Such standardized tests may not assess all the important elements necessary to succeed in school and in life, argues Robert J. Sternberg. In his article “How Intelligent Is Intelligence Testing?", Sternberg notes that traditional tests best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativity and practical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and life success. Moreover, IQ tests do not necessarily predict so well once populations or situations change. Research has found that IQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under low-stress conditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated with leadership -- that is, it predicted the opposite. Anyone who has toiled through SAT will testify that test-taking skill also matters, whether it’s knowing when to guess or what questions to skip.

　　27. What can be inferred about intelligence testing from Paragraph 3?

　　[A] People no longer use IQ scores as an indicator of intelligence.

　　[B] More versions of IQ tests are now available on the Internet.

　　[C] The test contents and formats for adults and children may be different.

　　[D] Scientists have defined the important elements of human intelligence.

　　[答案] C

　　[解题思路]

　　本题题干中已确定信息为第三段。A选项明显与该段第一句话“The defining term of intelligence in humans still seems to be the IQ score, even though IQ tests are not given as often as they used to be”(人类有关智力的定义性术语似乎仍然是智商分数，即使人们并不像以前那样经常进行智商测试)的意思相反，可以首先排除。B选项具有很强的干扰性，其对应于该段第三句话“Generally costing several hundred dollars, they are usually given only by psychologists, although variations of them populate bookstores and the World Wide Web”( 智商测试主要有为两种形式：斯坦福-比奈特智力衡量表和韦氏智力衡量表(两种都包含成人和儿童两个版本))，但versions(版本)与原文的variations(变体，也就是同一版本有不同的变体)意思有出入，也是错误选项。D选项的表述则与第三段无关。C选项对应于该段第二句“The test comes primarily in two forms: the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler intelligence Scales (both come in adult and children's version)”( 尽管这些测试的变种在书店和互联网上都可以找到，但是一般情况下智力测验通常由心理学家来操作，费用为几百美元)，括号中的补充说明指出有成人和儿童两个不同版本，自然说明其内容不同，C为正确选项。