【正文】 ls.(C) Both the children39。t considered gifted and talented. They destroy their confidence, says Jeff Howard, a social psychologist and president of the Efficacy Institute, a Bostonarea organization that works with teachers and parents in school districts around the country to help improve children39。(D) To achieve academic excellence should not be treated as the top priority.4. The word malleable in the clause that their intelligence is malleable, () most probably means capable of being ________.s Miller, I39。(B) minimized to herds make up over 10 per cent of export earnings. Despite this productivity, pastoralists still starve and their animals perish when drought hits. One reason is that only a trickle of the profits goes to the herders themselves。(B) involves.(D) to criticize the colonial thinking of western aid agenciesQuestions 1620The prospects for finding life beyond Earth may be brightening. Today, scientists are reporting evidence for yet another potential habitat in our solar system: Saturn39。s a wonderful lesson on how to make progress by crossing these boundaries, Dr. Solomon says. It would be regrettable to stop that experiment. 16. According to the passage, simple forms of life might be found on the following heavenly bodies in the solar system: ________.s fiscal budget for 2007 in its astrobiology program is almost a goingoutofbusinesslevel cut (), he most probably means that _________.s premature to cross the moon off the list of possible outposts for life beyond Earth. Yet the prospect of building on these results could be dimmer with the threat of budget cuts. The proposed reductions post several challenges, researchers say.One is the loss of important financial leverage. While money for experiments and other research related to astrobiology can e from other funding agencies, such as the National Science Foundation or even the National Institutes of Health, NASA39。s main purpose in writing this article in _________.(D) Environmental degradation should be the major concern in developing Africa39。s Day, 50,000 inmates in Kenyan jails went without lunch. This was not some mass hunger strike to highlight poor living conditions. It was an extraordinary humanitarian gesture: the money that would have been spent on their lunches went to the charity Food Aid to help feed an estimated million Kenyans who, because of a severe drought, are threatened with starvation. The drought is big news in Africa, affecting huge areas of east Africa and the Horn. If you are reading this in the west, however, you may not be aware of itthe media is not interested in old stories. Even if you do know about the drought, you may not be aware that it is devastating one group of people disproportionately: the pastoralists. There are 20 million nomadic or seminomadic herders in this region, and they are fast being some of the poorest people in the continent. Their plight encapsulates Africa39。(D) search terms is the pany39。s worth of search queries.One oddity about the DOJ39。(A) A sudden lack of motivation is attributed to the student39。t cool. Kids get so caught up in the momenttomoment issue of will they look smart or dumb, and it blocks them from thinking about the long term, says Carol Dweck, a psychology professor at Stanford. You have to teach them that they are in charge of their intellectual growth. Over the past couple of years, Dweck has helped run an experimental workshop with New York City public school seventhgraders to do just that. Dubbed Brainology, the unorthodox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop throughout life. The message is that everything is within the kids39。(D) Nine months.20. (A) The children39。(C) Swimming.(B) Fighting organized crime.(B) Stay busy.2006年9月英語(yǔ)高級(jí)口譯真題Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the world or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Play is very important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of ___________ (1) that can tap into your creativity, and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others. I have collected the ___________ (2) of play here.Play can stimulate you ___________ (3). It can go against all the rules, and change the same ___________ (4). Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to ___________ (5) changed the world of entertainment. The next time you are stuck in a ___________ (6) way of life, pull out a box of color pencils, modeling clay, glue and scissors, and ___________ (7) and break free. You will be amazed at the way your thinking ___________ (8).Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be likeif ___________ (9) each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has ___________ (10). Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment, ___________ (11). Starting today, try to get 30 minutes each day to engage in some form of play, and ___________ (12) rise!Play is known ___________ (13). Studies show that, as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and ___________ (14).With regular play, our problemsolving and ___________ (15) will be in much better shape to handle this plex world, and we are much more likely to choose ___________ (16) as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and __________ (17) to our daily living.Play can ___________ (18), curiosity, and creativity. Research shows that play is both a ‘handson39。(C) Stick to a balanced diet.(C) Investigating convictions of criminals.(D) Making tea.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.1