全国大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)历年真题(含答案)

2012NationalEnglishContestfor

CollegeStudents

(LevelC-Preliminary)

(总分：150分时间：120分钟)

PartIlisteningComprehension(30marks)

SectionA(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonly

once.Aftereachconversation,therewillbeatwenty-secondpause.Duringthepause,readthe

questionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Whatdoesthemansaywecandotodealwithoilcrisis?

A.Tomakefulluseofoil.B.Touseaslittleoilas

possible

C.Tofindalternativeenergy.

2.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inaninsurancecompany.B.Inabank.

C.Inasupermarket.

3.Accordingtotheman,whoisgoingtotakeoverthepositiontheyaretalkingabout?

A.Janice.B.Someoneelse.

C.Meryl.

4.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman'sreportforthemeeting?

A.Hehastogetitreadybeforetomorrownoon.

B.Hehasdonewellenough.

C.Hehasenoughtimetoprepareit.

5.Howmanypeoplewillbeontheearthbytheyear2020accordingtotheprofessor?

A.Some5.8billion.B.Nearly7billion.

C.Over8.5billion.

SectionB(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Eachconversationwillbereadonlyonce.At

theendofeachconversation,therewillbeaone-minutepause.Duringthepause,readthe

questionsandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

ConversationOne

6.What'sthemainjobofSimon'sorganization?

A.Theysendoutradiosignalstocommunicatewithotherplanets.

B.Theylookforlifeandintelligenceonotherplanets.

C.Theystudystarsthathaveplanetsorbitingaroundthem.

7.Whydoestheorganizationsearchfbrradiosignalsfromspace?

A.Theirpresencemayprovetheexistenceofaliens.

B.Theymayhelpscientistsfindouthowtheuniversestarted.

C.Theyconveymessagesaboutlifeontheearth.

8.DoesSimonbelievethosestoriesaboutaliensvisitingourplanet?

A.No,hedoesn'tbelievethematall.

B.Yes,hedoesbelievethosestoriesbecauseofhisstudy.

C.Yes,hebelievesthemalthoughhehasnoevidence.

9.Whichofthefollowingfactorisconsideredtobeimportantinforminglifeaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Gravity.B.Minerals.

C.Water.

10.Whendidthe"bigbang”occur?

A.Nooneknows.B.12billionyearsago.C.20billionyear

ago.

ConversationTwo

11.WhydidBobmakethenewslastmonth?

A.Becausehecriticizedtraditionaljobs

B.Becauseheearnedalotofmoney.

C.Becausehetriednewstrategiesinfindingajob.

12.Inwhichwaydothebestsellerslike“TheBrandCalledYou"and"ThePersonalBranding

Phenomenon“helppeople?

A.Theyadvisepeopletopromotethemselvesasbrands.

B.Theyteachpeoplehowtobeaperfectpartner.

C.Theygivepeopletipsforjobinterview.

13.WhendidBobcomeupwiththeideaofusingtheinternettofindajob?

A.Tenyearsagowhenhewasacollegestudent.

B.Whenhebegantodoresearchbetweenjobs.

C.Afterhelaunchedthecampaign“GiveBobaJob”.

14.WhatwasthepurposeofBob'smakingthevideo?

A.Tofulfillhisambitionasadirector.

B.TosellhisproductslikeTeddybearsandT-shirts.

C.Toadvertisehisskillsandtalents.

15.HowcantheinternethelpBobinhisjobsearchexactly?

A.Byhelpinghimmakefriends.

B.Bypassingonthevideohemade.

C.Byprovidingjobinformationforhim.

SectionC(5marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortnewsitems.Aftereachitem,whichwillbereadonlyonce,

therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,readthequestionandthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwith

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

16.HowmanytroopsaregoingtowithdrawfromAfghanistanbytheendofnextyear?

A.43,000.B.10,000.

C.33,000.

17.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?

A.Low-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

B.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtomoreweight.

C.High-caloriefoodsmayleadtolessweight.

18.Whatdotheconflictingreportsshowaboutradiation?

A.TheradiationlevelgivenbyTokyoElectricismuchsmallerthanthatgivenbyothertests.

B.TheradiationlevelgivenbyothertestsissmallerthanthatgivenbyTokyoElectric.

