考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2007-Text 2（二）

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　　时间对于考研复习而言并不慷慨，复习的内容又那么多。怎么办呢？各位同学应该具备化繁为简，把握有效信息的能力。文都英语老师继续为大家梳理考研英语历年真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下2007年考研英语真题阅读Text 2，这篇文章主要探讨了智力测试的弊端。
　　The defining term of intelligence ... used to be. The test comes primarily in two forms: ... (both come in adult and children’s version)... they are usually given only by psychologists, although variations of them populate bookstores and the World Wide Web.
　　defining term“限定性词语”；used to do“过去常常，过去曾经”；primarily“主要地”；version“版本”；psychologist“心理学家”；variation“变体”；populate“居住于”，结合语境，可以表示“存在于”。
　　Superhigh scores like vos Savant’s are no longer possible, because scoring is now based on a statistical population distribution among age peers, rather than simply dividing the mental age by the chronological age and multiplying by 100. Other standardized tests, such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) ..., capture the main aspects of IQ tests.
　　superhigh“超高的”；no longer possible相当于impossible；be based on“基于”；statistical“统计的”；population distribution“人口分布”；age peer“同龄人”；rather than“而不是”；dividing the mental age by the chronological age and multiplying by 100“用智力年龄除以实际年龄，然后乘以100”；chronological“按年代顺序排列的”；standardized“标准化的”；scholastic“学术的”；assessment“评估”；capture“捕捉”。
　　... elements necessary to succeed in school and in life, argues ... Sternberg notes that traditional test best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativity and practical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and life success.
　　element“要素”；necessary形容词充当后置定语；succeed“成功”，名词形式success，反义词fail的名词形式failure；argue“认为”；note“指出，特别提出”；analytical“分析的”；fail to do“未能做某事”；measure“衡量”；practical“实际的，实用性的”；component“成分”；be critical to“对...起到关键的作用”。
　　Moreover, IQ tests do not necessarily predict ... leadership skills ... under low-stress conditions, ... IQ was negatively correlated with leadership -- that is, ... Anyone who has toiled through SAT will testify that test-taking skill also matters ...
　　not necessarily“未必，不一定”；predict“预测”；leadership skills“领导能力”；under low-stress conditions“在低压力条件下”；be negatively correlated with“与...负相关”；that is“也就是说”；toil through“辛苦地经历”；testify“证实”；matter“要紧”。
　　以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2007年Text 2后两段的要点。“一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。”与其慨叹时间过得如此之快，不如行动起来，为了目标而努力！努力的同时还要结合一定的方法，简单高效完成复习任务，进而突破考研英语乃至整个考研。
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