III. Cloze ( 30 points)

　　Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根据下面内容，回答题：

　　What is intelligence (智力)anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that

　　all soldiers took,and, against 22 of 100, scored 160.

　　I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 23 have scoredmore than 80.24, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him--and he always25 it.

　　Well ,then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By everyone of them I'd prove myself a 26 . In a world where I have to work with my hands,I'd do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man 27 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said,"Doc,a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑) man 28 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers togetheron the counter and made 29 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer.He 30 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him somenails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 31 man who came in was blind. He ind. He wanted scissors(~).32 do you suppose he asked for them?" 1 lifted my right hand and madescissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said," Why, you fool, heused his voice and asked for them. I've been 33 that on all my customers today, but I knew 34 I'd catch you. " "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. Iknew you couldn't be very 35 "And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

　　21第21题应选( )

　　A.failedB.wroteC.receivedD.chose

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　文章讲述的是怎样看待智力的问题。即以我与修车工为例谈论考试分数(理论水平)与实际操作能力的关系。我在考试中取得了160分的高分，却不能动手修理自己的汽车;面对修理工那实践性较强的趣味题目，我也闹出笑话。而修理工在考试中得不了多少分，却能迅速修理好我的汽车，并能用他那实践性较强的题目难住了我。

　　从第一段第二句知“所有的士兵都参加了考试”，故可排除D项;“我得了l60分而平均分才100分”，可以排除A项。而B项搭配不对。故应选C项。

　　22第22题应选( )

　　A.an averageB.a totalC.an examD.a number

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　根据“所有的士兵都参加了考试，而我得了160分”可以推断出平均分是100分，故应选A项。

　　23第23题应选( )

　　A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.Frequently

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　根据四个选项的含义，再结合生活常识，可以判定他只是有可能得分不会超过80分(也有可能得分超过80分)，故应选B项。

　　24第24题应选( )

　　A.ThenB.ThusC.ThereforeD.Yet

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　根据前后两个句子的意义及转折关系可以判定应选D项。

　　25第25题应选( )

　　A.fixedB.checkedC.droveD.Changed

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　根据前文“车坏了，我去找他”可知是去修车，故应选A项。

　　26第26题应选( )

　　A.teacherB.doctorC.winnerD.fool

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　根据下一句话中“我会做得很差”可知在这种实践性较强的考试中我会显得像傻瓜一样，故应选D项。

　　27第27题应选( )

　　A.againB.as usualC.tooD.as well

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　上文已经提到修车工出题的事，这里再提他另外的事，故应选A项。

　　28第28题应选( )

　　A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.Needed

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　根据下文他去买钉子，可知他需要钉子，故应选D项。

　　29第29题应选( )

　　A.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.Circling

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　因为钉钉子要用锤子，下文也提到售货员拿给他锤子，所以他做出的动作应该是用锤子钉钉子的动作，故应选B项。

　　30第30题应选( )

　　A.noddedB.raisedC.shookD.Turned

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　从上文可知：“他需要钉子，而售货员拿给他锤子”，他理应摇头，故应选c项。