Under this____pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
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「句意」在这种强大的压力下,一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
「难点」intensive意为“加强的;集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的;笨重的”;intense意为”强烈的,剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的;粗壮的”。
TEXTC
Therearetwofactorswhichdetermineanindividual'sintelligence.Thefirstisthesortofbrainheisbornwith.
Humanbrainsdifferconsiderably,somebeingmorecapablethanothers.Butnomatterhowgoodabrainhehas
tobeginwith,anindividualwillhavealoworderofintelligenceunlesshehasopportunitiestolearn.Sothe
secondfactoriswhathappenstotheindividual—thesortofenvironmentinwhichheisbroughtup.Ifan
individualishandicapped(不利)environmentally,itislikelythathisbrainwillfailtodevelopandhewillnever
attainthelevelofintelligenceofwhichheiscapable.Theimportanceofenvironmentindetermininganindividual'sintelligencecanbedemonstratedbythecasehistoryoftheidenticaltwins,PeterandMark.Beingidentical,thetwinshadidenticalbrainsatbirth,andtheirgrowthprocesseswerethesame.Whenthetwinswerethreemonthsold,theirparentsdied,andtheywere
placedinseparatefoster(抚养)homes.Peterwasraisedbyparentsoflowintelligenceinanisolatedcommunity
withpooreducationalopportunities.Markwasrearedinthehomeofwell-to-doparentswhohadbeentocollege.Hewasreadtoasachild,senttogoodschools,andgiveneveryopportunitytobestimulated
intellectually.Thisenvironmentaldifferencecontinueduntilthetwinswereintheirlateteens,whentheywere
giventeststomeasuretheirintelligence.Mark'sI.Q.was125,twenty-fivepointshigherthantheaverageand
fullyfortypointshigherthanhisidenticalbrother.Givenequalopportunities,thetwins,havingidenticalbrains,
wouldhavetestedatroughlythesamelevel.
11.Thisselectioncanbestbetitled____________.
A.MeasuringYourIntelligence
B.IntelligenceandEnvironment
C.TheCaseofPeterandMark
D.HowtheBrainInfluencesIntelligence
12.Thebeststatementofthemainideaofthispassageisthat_______.
A.humanbrainsdifferconsiderably
B.thebrainapersonisbornwithisimportantindetermininghisintelligence
C.environmentiscrucialindeterminingaperson'sintelligence
D.personshavingidenticalbrainswillhaveroughlythesameintelligence
13.Accordingtothepassage,theaverageI.Q.is_______.
A.85.B.100C.110D.125
14.Thecasehistoryofthetwinsappearstosupporttheconclusionthat_______.
A.individualswithidenticalbrainsseldomtestatthesamelevelB.anindividual'sintelligenceisdeterminedonlybyhisenvironment
C.lackofopportunityblocksthegrowthofintelligence
D.changesofenvironmentproducechangesinthestructureofthebrain
15.Thispassagesuggeststhatanindividual'sI.Q._______.
A.canbepredictedatbirth
B.staysthesamethroughouthislife
C.canbeincreasedbyeducation
D.isdeterminedbyhischildhood
Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewof_______mountainsbehindtheappleorchard.
Itwasrecommendedthatpassengers_____smokeduringtheflight.
Indeed,itisarguablethatbodyshatteringistheverypointoffootball,askillingandmaiming___.