英语智力测试题主要考查英语中常用的习语、惯用语、俗语,表面看都是些人们常见的单词,但它们在具体的上下文中却被赋予了新的含义,不可照字面意思去理解和运用。
1.审题与懂意。
许多智力测试题,其考查的相关知识并不难,考生之所以无从
下手,是因为看不懂试题。考生只要耐心研读试题,明确题目意思和题目所要考查的目标,答案就会迎刃而解。
An alarm clock runs 4 minutes slow every hour.It was set right 3.5 hours ago.Now another clock,which is correct,shows noon.In how many minutes,to the nearest minute,will the alarm clock show noon?
这道题的意思是:一只闹钟,每小时慢4分钟,三个半小时之前将其拨正。现在另一只钟显示的时间是正午,那么这只闹钟要到多少分钟后才会差不多指向正午。
弄懂题意后,答案十分简单:三个半小时到现在,该闹钟已慢14分钟,待它再走14分钟后又差不多慢1分钟,故它要在15分钟后才指向正午。
2.观察与辨别。观察与辨别在解识图题时显得特别重要。
Police officers Andews(A),Brown(B)and Clark(C)were chasing Dick(D)and Ernie(E),the terrible twins.They ran into a building.No one could see everyone.Read the information and write A,B,C,D or E on the people in the plan.
A could see B and E.
D couldn't see A but B could see A.
E couldn't see B and C.
C could see D.
B could see the door.
本题是个看图、推理题,解题的突破口应该是“B could see the door.”先确定“B”的位置。然后可以通过“A could see B and E.”确定 “A”和“E”的位置。再通过“D couldn't see A but B could see A.”和“E couldn't see B and C.”确定“D”和“C”的位置。最后检查核对,确定最后答案。标示如下: