将自然界巨大变化。秋天是第二个最好的季节，冬季。至于夏天，它似乎是人们思考的一段度假的好时间！
所以1.D
2.D
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Answer 2

1D
2D

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Answer 3

1、The word “sharper” in the first paragraph probably means____D___________.
2、Huntingtonbased his conclusions on _______D____________.

Answer 4

1。D
2.D