When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or upsetting situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do. For instance, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn't sure how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And if he can't make things work out right, he doesn't feel ashamed that he failed: he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook on life, a special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it. If you look at children, you'11 see great difference between what we call "bright" children and "not-bright" children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out about life—he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But, the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream-world: he seems to have a wall between him and life in general.
单选题
According to this passage, intelligence is______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：细节判断题。答案在文章第一段，When we talk about intelligence，we do not mean the ability to get good scores on certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school；By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving，especially in a new or upsetting situation。所以正确选项为C。
单选题
In a new situation, an intelligent person______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：逻辑推理题。答案在第二段，For instance，when in a new situation，an intelligent person thinks about the situation，not about himself or what might happen to him，所以A和D是不对的，后面He probably isn’t sure how it will all work out，这句也说明不知道结果会怎么样，所以B也不对。而且，从第一句可以得知聪明的人首先考虑到的是所处环境，所以C为正确选项。
单选题
If an intelligent person failed, he would______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：细节判断题。从第二段这句话，He just tries to learn from his mistakes，可以得知B为正确答案。
单选题
Bright children and not-bright children______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：细节判断题。从第三段这句话，They are actually two different kinds of people，not just the same kind with different amount of intelligence(他们其实是两种不同的人，而不是有着不同智力能力的相同类型的人)，可以看出答案A是正确的。
单选题
The author of this passage will probably continue to talk about______.