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2005年TEXT1

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Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearn

thatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeed,ifhehasareputationfor

slacking,youmightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedas“alltoo

human,“withtheunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableof

thisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFrans

deWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlanta,Georgia,whichhasjustbeenpublishedin

Nature,suggeststhatitisalltoomonkey,aswell.

Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylook

cute.Theyaregood-natured,co-operativecreatures,andtheysharetheirfood

readily.Aboveall,liketheirfemalehumancounterparts,theytendtopaymuch

closerattentiontothevalueof“goodsandservices“thanmales.

SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.BrosnanJsandDr.de

WaaVsstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchange

tokensforfood.Normally,themonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrock

forslicesofcucumber.However,whentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebut

adjoiningchambers,sothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturn

foritsrock,theirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent.

Intheworldofcapuchins,grapesareluxurygoods(andmuchpreferableto

cucumbers).Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertoken,the

secondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifone

receivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatall,theother

eithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamber,orrefusedto

acceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeed,themerepresenceofagrapeintheother

chamber(withoutanactualmonkeytoeatit)wasenoughtoinduceresentmentina

femalecapuchin.

Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeys,likehumans,areguidedbysocial

emotions.Inthewild,theyareaco-operative,group-livingspecies.Such

co-operationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeing

cheated.Feelingsofrighteousindignation,itseems,arenotthepreserveofpeople

alone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlyclear

toothermembersofthegroup.However,whethersuchasenseoffairnessevolved

independentlyincapuchinsandhumans,orwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestor

thatthespecieshad35millionyearsago,is,asyet,anunansweredquestion.

21.Intheopeningparagraph,theauthorintroduceshistopicby.

[A]posingacontrast

[B]justifyinganassumption

[C]makingacomparison

[D]explainingaphenomenon

22.Thestatement“itisalltoomonkey”(Lastline,Paragraph1)impliesthat

[A]monkeysarealsooutragedbyslackrivals

[B]resentingunfairnessisalsomonkeys'nature

[C]monkeys,likehumans,tendtobejealousofeachother

[D]noanimalsotherthanmonkeyscandevelopsuchemotions

解題點在ASWELL表示猴子和人一樣，分析人的例子。答案在BC之間。例子是為了說明中

心，B更接近文章中心。

23.Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecause

theyare.

[A]moreinclinedtoweighwhattheyget

[B]attentivetoresearchers?instructions

[C]niceinbothappearanceandtemperament

[D]moregenerousthantheirmalecompanions

24.Dr.BrosnanandDr.deWaalhaveeventuallyfoundintheirstudythatthe

monkeys.

[A]prefergrapestocucumbers

[B]canbetaughttoexchangethings

[C]willnotbeco-operativeiffeelingcheated

[D]areunhappywhenseparatedfromothers

25.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

[A]Monkeyscanbetrainedtodevelopsocialemotions.

[B]Humanindignationevolvedfromanuncertainsource.

[C]Animalsusuallyshowtheirfeelingsopenlyashumansdo.

[D]Cooperationamongmonkeysremainsstableonlyinthewild.

最后一段，最后一句話，2個點相遇的同義替換選項。

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Whenprehistoricmanarrivedinnewpartsoftheworld,somethingstrangehappened

tothelargeanimals.Theysuddenlybecameextinct.Smallerspeciessurvived.The

large,slow-growinganimalswereeasygame,andwerequicklyhuntedto

extinction.Nowsomethingsimilarcouldbehappeningintheoceans.

Thattheseasarebeingoverfishedhasbeenknownforyears.Whatresearcherssuch

asRansoniMyersandBorisWormhaveshownisjusthowfastthingsarechanging.They

havelookedathalfacenturyofdatafromfisheriesaroundtheworld.Theirmethods

donotattempttoestimatetheactualbiomass(theamountoflivingbiological

matter)offishspeciesinparticularpartsoftheocean,butratherchangesinthat

biomassovertime.AccordingtotheirlatestpaperpublishedinNature,thebiomass

oflargepredators(animalsthatkillandeatotheranimals)inanewfisheryis

reducedonaverageby80%within15yearsofthestartofexploitation.Insome

long-fishedareas,ithashalvedagainsincethen.

Dr.Wormacknowledgesthatthesefiguresareconservative.Onereasonforthis

isthatfishingtechnologyhasimproved.Today?svesselscanfindtheirpreyusing

satellitesandsonar,whichwerenotavailable50yearsago.Thatmeansahigher

proportionofwhatisintheseaisbeingcaught,sotherealdifferencebetween

presentandpastislikelytobeworsethantheonerecordedbychangesincatch

sizes.Intheearlydays,too,longlineswouldhavebeenmoresaturatedwithfish.

