英语智力题大全(2)
答案是Munich(慕尼黑),这道题考的是你的地理知识,雅加达是印度尼西亚的首都,德黑兰是印度首都,马德里是西班牙的首都,而慕尼黑虽然是世界闻名的大城市,但却不是德国的首都,德国的首都是柏林。因此应该选Munich(慕尼黑)。
33.George took a test of a certain number of questions, each question having the same value. He answered 10 questions incorrectly. This resulted in an accuracy score of 60%. How many questions were in the test?
15 - 20 - 25 - 30 - 35
答案是25,这是一道计算题,George的正确率是60%,错误率就是40%,我们用10除以40%,就可以得到总题数。
34.Your teenage daughter Sally and her friend Monica invented a secret alphabet. You find a note that Sally wrote for Monica using this secret code. Sally tells you that it says: Hi Monica, Yesterday, ?????? asked me out. Sally You desperately want to know who the guy is, but she won't tell you. Can you figure out his name from the note? Ls Ucvskj, Tbdfboqjt, Ujofsv jdmbq ub cxf. Djppt His name is:
Mathew - Marcus - Michel - Mickey - Martin
答案是Martin,你看出Sally的秘密字母了吗?h-l,I-s,m-u,o-c……,但单词的长度是一样的,这里泻露了天机,我们细心的一个一个的拼起来就会发现Ujofsv实际上就是Martin。
35.Put in the missing number 10、 8 、11、 9 、12、?
7- 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13
答案是10,这组数字的规律是每隔一个数字都是递增的,从10开始是10-11-12,从8开始就是8-9-10,因此该选10。
36.Steve bought some apples at a cost of $.60 each and some oranges at a cost of $.50 each. If he paid a total of $4.10 for a total of 8 apples and oranges, how many apples did Steve buy ?
1 - 2 - 3 - 5
答案是1,这是一道小学数学题,我们可以设Steve买了X个苹果,则有0.6X+0.5(7-X)=4.1,对这个方程求解可得X=1,Steve买了1个苹果。
37.Select the answer-pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. STATE - CONFEDERACY ?
apple - tree ,address - envelope ,binoculars - sight ,soldier - army
答案是soldier - army(战士-军队),原搭配中的前一个单词从属于后一个单词,因此各答案中只有soldier - army(战士-军队)的搭配是最贴切的。
38.If x is an integer, which of the following CANNOT be an even integer?
2x + 2 ,x - 5 ,2x + 3 ,5x + 2
答案是2x + 3,x是一个整数,2x就是一个偶数,2x +3则必然是一个奇数,因此选择2x +3。
39.Mark the nonfitting word!
Cheese - Butter - Margarine - Yoghurt
答案是Margarine(人造黄油),Cheese(奶酪)、Curd(凝乳)与Yoghurt(酸奶)都是乳制品,因此该选Margarine--人造黄油。
40.A rancher is constructing a fence by stringing wire between posts 20 feet apart. If the fence is 400 feet long, how many posts must the rancher use?
18 - 19 - 20 - 21
答案是21根,用400除以20,再加上第一根木桩就是正确的答案。
41.Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word: GRATUITOUS?
voluntary ,arduous ,solicitous ,befitting
答案是befitting(恰当的),这是一道词汇题,我们知道gratuitous是无理由的意思,它的反义词是befitting--恰当的。
42.What is the smallest of these?
Rafwd - Anm - Niatg - Sreoh
答案是Rafwd,这是一道很好玩的智力题,我们把字母重新安排一下可以得到Dwarf, man, giant, horse 这几个新词,它们依次是侏儒、人、巨人和马,当然是Dwarf(侏儒)最小了。
43.What is the next number in the following sequence?
1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 13
答案是21,序列中每一个数字都是前两个数字的和,最后的两个数是8和13,因此下一个数就是8与13的和。
44.If n is an odd integer, which one of the following is an even integer?
n*n - n/4 - 2n + 3 - n(n + 3)
答案是n(n + 3),n是一个奇数,(n + 3)就是一个偶数,它们的乘积一定是一个偶数。
45.In traveling from city A to city B, John drove for 1 hour at 50 mph and for 3 hours at 60 mph. What was his average speed for the whole trip ?
53.5 - 55 - 56 - 57.5
答案是57.5,这是一道简单的数学题,我们用题目给的条件求出A城到B城的总距离,在除以4个小时就可以得到正确答案了。
46.A jet uses 80 gallons of fuel to fly 320 miles. At this rate, how many gallons of fuel are needed for a 700 mile flight?
