What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against 22 of 100, scored 160．No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me. All my life I've been registering scores like that, 23 I have the complacent(洋洋自得的) feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who 24 the intelligence tests - people with intellectual bents(天分) similar to mine? For instance, I once had an auto-repair man, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 25 have scored more than 80,by my estimate. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always fixed it. Well，then，suppose my auto—repair man 26 questions for some intelligence tests．By doing every one of them I'd prove myself a 27 ．In a world where I have to work with my 28 ，I'd do poorly． Consider my auto—repair man 29 ．He had a habit of telling 30 ．One time he said. “Doc, a deaf and dumb man 31 some nails．Having entered a store，he put two fingers together on the counter and made 32 movements with the other hand．The clerk brought him a hammer．He 33 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering．The clerk 34 him some nails．He picked out the right size and left．Well，Doc，the 35 man who came in was blind．He wanted scissors． 36 do you suppose he asked for them?" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers．He burst out laughing and said，“Why, you fool，he used his 37 and asked for them.” Then he said smugly, "I've been 38 that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew 39 I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so goddamned educated, Doc, I knew you couldn't be very 40 ." And I have an uneasy feeling that he had something there．
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:C
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:A
小题19:D
小题20:D
题目分析：
小题1:C 动词辨析。A失败B写C接受D选择；指我接受了一次智力测试，结果得了160分。
小题2:A 句意分析。指我参加这次智力测试，平均分是100分，而我却得到了160的高分。
小题3:C 连词辨析。A那时B但是C以至于D因为；以后每次在注册时候我都写160的智商，以至于我很自得。
小题4:B 短语辨析.A参加B编写C复习D浏览；这里的those指那些编写智力测试题目的那些人。
小题5:B 副词辨析。A大约B可能C当然D频繁；possibly常与否定词not连用，表示不可能。
小题6:C 动词辨析。A回答B练习C设计D尝试；如果这个修理汽车的人来设计智力测试试题，我就会是傻瓜。
小题7:D 名词辨析。A老师B医生C获胜者D傻瓜；这个修理汽车的人来设计智力测试试题，我就会是傻瓜。
小题8:C 上下文串联。根据上文叙述的事情说明如果涉及到动手方面的事情时，我就会表现得很差。
小题9:A 上下文串联。上文已经提及这个修理汽车的人，本段再次谈到他。故使用again.
小题10:B 上下文串联。根据下文他给我讲的故事，说明这是一个爱讲笑话的人。Joke笑话。
小题11:D 上下文串联。根据下文描述，这个人进入商店想要买钉子。Need需要。
小题12:B 动词辨析。A砍B捶C剪D画圈；这个人了用锤子锤钉子的动作。
小题13:C 上下文串联。根据下文店主重新给他拿了钉子，说明一开始他是拿了锤子给他。
小题14:A 动词辨析。A拿来B收拾C送D卖；指店主给他拿来了锤子。
小题15:D 上下文串联。根据下文所叙，指另外一个人进入商店来买东西。
小题16:B 疑问词辨析。句意：你认为他会如何想店主要剪刀？
小题17:C 上下文串联。这个人是盲人，但是他会说话，所有他用他的声音告诉店主，他要锤子。
小题18:A 固定出现。Try on尝试，指他一直要这个故事在问别的顾客。
小题19:D 短语辨析。A用智慧B立刻C实际上D确信；句意：但是我确信我捉弄了你。
小题20:.D 形容词辨析。A清楚B愚蠢C缓慢D聪明；指我知道你不可能如此的聪明的。
点评：文章用我与汽车修理工人之间的交流告诉我们智商只是相对而言，并不能说明任何问题。而是要看这个智力测试的题目是由谁来制定的，也许由不同的人制定智力测试的题目，结果就会大相径庭。文章结构严谨，层次分明，考查知识面广，立足语篇，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，渗透了智力水平和综合素质的要求，建议以后的学习中，注重语篇的学习，培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力。