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  3. For many years, we have been led to believe that a person’s intellectual intelligence is the greatest predictor of success. Soci

For many years, we have been led to believe that a person’s intellectual intelligence is the greatest predictor of success. Soci

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问题     For many years, we have been led to believe that a person’s intellectual intelligence is the greatest predictor of success. Society(1)______that people with high IQ will naturally accomplish(2)______ in life. Schools often use IQ test results to (3)______ children for gifted programs and advanced(4) ______. Some companies even use the results(5)______ a criterion for hiring employees.
    In the past 10 years, we have been conditioned to(6)______ intelligence with these numbers. (7)______, researchers have found that this isn’t necessarily the case. They have discovered that more than IQ, your(8)______ awareness and abilities to handle feelings will determine your success in all (9)______of life,(10)______ family relationships.
    In the early 1990s, Dr. John Mayer and Dr. Peter Salovey(11)______ the term " emotional intelligence" in the Journal of Personality Assessment. They used this(12)______ to describe people’s ability to understand their own emotions and emotions of others and to act(13)______based on this understanding. Then in 1995 , psychologist Daniel Goleman(14)______ this term with his book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.
     (15)______ investigated emotional intelligence by measuring related concepts,(16)______ social skills, interpersonal competence, psychological(17)______, long before the term " emotional intelligence" came into(18)______. Social scientists are just beginning to (19)______ the relationship of EQ to other phenomenon.(20) ______ Goleman, " Emotional intelligence, the skills that help people harmonize, should become increasingly valued as a workplace asset in the years to come. "
(17)
选项 A、maturity
B、ripeness
C、familiarity
D、mellowness
答案A
解析 名词辨析题。这四个选项都可以表示“熟”，但意义侧重各有不同。[A]maturity侧重“人格的成熟；计划的完备”，因此可以用psychological maturity来表示“心理成熟度”，故[A]正确。[B]ripeness主要指“食物、果实的成熟”，[C]familiarity指的是“熟悉，亲密”，[D]mellowness强调“水果的成熟，甘美多汁”，后三项都与原文不符，均应排除。
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