问题 单项选择题

During recent years we have heard much about "race": how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and so on. Yet, the (51) phenomenon of race consists of few surface indications.

We judge race usually from the coloring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But (52) you were to remove the skin you could not tell anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is nothing in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to (53) a difference.

There are four types of blood. All types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the (54) . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will (55) in size, but this occurs within every race. (56) does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain ever examined belonged to a person of weak (57) . On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had (58) brains.

Mental tests which are reasonably (59) show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. (60) equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race or geographical location.

58().

A.big 

B.small 

C.minor 

D.major

答案

参考答案:B

解析:

作者在这里主要谈论脑的大小与智力的关系,所以C项minor“次要的”和D项major“主要的”可首先排除,再与上一句对照,可以看出此处应选small。

选择题
阅读理解与欣赏
阅读下面的文言文,完成文后各题
白居易聪慧绝人,襟怀宏放。年十五六时,袖文一编,投著作郎吴人顾况。况能文,而性浮薄,后进文章无可意者。览居易文,不觉迎门礼遇曰:“吾谓斯文遂绝,复得吾子矣。”居易文辞富艳,尤精于诗笔。所著歌诗数十百篇,皆意存讽赋,箴时之病,补政之缺,而士君子多之,而往往流闻禁中。章武皇帝纳谏思理,渴闻谠言,(元和)二年十一月,召入翰林为学士。三年五月拜左拾遗。居易自以逢好文之主,非次拔擢,欲以生平所贮,仰酬圣恩。
居易与河南元稹相善,稹自监察御史谪为江陵府士曹掾。翰林学士李绛、崔群上前面论稹无罪,居易累疏切谏,疏入不报。上又欲加河东王锷平章事,居易谏曰:“宰相是陛下辅臣,非贤良不可当此任。锷诛剥民财,以市恩泽,不可使四方之人谓陛下得王锷进奉,而与之宰相,深无益于圣朝。”乃止。
上令神策中尉吐突承璀为招讨使,谏官上章者十七八,居易面论,辞切情至。既而,又请罢河北用兵,凡数千百言,皆人之难言者,上多听纳。唯谏承璀事切,上颜不悦,谓李绛曰:“白居易小子,是联拔擢致名位,而无礼于朕,朕实难奈。”绛对曰:“居易所以不避死之诛,事无巨细必言者,盖酬陛下特力拔擢耳,非轻言也。陛下欲开谏诤之路,不宜阻居易言”。上曰:“卿言是也。”由是多见多听纳。   
(《旧唐书·列传第一百一十六》)
  注:①谠言:正直的言论。   
小题1:下列加点词的解释,不正确的一项是                                   (   )
A.投著作郎吴人顾况投:迎合
B.箴时之病,补政之缺箴:劲戒
C.非次拔擢次:依顺序排列
D.居易与河南元稹相善善:友好

2,4,6

 
小题2:下列四组句子中加点词的意义和用法相同的一组是                   (   )

   
 
小题3:下列叙述不符合原文意思的一项是                                (   )
A.白居易想用有生以来学得的知识报答皇上越级提拔的恩泽。
B.对元稹的被贬,白居易曾多次上疏,恳切地劝谏皇上,他的奏疏虽始终就没有被。
C.皇上起先对白居易劝谏承璀一事很不高兴,认为这是白居易对他的无礼之举,但后来又改变了对白居易的看法。
D.李绛认为,白居易不论大事小事都敢冒死劝谏,这正是他报答皇上破格提拔的表现。
小题4:把文言文阅读材料中画横线的句子翻译成现代汉语。(8分)
①况能文,而性浮薄,后进文章无可意者。(4分)
②不可使四方之人谓陛下得王锷进奉,而与之宰相,深无益于圣朝。(4分)