Someindividualswouldthereforenothavebeencaught,sincenobaitedhookswould

havebeenavailabletotrapthem,leadingtoanunderestimateoffishstocksinthe

past.Furthermore,intheearlydaysoflonglinefishing,alotoffishwerelost

tosharksaftertheyhadbeenhooked.Thatisnolongeraproblem,becausethere

arefewersharksaroundnow.

Dr.MyersandDr.Wormarguethattheirworkgivesacorrectbaseline,which

futuremanagementeffortsmusttakeintoaccount.Theybelievethedatasupport

anideacurrentamongmarinebiologists,thatofthe“shiftingbaseline."The

notionisthatpeoplehavefailedtodetectthemassivechangeswhichhavehappened

intheoceanbecausetheyhavebeenlookingbackonlyarelativelyshorttimeinto

thepast.Thatmattersbecausetheorysuggeststhatthemaximumsustainableyield

thatcanbecroppedfromafisherycomeswhenthebiomassofatargetspeciesis

about50%ofitsoriginallevels.Mostfisheriesarewellbelowthat,whichisa

badwaytodobusiness.

31.Theextinctionoflargeprehistoricanimalsisnotedtosuggestthat

.例子題。

[A]largeanimalwerevulnerabletothechangingenvironment

[B]smallspeciessurvivedaslargeanimalsdisappeared

[C]largeseaanimalsmayfacethesamethreattoday

[D]slow-growingfishoutlivefast-growingones

32.WecaninferfromDr.MyersandDr.Worm'spaperthat.

推斷題

數(shù)學(xué)計算：文章中有的數(shù)字基本上都是錯的。正確答案是依據(jù)文章內(nèi)容推斷出的數(shù)字，這

一點和四級聽力很像，與四級閱讀不同，請同學(xué)們注意。

[A]thestockoflargepredatorsinsomeoldfisherieshasreducedby90%

[B]thereareonlyhalfasmanyfisheriesastherewere15yearsago

[C]thecatchsizesinnewfisheriesareonly20%oftheoriginalamount

[D]thenumberoflargerpredatorsdroppedfasterinnewfisheriesthan

intheold

33.Bysaying，zthesefiguresareconservative^(Line1,paragraph3),Dr.Worm

meansthat________.

句子題。1)可以看文章中心。分論點支持中心論點。2)可以看例子，例子證明分論

點。

[A]fishingtechnologyhasimprovedrapidly

[B]thecatch-sizesareactuallysmallerthanrecorded

[C]themarinebiomasshassufferedagreaterloss

[D]thedatacollectedsofarareoutofdate

34.Dr.Myersandotherresearchersholdthat.

針對最后一段。

[A]peopleshouldlookforabaselinethatcanworkforalongertime

[B]fisheriesshouldkeeptheiryieldsbelow50%ofthebiomass

[C]theoceanbiomassshouldberestoredtoitsoriginallevel

[D]peopleshouldadjustthefishingbaselinetothechangingsituation

35.Theauthorseemstobemainlyconcernedwithmostfisheries'.

變相的主旨題。

[A]managementefficiency

[B]biomasslevel

[C]catch-sizelimits

[D]technologicalapplicati

2006年TEXT1

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Inspiteof''endlesstalkofdifference,Americansocietyisanamazing

machineforhomogenizingpeople,單詞題，上下文邏輯關(guān)系，轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系典型例子。

Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualness

andabsenceofdeference,,characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto

“acultureofconsumption^^launchedbythe19th-centurydepartmentstoresthat

offered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshops

cateringtoaknowledgeableelite,thesewerestores"anyonecouldenter,regardless

ofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact.”

Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.

Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbe

altogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigration

Forum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday'simmigrationisneitherat

unprecedentedlevelsnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8

percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1

immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2for

every1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation-language,homeownership

andintermarriage.

The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteen

mostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish4weiror'verywelFaftertenyearsof

residence."ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.

“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrant

families.^^HencethedescriptionofAmericaasa“graveyard“forlanguages.By1996

foreign-bornimmigi*antswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof

75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.

Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethando

U.S.-bornwhitesandblacks."Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomen

aremarriedtonon-Hispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarried

tonon-Asians.

Rodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworldarefansof

superstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericans

fearthatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothe

nation'sassimilativepower.^^

AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?Indeed.Itisbig

enoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica's

turbulentpast,today'ssocialindiceshardlysuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocial

environment.

