often and give them problems to think about. 3.________ If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

　　4．________ According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children, such as "That was a very clever thing you did." or 5."________"

　　A．A healthy body contributes to one's intelligence.

　　B．Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.

　　C．What people want to express is like this.

　　D．The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent.

　　E．It needs exercise.

　　F．You are such a smart child.

　　G．These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　LeBron James isn't the first high school basketball player to go straight into the NBA, but he's probably the best. He has the body, skills and the basketball brain of an All­Star.

　　 This __1__ was __2__ as he scored 41 points to take Cleveland Cavaliers (克里夫兰骑士队) to a 107∶104 win over the New Jersey Nets (新泽西网队) on March 28. Aged 19 years and 87 days, James became the __3__ player to score 40 or more in the NBA.

　　 "It was by far James's best__4__，" said Cleveland coach Paul Silas.

　　Known to his friends __5__ "the king"， this was the day James earned his crown (王冠). But he was __6__ from being a king during his childhood spent in the back streets of Akron, Ohio.__7__ many other African­American basketball players, James's early years were a __8__. His mother Gloria was just 16 when she gave birth to him; he knows nothing about his father. Mother and son battled for everything from food to a place to live in. __9__ the help from his grandmother and neighbors, James would __10__ have died when he was young.

　　 This spirit of survival has served him well on court, forcing him to take any __11__ he finds. "I __12__ losing, I don't like losing，" said James after his 41­point display. "I __13__ the opportunity for us to win and I was __14__ to capture it." At 2.03 meters, he is shorter than Yao Ming but this didn't __15__ him being first choice in 2003 NBA draft. This was __16__ to his strength and skill, much of which he learned from high school American basketball.

　　Although he has a __17__ brain, James has never had to concentrate on __18__. Some people think this is a mistake and say he should have gone to college to __19__ his mind. But James is one of the lucky few who have found fame and fortune __20__ a diploma (文凭). On the court, he is the king.

　　1．A.talent　　　　　　　　B．performance

　　C．activity D．man

　　2．A.sold B．suggested

　　C．shown D．told

　　3．A.oldest B．strongest

　　C．tallest D．youngest

　　4．A.performance B．lesson

　　C．action D．appearance

　　5．A.for B．as

C．by D．with