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08:【好题精选】阅读还原6选5 -2023年九年级下学期英语专题周周练(第一期)(四川成都)
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Do you think you are smart? ___1___ These include understanding how much they don’t know, high self-control and even a funny personality. Some research shows that they are connected to intelligence (智慧).
Knowing how much you don’t know
Smart people are better able to accept the fact when they don’t know something. ___2___ In one study, for example, students were asked to predict their scores after taking a test. For the students with worse grades, the number of the questions they got right was smaller than what they expected. At the same time, for those with higher scores, the number of questions they thought they got right was smaller than the real number.
High self-control
___3___ In a 2009 study, volunteers had to chose between two prizes. One is to get a smaller amount of money at once. The other one is to get a larger amount of money later. The results showed that people choosing to get the larger amount of money at a later date scored higher on intelligence tests. ___4___
Being really funny
Are smart people more humorous? Scientists at the University of New Mexico may think so. They have made some studies on this. ___5___
A.These people have more control.
B.In fact, most smart people have some things in common.
C.Scientists have found a connection between self-control and intelligence.
D.Do you know smart people own other special traits besides intelligence.
E.Studies found that the less intelligent someone is, the prouder he seems to be.
F.One study found that people writing funnier cartoon captions (解说词) scored higher on intelligence tests.
There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not.
___6___ When someone says they have to “face the music”, it does not mean they are going to a concert. “Facing the music” means to accept the punishment of an action.
___7___ For example, “I can’t