Question

19．（36）CFrom 18-25，according to I．Q．scores；but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age．You are smartest in your 20's； around 30，your memory begins to go down，particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations（数学计算）．（37）EYour vocabulary at the age of 45，for example，is three times as great as when you graduated from college．At 60，your brain has almost four times as much information as it did at the age of 21．
（38）BYou have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24； the best professional sense from 40 to 49．Before the age of 24，we believe that our happiest years are yet to come；over 30，we believe that they are behind us．A National Health survey agrees：after the age of 30，we become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself．If we keep our health，achieve professional and emotional goals，happiness，we feel，will follow．
（39）AGenerally between 30 and 39，but the peak （顶峰）varies with different professions（职业）．Mozart wrote a symphony and four sonatas by the age of 8，and Mendelssohn composed his bestknown work A Midsummer Night's Dream at 17，but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39．
 Though the peak in most fields comes early，most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their late 20's and 30's-creative people continue to produce work with high quality（质量） throughout their lives．（40）G

A．When are you most creative？
B．When are you happiest？
C．When are you smartest？
D．Do you know what I．Q．refers to？
E．But your I．Q．for other tasks goes up．
F．Creative people usually produce a lot of works．
G．For the"wellconditioned mind"，there is no upper limit．（限制）

Answer 1

分析 本文叙述了人的智商在人的不同阶段的变化情况，文中说明了一是什么时间人是最聪明的，随之记忆力下降，但是人们的词汇或其他方面开始上升．二是人最幸福的时间是什么时候．三是人最具有创造力的时间是什么时候．并且文中举例说明了各个问题．

解答 36--40 CEBAG
36．C 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据下文From 18-25，according to I．Q．scores；  but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age．可知，按照智商得分，从18岁到25岁，随着年龄增长，你会更聪明和更有经验．上文应是：你什么时间最聪明．故选C．
37．E 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据上文your memory begins to go down你的记忆力开始下降，及下文Your vocabulary at the age of 45，for example，is three times as great as then you graduated form college你的词汇量增多．中间缺少一个过渡句，即：你其它方面的智商则上升．故选E．
38．B 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据下文You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24； the best professional sense form 40 to 49可知，15岁至24岁之间你的身体感觉最好；40岁至49岁之间你对自己的职业感觉最佳．上文应是：人们什么时候最幸福？故选B．
39．A 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据下文Mosart wrote a symphony and four sonatas by the age of 8，and Mendelssohn composed his best known work A Midsummer Night′s Dream，at 17，but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39．从这种例子中可以看出是人最具有创造性的时候．故选A．
40．G 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据上文most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their late 20′s and 30′---creative people continue to produce work with high quality throughout their lives．可知，大多数诺贝尔奖获得都在二十几岁和三十几岁做出了他们重要的研究，创造性的人在他们的一生中会继续做出高质量的工作．下文应是：对于那些状语良好的头脑是没有极限的．故选G．

点评 七选五题型看似简单，实际上有时完全作对并不容易，需要方法和分析能力及足够的耐力，有必要进行专门练习．首先，快速浏览一遍七个备选答案，先确定哪个选项适合放在文章的什么位置．其次，快速浏览文章，确定文章体裁，抓住文章结构，分析篇章结构，找出各段的主题句或主旨大意．其三，注意各选项中出现的句子衔接手段，寻找句中衔接标志词，七选五备选答案中有两个多余的选项，会对文章中两个空的选择构成干扰，这时要特别细致地比对相似选项．最后，用代入法，检查答案是否合理，将所有选择答案放回空白处，通读全文，检查文章内容是否语义连贯合理、紧扣主题，语篇结构是否通顺连贯、具有一致性、合乎逻辑，写作思路是否清晰明了，格式以及用语是否恰当贴切，从而判断选择的答案是否正确．