Question

A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it. Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see. Some last a few minutes before they give in. But others are determined to wait until the last moment.

By the time the children reach high school, something remarkable has happened. A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. The children who gave in to temptation（誘惑）early on were more likely to be lonely, easily frustrated and inflexible.

Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence which doesn’t show up on an IQ test.

The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists’ concerns. But brain theory can’t explain what we wonder about most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul.

Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence: when it comes to predicting people’s success, brain ability as measured by IQ may actually matter less than the qualities of mind once thought of as “character”.

EQ is not the opposite(相反) of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together; how one’s ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use. Among the ingredients(要素) for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ makes up about 20%; the rest depends on everything from social class to luck.

While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites misuse.

1.The experiment with the four-year-olds makes it clear that .

A. the age of 4 is a proper time for scientific experiment

B. emotional intelligence won’t show up until adolescence

C. the ability of self-control plays a role in personal success

D. candy can be used to measure a person’s emotional intelligence

2.The underlined word “upbeat” in Paragraph 4 probably means .

A. kind B. floating C. excited D. cheerful

3.Why does the author mention the experiment at the beginning of the text?

A. To amuse both the children and readers.

B. To prove the scientist’s wisdom.

C. To introduce the topic of the text.

D. To show us how to do an IQ test.

4.What is most likely to be written in the paragraph that follows?

A. Information about famous people with high EQ.

B. Examples showing the opposite voice about EQ.

C. Some reasons why EQ is a relatively new field.

D. Strong demand for basic emotional education.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析:人們都認為智商在人的事業(yè)方面起著非常重要的作用，但是研究人員普遍認為智商在人的成就方面只起20%的作用。而普通智商測試中不曾出現(xiàn)的自我控制力（自我控制力屬于情商的范疇）經(jīng)實驗證明在人的成功中也有著很大的影響。

1.推理判斷題題。根據(jù)文章第二段 A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous, confident and dependable. 可以判斷自我控制力在人的成功方面起著非常重要的作用，選C。

2.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)…….in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul.可知人們不理解為什么面對一些可以讓人消沉的情況，而有的人卻是不一樣的反應，根據(jù)對比關系判斷upbeat意思是保持樂觀，選D。

3.推理判斷題。文章開頭用實驗來引出話題，然后再介紹自制力在人的成功方面起著很重要的作用，故答案選C。

4.推理判斷題。上文提到了EQ在人們成功方面的作用，再根據(jù)While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites misuse. 可知盡管如此還是有人提出了相反的觀點，由此判斷在接下來的段落中作者要提到的是EQ的不利方面，選B。

考點：考查社會科學類短文閱讀。