If he knows for sure that he doesn't know, then he can start educating himself. Because he's aware of his ignorance, he doesn't act with foolish confidence. These people might not seem intelligent at first glance, but because they know what they know, they make better decisions and learn the most important things. However, people with great cognitive ability but poor metacognitive ability may be considered excellent at a young age for acing every test and getting great SAT scores. Unfortunately, they've been ruined by poor metacognition：they think they know everything but they really don't. They are arrogant (overconfident)，fail to learn from mistakes, and don't understand the slight differences of personal relationships, showing disregard for persons with lower cognitive ability. They may make the worst decisions.

　　The most important mental power is the ability to know what you don't know. The recognition of a fault is the first step to improvement. Don't try to hide a lack of knowledge. For intelligent people this is the toughest lesson to learn.

　　16. People with great cognitive ability tend to ________.

　　A. do well in tests

　　B. be considered inferior

　　C. be more effective than others

　　D. do research when faced with a task 答案与解析：A　从第二段可知认知能力强的人们在考试时很容易写出他所知道的，故选A项。 17. The underlined phrase “take the best course of action”

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