Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3?In boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet, writeYES if the statement agrees with the views of the writerNO if the statement contradicts the views of the writerNOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this
单选题
A surprising number of academics have come to the same conclusion about what the term intelligence means.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：The first paragraph says 'quite difficult to define[= what is meant by]in unambiguous terms and unexpectedly controversial[= people disagree about it]'.
单选题
A general test of intelligence is unlikely to indicate the level of performance in every type of task.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：The second paragraph says 'general measures of intelligence tend to have considerable powers .... Nevertheless, it is plain that it is not at all uncommon for individuals to be very good at some sorts of task and yet quite poor at some others'.
单选题
The elderly perform less well on comprehension tests than young adults.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：The third paragraph says the test suggests the opposite of the statement: 'Crystallised abilities' which are 'assessed by tests of comprehension ... increase up to advanced old age', whereas 'Fluid abilities ... that require mental manipulation of abstract symbols' 'by contrast... peak in early adult life'.
单选题
We must take into account which skills are tested when comparing intelligence at different ages.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：The fourth paragraph says 'These findings seemed to suggest a substantial lack of continuity[= a big difference]between infancy and middle childhood. However, it is important to realise that the apparent discontinuity[= what appears to be a difference]will vary according to which of the cognitive skills were assessed in infancy.'
单选题
Piaget's work influenced theoretical studies more than practical research.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：In the fifth paragraph we are told Piaget was influential regarding both('immense body of research' and 'subsequent thinking')but there is no mention that either one of these things had a bigger impact than the other.
单选题
Piaget's emphasis on active learning has been discredited by later researchers.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：The last paragraph says 'his view that the child is an active agent of learning ... has stood the test of time[= it is still respected]', even if the previous paragraph states that 'most of his concepts have had to be ... radically revised, or rejected'. The summary outlines the ideas in the fourth paragraph.