1. New words

1)  Eccentric

a)  abnormal, odd

2) Mediocre: just so so

3)Prodigy

a) someone with a very great ability which usually shows itself when that person is a young child

b) The 16-year-old tennis prodigy is the youngest player ever to reach the Olympic finals.

4) decent ['di:sənt]  proper // goodish

5) descent [di'sent] 出身 血统 下降

a) She's a woman of mixed/French descent.

b)  a movement down :The plane began (to make) its final descent into the airport.

c)  a change in someone's behaviour, or in a situation, from good to bad.:His descent into crime was rapid.

6)  Perpetuate pə'petʃueit, -tju-]

a) cause to continue or prevail  perpetuate a myth

7)  Attribute ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt

a) Noun. a quality or characteristic that someone or something has

b) Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager.

c) V  to say or think that something is the result or work of something or someone else

      i. The doctors have attributed( ə'tribju:t) the cause of the illness to an unknown virus

8)  Look to .. for ..

a) To hope that someone will provide something for you.

      i.   They looked to the government for additional support.

b) look to sb to do sth  to hope that someone will do something for you.

     i.    We're looking to you to advise us on how to proceed.

9) Gene

a) a part of the DNA in a cell which contains information in a special pattern received by each animal or plant from its parents, and which controls its physical development, behaviour, etc .

b) The illness is believed to be caused by a defective gene

10) Genetics

a) the study of how, in all living things, the characteristics and qualities of parents are given to their children by their genes

11) Astrology

a)  the study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and the skill of describing the expected effect that some people believe these have on the character and behaviour of humans   astrological adjective

12) Ambivalent xæmˈbɪv.ə.lənt

a) having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel

b)I felt very ambivalent about leaving home

13) Denigrate

a) to say that someone or something is not good or important

b) You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.

14) Weakling

a) someone who is weak, either physically or in character

15) Impractical

a) Impractical people are not naturally good at doing useful jobs such as making or repairing things.

b)Impractical arrangements, ideas or methods cannot be done or used easily or effectively

c)It's impractical to have so many people all trying to use this equipment at the same time.

d) Impractical clothes, devices, etc. cause problems when used in normal situations

16) Nobility

a) a privileged class holding hereditary hi'reditəri]  titles

17) Corporal

a) of or relating to the body

18)  Paediatric pediatric

a) relating to the medical care of children paediatric medicine

b) a paediatric hospital

19) if 的意思之一：although

a) She's a lovely woman, evenif she can be a bit tiring at times.

20) However CONJ  You use however when you want to say that it makes no difference how something is done. 不管用什么方法 (用以表示没有区别)

a) 例：However we adopt healthcare reform, it isn't going to save major amounts of money.

21) Commonplace

a) happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special

b)Home computers are increasingly commonplace

22)  Outrageous

a) shocking and morally unacceptable

     i.The judge criticized the "outrageous greed" of some of the lawyers.

     ii. [+ that] It is outrageous that these buildings remain empty while thousands of people have no homes.

b)These prices are just outrageous (= much too high).

c) describes something or someone that is shocking because they are unusual or strange

      i.outrageous clothes/behaviour

23) Supremacy sə'preməsi,

a) the leading or controlling position

b) The company has begun to challenge the supremacy of the current leading manufacturers in the textiles industry.

24) Outstrip [,aut'strip

a)to be or become greater in amount, degree or success than something or someone

b) The demand for firewood now far outstrips supply.

25) Unpalatable

a) describes a fact or idea that is unpleasant or shocking and therefore difficult to accept

      i.the unpalatable truth/facts about the war

b) describes food that is unpleasant to taste or eat

26) Perseverance [,pɜ:sə'vɪərəns

a)  continued effort and determination

b)   Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up from being a teacher in a village school to the headmaster of a large comprehensive.

27) single-minded

28) Integrity ɪnˈteg.rə.ti/ /-t ̬i/ n [U]

a) approving the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change

b)No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.

29) Preserve

a) to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed; to conserve to preserve the environment

b) We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.

30) Delude dɪˈluːd

a)  to make someone believe something that is not true; to deceive

31) We should never delude ourselves into believing that gifted children or geniuses are different from the rest of humanity, save in the degree to which they have developed the performance of their abilities.

32) trained to the highest degree of physical excellence. 

33)  vantage point ˈvæn.t ̬ɪdʒ

a)  a place, especially a high place, which provides a good clear view of an area

        i.      From our lofty vantage point, we could see the city spread out below us.

b)  a particular personal way of thinking or set of opinions

34)  Incapable

a) unable to do something

b He seems incapable of walking past a music shop without going in and buying another CD.

