填空题

Some personal characteristics play a vital role in the development of one’s intelligence. But people fail to realize the importance of (36) these factors in young people.
The so-called non-intelligence factors include one’s feelings, will, motivation, interests and habits. After a 30-year follow-up study of 800 males, American psychologists found out that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence itself, but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn, will-power and self-factors.
Some parents are greatly worried when their children fail to do well in their studies. They blame either (37) factors, malnutrition, or laziness, but they never take into consideration these non-intelligence factors. At the same time, some teachers don’t (38) into these, as reasons why students do poorly. They simply give them more courses and exercises, or even rebuke or (39) them. Gradually, these students lose self-confidence. Some of them just feel defeated and give themselves up as hopeless. Others may go (40) because they are sick of learning.
The investigation of more than 1000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 percent of them were afraid of learning, because of examinations, 36.4 percent lack persistence, (41) and conscientiousness and 10.3 percent were sick of learning.
It is clear that the lack of cultivation of non-intelligence factors has been a main (42) to intelligence development in teenagers. It even causes an imbalance between physiological and psychological development among a few students.
If we don’t start now to (43) the cultivation of non-intelligence factors, it will not only obstruct the development of the intelligence of teenagers, but also affect the quality of a whole generation. Some experts have put forward proposals about how to develop students’ non-intelligence factors.
First, parents and teachers should fully understand teenage psychology. On this (44) , they can help them to pursue the objective of learning, stimulating their will-power.
The cultivation of non-intelligence factors should also be part of (45) education for small children. Parents should attend to these qualities from the very beginning.
A. strengthen I. genetic
B. astray J. idle
C. laugh K. primary
D. cultivating L. obstacle
E. acquire M. reserve
F. basis N. base
G. inquire O. ridicule
H. initiative