21.Theword“homogenizing”(Line2,Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans

[A]identifying

[Blassociating

[C]assimilating

[D]monopolizing

22.Accordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury

[A]playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculture

[B]becameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers

[C]satisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite

BC排除，因為你想定位對應(yīng)于insteadof后面的一定是錯的。

[D]oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumption

沒有提到。wedto的該你那。

23.ThetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheU.S..

[A]areresistanttohomogenization

[B]exertagreatinfluenceonAmericanculture

[C]arehardlyathreattothecommonculture

[D]constitutethemajorityofthepopulation

24.WhyareArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedin

Paragraph5?

[A]Toprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.

[B]Torevealthepublic'sfearofimmigrants.

[C]Togiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.

[D]ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAmericanculture.

25.Intheauthor'sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmerican

societyis.

[A]rewarding

[B]successful

[C]fruitless

[D]harmful

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OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthe

pastquarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorable

declineinthescopeandseriousnessoftheirartscoverage.中心句+敏感詞2個

點。

Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageofforty

toimagineatimewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-city

newspapers.Yetaconsiderablenumberofthemostsignificantcollectionsofcriticism

publishedinthe20thcenturyconsistedinlargepartofnewspaperreviews.Toread

suchbookstodayistomarvelatthefactthattheirlearnedcontentswereonce

deemedsuitableforpublicationingeneral-circulationdailies.

Weareevenfartherremovedfromtheunfocusednewspaperreviewspublishedin

Englandbetweentheturnofthe20thcenturyandtheeveofWorldWarII,atatime

whennewsprintwasdirt-cheapandstylishartscriticismwasconsideredan

ornamenttothepublicationsinwhichitappeared.遞進(jìn)+中心2個點。Inthose

far-offdays,itwastakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswouldwritein

detailandatlengthabouttheeventstheycovered.Theirswasaseriousbusiness,and

eventhosereviewerswhoworetheirlearninglightly,likeGeorgeBernardShaw

andErnestNewman,couldbetrustedtoknowwhattheywereabout.Thesemen

believedinjouiTialismasacalling,andwereproudtobepublishedinthedailypress.

“Sofewauthorshavebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenoughtokeeptheirownend

upinjournalism/9Newmanwrote,“thatIamtemptedtodefine4journalism,as

6atermofcontemptappliedbywriterswhoarenotreadtowriterswhoare.”'

Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.NevilleCardus,whowroteforthe

ManchesterGuardianfrom1917untilshortlybeforehisdeathin1975,isnowknown

solelyasawriterofessaysonthegameofcricket.Duringhislifetime,though,he

wasalsooneofEngland'sforemostclassical-musiccritics,astylistsowidely

admiredthathisAutobiography(1947)becameabest-seller.Hewasknightedin

1967,thefirstmusiccritictobesohonored.Yetonlyoneofhisbooksisnowinprint,

andhisvastbodyofwritingsonmusicisunknownsavetospecialists.

IsthereanychancethatCardus'scriticismwillenjoyarevival?Theprospectseems

remote.Journalistictasteshadchangedlongbeforehisdeath,andpostmodern

readershavelittleusefortherichlyupholsteredVicwardianproseinwhichhe

specialized.Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticismhasbeeninheadlong

retreat.

21.ItisindicatedinParagraphs1and2that

推斷題

[A]artscriticismhasdisappearedfrombig-citynewspapers.

[B]English-languagenewspapersusedtocarrymoreartsreviews.

[C]high-qualitynewspapersretainalargebodyofreaders.

[D]youngreadersdoubtthesuitabilityofcriticismondailies.

22.NewspaperreviewsinEnglandbeforeWorldWarIIwerecharacterized

by

細(xì)節(jié)題

[A]freethemes.

[B]casualstyle.

[C]elaboratelayout.

[D]radicalviewpoints.

23.WhichofthefollowingwouldShawandNewmanmostprobablyagree

on?

又是agreeon大家應(yīng)該很熟悉了。

[A]Itiswriters1dutytofulfilljournalisticgoals.

[B]Itiscontemptibleforwriterstobejournalists.

[C]Writersarelikelytobetemptedintojournalism.

[D]Notallwritersarecapableofjournalisticwriting.

BD反義2選1。

24.WhatcanbelearnedaboutCardusaccordingtothelasttwo

paragraphs?

推斷題

[A]Hismusiccriticismmaynotappealtoreaderstoday.

[BJHisreputationasamusiccritichaslongbeenindispute.

[C]Hisstylecaterslargelytomodernspecialists.

[D]Hiswritingsfailtofollowtheamateurtradition.

