沖刺練習(xí)之閱讀理解2共40篇

閱讀理解二（九）AAbelovedgiantpandawillleaveforChinainearlynextyear,likelyJanuaryorFebruarytothedisappointmentofmillionsoffansintheUnitedStates.Washington’sNationalZoowillsaygoodbyeto4-year-oldTaiShanashemakeshiswaytoabreedingbaseinsouthwesternChina.He’llleaveduringthefirstquarterof2022,accordingtothezooandChinesestate-runmedia.TaiShan—onloanfromChina—wasbornattheNationalZoo.TaiShan’sparents,MeiXiangandTianTianona10-year,$10millionloantothezooaredueininDecember2022,accordingtotheXinhuanewsagency.TaiShanwasbornatthezooonJuly9,2022.TaiShancelebratedhisfourthbirthdayinWashingtonDConJuly9,2022.UndertheSmithsonian’spandaloanagreement,anycubbornatthezoomustbereturnedtoTaiShanattractedmillionsofvisitorstothezooashegrewfromatinyinfanttoa4-year-old,nowweighinginat200pounds.ButTaiShanisnowoldenoughtobreed(繁殖).ItistimeforhimtocomebacktoChinatohelpincreasethepandapopulation.Nextmonth,thezooisgoingtoholdfarewelleventsforTaiShan,muchlikeparentsgettingreadytosendafirst-bornofftocollege.ThezoowillalsotrytobreedTaiShan’smotherMeiXiangagain.Everyonehopesshewillhaveanotherbabypanda.ButTaiShan’sfansstillfeeldown.“Itwon’tbethesame,”saidRoxanneSykes.“TaiShanhasbeensuchagift.”56.Theunderlinedword“fans”inParagraph1means_____.A.peoplewholovemusicB.peoplewholovepandasC.peoplewholovezoosD.peoplewholovesports57.HowdotheAmericanpeoplefeelaboutTaishan’sleaving?areangry.B.Theyarehappy.areworried.D.Theyaresad.58.Wecantellfromthestorythat_____.A.TaiShanandhisparentsbelongtoChinaB.MeiXiangwillgivebirthtonewbabiesC.TaiShanbelongstotheUSbecausehewasbornthereD.TaiShanandhisparentswillbesenttoChinainJanuaryorFebruary202259.Wecaninferthat_____.A.ChinahasthepracticeofgivingpandastoforeigncountriesB.ChinahasthepracticeoflendingpandastoforeigncountriesC.TianTianandMeihavestayedintheUSfor10yearsD.TaiShanhasbroughtRoxanneSykesagiftBSPECIALEVENTSTHISWEEKENDSingingattheWoodlandComeandheartheWoodlandParkCommunitySingersonDecember26,2022from1-2pmattheWoodlandWalkingTouroftheTownForgetyourworriesonSaturdaymorning.Takeabeautifulwalkandlearnaboutthelocalhistory.MeetatthefrontentranceofCityHallat9:30.Wearcomfortableshoes!MoviesattheMuseumTwomovieswillbeshownSaturdayafternoonattheMuseumTheatre.SeeBandslamat1:30.ASimpleNoodleStorywillbeat3:45.Forfurtherinformation,call4987898.InternationalPicnicAreyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCentralParkonSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandinexpensive.Fromnoonto5:00.TaiChiforHealth-Beginning@FPLTaiChiisalowimpactexercisederivedfrommartialarts.Thereisnochargeforthisclass.WhenDecember26,2022，from9:00AMto10:00AMWhereFirstFloorLargeMeetingRoom,FlorissantPublicLibraryContactNameJaneEngerContactPhone719-687-6416Doyouwanttohear“theZoo”?“TheZoo”,thepopularrockgroupfromAustralia,willgivetheirfirstU.S.concerttomorrownightat8atRoseHall,City60.YoucanprobablyeatChinese,Italian,andArabfoodat________.A.WoodlandC.5:00intheafternoon D.thefrontentranceofCityHall61.IfyouwouldliketoseeBandslam,youshouldarriveat_______before1:30pm.A.FlorissantPublicLibraryB.theWoodlandC.theCityTheatreD.theMuseumTheatre62.IfyouaregoingontheWalkingTour,don’tforget________.A.yourworries B.yourcomfortableshoesC.yourbeautifulwalk D.yourlearningaboutlocalhistory63.“TheZoo”is________.A.aparkwithlotsofanimals B.afirstconcertatRoseHallC.amusicgroupfromAustralia D.apopularrockbandfromEuropeCAsthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween“fight”or“flight”andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestressis,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.64.Peoplearefindinglessandlesstimeforrelaxingthemselvesbecause_____.A.theydonotknowhowtoenjoythemselvesB.theydonotbelievethatrelaxationisimportantforhealthC.theyaretravelingfastallthetimeD.theyarebecomingbusierwiththeirwork65.Accordingtothewriter,themostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis________.A.notfearingstress B.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibility D.havingcontroloverperformance66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Wecanfindsomewaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress.67.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“doso”refersto______.A.“exposeourselvestostress” B.“findwaystodealwithstress”C.“removestressfromourlives” D.“establishedlinksbetweendiseasesandstress”DExpertshaverecommendedvarioustoolsforreducingcarbonemissions(碳排量):solarpower,windenergy,electriccars,carboncapture,cap-and-trade.ButsomeyoungpeopleinChinahaveanothersolution:turnoffyourpersonalcomputerfortheweekendandgetawayfromtheInternet.Therecommendationcomesfromagroupof(ironyalert)WebsitesinChinabehindwhattheycall“NC63.”Thenameisshortfor“NoComputer63Hours,”whichisareferencetotheorganizers’advicethatpeopleshouldshutdowntheirPCsat6.onFridayandnotstartthemupagainuntil9.onMonday.Youcanreadaboutthemovementontheirwebsite(inChinese—butonlyonweekdays(thesiteandthoseofotherorganizationsandcompaniesbackingtheNC63movementgoblackontheweekend,organizerssay).TheNC63hopetocalleveryonetotakerealactiontosupportalow-carbon,greenlife,tosupportenvironmentalprotection,andtochooseandsupporttheearth,byturningoffyourcomputerfortheweekend.Whitecollarworkersareadvisednottousethecomputertoomuch,toreducethenegativeimpactoftoomuchInternetuseonhealth,humaninteraction,andotheraspectsoflife.TheorganizershopetheycangetWebsitesandPCmakerstocarrywarninglabels,likecigarettes,sayingsomethinglike“ToomuchInternetsurfingisharmfulforhealth.”ShutdownDayisonceayear,though.NC63iseveryweekend.Thegroup’sfirstofficialevent,tookplaceNov.29,aheadoftheCopenhagentalks.About100volunteersgatheredatSanlitunVillage,anshoppingareainBeijing.TheycametoStarbucksandothercafesandrestaurantstofindthoseusinglaptopstosurftheInternet.Peoplecaughtusinglaptopswerehanded“tickets”(actuallysmallleafletsexplainingNC63’sphilosophy).NC63haveapointaboutPCuse.Whileitisn’tgenerallyregardedasaprimarycontributortoChina’scarbonemissions—thebiggestintheworld,someglobalwarmingactivistsarguethatitmakesabigdifference.OneU.S.groupestimatesthatatypicaldesktopPCwitha17-inchmonitorcould,ifleftonalldayeverydayforayear,leadtothereleaseofovertonsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere.TheNC63organizerssaytheirnexteventwillbethisweekend,intheeasterncoastalprovinceof68.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.NC63isanexpertB.NC63isanorganizationC.NC63are63computersD.NC63isasolution69.YoucanvisitNC63website____.A.at6ameveryMondayB.at9pmeveryFridayC.duringthe63weekendhoursD.duringtheworkdays70.Theirfirsteventwasaimedto_____.A.toaskpeopletodoshoppingatSanlitunB.tospendtheweekendtogetheratSanlitunC.totellpeopletostayawayfromcomputersonweekendsD.tofinethoseusinglaptopsonweekendssomemoney71.Someglobalwarmingactiviststhink____.A.toomuchPCusemakesChinathebiggestcarbonemissionsintheworldB.toomuchPCusecontributestoclimatechangeC.a17-inchmonitorgivesoffovertonsofcarbondioxideeveryyearD.toomuchsurfingdoesharmtoone’shealthETherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend(hurt)manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizing(批評(píng))andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation(模仿).Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.72.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings73.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldhavepityonunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosocietyC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypeople74.Itissuggestedthatpeopleshould_______iftheykeepthehabitA.preventanycommunicationwithunhappypeopleB.shownorespectandpolitenesstounhappypeopleC.persuadeunhappypeopletorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwithunhappypeopleuntiltheyrealizethemistakes75.Inthispassage,thewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife（十）AROME(Reuters)—Acombinationofthefoodcrisisandtheglobaleconomicdownturnhaspushedmorethan1billionpeopleintohungerin2022,.agenciessaidonWednesday,confirmingarecentforecastreleasedearlierthisyear.TheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationandtheWorldFoodProgramsaidbillionpeople—about100millionpeoplemorethanlastyear—areundernourished(營(yíng)養(yǎng)不良的)in2022,thehighestnumberinfourdecades.“Therisingnumberofhungrypeopleisshocking,”saidFAODirector—GeneralJacquesDioufasthenewannualreportonworldhungerwasreleased.“Wehavetheeconomicandtechnicalmeanstomakehungerdisappear,whatismissingisastrongerpoliticalwilltogetridofhungerforever,”hesaid.Theincreaseinthenumberofhungrypeopleisnotaresultofpoorharvestsbutisduetohighfoodprices—particularlyindevelopingcountries—lowerincomesandlostjobs.Evenbeforetherecenttwincrisesoffoodandrecession(衰退),thenumberofundernourishedpeoplehadrisensteadilyforadecade,reversingprogressmadeinthe1980sandearly1990s.TheGroupofEightcountriesinJulypromisedtoprovide$20billionoverthreeyearstohelppoornationsfeedthemselves,signalinganewfocusonlonger-termagriculturaldevelopment.Thathascausedsomeconcernsthatemergencyfoodaidmightbecutbackasaresult.TheWFPlastyearraisedarecord$5billiontofeedpoorpeopleasaspike(增長(zhǎng))infoodpricesin2022-2022sparked(導(dǎo)致)riotingandhoarding(囤積)insomecountries.Sofarthisyearithasreceived$billion,andhashadtocutfoodrations(食物定量)orscalebackoperationsinplaceslikeKenyaandBangladesh.FAOandWFPurgeatwin-trackapproach,sayinglonger-terminvestmentinagriculturedevelopmentshouldnotcomeattheexpenseofshort-terminitiativestofightserioushungercausedbysuddenfoodshortages.56.JacquesDioufseemstobelievethat____________.A.thereisnopossiblesolutiontoworldhungerB.notechnicalmeanscanremoveworldhungerC.astrongerpoliticalwillremoveworldhungerD.thereisnoeconomicmeanstoremovehunger57.Themainfactorthatcausedmorehungrypeoplewas___________.A.naturaldisastersB.highfoodpricesC.politicalsituationD.poorharvests58.WhatdidtheGroupofEightcountriesaimtodooverthreeyears?A.Tohelppoornationstoproducemoregrain.B.ToprovidefoodaidforKenyaandBangladesh.C.Toencourageshort-termagriculturedevelopment.D.Toofferemergencyfoodaidtothenationsinneed.59.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Howtoremoveworld’shungry?B.TheeffectsoffoodandeconomiccrisisC.ThehighestnumberofworldhungerindecadesD.World’shungryreachmorethan1billionin2022BImarriedmyhusbandforhissteadynature,thoughheisveryquiet.Butgradually,Iamgettingtiredofthepeacefullife.Hecan’tbringromanticmomentsintoourmarriage,whichupsetsme.Oneday,ItoldhimIwantedadivorce(離婚).

