Question

In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性別) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.

Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.

What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神經) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(創造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.

1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?

A. Research on the brain. B. Differences between men and women

C. People’s different brains. D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

2.________men and women think differently.

A. Sex makes. B. The different brains make

C. The different experiences make. D. The influences of society make.

3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __ in your school.

A. mathematics B. physics C. English D. Chemistry

4.Which of the following is true?

A. The right side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.

B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.

C. Men are better than women in all things.

D. The area in girls’ brain used for language skills develops better.

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了男性和女性的區別。科學家們通過分析得出男性和女性的區別在于左右腦的不同：男性的左腦比較發達，主要控制數學運算，也更擅長體育運動；女性的右腦比較發達，主要控制語言類的學習，擅于情感的表達。

1. 這篇文章講的是男性和女性的區別。文章第一段就點名主題In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women.可知，在過去的十年里，科學家們一直在致力于對男性和女性區別的研究。接下來文章都在講男性和女性在各種能力上的不同：男性數學運算能力強，也更擅長體育運動；女性語言能力強，擅于情感的表達。故選B。

2. makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain.可知：什么使男性和女性擅長的東西各不相同，這一答案就是：大腦。think differently與better at one thing or another意思相同，在這里都是指男女差別。故選B。

3. for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas和 Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.可知男孩更擅長數學運算，而女孩更擅長語言類學習。故選C

4. left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(創造) and the expression for emotions(情感).可知，左腦控制數學運算能力、演講能力和寫作能力，而右腦控制藝術創造能力和情感表達能力。結合第二段男孩更擅長運算和女孩更擅長語言以及最后一段中In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills：男孩的大腦區域用于運算，女孩的大腦區域用于語言。可以看出男孩的左腦比右腦發達。選項A、B錯，選項D正確；選項C說的太絕對，排除。故選D

考點：考查說明文閱讀。