On October 23, 2011, David Pologruto, a high school physics teacher, was stabbed (刺) by his smart student Jason Haffizulla. Jason got straight A’s and was determined to study medicine at Harvard, yet this was his downfall. His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine (損害) his entrance to Harvard. After receiving his B, Jason took a butcher knife to school and stabbed his physics teacher.
How can someone as smart as Jason do something so dumb? Studies show there is little or no correlation between IQ and emotional intelligence.
During my early university years, I regarded myself as an intelligent guy. I got good marks in mathematics, physics, and other subjects. I thought such skills would surely give me a bright future. After one year of study with decent marks, I began to see two major classes of students. The first category of students turned up to few lectures, partied every weekend, enjoyed a great social life, and did minimal work to pass courses. The second category of students were intelligent and hard workers who got good grades and were very focused on their studies. Surely would these intelligent and hard-working students find the great jobs before the other lazier class of students?
Not so. Students are often shocked upon graduation that their qualifications are not as important as they once thought. Graduates enter the workforce only to realize that co-workers hate them and less intelligent people are the ones receiving promotions.
Educational skills are useless in some industries when interpersonal skills are absent. You can have great ideas, theories, and solve complex problems, but if you cannot effectively communicate in a persuasive and exciting manner by relating to your fellow humans, you will face an uphill battle in whatever challenges you encounter. It’s not that people dislike you because of your intelligence; it’s that people dislike you because you’re rude and not understanding. The intelligent person with poor communication skills is insensitive or unaware of others’ emotions.
小題1:Jason Haffizulla stabbed his physics teacher because       .
A．he was unfairly treated by his teacher
B．he was disappointed with his downfall
C．he was not smart enough at studies
D．he got a worse mark than usual
小題2:We can infer from the third paragraph that the author        in his early university years.
A．didn’t think communication skills were as important as intelligence
B．didn’t work hard
C．belonged to the first category of students
D．could keep a balance between social life and studies
小題3:Intelligent people are hated because       .
A．they can solve more complex problems
B．they can’t settle the challenges they meet
C．they are envied for their intelligence
D．they are not understanding enough
小題4:The main purpose of the text is to tell us       .
A．the relationship between IQ and emotional intelligence
B．what kind of students can succeed in college
C．smart people may have poorer communication skills
D．intelligent students will meet more challenges at work

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
本文以一個(gè)學(xué)生刺傷老師的實(shí)例來(lái)說(shuō)明智商高的學(xué)生缺乏和別人交流的能力，在工作中反而會(huì)受到其他人的討厭。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第一段中“...His physics teacher gave Jason a B, a mark Jason believed would undermine (損害) his entrance to Harvard....”可知他不滿(mǎn)意老師給他的B，因?yàn)橐恢币詠?lái)他得的都是A，他認(rèn)為B會(huì)影響他上哈佛大學(xué)。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第二句話(huà)可知，他剛開(kāi)始認(rèn)為好的成績(jī)肯定會(huì)有個(gè)好的未來(lái)。因此交際的能力不如智力來(lái)的重要。因此選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù)第五段中“...it’s that people dislike you because you’re rude and not understanding...”可知在工作上那些所謂的聰明的人會(huì)被討厭因?yàn)樗麄兇拄�，不知體諒。
小題4:主旨大意題 文章用實(shí)例舉證說(shuō)明聰明的人往往不知道如何和別人交流。
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