2007公共英语PETS四级完型填空模拟试题八

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
16--20CACAD