根據(jù)最后兩段，答案在最后一段。倒數(shù)2段出干擾。

25.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

主旨題

[A]NewspapersoftheGoodOldDays

[B]TheLostHorizoninNewspapers

[C]MournfulDeclineofJournalism

[D]ProminentCriticsinMemory

關(guān)鍵詞一定要出現(xiàn)，報紙，消失。Horizon是關(guān)鍵詞的同義替換（比喻

手法）

2007年t.4

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Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedout

theirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeble

corporationgovernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem-especiallyin

America-thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollinginthe

executivesuite:datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,low-levelITstafftoput

right,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,telecomsand

airtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesof

everyvariety.

Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-from

organizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefensecontractorScience

ApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley-

haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusiness

processesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.

“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasanyother

assetJsaysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversity'sbusinessschool.t6Theability

toguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsiblefor

onbehalfofshareholders.^^Indeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAccepted

AccountingPrinciples(GAAP),perhapsitistimeforGASP,GenerallyAccepted

SecurityPractices,suggestedEliNoamofNewYork'sColumbiaBusinessSchool.

“Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisa

managementissue,notatechnicalone,^^hesays.

Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbe

obvioustothedimmestexecutivethattrust,thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets,is

easilydestroyedandhugelyexpensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremore

likelytodestroytrustthanacompanylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetintothe

wronghands.

Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged-thoughnot

justified-bythelackoflegalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fordata

leakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassedalaw,Americanfirmsdidnothavetotell

anyone,eventhevictim,whendatawentastray.Thatmaychangefast:lotsof

proposeddata-securitylegislationisnowdoingtheroundsinWashington,D.C.

Meanwhile,thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsin

America,disclosedonJune17山,overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionaday

earlierbyAmerica'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaon

noticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.

36.ThestatementuItneverrainsbutitpours”isusedtointroduce

類似于例子題。問這個句子的寫作目的。文章第一句要么是中心，要么

是引出中心。中心就要總結(jié)后面，引出中心答案還是在后面。

[A]thefiercebusinesscompetition.

[B]thefeebleboss-boardrelations.

fC]thethreatfromnewsreports.

[D]theseverityofdataleakage.

37.AccordingtoParagraph2,someorganizationschecktheirsystemsto

findout

[A]whetherthereisanyweakpoint.

[B]whatsortofdatahasbeenstolen.定位點前干擾

[C]whoisresponsiblefortheleakage.無responsible

[D]howthepotentialspiescanbelocated.

38.InbringinguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepointthat

[A]shareholders?interestsshouldbeproperlyattendedto.沒有提至I」。

[B]informationprotectionshouldbegivendueattention.等于中)心。

[C]businessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingsecurity.比喻的

地方一定是干擾。

[D]themarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbeemphasized.沒有

emphasized的概念。

39.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatpuzzlestheauthoristhatsomebosses

failto

[A]seethelinkbetweentrustanddataprotection.

[B]perceivethesensitivityofpersonaldata.

[C]realizethehighcostofdatarestoration.

[D]appreciatetheeconomicvalueoftrust.

中心句同義替換。

40.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that

[A]dataleakageismoresevereinEurope.與括號矛盾。

[B]FTC'sdecisionisessentialtodatasecurity.

[C]Californiatakestheleadinsecuritylegislation.

[D]legalpenaltyisamajorsolutiontodataleakage.

與中心相關(guān)，中心的同義替換。

2007年t2

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Forthepastseveralyears,theSundaynewspapersupplementParadehasfeatureda

columncalled“AskMarilyn.^^PeopleareinvitedtoqueryMarilynvosSavant,who

atage10hadtestedatamentallevelofsomeoneabout23yearsold;thatgaveheran

IQof228-thehighestscoreeverrecorded.IQtestsaskyoutocompleteverbal

andvisualanalogies,toenvisionpaperafterithasbeenfoldedandcut,andto

deducenumericalsequences,amongothersimilartasks.Soitisabitconfusing

whenvosSavantfieldssuchqueriesfromtheaverageJoe(whoseIQis100)as,

What'sthedifferencebetweenloveandfondness?Orwhatisthenatureofluckand

coincidence?It'snotobvioushowthecapacitytovisualizeobjectsandtofigureout

numericalpatternssuitsonetoanswerquestionsthathaveeludedsomeofthebest

poetsandphilosophers.

Clearly,intelligenceencompassesmorethanascoreonatest.Justwhatdoesitmean

tobesmart?Howmuchofintelligencecanbespecified,andhowmuchcanwelearn

aboutitfromneurology,genetics,computerscienceandotherfields?