C.Theradiationleveliscloseto10,000timesthenonnallevel.

19.WhyareCaribbeanServiceandEuropeTodayshutdownbyBBC?

A.Becauseoftheiroutdatedservices.

B.Becauseofcutsingovernmentfunding.

C.Becauseoflackoftargetaudience.

20.What'sthecauseofdemonstrationsincitiesandtownsacrossSyria?

A.Theyarecallingformorefreedom.

B.Workersdemandhigherpay.

C.Somethirtypeoplewerekilledbythepolice.

SectionD(10marks)

Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Thereare10missingwordsorphrases.Fillinthe

blankswiththeexactwordsorphrasesyouhear.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Rememberto

writetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Recoveryfromjetlagcantakeaslongasadayforeverytimezonecrossed.Soifyou'reflying

east-westforyourholidayoronbusiness,itislikelytomeanafewdaysoffeelingtiredoreven

unwell.

Jetlagisthe(21)ofthebody'snaturalcycleandsomefactorsmakeitworse.The

artificialatmosphereinsideaplanecanaffectthebodyinanumberofwaysandaddtotheeffects

ofjetlag.

Exercisingbeforeflightshelpstooffsettheeffectsonthebodyofreduced(22),and

aerobicexerciseafterwardshelpstoreoxygenateit.Drinkplentyofwater.Childrenmayneed

more.Drinkingcarrotjuicebeforeflyingovercomesoxygendeficiency.

Eatlight,frequentmeals.Heavymeals(23)thebloodcirculation,whichcanleadto

dizzinessandfainting.Fortwoweeksbeforeyoufly,eatplentyoffoodcontainingvitaminsAand

E;theywillbuildupyour(24)andhelptokeepyoufit.Sleepasmuchasyoucan

beforetheflightandonit.Onboard,wearearplugsandeyepadsbecausedarkness(25)

secretionofthehormonesthatenhancesleep.

Avoidalcohol,whichrestrictsthebrain'soxygenintake.Liketeaandcoffee,alcoholincreasesthe

dehydrationeffectofflying.Ifyouneedtodrinktorelax,(26)thatthecabin

environmentintensifiestheeffectofalcohol.

Wearloose,comfortable,warmclothesandlimberupduringflight.Sittingdownforseveralhours

slowsdownthe(27),leadingtolocalstiffness,crampsanddizziness.Re-adjustto

localtimeassoonasyoucan.Brightlighthelpsthebodystayalert,soifyouaregoing

somewheresunny,stayoutside.

Donotsmokebeforeorduringtheflightsincesmoking(28)thebloodoxygenlevel.

Ifyouneedtocalmyournerves,tryaromatherapyoilswhichhaveasedativeeffect.(29)

yourdoctorbeforeflyingifyouareonmedication.Theeffectsofsomedrugsare

strengthenedathighaltitudesandsomemayproduce(30).

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(15marks)

Thereare15incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

ontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

31.Whatweallworkforistofreetimeforthethingswereallywanttodo.

A.offB.upC.aside

D.in

32.Youhiswordsseriously.Hewastalkingnonsense.

A.won'ttakeB.maynot

take

C.mustn'thavetakenD.needn'thave

taken

33.Neverhesitatetothefirstopportunitythatcomesalong.

A.seizeB.drawC.who;that

D.obtain

34.Hismotherhatedcitylifelongedtoreturntothevillageinshegrewup.

A.that;whereB.who;whichC.who;thatD.who;where

35.Allthings,IthinkI'dbettertakeyouradvice.

A.consideringB.tobeconsideredC.consideredD.havebeen

considered

36.TwelveEuropeancountriesovertotheEuroonJanuary1st,2002.

A.transformedB.switchedC.reversed

D.altered

37.Sheisn'tanythingunpleasantaspeoplesaysheis.

A.aslikeB.likeC.as

D.likeas

38.Stopcomplaining.Youreallymynerves.

A.getdownB.getalongC.getoff

D.geton

39.Therewasn'ttruthinwhathesaid.

A.agrainofB.arayofC.apointofD.

adropof

40.formysavings,Iwouldn'tbeabletosurvivethesemiserabledays.

