2007 TEXT 1-4词汇测试

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2007 TEXT 1

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课文单词、短语

examine birth certificate soccer

tournament a noteworthy quirk elite

be likely to feed professional ranks

phenomenon pronounced account for

astrological confer superior

tend to oxygen capacity

stamina conceive springtime

at the annual peak of mania psychology

grow up nuclear engineering opportunity

conduct switch to experiment

involve random a series of

subject (n.) digit span

recall couple with genetically

determined lead sb. to do sth conclude

cognitive intuitive in other words

inborn exhibit memorize

swamp encode determine

deliberate entail rather

specific goals obtain immediate

feedback concentrate on outcome

take to doing sth. pursuit gather the data

performance statistics biographical details high achiever

rather startling assertion trait

talent overrate put another way

expert performers surgery computer programming

2. 题干及选项单词、短语

stress professional spotlight

introduce the topic craze hysteria

depend on process (v.) result from

intuitive/ congnitive determine genetic

rather than psychological require

concentration colleague dominating

provide key (n.) 关键 excellent performance

overlook owe A to B Faith will move mountains.

One reaps what one sows. Practice makes perfect. Like father, like son.

3. 句子翻译

1. This success, coupled with later research showing that memory itself is not genetically

determined, led Ericsson to conclude that the act of memorizing is more of a cognitive

exercise than an intuitive one.

2. In other words, whatever inborn differences two people may exhibit in their abilities to

memorize, those differences are swamped by how well each person “encodes” the info. 2 / 4

2007 TEXT 2

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课文单词、短语

supplement feature (v.) column

query (v.) mental IQ

record (v.) verbal and visual analogy

envision fold deduce

numerical sequence confusing field (v.) such queries

average Joe 普通人 love and fondness luck and coincidence

obvious capacity to visualize figure out

numerical pattern suit (v.) elude

poets and philosophers intelligence encompass

smart specify neurology

genetics field (n.) 领域 defining term of intelligence

even though

primarily psychologist

variation populate (v.) no longer

base on statistical distribution

peer (n.) divide/ multiply/ add/ minus chronological

capture standardized tests assess /assessment

analytical fail to do sth. measure (v.)

creativity practical knowledge component

critical problem solving necessarily

predict leadership skills under low-stress conditions

high-stress negatively be negatively correlated with

opposite toil through testify

matter (v.) guess skip

2. 题干及选项单词、短语

intelligence tests philosophical questions fold

concept graph (be) similar to

infer no longer use A as B

indicator version available

content format define

element obtain computational procedure

creativity analytical emphasize

characteristic conclude reliable

correlate involve guesswork

be out of date attitude (towards sth.) supportive

skeptical impartial biased

3. 句子翻译

1. IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has

been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among other similar tasks.

2. Research has found that IQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under

low-stress conditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated with

leadership—that is, it predicted the opposite. 3 / 4

2007 TEXT 3

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课文单词、短语

generation middle-class count on

fair play financially secure transform

economic risk a pink slip diagnosis

spouse solidly millions of / hundreds of

scholar policymaker critic

of all stripes debate implication

the side effect as well budget (v.)

paycheck status as a result

parachute in times of financial setback back-up

workforce primary get laid off

safety net unemployment insurance disability insurance

weather(v.) bad times disruption fortune

no longer make up with 弥补 extra income

absorb retirement income auto industry

worry about interest rate stock market fluctuation

harsh reality outlive campaign (v.)

saving-account depend on investment returns(n.)

fashionable legislative deductible

demographic work against odds 机会

attendant assistance jump eightfold

from one’s perspective understandably frightening

acceleration wholesale / retail shift (n.)

overburden financial fallout be far behind

2. 题干及选项单词、短语

double-income families in that safety net

be laid off be vulnerable to be deprived of sth.

unemployment insurance disability insurance as a result of

reform sense of security guaranteed

healthcare popularize compensate (for sth.)

pension outweigh bring about

responsibility indicator (be) on the alert

(be) on the cliff conflict ruins

3. 句子翻译

1. During the past generation, the American middle-class family that once could count on

hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure had been transformed by

2. From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less

like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a

frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already

overburdened shoulders.