ThedefiningtermofintelligenceinhumansstillseemstobetheIQscore,even

thoughIQtestsarenotgivenasoftenastheyusedtobe.Thetestcomesprimarilyin

twoforms:theStanford-BinetIntelligenceScaleandtheWechslerIntelligence

Scales(bothcomeinadultandchildren'sversion).Generallycostingseveral

hundreddollars,theyareusuallygivenonlybypsychologists,althoughvariationsof

thempopulatebookstoresandtheWorldWideWeb.Superhighscoreslikevos

Savanfsarenolongerpossible,becausescoringisnowbasedonastatistical

populationdistributionamongagepeers,ratherthansimplydividingthemental

agebythechronologicalageandmultiplyingby100.Otherstandardizedtests,such

astheScholasticAssessmentlest(SAT)andtheGraduateRecordExam(GRE),

capturethemainaspectsofIQtests.

Suchstandardizedtestsmaynotassessalltheimportantelementsnecessary

tosucceedinschoolandinlife,arguesRobertJ.Sternberg.(最后一段推斷題，

第?步找中心。)Inhisarticle“HowIntelligentIsIntelligenceTesting?99,Sternberg

notesthattraditionaltestbestassessanalyticalandverbalskillsbutfailtomeasure

creativityandpracticalknowledge,componentsalsocriticaltoproblemsolvingand

lifesuccess.Moreover,IQtestsdonotnecessarilypredictsowelloncepopulations

orsituationschange.ResearchhasfoundthatIQpredictedleadershipskillswhenthe

testsweregivenunderlow-stressconditions,butunderhigh-stressconditions,IQwas

negativelycorrelatedwithleadership-thatis,itpredictedtheopposite.Anyone

whohastoiledthroughSATwilltestifythattest-takingskillalsomatters,whetherit's

knowingwhentoguessorwhatquestionstoskip.

26.Whichofthefollowingmayberequiredinanintelligencetest?

細(xì)節(jié)題

[A]Answeringphilosophicalquestions.

[B]Foldingorcuttingpaperintodifferentshapes.

[C]Tellingthedifferencesbetweencertainconcepts.

[D]Choosingwordsorgraphssimilartothegivenones.

定位點后干擾直接排除AC,BD隨機(jī)蒙一個。B,文章提到的是想象折疊以后

的形狀，而不是去剪紙。常識判斷，也是錯誤。

27.WhatcanbeinferredaboutintelligencetestingfromParagraph3?

推斷題。

[A]PeoplenolongeruseIQscoresasanindicatorofintelligence.

[B]MoreversionsofIQtestsarenowavailableontheInternet.

[C]Thetestcontentsandformatsforadultsandchildrenmaybedifferent

[D]Scientistshavedefinedtheimportantelementsofhumanintelligence.

非常簡單的題目“：”“（）”兩個點相遇就是答案。

28.PeoplenowadayscannolongerachieveIQscoresashighasvos

Savant'sbecause

原因題。

[A]thescoresareobtainedthroughdifferentcomputationalprocedures.

[B]creativityratherthananalyticalskillsisemphasizednow.

[C]vosSavant'scaseisanextremeonethatwillnotrepeat.

[D]thedefiningcharacteristicofIQtestshaschanged.

明確給出事實和原因，同義替換就是答案。非常簡單。

29.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat

推斷題。

[A]testscoresmaynotbereliableindicatorsofone'sability.

[B]IQscoresandSATresultsarehighlycorrelated.

[C]testinginvolvesalotofguesswork.

[D]traditionaltestareoutofdate.

思路一：中心句的同義替換一定是答案。

思路2：兩個點相遇，也可以做出來。

C不對，是因為，不能更說明中心。

30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsIQtests?

兩正兩負(fù)的觀點態(tài)度題。

[A]Supportive.

[B]Skeptical.

[C]Impartial.

[D]Biased.

觀點態(tài)度：看中心，或者看最后一段中心句。

2007年tl

Text1

Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayerin2006's

WorldCuptournament,youwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:elitesoccer

playersaremorelikelytohavebeenbornintheearliermonthsoftheyearthan

inthelatermonths.IfyouthenexaminedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthat

feedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenon

tobeevenmorepronounced.

第一段講例子，中心看下段。

Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?設(shè)問句表中心。答案二這句話內(nèi)

容。Hereareafewguesses:a)certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccer

skills;b)winter-bornbabiestendtohavehigheroxygencapacity,whichincreases

soccerstamina;c)soccer-madparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildrenin