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Contrary to what many people believe, highly intelligent children are notnecessarily bound to have an academic success. In fact, so-called giftedstudents may fail to do well because they are unusually smart. Ensuring that agifted child reaches his or her potential requires an understanding of what cango wrong and how to satisfy the unusual learning requirements of extremelybright young people.

One common problem gifted kids face is that they, and those around them,place too much importance on being smart. Such an emphasis can breed a beliefthat bright people do not have to work hard to do well. Although smart kids maynot need to work hard in the lower grades when the work is easy, they maystruggle and perform. poorly when the work gets harder because they do not makethe effort to learn. In some cases, they may not know how to study, having neverdone it before. In others, they simply cannot accept the fact that some tasksrequire effort.

If the scholastic achievement of highly intelligent children remains belowaverage for an extended period, many teachers will fail to recognize theirpotential. As a result, such students may not get the encouragement they need,and may further be depressed to learn. They may fall far behind in theirschoolwork and even develop behavior. problems. Boys may turn aggressive orbecome class clowns(小丑).Girls often develop performance anxiety and othersymptoms such as stomachaches.

One way to avoid such difficulties is to recognize that IQ is just one of theelements for success. Children do well or struggle in school for a host ofreasons apart from IQ, according to psychologist Franz Monks of the Universityof Nijmegen in the Netherlands. These include motivation and persistence, socialcompetence, and the support of family, educators and friends. Emphasizing theimportance of persistence and hard work, for example, will help a child avoidthe laziness trap. Gifted children also need intellectual challenges-to teachthem how to work hard.

26. According to the first paragraph, the author believes that _.

A. intelligent students may fail to do well in their schoolwork

B. gifted students are too smart to do well in their schoolwork

C. intelligent students are bound to succeed in their schoolwork

D. gifted students understand what can go wrong and how to learn

27. When too much emphasis is placed on students' intelligence, people arelikely to take it for granted that _.

A. smart students may not do well in the lower grades

B. intelligent students know how to avoid laziness trap

C. clever students require more intelligence than hard work

D. bright students may succeed even if they do not work hard

28. It is observed in the third paragraph that _.

A. highly gifted students show a great desire to learn

B. highly gifted students tend to fall ill with no reason

C. highly intelligent students also need encouragement

D. highly intelligent students score higher than average students

29. According to the author, a student's IQ is _.

A. one of the factors of success

B. the only factor for his success

C. directly related to persistence

D. closely associated with competence

30. This passage aims to tell people about _.

A. the academic performance of gifted students

B. the proper attitudes toward gifted students

C. the difficulties in recognizing gifted students

D. the motivation students need for their studies