Being able to call on the old boy's network helps you get your foot in the door，but has little impact on your later success.Having good connections does change your possibility of being offered a higher wage when you start working，but has no impact on your eventual wage.Coming from a wealthy background has little impact on lifetime earnings.Over time，brain power soon overtakes(超過)，and intelligence is the factor，which will determine your earnings and success.The speed of your rise through the ranks is determined largely by your own intelligence.
The study monitored earnings and promotions over the course of 25 years.Scores were used to assess the Socio­Economic Background(SEB)－wealth and connections－and standard Army intelligence tests used to assess intelligence.The study is sure to infuriate(激怒)those angered by wealthy groups such as Oxford's upper－crust(上流社會(huì))Bullingdon Club，of which both David Cameron and Borris Johnson were members.
Professor Yoav Ganzach says that these findings have a positive message for those，who can't rely on nepotism(裙帶關(guān)系)for their first job.“Your family can help you start your career and you do get an advantage，but it doesn't help you progress.And once you start working，you can go wherever your abilities take you，” he says.When intelligence and SEB are pitted directly against once another(相互較量)，intelligence is a more accurate predictor of future career success，he say.
小題1:How many factors which may influence one's career are mentioned in the passage?
A．1.B．2.
C．3.D．4.
小題2:Who will be encouraged most after reading the passage?
A．People who are lack of money.
B．People who can't depend on nepotism.
C．People with high intelligence.
D．People with wide connections.
小題3:What's the main idea of the passage?
A．Earnings and promotions are up to your own.
B．A study conducted by Professor Yoav Ganzach.
C．SEB is very important in one's first career.
D．Success is determined by your own brain power.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
　文章主要闡述了智力對(duì)個(gè)人事業(yè)的發(fā)展起決定作用。
小題1:C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知對(duì)一個(gè)人的職業(yè)有影響的因素有：good connections、a wealthy background、intelligence三個(gè)方面。
小題2:B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的首句“...these findings have a positive message for those，who can't rely on nepotism(裙帶關(guān)系)for their first job.”可知答案。
小題3:D　主旨?xì)w納題。第一段提出了主題——強(qiáng)調(diào)智商的重要性；第二段用例子說明了對(duì)該主題部分反對(duì)的聲音；第三段與主題段相互呼應(yīng)�？梢钥闯�，文章三段都是圍繞“智商決定人的事業(yè)”展開的。
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