fact, the outstanding thing that happens to bright kids is that they are very likely to grow into bright adults. To find this out, l, 500 gifted persons were followed up to their thirty-fifth year with these results:
On adult intelligence tests, they scored as high as they had as children. They were, as a group, in good health,
physically and mentally. 84 per cent of their group were married and seemed content with their lives.
About 70 per cent had graduated from college, though only 30 per cent had graduated with honors. A few had even dropped out, but nearly half of these had returned to graduate. Of the men, 80 per cent were in one of the professions or in business management or semiprofessional jobs. The women who had remained single had office, business, or professional occupations.
The group had published 90 books and 1,500 articles in scientific, scholarly, and literary magazines and had collected more than 100 patents.
In a material way they did not do badly either. Average income was considerably higher among the gifted people, especially the men, than for the country as a whole, despite their comparative youth.
In fact, far from being strange, most of the gifted were turning their early promise into practical reality.
23. The old idea that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early years is ________. [A] true in all senses [B] refuted by the author [C] medically proven
[D] a belief of the author
24. The survey of bright children was made to ________. [A] find out what had happened to talented children when they became adults [B] prove that talented children “burn themselves out” in the early years
[C] discover the percentage of those mentally ill among the gifted
[D] prove that talented children never burn themselves out 25. Intelligence tests showed that ________.
[A] bright children were unlikely to be mentally healthy [B] between childhood and adulthood there was a considerable loss of intelligence
[C] talented children were most likely to become gifted
adults
[D] when talented children grew into adults, they made low scores
Section III Close Test
For each numbered blank in the following passage there are four choices labeled [A], [B], [C], and [D], choose the best one and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Read the whole passage before making your choice. (10 points)
No one knows for sure what the world would be like in the year 2001. Many books have been written __26__ the future. But the 19th-century French novelist Jules Verne may be called a futurologist in the fullest __27__ of the word. In his fantastic novels “A Trip to the Moon” and “80 Days Around the World,” he described with detail the aeroplane and even the helicopter. These novels still have a great attraction __28__ young readers of today because of their bold imagination and scientific accuracy.
Below is a description of what our life will be in the year 2001 as predicted by a __29__ writer.
In 2001, in the home, cookers will be set so that you can cook a complete meal at the touch of a switch.
Television will provide information on prices at the __30__ shops as well as news and entertainment. Videophones will bring pictures as well as __31__ to telephone conversations. Machines will control temperature, lighting,
entertainment, security alarms, laundry and gardening. Lighting will provide decoration as well as wallpaper. At work, robots will take __32__ most jobs in the
manufacturing industries. Working hours will fall to under 30 hours a week. Holidays will get longer; six weeks will be the normal annual holiday. Men and women will retire at the same age.
Our leisure will be different too. The home will become the center of entertainment through television and electronic games. More people will eat out in restaurants __33__ they do today; also they will have a much wider variety of food available. There will be a change of taste towards a more savoury-flavored menu. New synthetic foods will form a __34__ part of people’s diets. Foreign travel will __35__; winter holidays will become more popular than summer ones.
Also non-stop flights from Britain to Australia and New Zealand will be easily available and much cheaper. Education
will become increasingly more important than ever before. 26. [A] in [B] of [C] about [D] for
27. [A] sense [B] meaning [C] detail
[D] implication 28. [A] for [B] of [C] on
[D] towards 29. [A] today [B] nowadays [C] present-day [D] present 30. [A] near [B] nearby [C] nearly [D] nearer 31. [A] noise [B] sound [C] tone [D] tune 32. [A] to [B] away [C] off [D] over
33. [A] than [B] as [C] when [D] while
34. [A] usual [B] popular [C] daily [D] regular 35. [A] add [B] increase [C] raise [D] arise
Section IV Error-detection and Correction
Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts.
These parts are labeled [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Identify the part of sentence that is incorrect and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down your correction on the line in the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) EXAMPLE:
You have to hurry up if you want to buy something becauseA there’sB hardly somethingC leftD. ANSWER: [C] anything
36. Alice was havingA trouble to controlB the children because there wereC so manyD of them.
37. We were very much surprisedA that theB village was suchC long way fromD the road.
38. John’s chance of being electedA chairmanB of the committee is farC greater than DickD.
39. “We have wonA aB great victory onC our enemyD,” the captain said.
40. There are many valuable servicesA which the public are willing to pay forB, but which does not bringC a return in moneyD to the community. 41. The law I am referringA requires that everyoneB who ownsC a car haveD accident insurance.
42. “I considered itA a honorB to be invited to addressC the meeting of world-famousD scientists,” said Professor Leacock.
43. He was seeingA somebody creepingB into the house throughC the openD window last night.
44. The reason forA all theB changes being madeC has not explainedD to us yet.
45. Even thoughA the children pretended asleepB, the nurses were not deceivedC whenD they came into the room. Section V Verb Forms
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the verbs given in the brackets. Put your answers in the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) EXAMPLE:
It is highly desirable that a new president ________ (appointed) for this college. ANSWER: (should) be appointed
46. Buying clothes ________ (be) very time-consuming as you rarely find things that fit you nicely.
47. They keep telling us it is of utmost importance that our representative ________ (send) to the conference on
schedule.
48. I must call your attention to the directions. Read them carefully and act as ________ (instruct).
49. Emma said in her letter that she would appreciate ________ (hear) from you soon.
50. I ________ (call) to make an airline reservation, but I didn’t.
51. If Greg had tried harder to reach the opposite shore, we ________ (not have) to pick him up in the boat. 52. After twenty years abroad, William came back only ________ (find) his hometown severely damaged in an earthquake. 53. The lecture ________ (begin), he left his seat so quietly that no one complained that his leaving disturbed the speaker.
54. The children were surprised when the teacher had them ________ (close) their books unexpectedly.
55. A new road will be built here, and therefore a number of existing houses ________ (have to destroy). Section VI Chinese-English Translation
Translate the following into English (15 points) 56. 你应该仔细核对全部资料，以避免严重错误。 57. 尽管这个实验复杂，他们决心按时把它完成。
58. 一切迹象表明这个人对这里发生的情况毫无所知。 59. 只有那些不怕困难的人，才有可能在工作中取得卓越的成果。 60. 这篇作品与其说是短篇小说，不如说更像是新闻报导。 Section VII English-Chinese Translation
Read the following passage carefully and then translate the sentences underlined into Chinese. (20 points)
People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed. It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive.
Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions. (61) They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain
behaviors. There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed. As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from each other. The controversy is often conveniently referred to as “nature vs. nurture.”
(62) Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are
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