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Did you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent(聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of “grey matter” and
It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.
There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!
The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about mine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children ad young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors(祖先) ,among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.
If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it.” says a biologist.
小题1:Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?
A.Women’s brain is 10% less than men’s |
B.Grey matter plays the same role as white matter. |
C.Grey matter controls thinking in the brain. |
D.Both sexes have the same amount of white matter. |
A.Women prefer doing many things at a time. |
B.Men do better dealing with one job at a time. |
C.Women do not need to tell directions. |
D.Men have weaker spatial abilities. |
A.Young boys may be stronger than young girls. |
B.More women take up jobs requiring speech skills |
C.Women may have stronger feelings than men. |
D.Our ancestors needed more spatial skills. |
A.Defensive. | B.Persuasive. | C.Supportive. | D.Objective. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
小题1:推理判断由第一段最后两句可知。尽管男人有更多的后者(白质),但是大脑的思考部分(当然是灰质)的量男女几乎完全相等。A有很大的迷惑性,但仔细一看文章中说的是平均。
小题2:推理判断可采用排除法。女人在同时完成多项任务上有优势,并不是说女人喜欢同时干许多事情,因此A 错。C 、D明显与文章内容不符。
小题3:推理判断由more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills(while more women take up jobs that require speech skills.)一句可知。
小题4:作者态度判断作者以科学研究结果为依据,未参杂个人观点。
核心考点
试题【Did you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s bra】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Everyone has got two personalities (性格)- the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you"re awake because you can control your behaviour, but when you"re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
● If you go to sleep on your back, you"re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
● If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you"re always easily upset. You"re very stubborn, but you aren"t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
●If you sleep on curling(蜷缩)up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you"re often defensive. You"re shy and you don"t normally like meeting people. You prefer to___________________.
●If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You"re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don"t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.
1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________
2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
You always stick to your own opinion, but you don"t have far-reaching goals.
____________________________________________
3. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.
(Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________
44. Sleeping positions and personalities
They arrived at Bill"s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn"t want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother"s sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
小题1:The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means .
A.stopped himself | B.came to life |
C.trapped himself | D.lost one’s balance |
A.The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon. |
B.From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself. |
C.Bill valued the days whenthey spenttalkingandlaughing together |
D.Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules |
A.Friendliness and kindness. | B.Understanding and Honesty. |
C.Bill’s confidence and strong will | D.Bill’s mother’s encouragement |
A.Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn"t met him that day |
B.Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend. |
C.From the first meeting, they often talked and play together. |
D.Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life. |
A.A little but meaning thing |
B.Just a Little Smile |
C.Unforgettable School Life |
D.Friendship and Life |
The meaning of the word “volunteer ” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.
“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video(录像) about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”
“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
小题1:According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.
A.is willing to help those in need without pay | B.can afford to travel to different places |
C.has a strong wish to be successful | D.has made a big fortune in life |
A.after she met Mother Teresa |
B.after she finished high school |
C.when she was touring Calcutta |
D.when she was working in a hospital |
A.She liked to work with Mother Teresa. |
B.She had already had some experience. |
C.She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example. |
D.She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example. |
A.Going abroad to help the sick. |
B.Working in Mother Teresa’s home. |
C.Doing simple things to help the poor. |
D.Improving oneself through helping others. |
Audrey gained immediate prominence (成功) in the U.S. with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953. This film turned out to be a big success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. This gained her enormous popularity and many more roles. Roman Holiday was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 classic Funny Face (1957). In 1959, she received yet another nomination(提名) for her role in Nun’s Story. Audrey reached the top of her career when she played Holly Golightly in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961. For this she received another nomination. One of Audrey’s most radiant(辉煌的) roles was in the fine production of My Fair Lady in 1964. Her co-star Rex Harrison once was asked to choose his favorite leading lady. Without hesitation, he replied, “Audrey Hepburn in My Fair lady”.
By the end of the sixties, after her divorce from actor Mel Ferrer, Audrey decided to retire while she was on top. Later she married Dr. Andrea Dotti. In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador(大使) to the United Nations UNECEF fund helping children in Latin, American and Africa, a position she retained until 1993. Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993 in Switzerland. She had made a total of 31 high quality movies.
小题1:Where did Audrey Hepburn become famous?
A.England. | B.America. | C.Switzerland. | D.Belgium. |
A.a learned woman | B.satisfied with her marriage |
C.a woman with sympathy | D.very popular as a model |
a. Audrey began a modeling career.
b. Audrey went to London with her mother.
c. Audrey became popular in the film Roman Holiday.
d. Audrey became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund
e. Hitler’s army suddenly took over the town.
f. Audrey married Dr. Audrey Dotti.
A.a, b, c, d, e, f | B.b, e, a, c, f, d |
C.c, a, b, f, e, d, | D.b, e, f, c, a, d |
A.seen | B.shot | C.recognized | D.dropped |
Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed drivers great patience to give up the desire to beat back when forced to face rude driving. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards reducing the possibility of quarrelling and fighting. A friendly nod or a wave of thanks in answer to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of good will and calm so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such behaviors of politeness are by no means enough. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.
However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who waves a child crossing the street at a wrong place into the path of oncoming cars that may be not able to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.
An experienced driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if drivers learnt to correctly join in traffic stream without causing total blockages that give rise to unpleasant feelings. Unfortunately, modern drivers can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the roadmanship. Years ago, experts warned us that the fast increase of the car ownership would demand more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.
小题1:According to the passage, troubles on the road are often caused by _______.
A.road conditions | B.the speed of modern life |
C.the behavior of the drivers | D.the large number of cars |
A.drivers should avoid traffic jams |
B.strict traffic rules are badly needed |
C.unskillful drivers should be punished |
D.drivers should show road politeness properly |
A.politeness and impoliteness |
B.good manners and bad manners |
C.offering help to others as much as possible |
D.willingness of each person to give in to each other’s wishes |
A.Road politeness | B.Traffic problems |
C.Bad manners on the road | D.Good divers and bad drivers |
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