What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I_____an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against _____of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not ______ have scored more than 80. ____, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him -- and he always _____ it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man____questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a _____. In a world where I have to work with my ____, I'd do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man_____.He had a habit of telling ____. One time he said, "Doe. a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made ______ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He ______ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk ______ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doe. the______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. ______ 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 ______ and asked for them. I've been ______ that on all my customers today, but I knew ______ I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Dr. I knew you couldn't be very______. And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
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:A
小题20:D
题目分析：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。
小题1:考查动词辨析。A. failed失败，B. wrote写，C. received接受，D. chose选择，指我接受了一次智力测试，结果得了160分。选C
小题2: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。A. an average平均，B. a total 总共，C. an exam考试，D. a number数字，选A
小题3:考查副词辨析。A. always总是，B. possibly 可能，C. certainly 当然，D. frequently经常，我曾经有个汽车修理工，这些智力考试是不可能得分超过80分的。possibly常与否定词not连用，表示不可能。选B
小题4:考查副词辨析。A. Then然后，B. Thus因此，C. Therefore因此，D. Yet然而，然而，当我的车出了问题，我都会匆忙找他。和上文是转折关系，选D
小题5:考查动词辨析。A. fixed修理，B. checked 检查，C. drove开车，D. changed改变，他总是能够把车修好，选A
小题6:考查动词辨析。A. answered回答，B. practised练习，C. designed设计，D. tried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。选C
小题7:考查名词辨析。A. teache老师，B. doctor医生，C. winner获胜者，D. fool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。选D
小题8:考查名词词辨析。A. brains 头脑，B. effort努力，C. hands 手，D. attention注意，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。选C
小题9:考查副词辨析和上下文串联。A. again再次，B. as usual像平常一样，C. too也，D. as well也，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.选A
小题10:考查名词辨析。A. lies撒谎，B. jokes玩笑，C. news新闻，D. tales故事，根据下文他给我讲的故事，说明这是一个爱讲笑话的人。选B
小题11:考查动词辨析和上下文串联。Need需要。。A. bought 买，B. tested检测，C. found发现，D. needed需要，根据下文描述，这个人进入商店想要买钉子。选D
小题12:考查动词辨析。A. cutting切割，B. hammering锤，C. waving 挥手，D. circling绕圈，这个人了用锤子锤钉子的动作。选B
小题13:考查动词辨析。A. nodded点头，B. raised举起，提高，筹集，饲养，C. shook摇晃，D. turned转身，从下文的：pointed to the two fingers he was hammering.可知店主拿的不对，所以摇摇头，选C
小题14:考查动词辨析。A. brought带来，B. packed收拾行李，C. sent送，派，D. sold卖，指职员给他拿来了钉子。选A
小题15:考查形容词辨析。A. clever聪明的，B. other其他的，C. right对的，D. next下一个，根据下文所叙，指下一个人进入商店来买东西。选D
小题16:疑问词辨析。A. What 什么？B. How怎么？C. Who谁，D. Which哪个，句意：你认为他会如何想店主要剪刀？选B
小题17:考查名词辨析。A. imagination想象力，B. hand手，C. voice声音，D. information信息，这个人是盲人，但是他会说话，所有他用他的声音告诉店主，他要剪子。选C
小题18:考查动词辨析。A. trying尝试，B. proving证明，C. practising练习，D. examining检查，Try on尝试，指他一直要这个故事在问别的顾客。选A
小题19:考查词组辨析。A. for sure毫无疑问，B. at once 立刻，C. in fact事实上，D. right now现在，句意：但是我确信我捉弄了你。选A
小题20:考查形容词辨析。A. clear清楚，B. silly愚蠢，C. slow缓慢，D. smart聪明；指我知道你不可能如此的聪明的。选D