A number of personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one"s intelligence. But people fail to realize the significance of cultivating these factors in young people. The "non-intelligence factors" include one"s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits, etc. After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males, American psychologists【C1】______that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and self-confidence. 【C2】______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 cultivating these factors. Some parents are greatly worried【C3】______their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition, or laziness, but they never take into consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don"t inquire into the reason why students do poorly. They simply give them more course and exercises, or【C4】______rebuke or ridicule them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and【C5】______themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray because they are sick of learning. An investigation of more than 1,000 middle students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were【C6】______of learning, because of examination, 36.4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning. It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main【C7】______to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and【C8】______development among a few students. If we don"t start now to strengthen the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only obstruct the development of the【C9】______of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward proposals about how to cultivate student"s non-intelligence factors. First, parents and teachers should【C10】______understand teenage psychology. On this basic, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, stimulating their interests and toughening their willpower. 【C9】
A. intelligence
B. diligence
C. maturity
D. performance
查看答案
A number of personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one"s intelligence. But people fail to realize the significance of cultivating these factors in young people. The "non-intelligence factors" include one"s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits, etc. After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males, American psychologists【C1】______that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and self-confidence. 【C2】______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 cultivating these factors. Some parents are greatly worried【C3】______their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition, or laziness, but they never take into consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don"t inquire into the reason why students do poorly. They simply give them more course and exercises, or【C4】______rebuke or ridicule them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and【C5】______themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray because they are sick of learning. An investigation of more than 1,000 middle students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were【C6】______of learning, because of examination, 36.4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning. It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main【C7】______to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and【C8】______development among a few students. If we don"t start now to strengthen the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only obstruct the development of the【C9】______of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward proposals about how to cultivate student"s non-intelligence factors. First, parents and teachers should【C10】______understand teenage psychology. On this basic, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, stimulating their interests and toughening their willpower. 【C2】
A. though
B. nevertheless
C. however
D. moreover
A number of personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one"s intelligence. But people fail to realize the significance of cultivating these factors in young people. The "non-intelligence factors" include one"s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits, etc. After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males, American psychologists【C1】______that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and self-confidence. 【C2】______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 cultivating these factors. Some parents are greatly worried【C3】______their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either genetic factors, malnutrition, or laziness, but they never take into consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don"t inquire into the reason why students do poorly. They simply give them more course and exercises, or【C4】______rebuke or ridicule them. After all, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and【C5】______themselves up as hopeless. Others may go astray because they are sick of learning. An investigation of more than 1,000 middle students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were【C6】______of learning, because of examination, 36.4 percent lacked persistence, initiative and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning. It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main【C7】______to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and【C8】______development among a few students. If we don"t start now to strengthen the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only obstruct the development of the【C9】______of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward proposals about how to cultivate student"s non-intelligence factors. First, parents and teachers should【C10】______understand teenage psychology. On this basic, they can help them to pursue the objectives of learning, stimulating their interests and toughening their willpower. 【C10】
A. fully
B. greatly
C. very
D. highly
Imagine waking up and finding the value of your assets has been halved. No, you"re not an investor in one of those hedge funds that failed completely. With the dollar slumping to a 26-year low against the pound, already-expensive London has become quite unaffordable. A coffee at Starbucks, just as unavoidable in England as it is in the United States, runs about $8. The once all-powerful dollar isn"t doing a Titanic against just the pound. It is sitting at a record low against the euro and at a 30-year low against the Canadian dollar. Even the Argentine peso and Brazilian real are thriving against the dollar. The weak dollar is a source of humiliation, for a nation"s self-esteem rests in part on the strength of its currency. It"s also a potential economic problem, since a declining dollar makes imported food more expensive and exerts upward pressure on interest rates. And yet there are substantial sectors of the vast U.S. economy — from giant companies like Coca-Cola to mom-and-pop restaurant operators in Miami—for which the weak dollar is most excellent news. Many Europeans may view the U.S. as an arrogant superpower that has become hostile to foreigners. But nothing makes people think more warmly of the U.S. than a weak dollar. Through April, the total number of visitors from abroad was up 6.8 percent from last year. Should the trend continue, the number of tourists this year will finally top the 2,000 peak Many Europeans now apparently view the U.S. the way many Americans view Mexico — as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, all while ignoring the fact that the poorer locals can"t afford to join the merrymaking. The money tourists spend helps decrease our chronic trade deficit. So do exports, which thanks in part to the weak dollar, soared 11 percent between May 2006 and May 2007. For first five months of 2007, the trade deficit actually fell 7 percent from 2006. If you own shares in large American corporations, you"re a winner in the weak-dollar gamble. Last week Coca-Cola"s stick bubbled to a five-year high after it reported a fantastic quarter. Foreign sales accounted for 65 percent of Coke"s beverage business. Other American companies profiting from this trend include McDonald"s and IBM. American tourists, however, shouldn"t expect any relief soon. The dollar lost strength the way many marriages break up — slowly, and then all at once. And currencies don"t turn on a dime. So if you want to avoid the pain inflicted by the increasingly pathetic dollar, cancel that summer vacation to England and look to New England. There, the dollar is still treated with a little respect. What does the author imply by saying "currencies don"t turn on a dime"(Line 2, Para. 7)
A. The dollar"s value will not increase in the short term.
B. The value of a dollar will not be reduced to a dime.
C. The dollar"s value will drop, but within a small margin.
D. Few Americans will change dollars into other currencies.
Relaxing isn"t easy. I know — I have tried it. I can see, therefore, why Japan"s government should want corporations to have full-time "leisure advisers". It seems an idea worth copying. A start should, perhaps, be made at the very top. Captains of industry often find it hardest of all to relax. Some buy a luxurious yacht, a beach house, or even an island, but seldom make use of these expensive leisure facilities. "I don"t have time for a holiday," they insist. What they usually mean is not that they couldn"t find the time, if pressed, but that they don"t want to. More often than not the plain truth is that they don"t know how to ease up. No one has ever told them how to do it. You can"t be a frantic executive one day and a leisurely beachcomber the next, the contrast is too great. But a captain of industry on a beach and he tends to get bored and restless. He misses the pace, the action. Invite him to play tennis and he will probably decline, because he fears that he will look foolish —he prefers to play games in the office, where he is a proven winner. If he has a holiday home, or stays in a plush hotel, he will be on the telephone six times a day, doing what he does best. So what can a "leisure adviser" do for him—or, increasingly, her The basic task is to change attitudes, and gradually to introduce him to various leisure activities. A good start is to persuade him that holidays are a "psychological investment", and that it is perfectly feasible to combine business with pleasure. They can take work with them. For a captain of industry, holidays are ideal of strategic planning. They can call the office, though the aim must be to reduce the number of calls as the holiday progresses. They can be persuaded to take up golf. It is not only a pleasant and healthy way of going for a leisurely walk, but it can also be good for business. Once the initial leisure training period has been completed you can try to hook him on other activities which are every bit as challenging as a take-over bid. He can climb mountains, ride river rapids, go scuba diving. He may well end up making a happy discovery; leisure can be fun. Top executives often find it difficult to take time off because______.
A. it would cause them financial problems
B. they need to protect their jobs
C. they have never really learnt how to relax
D. they simply don"t have the time