“Why?”heasked,shocked.

“Iamtired!”Ianswered.

Hekeptsilent,lostindeepthought.

Finallyheaskedme,“WhatcanIdotochangeyourmind?”LookingintohiseyesIslowlyanswered,“Ifyoucananswermyquestionandconvincemyheart,Iwillchangemymind.IfIwantaflowerontheedgeofacliff(懸崖)andpickingtheflowerwillcauseyoutodie.Willyoudoitforme?”

Heanswered,“Iwillreplytoyoutomorrow...”

Iwokeupthenextmorningtofindhimgoneandsawapieceofpaperwithhishandwritingunderaglassonthetable,whichread:“Mydear,Iwon’tpickthatflowerforyou.Herearethereasons:

Whenyouusethecomputer,youalwaysmessupthesoftwareprograms,Ihavetosavemyhandstorestorethem.Youalwaysleavethekeysbehind,thusIhavetosavemylegstorushhometoopenthedoorforyou.Youalwaysgetlostwhiletraveling,soIhavetosavemyeyestoshowyoutheway.YouliketostayindoorsandIworryyou’llbelonely.Ihavetosavemymouthtotellyoujokes.

Thus,mydear,unlessIamsurethereissomeonewholovesyoumorethanIdo,Ican’tpickthatfloweranddie.”

MytearsfellontheletterbutIcontinuedreading...

