I. reading
my brilliant brain
geniuses amaze us, impress us, and make us all a little jealous. how do they differ from an average person? scientists are working hard to figure out that answer. tune in to the national geographic channel to find out about the discoveries they’re making in the series my brilliant brain.
when marc yu was only two years old, he began to play the piano. after a year, he started learning pieces by beethoven. now he’s a world-renowned concert pianist at the age of eight. he learns newer and more difficult pieces with ease and can identify any note he hears. he seems to be specially designed for music. in born genius, national geographic looks at the science behind child prodigies to explain why some children seem to be born without limits.
genius didn’t come naturally to tommy mchugh. his extraordinary abilities came only after he nearly died from bleeding in his brain. after recovering, mchugh’s head was filled with new thoughts and pictures. so, he began to express them in the form of poetry and art. now, he’s a seemingly unstoppable creative machine. sufferers of autism and brain injury have shown that great mental ability can sometimes come from damage or disease. accidental genius explores this puzzling relationship.
can normal people be trained to be geniuses? susan polger has shown no signs of extraordinary intelligence. yet, during her childhood, she studied thousands of chess patterns and learned to recognize them immediately. as a result, she was able to beat skilled adult players by the age of 10 and can now play up to five games at the same time without even seeing the boards. make me a genius examines what it takes to turn an ordinary brain into that of a genius.
if becoming a genius were easy, we’d all be one. yet, there is much more to super intelligence than simply being born lucky. learn more about amazing brains this month on national geographic’s my brilliant brain.

1.what is the main idea of the article?
 a there’s no such thing as a true genius.
 b people can only be born as geniuses.
 c scientists completely understand the brain.
 d there are many factors in being a genius.

2.an example of a child prodigy is
 a a person who can do complex math at a young age.
 b a kid who works really hard to do well at school.
 c a student who practises an instrument a lot.
 d a child who is eager to learn new things.

3.which of the following is not true according to the article?
 a people are usually smarter when they recover from brain injury.
 b new things about the brain are still being discovered.
 c some people naturally have more active brains.
 d people without natural abilities can learn to do things very well.

4.what would be the best way to describe susan polger’s special abilities?
 a native □ c developed
 b standard □ d restricted

1 2 3 4