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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 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 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 ntelligence to use. Among the elements for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for 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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于科普說(shuō)明文，科學(xué)家研究發(fā)現(xiàn)影響成功的重要因素是自我控制能力的強(qiáng)弱。

【1】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句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.可知小時(shí)候自我控制能力強(qiáng)的孩子長(zhǎng)大以后更容易取得成功。故C正確。

【2】D 詞義猜測(cè)題。劃線前句But brain theory can’t explain what we wonder about most大腦理論很難解釋很多我們想知道的問(wèn)題。接著就舉例說(shuō)明：in the face of troubles that would sink a less resistant soul. 人們?cè)诿鎸?duì)困難的時(shí)候卻保持積極向上的心態(tài)，這也是大腦理論無(wú)法解釋的問(wèn)題之一。故該詞表示C項(xiàng)含義。

【3】C 推理判斷題。作者在第一段中利用不同的兒童對(duì)糖果的反應(yīng)來(lái)告訴我們自我控制能力的強(qiáng)弱對(duì)未來(lái)的成功有著非常大的影響。這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)的目的正是為了引出文章要討論的話題。故C項(xiàng)正確。