A.WasitnotB.Wereitnot

C.HaditbeennotD.Hadn'titbeen

41.Therewasapowercutthismorning.,Icouldn'tdoanythingwithmycompute匚

A.SupposedlyB.PresumablyC.ConsequentlyD.

Essentially

42.Alannclocksneedlesslywakehouseholds.Iwanttodesignsomethingtargetedatthe

individualsleeper.

A.wholeB.totalC.full

D.high

43.bothpartiesagreeontheseissueswillacontractbesignedsoon.

A.IfonlyB.UnlessC.Should

D.Onlyif

44.一I'verunoutofcash.Couldyoulendmeafewpoundsthisevening?

——riljusthavetofindtimetogettothebankandmakeawithdrawal.

A.Icanlendyousomenow.

B.I'mnotsureI'vegotanyeither.

C.Sorry,Ihaven'tgotapennyinmyaccount.

D.Mycreditcardmustbelefthome.

45.-We'reallgoingtotheNewSkylineRestaurantforourend-of^yearget-together.Canwe

countyouin?

—Oh,thanks,Sara,but

A.Ididn'tfindyouthen.B.Fvebeentotherestaurantonce.

C.Tilpassthistime.D.Filmeetyouthereat5:00.

PartIIICloze(10marks)

Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinone

ofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,

orbyusingthegivenlettersoftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.

Didyouknowthatforevery20,000novelswritten,onlyonegetspublished?Sothe(46)

(likely)thatI'lleverfulfillmyambitionofbecomingaprofessionalmysterywriterdoesn'tseem

veryhigh.Buttheprospectofturningmylifelongpassionintomylivelihoodandachievingfame

and(47)foratthesametimeisjusttooexcitingfbrmetobeputoffbydullstatistics.

Sowhatdoesit(48)ttobecomeawriter?Readingisimportant—allwritersneedto

researchtheirgenrethoroughlytofamiliarizethemselves(49)itscodesandconventions.

Mybookshelvesathomearestackedwiththenovelsofallthegreatmysterywriters,whichI've

readandinmanycases,re-read,despite(50)(know)allthetime"who'ddoneit”.

Ofcourse,beingawriterrequiresimagination.Youhavetodevelopyourownpersonalstylerather

thansimplycopytheworkof“thegreats”.I'veturnedout(51)dofshortcrimestories

fbrmyuniversitystudentmagazine—somehavebeenpublished,somenot,butI'vealwaysaimed

toproduceoriginalandimaginativematerial.

Lastbutnot(52),successfulwriterspossessenonnousself-discipline.I'veoften

sacrificedmysociallifeinordertodevotethenecessarytimeandefforttoproducingagood

qualitystory.Andmorethanoncethathasmeant(53)themidnightoil.

We'vegotanovelinsideus.Gettingitoutinanywherenearpublishableformisno(54)

task,butwithimaginationanddetermination,andthehelpofanexperton“masterclass”,who

couldpossiblyfailto(55)retheirambition?

PartIVReadingComprehension(40marks)

Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestions.Respondtothequestionsusing

informationfromthepassage.Remembertowritethe

answersontheanswersheet.

SectionA(10marks)

Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thetermcultureshockwasintroducedfbrthefirsttime

in1958todescribetheanxietyproducedwhenaperson

movestoacompletelynewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhatto

doorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment.Thistermexpressesthefeelingofnotknowingwhat

todoorhowtodothingsinanewenvironment.Wecandescribecultureshockasthephysicaland

emotionaldiscomfortapersonsufferswhencomingtoliveinaplacedifferentfromtheplaceof

origin.

Often,thewaythatwelivebeforeisnotacceptedorconsideredasnormalinthenewplace.

Everythingisdifferent,forexample,notspeakingthelanguage,notknowinghowtousebanking

machines,notknowinghowtousetelephones,andsoforth.

Thesymptomsofcultureshockcanappearatdifferenttimes.Althoughapersoncanexperience

realpainfromcultureshock,itisalsoanopportunityforgrowingandlearningnewperspectives.

Cultureshockcanhelppeopledevelopabetterunderstandingofthemselvesandstimulate

personalcreativity.

Cultureshockhasmanystages.Eachstagecanbeongoing,orappearonlyatcertaintimes.Inthe

firststage,thenewarrivalmayfeelveryhappyaboutallofthenewexperience.Thistimeiscalled

thehoneymoonstage.Afterward,thesecondstagepresentsitself.Apersonmayencountersome

difficultiesindailylife.Forexample,communicationdifficultiesmayoccur,suchasnotbeing

understood.Inthisstage,theremaybefeelingsofimpatience,angerandsadness.Transition

betweentheoldmethodsandthoseofthenewcountryisadifficultprocessandtakestimeto

complete.Thethirdstageischaracterizedbygainingsomeunderstandingofthenewculture.A

newfeelingofpleasureandsenseofhumormaybeexperienced.Apersonmaystarttofeela

psychologicalbalance.Theindividualismorefamiliarwiththeenvironmentandwantstobelong.

Thisstartsanevaluationoftheoldwaysversusthoseofthenew.Inthefourthstage,theperson

realizesthatthenewculturehasgoodandbadthingstooffer.Thisstagecanbeoneofdouble

integrationortripleintegration,dependingonthenumberofculturesthatthepersonhastoprocess.

Thisintegrationischaracterizedbyamoresolidfeelingofbelonging.Thepersonstartstodefine

himselforherselfandestablishgoalsforliving.Thefifthstageisthestagethatiscalledthe

reentryshock.Thisoccurswhenapersonreturnstothenewlyacquiredcustomsareconsidered

improperintheoldculture.

Questions56-60

Completethesummarywithwordsfromthepassage,changingtheformwherenecessary,with

onlyonewordforeachblank.

Introducedin1958,cultureshockisatermusedto(56)physicalandemotional

discomfortpeopleexperiencewhentheycometoorliveinanewplace.Althoughmanypeople

sufferalotfromcultureshock,itisan(57)fbrpersonalimprovement.Thefivestages

ofcultureshockmaylastforalongtimeorshowuponceinawhile.Inthefirststage,the(58)

stage,thenewarrivalmightbeOKwitheverything.Afterward,(59)from

oldmethodstothenewonecallsfortimeandenergy.Duringthethirdandfourthstage,people

maygainmoreunderstandingofthenewcultureandpossessobjectiveviews.Thedoubleortriple

integrationis(60)byafeelingofbelonging.Thelaststage,calledreentryshock,

referstothefeelingpeoplehavewhenreturningtotheirhomecountry.

SectionB(10marks)

Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forsomepeople,itwouldbeunthinkable.ButGabeHendersonisfindingfreedominarecent

decision;hecanceledhisMySpaceaccount.The26yearsoldgraduatestudentstoppedhisaccount

afterrealizingthatalotofhisonlinefriendswerereallyjustacquaintances."Thesuperficial

emptinesscloudedtheexcitementIhadonceHendersonwroteinanarticle.t4Itseemswe

havelost,tosomedegree,thespecialdepththattruefriendshipisabout.”

JournalismprofessorMichaelBugeja,whoisastrongsupporterofface-to-facecommunication,

readHenderson\columnandsawitwasasignofhope.Thoughhe'snotanti-technology,Bugeja

oftenlecturesstudentsabout''interpersonalintelligence^^一knowingwhen,where,andforwhat

purposetechnologyismostappropriate.Hepointsoutthestudentshe'sseenwalkingacross

campus,holdinghandswitheachotherwhiletalkingoncellphonestosomeoneelseHe'salso

seenthemincoffeeshops,surroundedbypeople,butstaringinsteadatacomputerscreen."True

friends,hesays,"needtolearnwhentostopbloggingandgoacrosscampustohelpafriend.^^

Thesedays,youngpeoplearemorewiredthanever"—butthey'realsogettingmoreworried.

Increasingly,they'vehadtodealwithonlinebullies,whoarepostinganythingfromembarrassing

photostoonlinethreats.Andincreasingly,youngpeoplealsoarerealizingthatthingstheyposton

theirprofilescancomebacktohurtthemwhenapplyingforschoolsorjobs.

Socialnetworkingcanbean"extremelyeffective^^waytopublicizeeventstolargegroups.Itcan

evenhelpbuildasenseofcommunityoncampus.PeoplejoinedFacebookasawaytomeetothers.

However,ithaslimitations.AgoodInternetprofilecouldmakeeventhemostboringpersonseem

somewhatinteresting.Peoplearealsonotalwayshappywithtextmessagesonthecellphones.

