Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
【语篇概述】本文属于说明文阅读, 作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了自我控制能力对个人成功的作用, 从儿时开始个人的自我控制能力就有了不同。
1.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段“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”可知四岁儿童的实验表明自我控制能力对个人成功的作用。故选C。
2.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“EQ is not the opposite of IQ. What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together”可知情商不是智商的对立面, 研究者们一直试图了解它们是如何一起工作的。故选D。
3.【解析】选D。词义推断题。根据文章第四段“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”脑理论不能解释我们最想知道什么, 有些人在面对烦恼会保持乐观, 而这些烦恼会让意志不坚定的人悲观, 可知词义为乐观积极。故选D。
4.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段: While many researchers in this relatively new field are glad to see emotional intelligence finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ causes misuse. 可知接下来的段落是关于相反的观点的陈述举例, 故选B。