“Nowthatyouhavefinishedreadingmyanswer,ifyouaresatisfied,pleaseopenthefrontdoorforIamwaitingoutsidebringingyourfavoritebreadandfreshmilk.”Iopenedthedoorandsawhisanxiousfaceandhishandsclutchingtightlythemilkbottleandbread.NowIamsurethatnoonewilleverlovemeasmuchashedoesandIhavedecidedtoleavethefloweralone.60.Whywastheauthordissatisfiedwithherlifeaftermarriage?A.Shedidn’tliveapeacefullife.B.Itlackedatmosphere.C.Herhusbandwasnotloyaltoher.D.Shefellinlovewithanotherman.61.Howdidthehusbandfeelwhenhiswifetoldhimherfeeling?A.Disappointed.B.Embarrassed.C.Surprised.D.Worried.62.Thehusbandwon’tpickthatflowerforhiswifebecause________.A.hewantstotakecareofherB.heisafraidofpossibledangerC.theflowerisnotworthhiseffortD.nooneiswillingtodieforaflower63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.AFlowerB.HusbandandWifeC.AnInterestingStoryD.Willyoupicktheflowerforme?CBritonsthinkFranceistheleasthospitable(好客的)countryinwhichtogoonholiday,accordingtoanewonlinesurveyof1,412Britaintourists.Respondentsranked10countriesincludingMexico,FranceandtheUnitedStatesaccordingtoperceptionsofhospitality.Morethan24,000peoplewerequestionedworldwide.Afghanistan,IraqandSomaliawerenotincludedinthechoiceofholidaydestinations.ThailandwasthemostpopulardestinationwiththeBritish,winning25percentofthevote.TheUnitedStateswonover11percentofBritishrespondents,butFrancecamelast,scoringonlytwopercent.ThesurveywasconductedthroughoutOctoberbyholidaywebsitetoidentifywhichoftheselectedcountriestreatedtouristsin“themosthospitableway.”Zoovermarketingexecutive(執(zhí)行官)ChritBlondensaidhecouldnotexplainwhypeoplevotedliketheydid,butofferedhisownexplanationforFrance’slowscore.“WhenyougotoFrancetheyarenotinvitingyouthere,youarenotfeelinginvitedwhenyougototheircountry,”BlondentoldReutersbytelephone.“IwasinThailandmyself.Whenyougothereyouaretreatedverywell...theyshowarealinterestinyou.”FrenchTourismDevelopmentAgencyheadofpublicrelationsinLondonJacquelineMirtellisaidtheZooversurveyappearedtohaveoverlooked(忽視)statisticalevidencewhichshowsthat78milliontouristsfromaroundtheworldvisitedFrancelastyear,11millionofthemBritish.“11millionBritishhavevisitedFrancein2022andover350,000ownahouseinthecountry,”shetoldReutersinanemailedstatement.“Somethingmustbeappealing”.64.Theunderlinedword“Respondents”inParagraph2referstopeoplewho____________.A.answerquestions,especiallyinasurveyB.havetodefendthemselvesinalawcourtC.haverichexperienceininternationaltravelD.visitawebsiteregularlyandmakecomments65.Whydidconductthesurvey?A.Toattractmorevisitorstoitswebsite.B.Tocallattentiontointernationaltravel.C.Tomakeanassessmentoftravelservice.D.Tofindoutthemosthospitabledestination.66.AccordingtoBlonden,FrancegetsA.Englishtouristsdon’tlikeFrenchcuisineB.therearenotmanyplacestovisitinFranceC.theFrenchseemtobeunfriendlytotouristsD.NotmanyBritaintourists67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.EnglishtouriststoFrancereacheditspeakin2022.B.Franceisapopulartouristattractionworldwide.C.Thesurveywasnotbasedonstatisticalevidence.D.About30%oftheEnglishwanttomovetoFrance.DAreyouaddictedtoworry?It’simpossibletoavoid,particularlyinthecurrentrecession(經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