同学们，你的智力测试题做得怎么样？这可是全国中学生英语能力竞赛的一大特色。这些题都是地道的、英美国家的原汁原味的题。目前，国外很重视这种题。因为语言学习的过程也是智力开发的过程，做智力测试题可以锻炼人的认知、思维和推理等能力。下面我们一起来看看这次竞赛的智力测试题吧。

　　VII.智力测试(IQ)

　　完成下列英语智力题。

　　96. What has hands but no feet, a face but no eyes, can tell you something, make you wake up but does not talk?

　　答案：A clock.什么有手没有脚，有脸没有眼睛，能告诉你事情，把你叫醒但不说话呢？那当然是A clock.了。

　　97. Why do we say that heat moves faster than cold?

　　答案：Because we can catch a cold. 为什么我们说热比冷移动得快呢？Because we can catch a cold. 这是一个脑筋急转弯题。既然冷能被“抓住”，当然是热移动得更快了！

　　98. Fill in the missing number and letter.

　　答案：O；16。同学们，仔细观察一下上下的数字和字母。你会发现以下规律：4, 7, 11,?；C, F, J,?。4＋3＝7，7+4=11, 依此类推，11+5=16，所以数字是16。字母也如此：C和F之间隔2个字母，F和J之间隔3个字母。J和?之间应隔4个字母。所以上面应填字母O,下面应填数字16。

　　99. Change one letter from each of the following words to produce a phrase.

　　to do pea

　　答案：go to sea。将t改为g，将d改为t，将p改为s，就是短语go to sea。

　　100. Look at the picture. Please answer how many balloons are tied to post 2 or post 3　only.

　　答案：3。仔细观察图画，只拴到柱子2上的有1个气球，只拴到柱子3上的有2个气球，所以一共有3个，答案是3。

　　咱们再看看写作题吧。

　　VIII. 写作(Writing)

　　要求：1. 根据提供的图示或文字信息，适当拓展想象空间，将提供的内容灵活体现在文章或对话中；2. 条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确，书写清晰、规范；3. 不得少于规定的词数。

　　(A)

　　Jim and Susan will graduate from university. They're talking about their future plans. Susan has saved some money and wants to travel first. Then she plans to get a job and her own house. Jim's going to get a job and live with his parents. He has to pay off his student loan(贷款). Please write a dialogue between them. You should write 60 words or so. (not including the words given)

　　题目要求是：Jim 和Susan 将要大学毕业了。他们正在讨论他们将来的打算。Susan 攒了一些钱，打算先去旅行，然后打算找个工作，买个房子。Jim打算找个工作并和父母住在一起。他必须偿还他的学生贷款。根据上面所述内容写一篇对话。

　　答案如下：

　　Jim: What are you going to do after graduation, Susan?

　　Susan: Well, I've saved some money, and I think I'd really like to travel.

　　Jim: Lucky you. That sounds exciting!

　　Susan: Yeah. Then I plan to get a job and my own house.

　　Jim: Oh, you're not going to live with your parents?

　　Susan: No, I don't want to live with them after I start to work.

　　Jim: I know what you mean.

　　Susan: What about you, Jim? Do you have any plans yet?

　　Jim: I'm going to get a job and live with my parents. I have to pay off my student loan.

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