The intelligence（智力）tests used often today are based on the work of a Frenchman，Alfred Binet．In 1905，Binet was asked by the French Ministry of Education to develop a way to judge those children in French schools who were too“mentally deficient（缺乏的）”to benefit from ordinary schooling and who needed special education．The tests had to tell those who were merely behind in school from those who were actually“mentally deficient”．
The items that Binet and his colleague Theophile Simon included on the test were chosen on 
the basis of their ideas about intelligence．Binet and Simon believed intelligence includes such abilities as understanding the meaning of words，solving problems，and making commonsense（常识的）judgments．Two other important ideas also shaped Binet and Simon's work：（1）that children with more intelligence will do better in school and（2）that older children have a GREater ability than younger children．
Binet's first test consisted of thirty tasks．They were simple things most children learn as a result of their everyday experience．The tasks were arranged in groups，according to age．Binet decided which tasks were suitable for a given age group by giving them first a large test．According to the result of the test he sorted out the problems which were proper for the age groups．
1．The main purpose of this passage is to __________．
A．tell the origin of intelligence tests
B．explain the basic principle of intelligence tests
C．describe the changes in the content of intelligence tests
D．show the development of intelligence tests
2．Binet designed the intelligence test in 1905 in order to __________．
A．select top students B．know who had received ordinary schooling
C．put students in a right order
D．make sure who should be treated particularly
3．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．Intelligence includes word understanding and problem solving．
B．More intelligent children usually do better in school．
C．The French Ministry of Education developed the first intelligence tests．
D．Intelligence is related with age．
4．How did Binet decide which tasks to include on his first test？
A．He first worked out thirty tasks for mentally deficient children．
B．He first gave all the tasks to many children both younger and older．
C．He first gave the tasks to many children he thought proper．
D．He first gave some of the tasks to different groups of children．
5．Binet's intelligence test is described in the text in the order of __________．
A．its purpose，basis and contents B．its purpose，items and tasks
C．its purpose，method and results D．its background，basis and ideas
参考答案：1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．A
