19.There are three things that will get you ahead in life:good looks,smarts,and being considered as being smart.(36)BAnd unluckily most of us are not good-looking.Let's explore some different ways to become smarter.
(37)ACollege doesn't necessarily mean you'll be smarter,just educated.It means you'll be exposed to many different ideas and hopefully you'll learn how to think.Being able to think outside the box and for yourself are features smart people possess.
Read books and educational magazines.(38)GEducational magazines are a wealth of knowledge you can share with others,thus making you sound very smart.If you do watch television,try watching something that you can learn.
Expand your vocabulary.Try to learn one new word a week.It doesn't seem like much,but adding 52new words to your vocabulary will really make you appear much smarter.Subscribing(订阅)to vocabulary.com is a good start.(39)DThis way you're actually getting 365words a year,but that is usually more than most people can absorb.
Don't repeat everything people tell you until you know that it's true.(40)FThey hear a strange claim and they repeat it to the nearest ear.You can do much harm to your seek for being smart if you are known for giving bad information.
A.Go to college and get an education.
B.The first is God-given.
C.Get educated inside or outside college.
D.You will have a new word sent to your email address daily.
E.The programs actually provide you with information you can use.
F.Uneducated people and people not considered as being smart tend to do this.
G.Reading books works the brain out more than viewing television.
分析 本文是一篇选句填空阅读,属于说明文,有三件事会让你在生活上领先:美貌,智慧,被认为聪明.本文以此展开谈论,主要讲述了三个东西是你生活中不可缺少的,外貌你不可选择,但你可以用一些方法让自己变得更聪明.
解答 36.答案:B.根据上文提到There are three things that will get you ahead in life:good looks,smarts,and being considered as being smart.可知是好的外貌放在首位,故B符合语境.故选B.
37.答案:A.根据下文提到College doesn't necessarily mean you'll be smarter,just educated大学并不意味着你就会更聪明仅仅是受到教育,A.上大学,接受教育符合语境.故选A.
38.答案:G.根据上文提到Read books and educational magazines看书和有教育意义的杂志,G.读书要比看电视更能有益大脑符合语境.故选G.
39.答案:D.根据上文提到Subscribing(订阅)to vocabulary.com is a good start订阅词汇是个很好的开始,D.可以每天把新的单词发到你的邮箱符合语境.故选D.
40.答案:F.根据上文提到Don't repeat everything people tell you until you know that it's true不要重复你所听到的,直到你明白这是真的,F.没有受到教育的人和不聪明的人经常这样做符合语境.故选F.
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