Cellphonescanbeaquickwaytosay“haveagoodday".Butfriendscanalsocancelanightout

withatextmessagetoavoidhavingtoexplain."Ourgenerationneedstogetoverthisfearof

confrontationandrejection.^^Hendersonsays."Thefocusneedstobeonqualitycommunication,

inallways."Backinhislife,Hendersonisenjoyingspendingmoreface-to-facetimewithhis

friendsandlesswithhiscomputer.Hesayshisdecisiontoquithissocial-networkingInternet

accountswasagoodone.'Tmnotsacrificingfriends,nhesays,"becauseifapicture,somebasic

informationabouttheirlifeandaWebpageisallmyfriendshiphasbecome,thentherewas

nothingtosacrificetobeginwith.”

Questions61-63

Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassage.

61.AlthoughHendersonquitMySpace,mostofhisonlinefriendsareactuallyclosefriends.

62.AccordingtoBugeja,youngpeopleshouldknowwhentousetechnologyandwhentostop

usingit.

63.Socialnetworkinghelpsbuildasenseofcommunity

buthasanegativeeffectonyoungpeople'slifeifitis

usedinappropriately.

Questions64-65

Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothe

passage.

64.WhatdoesHendersonlosebyusingsocialnetworking

websiteslikeMyspace?

65.Whatdoyoungpeopleneedtoovercomeinorderto

focusonqualitycommunication?

SectionC(10marks)

Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“Five…Four…ThreeTwoOne…See

ya!”andChanceMcGuire,twenty-five,isairborneoffa600-footconcretedaminNorthern

California.Inonesecondhefalls15feet,intwoseconds60feet,andafterthreesecondsand130

feet,heisflyingat66milesanhour.

McGuireisapractitionerofwhathecallsthekingofallextremesports.BASE——anacronymfor

building,antenna,span(bridge)andearth(cliffs)-jumpinghasoneofthesportingworld's

highestfatalityrates:inits18-yearhistory,forty-sixparticipantshavebeenkilled.Yetthesport

hasneverbeenmorepopular,withmorethanathousandjumpersintheUnitedStates,andmore

seekingtogetintoiteveryday.Itisanactivitywithoutmarginforerror.Ifyourchute

malfunctions,don'tbotherresearchingforareserve-thereisn'ttime.Therearenosecond

chances.

Still,thesportmaybeaperfectfitwiththetimes.Americansmayhavemoreincommonwith

McGuirethantheyknoworcaretoadmit.Americahasembarkedonanationalorgyofthrill

seekingandrisktaking.TheriseofadventureandextremesportssuchasBASEjumping,

snowboarding,iceclimbing,skateboarding,andparaglidingismerelythemostvivid

manifestationofthisnewnationalbehavior.

Therisingpopularityofextremesportsspeaksofaneagernessonthepartofmillionsof

Americanstoparticipateinactivitiesclosertotheedge,wheredanger,skill,andfearcombineto

giveweekendwarriorsandprofessionalathletesalikeasenseofpushingoutpersonalboundaries.

AccordingtoAmericanSportsDataInc.,aconsultingfirm,participationinso-calledextreme

sportsiswayup.Snowboardinghasgrown113percentinfiveyearsandnowboastsnearly5.5

millionparticipants.Mountainhiking,skateboarding,scubadiving—theirgrowthcurvesreveala

nationthatlovestoplaywithdanger.Contrastthatwithactivitiessuchasbaseball,touchfootball,

andaerobics,allofwhichwereinsteadydeclinethroughoutthe1990s.

Thepursuitsthatarebecomingmorepopularhaveonethingincommon:theperceptionthatthey

aresomehowmorechallengingthanagameoftouchfootball."Everyhumanbeingwithtwolegs

andtwoarmsisgoingtowonderhowfast,howstrong,howenduringheorsheis,“saysEric

Perlman,amountaineerandfilmmakerspecializinginextremesports."Wearedesignedto

experienceordie.”

Questions66-68

Completethefollowingsentenceswithinformationgiveninthepassageinamaximumof4words

foreachblank.

66.ratesdoesn'tstoppeoplefromgettingintoBASEjumpingeveryday.

67.Theriseofextremesportsmanifeststhenationalbehaviorofand.

