Do you believe that you aren't smarter than 3...

Do you believe that you aren't smarter than 3— year— old Alexis Martin, one of the youngest members of the high IQ club Mensa?

Preschooler (学龄前的) Alexis' IQ is 159, which is only one point lower than Stephen Hawking's. Doctors say the average IQ of a person is about 100.

She learned to read at the age of 2. She reads at a fifth grade level and has taught herself Spanish (西班牙语) on her parents' iPad!

Now, she is a member of the Mensa Club，which only accepts people with an IQ within the top 2% of people in the world!

Alexis' father, Ian Martin, said he first realized Alexis was special when she was 12 months old. She could recite (背诵) bedtime stories. “We'd be driving around in the car and she would recite her bedtime stories from the night before. She didn't just recite them, and she recited them exactly.”

Alexis' father would try to trick her and say that her story went a different way, but she always corrected him.

Most 12— month— old children just take their first steps on their own and most 18— month— olds can only name a small number of objects and body parts, and follow simple two— step questions.

Even though Alexis is a genius (天才)，her parents are faced with lots of challenges like how to teach her to make friends of her own age.

“Will she go into kindergarten early? We are kind of hesitant (迟疑的) because we do want her to get to that social world, ” Ian said.

1.Why do we think Alexis Martin is a special kid?

A.Because she has many hobbies. B.Because she likes reading.

C.Because she is good at telling stories. D.Because she has a very high IQ.

2.What is Stephen Hawking's IQ?

A.His IQ is 158. B.His IQ is 159. C.His IQ is 160. D.His IQ is 101.

3.When could Alexis Martin recite bedtime stories?

A.When she was 2 years old. B.When she was 1 years old.

C.When she was 3 years old. D.When she was 18 months old.

4.What would Alexis do when her father said her bedtime stories went a different way?

A.She would correct him. B.She would laugh at him.

C.She would refuse to listen. D.She would try to recite it again.

5.Which of the following about Alexis is NOT true?

A.She has made a lot of friends. B.She learned to read at the age of 2.

C.She is accepted by the Mensa Club. D.She taught herself a foreign language.

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Do you know that is _____ grandmother.

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1– I do more exercise and eat _________ meat than I did last year.

– That’s why you’re getting thinner.

A. little                B. less                C. least

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When ten-year-old James Ale and his friends went out to play，they had nowhere to go but the streets. The streets were filled with traffic，but the children had no choice. There was no park or playground nearby. One day，a little girl was badly injured by a passing car. James Ale thought the neighborhood needed a park.

For more than a year，James Ale worked for his park. He knocked on doors asking adults to help. He went to City Hall and discussed his idea with the mayor（市长）.At first people did not want to listen to a ten-year-old，but James did not give up. In the end，he won.“Getting the park took a lot of work，”James said.“It was worth it，though，because we needed it.”

1.The best title is　　.

A. City Streets    　 B.A Park of James Ale　 C. Speeding Drivers    　 D. Playing in the Streets

2.When James decided that a park was needed，he was　　.

A. a grown-up    　 B. eleven years old　　　 C. ten years old    　　　　 D. the mayor

3.We can learn from the text that　　.

A. no one would help James    　　 B. people laugh at James

C. the mayor liked James            D. the park was built at last

4.The underlined word “discussed” means　　.

A. finished    　　　　 B. talked over　　　　　　 C. changed    　　　　　　 D. waited for

5.The underlined words” give up: means___________.

A. give away　　　 B. get up　　　 C. stop trying　　　　 D. put up

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Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected(意料不到的) dinner b____1.____ the Careme family was poor. When he was eating thankfully, his father t___2.____ him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell meal. His father could not support all his children any m____3.____, s______4.___ Antonin would have to leave home to make money h____5._____.

After the meal, Antonin walked a___6.____ the streets and felt sad. He knocked on the door of a restaurant and the o_____7.___ happened to(碰巧) need a waiter. In the restaurant, young Antonin g___8.____ his first lesson in cooking. He was hardworking and his employer(雇主) d____9.__ to teach him all the skills(技能) and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old, Antonin trained under the famous cook, Baily.

One of Baily’s customers was pleased with Antonin’s style of cooking, he asked him to be his personal c____10.__, working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat, a banker and even the king.

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Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected(意料不到的) dinner b___1.___ the Careme family was poor. When he was eating thankfully, his father t___2.____ him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell meal. His father could not support all his children any m___3.____, s____4.___ Antonin would have to leave home to make money h____5.__.

After the meal, Antonin walked a___6.___ the streets and felt sad. He knocked on the door of a restauranluckpapat and the o____7.___ happened to(碰巧) need a waiter. In the restaurant, young Antonin g____8.____ his first lesson in cooking. He was hardworking and his employer(雇主) d___9.___ to teach him all the skills(技能) and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old, Antonin trained under the famous cook, Baily.

One of Baily’s customers was pleased with Antonin’s style of cooking, he asked him to be his personal c____10.____, working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat, a banker and even the king.

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I won’t believe that the 5-year-old boy can read magazines 　　　　　 I test him myself.

A.if B.when C.after D.until

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I won't believe that the five-year-old boy can read magazines ______　 I test him myself.

A. if　　　　 B. when　　　 C. after　　　 D. until

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The mobile phones we use now are _____than some old ones that we used 5 years ago.

A.more big B.more bigger C.much bigger D.much big

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New Year's Day is coming.I believe that most of you have ____ own New Year's resolutions.But what kind of resolutions should you make?

First，your New Year's resolutions should be ____ for you.Be sure that they can ____ your studies or make you healthier.“Going to bed late” isn't a good ____.It's not good for your health.You should make resolutions like “drinking milk for ____ every morning.” The resolution “___ eating junk food” is also a good one.Studying harder and spending ____ time watching TV are good ones.

Second，your New Year's resolutions shouldn't be very ____ to keep.Be sure that you can keep your resolutions.Don't make your resolutions too ____.Flying to the moon is a difficult resolution for anyone.You should keep your resolutions small and simple，____ you can keep them.

After you make some good and realistic(现实的) resolutions，don't forget to make a plan.Write down what you need to do every day，and then do it.

1.A. their 　　　 B．your　 　　　 C．our 　　　　 　　 D．one's

2.A. necessary　 B．important　 C．interesting　 D．good

3.A. change　 　 B．finish　 　　 C．improve　 　　 　 D．care

4.A. way　 　　 　 B．plan　 　　　 C．problem 　　 D．resolution

5.A. breakfast　 B．lunch 　　 C．supper　 　　 D．dinner

6.A. stopping　 B．beginning　 C．trying　 　　 D．enjoying

7.A. much　 　　 　　 B．more　 　　　 C．less 　　　　 D．little

8.A. easy　 　　 　 B．difficult　 C．nice　 　　 D．fun

9.A. early　 　　 B．late　 　　　 C．high　 　　　 D．low

10.A. but　 　　　 B．so　 　　　　 C．or　 　　　　 D．and

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