2009年上海卷英语试题阅读D篇第1段和第4段.doc

(2009年上海卷英语试题阅读D篇第1段和第4段) The latest research suggests that the key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success. Instead, it’s purposeful practice. Top performers spend more hours practising their craft. It you wanted to picture how a typical genius might develop, you’d take a girl who possessed a slightly above average language ability. It wouldn’t have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared some similar qualities. Maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same family background, or shared the same birthday. Para.4 The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterious genius. It’s the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine; the latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what we’re “hard-wired” to do. And it’s true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behaviour. (C) 76. The passage mainly deals with . A. the function of I.Q. in cultivating a writer B. the relationship between genius and success C. the decisive factor in making a genius D. the way of gaining some sense of distinction 【分析】本文为议论文，结构清楚，首段摆出讨论的观点，第二段和第三段举一个小女孩如何成为一个有天赋作家的例子，在末段再次重述成功不仅仅取决于基因遗传，更多在于自身实践改变自我的道理。主旨大意题在读清楚文章结构后，重点寻找与主旨相关的句子，进行深层阅读，把握住主题词。切忌未读完全文，仅根据自己的想法仓促决定。 本文主题句出现在文章第一段第一和第二句。将主体结构和76题C项对比，分析如下： ….the key factor (76题C项改动为同义词组the decisive factor) separating geniuses from the merely accomplished（原文理解难度在于the merely accomplished, 可理解为有一点才能的常人，76题C项简化separating geniuses from the merely accomplished为making a genius） is not I.Q….Instead, it’s purposeful practice. 最后一段中再次对首段的主题句进行重述。最后一段首句The primary quality our young writer possesses is not some mysterio