68.Thecombinationoffear,skillanddangergivesbothamateursandprofessionalsasenseof

Questions69—70

Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.

69.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesrevealsanationthatlovestoplayactivitiesclosertothe

edge?

A.Touchfootball.B.Baseball.

C.Scubadiving.D.Aerobics.

70.WhatdoesEricmeanbysaying“Wearedesignedtoexperienceordie”?

A.Lifewithgreatchallengesisameaningfulone.

B.Lifewithoutgreatexperiencesisverycommon.

C.Peoplemaydiewhiledoingextremesports.

D.Extremesportsareessentialpartsofhumanlife.

SectionD(10marks)

Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlbertEinsteinwasoneofthegreatestthinkerstheworldhaseverknown.Heformulatedtheories

ofrelativity,successfullydescribedthenatureoftheuniverseandcameupwiththemostfamous

equationintheworld.DavidBeckhamisthefootballerwhoseskillsandprecisionhavemadehim

oneofthemostgiftedsportsmenofhisgeneration.Whoismoreintelligent?

HowGardner'stheoryofmultipleintelligences(MI)daresustoputthesetwomenonneighboring

pedestals.Insteadofregardingintelligenceasasinglequantitymeasurablebypen-and-papertests,

Gardner,aneducationprofessoratHarvardUniversity,divideshumanintelligenceintonofewer

thaneightseparatecategoriesrangingfrommathematicaltomusicalcompetence.(74)Hisideas

haveprovokedvigorousdebateabouthowonedefinesintelligence.Gardner'spointisthat

quantitymeasuresonlyonecapacity,thesortofmentalagilitythatisvaluedinacademic

achievement,andthatthissinglenumberdoesnotdojusticetohumanpotential.Sohehascreated

hisownspheresofachievement.Somecategoriesareeasilyreconcilablewithgeneralperceptions

aboutIQ.Forexample,t1inguistic^^intelligenceconfersamasteryoflanguage,andisthepreserve

ofsuchpeopleaspoets,writersandlinguists."Logicalmathematical“intelligencemarksout

peoplewhotakeareasoningapproachtophysicalthings,andseekunderlyingprinciples.Einstein

isthestandard-bearerofthisgroup,whichalsoincludesphilosophers.Thesetwocategoriesare

themaincomponentsofwhatwegenerallythinkofas“intenigence”.

“Musical“intelligencecharacterizesmusicians,composersandconductors.44SpatiaF,intelligence

isaboutbeingabletopictureperspective,tovisualizeaworldinone'sheadwithgreataccuracy.

Chessplayers,artistsandarchitectswouldratehighlyinthiscategory.Dancers,athletesandactors

arelumpedunderthe“bodily-kinesthetic”heading;theseindividual,likeBeckham,areableto

controltheirbodiesandmovementsverycarefully.

Thencometwotypesof“personal“intelligence-intrapersonal,theabilitytogaugeone'sown

mood,feelingsandmentalstates,andinterpersonal,beingabletogaugeitinothersandusethe

information.Thesetwocategoriescouldbeinterpretedasemotionalintelligence.Psychiatristsare

particularlyadeptattheformer,whilereligiousleadersandpoliticiansareseenaspeoplewhocan

exploitthelatter.

CharlesDarwinisperhapstheperfectembodimentoftheeighthintelligence-"naturalist”.This

labeldescribespeoplewithadeepunderstandingofthenaturalworldanditsobjects.Zoologists

andbotanistscancountthemselvesamongthisgroup.

(75)Theseeightcategoriescertainlyreflectthefactthat,intheseareas,thereisaspectrumof

humanabilityrangingfromthehopelesstothebrilliant.Butarethesereallyintelligences,orcould

thesecompetencesbemoreaccuratelydescribedasgiftsortalents?

Questions71-73

Answerthefollowingquestionsbrieflyaccordingtothepassage.

71.Whatarethemaincomponentsof“intelligence“wegenerallythinkof?

72.Whatkindofabilitiesdoesemotionalintelligenceinvolve?

73.WhichintelligencesarerepresentedbyEinsteinandBeckhamrespectively?

Questions74—75

TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinthepassageintoChinese.

74.Hisideashaveprovokedvigorousdebateabouthowonedefinesintelligence.

75.Theseeightcategoriescertainlyreflec