退),butitispossibletoreducetheworryload.Shareyourfears—whenyoukeepyourconcernstoyourself,theyseemtogrow.Ifyoushareyourworrieswithsomeoneyoutrust,theyseemtodrop.Keepadiary—makeanoteeachtimeyouareworrying.Writeitdownandidentifywhatyou’reafraidofandtheoutcome.Mostofthethingsdon’tturnoutasbadasyouimagined.Iftheydo,you’llhavetheopportunitytoexaminehowwellyoucoped(應(yīng)對(duì)).Setupaworry-freezone—chooseatimeduringthedayandmakeittotallyworry-free.Ifyounoticeanyworryduringthattime,setitasideforlater.Overtimeyoucanaddmorehourstoyourstress-freezone.Youcanalsochooseonespecifictimetoworry,from5pmto,forexample.Getthefacts—informationcanfreeyoufrompanic.Ifyou’renervousaboutamole(黑痣)onyourarm,makeanappointmenttoseeadoctor.Ithelpstorecognizewhenyou’remakingjudgmentsbasedonsimplyworry,notfact.Makeaplan—ifpastfailureskeepyouupatnight,trytoletthemgo.Acceptitandcomeupwithaplantopreventitfromhappeningagain.Putyourselfincontrol.Breathedeeply—breatheinslowlyanddeeplyintoyourabdomen(腹部),thenfocusonbreathingout.Studiesshowthatdeepbreathinglowersbloodpressureandslowsdownyourheartrate.Takeitonedayatatime—it’simportanttoplanwell,andtoprepareforthefuture.Adailychecklistcanhelpyoubreakuplargertasksintosmallpieces.Keepbusy—ifyou’reworriedaboutsomethingyouknowissilly,distract（分散）yourself.Startanewproject.Sometimesit’ssmarttoworry,itcanforceustoplanortotakeappropriatesafetymeasures.68.Thepurposeofthetextisto__________.A.changethewayyoubehaveB.pullyououtoftherecessionC.helpyougetridofbadhabitsD.adviseyouhowtofightstress69.Bykeepingtrackofyourworries,youcan_____________.A.shareitwithyourfriendsB.checkhowyoudealtwithitC.beawarewhatmattersmostD.compareitwithitsoutcome70.Itisnecessaryforyoutofindoutthefactsbecause__________.A.amolemaydonoharmtoyouB.thedoctorcanhelprecoversoonC.thetruthwillfreeyoufromworryD.illnesscangofrom71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Lateafternoonisthebestt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BookitnowwithVisitingBritain!72.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A.recommenddifferenttourstoStonehengeB.advertisesomepopulardestinationsinEnglandC.advisereadershowtosavemoneywhiletravelingD.invitereaderstotravelwithVisitingBritainwebsite73.Two16-year-oldforeignstudentswhowanttovisit￡126.74.WhendoyoucomebacktoLondonafterreturningfromSt?A.At6pm.B.At7pm.C.At8pmD.At.75.Youplantotravelwithyourkid,afanofShakespeare,youwouldchoose__________.A.B.C.D.（十一）AOscarWrigley,atwo-year-oldchildwiththesameIQasAlbertEinsteinandStephenHawking,hasbecometheyoungestboyinBritaintobeacceptedintoMensa.AleaderattheGiftedChildren'sInformationCentresaidOscar,withanIQofatleast160,isoneofthebrightestchildrentheyhaveevercomeacross.Oscar’sfatherJoe,29,anITspecialist,said:“Heisalwaysaskingquestions.EveryparentlikestothinktheirchildwasspecialbutweknewtherewassomethingveryunusualaboutOscar.I’mfullyexpectingthedaytocomewhenheturnsaroundandtellsmeI'manidiot(白癡).”MotherHannah,26,toldTheDailyMail:“Hesurpriseseveryone.Weknewat12weekshewasquitebright.Hewasunusuallyquickinmind.Theotherdayhesaidtome,'Mummy,sausagesarelikeapartyinmymouth'.Hisvocabularyissurprising.He’sabletomakecomplexsentences.”DrP