35) Unanimity

a)  When there is unanimity among a group of people, they all agree about something or all vote for the same thing. 一致同意

b) All decisions would require unanimity. 所有决定都需要全体一致同意。

36)  Exceptional

a)deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence

        i.    special educational provisions for exceptional children

b) much greater than usual, especially in skill, intelligence, quality, etc an exceptional student

        i.    exceptional powers of concentration

c) The company has shown exceptional growth over the past two years.

37)   Determined

a)  wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you [+ to infinitive]

     i. I'm determined to get this piece of work finished today.

     ii. She's sure to get the job she wants - she's a very determined person.

38)     Norm-referenced

a) 常模参照测验”这个术语却是20世纪60年代为同标准参照测验相区别而提出来的。

一般用于衡量被测对象相对水平的、以被测对象在该团体中的相对等级或相对位置来评估其能力水平。这一团体即常模团体

2.Questions

问题分析：

两个题型：

题型1：多选题 Which FIVE …..

这5个选择可以任何顺序给出。

题型2：8道T/F/NG 顺序题。而且第19题以时间开始， nineteenth-century,在文中容易锁定。

2.1. Which FIVE of these beliefs are reported

这种题型的做法是：阅读A到K, 像做T/F/NG一样。选出TRUE来，F 及NG不选。

大概率事件是 这些选项在文中顺序出现，但有时是乱序。注意下别单一思路即可。

根据关键词锁定在第二段：

A Truly gifted people are talented in all areas

It is popularly believed that if people are talented in one area, they must be defective in another.

FALSE

B The talents of geniuses are soon exhausted.

That prodigies burn too brightly too soon and burn out.

TRUE

C Gifted people should use their gifts.

People with gifts have a responsibility to use them

TRUE

D  A genius appears once in every generation

NG

E Genius can be easily destroyed by discouragement

Adversity makes men wise.

FALSE

F Genius is inherited

Genius runs in families.

TRUE

G Gifted people are very hard to live with

NG

H People never appreciate true genius

Genius goes unrecognized and unrewarded.

TRUE

I Geniuses are natural leaders.

NG

J Gifted people develop their greatness through difficulties.

Adversity makes menwise.

TRUE

K Genius will always reveal itself

Genius goes unrecognized

FALSE

2.2.T/F/NG (19-26)

从时间关键词 锁定 第三段开始。The nineteenth century

19. Nineteenth-century studies of the nature of genius failed to take into account the

Uniqueness of the person’s upbringing.

文中说：They are not norm-referenced. 非常模参考，即没考虑到当时的背景情况。

其他信息进一步证明这一点：

In other words, when, information is collated about…methods of upbrinring, we must also take account into information from other historical sources about how common or exceptional these were at that time

TRUE

20. Nineteeth-century studies of genius lacked both objectivity and a proper scientific approach.

19世纪研究既不客观又不科学

It was only with the growth of paediatrics and psychology in the twentieth century that studies can be carried out on a more objective, if still not always very scientific, basis.

直到20世纪 研究才更客观一些，但不总是很科学

所以说19世纪研究既不客观又不科学是正确的。

TRUE

21  Atrue genius has general powers capable of excellence in any area

The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.

FALSE

22  The skills of ordinary individuals are in essence the same as the skills of prodigies

Manifestations of skills or abilities which are similar to our own

TRUE

23 . The ease with which truly great ideas are accepted and taken for granted fails to lessen their significance

The hard-won discoveries of scientists like Kepler or Einstein become the commonplace knowledge of schoolchildren and the once outrageous shapes and colours of an artist like Paul

Klee so soon appear on the fabrics we wear.

This does not minimize the supremacy of their achievements.

TRUE

 24. Giftedness and genius deserve proper scientific research into their true nature. So that all talent may be retained for the human race

NG

25. Geniuses often pay a high price to achieve greatness

We may envy their achievements and fame, but we should also recognize the price they may have paid in terms of perseverance, single-mindedness, dedication, how often they had to display great courage to preserve their integrity or to make their way to the top

TRUE

26. To be a genius is worth the high personal cost

NG

总结下：5个TRUE 1个FALSE 2个NG.

剑桥9出现过3个NG. 所以T/F/NG. 在只有三道题的时候，会没有按照常规的T F NG 一样一道。这给做这些题目增加了难度，靠猜测及统计来蒙会出错。

3.Difficult sentences

1) Perhaps for us today, two of the most significant aspects of most of these studies of genius are the frequency with which early encouragement and teaching by parents and tutors had beneficial effects on the intellectual, artistic or musical development of the children but caused great difficulties of adjustment later in their lives, and the frequency with which abilities went unrecognized by teachers and schools.

•         Accidents are happening with increasing frequency.

•         with alarming frequency惊人地频繁

2）The ease with which truly great ideas are accepted and taken for granted fails to lessen their significance.

Which 在这里指代ease. 主语是ease, 谓语是fails to lessen 宾语是their significance.