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The contribution of genes make intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the notion that most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpower the genetic legacy we are born with and may have implications for education. "People assume the genetic influence goes down with age because the environmental differences between people pile up in life," says Robert Plomin. "What we found was quite amazing, and goes in the other direction. "
Previous studies have shown variations in intelligence are at least partly due to genetics. To find out whether this genetic contribution varies with age, Plomin’s team pooled data from six separate studies carried out in the US, the UK, Australia and the Netherlands, involving a total of 11,000 pairs of twins. In these studies, the researchers tested twins on reasoning, logic and arithmetics to measure a quantity called general cognitive ability, or "G" . Each st
A. Humans can do little to change the genetic differences between people
B. Genetic influence becomes stronger when people receive education
C. Genes contribute more to one’s intelligence than environmental factors
D. Environmental factors lessen the influence of genes on one’s intelligence

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The contribution of genes make intelligence increase as children grow older. This goes against the notion that most people hold that as we age, environmental influences gradually overpower the genetic legacy we are born with and may have implications for education. "People assume the genetic influence goes down with age because the environmental differences between people pile up in life," says Robert Plomin. "What we found was quite amazing, and goes in the other direction. "
Previous studies have shown variations in intelligence are at least partly due to genetics. To find out whether this genetic contribution varies with age, Plomin’s team pooled data from six separate studies carried out in the US, the UK, Australia and the Netherlands, involving a total of 11,000 pairs of twins. In these studies, the researchers tested twins on reasoning, logic and arithmetics to measure a quantity called general cognitive ability, or "G" . Each st
A. whether variations in intelligence are caused by genetic differences
B. how to overpower genetic factors with new educational approaches
C. whether genetic contribution to one’s intelligence varies with age
D. the relationship between environment and genes

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[单项选择]In recent years American society has become increasingly dependent on its universities to find solutions to its major problems. It is the universities that have been charged with the principal responsibility for developing the expertise to place men on the moon; for dealing with our urban problems and with our deteriorating environment; for developing the means to feed the world’s rapidly increasing population. The effort involved in meeting these demands presents its own problems. In addition, this concentration on the creation of new knowledge significantly impinges on the universities’ efforts to perform their other principal functions, the transmission and interpretation of knowledge the imparting of the heritage of the past and the preparing of the next generation to carry it forward.
With regard to this, perhaps their most traditionally sanctioned task, colleges and universities today find themselves in a serious hind generally. On the one hand, there is the American commitm
A. creating new knowledge
B. providing solutions to social problems
C. making experts on sophisticated industries out of their students
D. preparing their students to transmit inherited knowledge

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Another person argues that prices should be increased because of ______.
A. the large number of surveys being carried out
B. the improved services in shops
C. the higher quality of food now being sold

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[填空题]We can cut down global warming pollution by increasing our reliance on renewable energy source such as______.

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[填空题]It is said that giving good telephone helps increase ______.

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[单项选择]A. The promotions and higher salaries bring increased responsibilities.
B. There are more opportunities to be promoted in government agencies.
C. Businesses and organizations are reluctant to promote their employees.
D. Once a higher position becomes vacant, more responses from the public will be heard.

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