专题20 高中英语名校精选阅读理解专项训练（20套含答案）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 高中英语名校精选阅读理解专项训练 专题20.（20套精选含答案） 阅读理解专练381 4．（2022届吉林省长春市第三次质量监测英语考试） IQ is often considered as an important driver of success particularly in fields such as science, innovation and technology. In fact many people have endless fascination with the IQ scores of famous people. But the truth is that some of the greatest achievements by our species have primarily relied on qualities such as creativity, imagination, curiosity and empathy (同感). Many of these characteristcs are rooted in what scientists call “cognitive (认知的) flexibility”—a skill that enables us to switch between different concepts or to adapt behavior to achieve goals in a novel or changing environment. Cognitive flexibility provides us with the ability to see that what we are doing is not leading to success and to make the appropriate changes to achieve it. Cognitive flexibility may have affected how people coped with the pandemic lockdowns (疫情封锁) which produced new challenges around work and schooling. Some of us found it easier than others to adapt our routines to do many activities from home. Such flexible people may also have changed these routines from time to time trying to find better and more varied ways of going about their day. Others, however, struggled and ultimately became more rigid in their thinking. Flexible thinking is key to creativity. It also supports academic and work skills such as problem solving. For example, visual artists may be of average intelligence but highly creative and have produced masterpieces. Creativity is also important in science and innovation. We have discovered that successful businessmen who have created multiple companies are more cognitively flexible than managers of a similar age and IQ. Cognitive flexibility is also associated with high recovery from negative life events as well as higher quality of life in older individuals. It can even be beneficial in emotional and social cognition: studies have shown that cognitive flexibility has a strong link to the ability to understand the emotions, thoughts and intentions of others. Neuroimaging studies have shown that cognitive flexibility is dependent on a network of frontal brain regions. There are a number of ways to objectively assess people’s cognitive flexibility including the Wisconsin Card Sorting test and the CANTAB Set Shift Task. And the good news is that it seems that you can train cognitive flexibility. 32. What can we learn from Paragraph 1 A. Creativity is the only source of people’s success. B. A driver’s achievement is not determined by IQ. C. The IQ of famous people is mysterious. D. IQ may not be the key factor in human’s achievements. 33. Which might NOT be an example of cognitive flexibility during pandemic lockdowns A. Organizing online meetings. B. Taking up indoor workout. C. Joining in group hiking. D. Learning to bake at home. 34. Which belongs to the consequences of cogniti ... ...