150 - 155 - 160 - 175
答案是175,这道题属于简单的数学计算,我们从它给的条件可以求出每英里飞行飞机耗油0.25加仑,把它乘上700就可以知道飞行700英里的耗油量了。
47.Select the answer-pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. ORCHESTRA - MUSICIAN ?
story - comedian,band - singer,garden - leaf, troupe - actor
答案是troupe - actor(剧团-演员),只有它与原搭配的结构最为相近。
48.What was started by a young assasin called Gavrilio Prinzip, who shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo?
The Hundred Years War - World War I - World War I I - The Russian Revolution
答案是World War I(第一次世界大战),这道题考的是你的历史知识,1914年的萨拉热窝事件直接导致了第一次世界大战的爆发。
49.If x is an integer, then which of the following is the product of the next two integers greater than 2(x + 1)?
4x*x + 14x + 12 ,4x*x + 12 ,x*x + 14x + 12 ,x*x + x+ 12 ,4x*x + 14x
答案是4x2+14x+12,2(x+1)之后的两个整数分别是2x+3与2x+4,相乘即可得到正确答案,这里需要注意的一点是原题中product的用法,在这里的意思是两个数的乘积。
50.Suppose you begin reading a book on page h and end on page k . If the pages are numbered and read consecutively, then how many pages have you read?
k - h ,k - h + 2 ,k - h - 1 ,k - h + 1
答案是k-h+1,这道题考的是你的数学能力,从h页到k页一共是k-h页,但不要忘了加上一页,就是h页。
51.Seven years ago, Scott was 3 times as old as Kathy was at that time. If Scott is now 5 years older than Kathy, how old is Scott ?
12.5 ,13 ,14 ,14.5
答案是14.5,这是一道稍复杂的计算题,设Scott七年前的年龄为X,则有X+7-(1/3X+7)=5,由此可得X=7 1/2,再加上7即是Scott现在的年龄,因此该选14 1/2。
52.Chose the word that doesn't fit!
herring - whale - shark - eel - pike
答案是whale -鲸,herring-鲑鱼、shark-鲨鱼、eel-鳗鱼与pike-梭鱼都是鱼类,只有鲸是哺乳类动物,所以应该选择它。
53.What is the largest meat eating animal ?
grizzly - bear - sperm - whale - gorilla - hippopotamus
答案是sperm whale(抹香鲸),地球上最大的食肉动物是抹香鲸,而不是grizzly bear(灰熊),也不是gorilla(大猩猩)和hippopotamus(河马),大猩猩是杂食动物,河马根本就不吃肉。
54.Select the answer-pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair. AROMATIC - SMELL ?
debonair - grandeur tart - taste unctuous - antithesis unsavory - vision
答案是tart - taste(酸的-味道),我们只要搞清楚这些单词的意思就能弄明白为什么,debonair - grandeur(温文尔雅的-庄严),unctuous - antithesis(肥沃的-对立面),unsavory - vision(难吃的-视觉),综合比较只有tart - taste(酸的-味道)才是最为贴切的一组。
55.Suppose half the people on a bus exit at each stop and no additional passengers board the bus. If on the third stop the next to last person exits the bus, then how many people were on the bus ?
20 - 16 - 8 - 4
答案是8,这是一道简单的算术题,我们用2x2x2就能得到答案,最先车上有8位乘客。
56.The Dead Sea is the lowest point in Asia. What's the lowest place among all continents?
Africa - Antarctica - North - America - South - America
答案是Antarctica(南极洲),南极洲的Bentley谷海拔为海平面以下8,325英尺,是全世界各大洲的最低点。
57.The sum of two digits of a two digit number is 12 and the ten's digit is one-third the unit's digit. What is the number?
93 - 54 - 48 - 39
答案是39.组成39的两个数字分别是3和9,而其中十位数3又正好是各位数9的三分之一,因此应该选择39。
58.What is the next number in the following sequence:1 2 3 5 8 13 ?
17 - 18 - 19 - 21
答案是21,该序列中的每一个数字都是前两个数字的和,最后两个数字是8和13,因此下一个数字就应该是8+13,选21。
59.Choose the word most nearly opposite in meaning to the capitalized word. FACILITATE?
appease - expedite - foil - precipitate
答案是foil(阻碍),facilitate意为促进,因此各单词中只有foil(阻碍)与它意思相反。
60.What is the next number?
65536, 256, 16,?
答案是4,数列中的规律是前一个数是后一个数的平方,下一个数应该是16的平方根,所以是4。
61. In the winter __________ do not fly south.
ducks - geese - sparrows - swallows
答案是sparrows(麻雀),duck(野鸭)、geese(鹅)和swallow(燕子)都是候鸟,只有sparrows(麻雀)能够扛得住冬天的寒冷,不用飞到南方去。