In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men
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In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) 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 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(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) 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 number of nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
小题1:Which of the following is the best title of the article?| A．Research on the Brain | | B．Men and Women are Different in Brain | | C．People’s Different Brains | | D．Who Are Better, Boys or Girls |
小题2:__________ men and women think differently.| A．The different brains make | | B．Sex makes | | C．The different experiences make | | D．The influences(影响) of society make |
小题3:According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __________ in your school.| A．mathematics | B．physics | C．English | D．chemistry |
小题4:Which of the following is true?| A．The left 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 used for language skills develops better. |
小题5:60. The number of nerves connecting the two sides of the brain in men __________.| A．is the same as women’s | | B．is different from women’s | | C．is larger than women’s | | D．is twice as large as women’s |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B |
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【文章大意】本文是一篇科普类文章。文章讲述了男人和女人大脑之间的差异。
小题1:B考查文章的标题。根据文章第一段中的主题句The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different.可知，文章整体讲述了男人和女人大脑的差异。故选B。
小题2:A考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.可知，是大脑的不同使他们看问题不同。思考的方式也不同。故选A。
小题3:C考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.可知，女孩在学习外语方面比男孩好。故选C。
小题4:D考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段中的n boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills.可知，女孩用于语言的区域发展较好。故选D。
小题5:B考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段中的Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller number of nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.可知，男人两个脑半球之间连接的神经数目较少。故选B。 |
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You do not need every word to understand the meaning of what you read. In fact, too much emphasis (强调) on separate words both slows your speed and reduces your comprehension.
First, any habit which slows down your silent reading to the speed at which you speak or read aloud, is inefficient. If you point to each word as you read, or move your head, or form the words with your lips, you read poorly. Less obvious habits also hold back reading efficiency (效率). One is "saying" each word silently by moving your tongue or throat; another is "hearing" each word as you read.
These are habits which should have been outgrown long ago. The beginning reader is learning how letters can make words, how written words are pronounced, and how sentences are put together. Your reading purpose is quite different, which is to understand meaning.
It has been supposed that up to 75% of the words in English sentences are not really necessary for expressing the meaning. The secret of silent reading is to find out those key words and phrases which carry the thought, and to pay less attention to words which exist only for grammatical completeness.
An efficient reader can grasp the meaning from a page at least twice as fast as he can read the page aloud. He takes in a whole phrase or thought unit at a time. If he “says" or "hears" words to himself, they are selected ones, said for emphasis.
小题1:This passage is mainly about ______.| A．improving eye movement | | B．reading more widely | | C．changing poor reading habits | | D．reading as fast as you can |
小题2:Saying each word to yourself as you read _____.| A．improves comprehension | | B．increases reading speed | | C．gives too much emphasis | | D．reduces reading efficiency |
小题3:Your reading purpose should be _____.| A．to understand all the words | | B．to make fewer eye movements | | C．to understand meaning | | D．to understand the grammatical structures |
小题4:While reading, efficient readers usually _____.| A．move their eyes quickly | | B．take in whole phrases or thought units | | C．point at key words | | D．read only important points for speed |
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Unknown to most Facebook users, the social network actually offers a lot of privacy controls and security features which can help you lock your account, so you can speak freely. If it’s used properly, you’ll never have to worry about whether you will have to “friend” your boss or your mom. You can friend anyone you want while staying comfortable in the knowledge that not everyone gets to see everything you post.
The problem with carrying out these privacy options is that they’re just too confusing for most non-tech clever people to handle. And often, most people don’t want to bother to take the time to learn. To simplify the process, we’re offering one easy step you can take today to help make your Facebook experience safer, more secure, and more private.
Just make “Friend Lists”. Yes, it will take some time, especially if you’re connected to a couple of hundred friends already. But this step, while not the quickest, is fairly simple. And it will be one of the most useful things you can do on Facebook.
Friend lists, as the name suggests, are lists for classifying your friends into various groups. The nice thing about this feature is that once you set these lists up, you won’t have to do it again. We suggest that you put your work colleagues and professional acquaintances into a friend list named “Work”, personal friends you’re not very close with into a list called “Acquaintances”, and people you’re related to into a list called “Family”. Those three main categories will separate out the groups of “friends” who you may want to hide some information from.
To create a friend list, click on “Friends” at the top of the Facebook homepage. In the left-hand column, click “Friends” again under the “Lists” section. Now you’ll see a button at the top that says “Create New List”. Click it. In the pop-up that appears, you can name your list and pick members. If you’ve ever shared an application with your friends, the process of doing this will be very familiar.
When you’ve finished making lists, you’ll be able to use them when selecting who can see what (or who can’t!) when configuring (配置) the security settings described below.
小题1:What function isn’t understood by most people on Facebook?| A．Surfing the Internet. | | B．Setting safety protection. | | C．Sharing personal information. | | D．Making foreign friends. |
小题2:What can we learn about Facebook according to the text?| A．Its process of privacy-setting is too complex. | | B．It displays everything people post. | | C．It lacks privacy controls and security features. | | D．Its post is designed for technical people. |
小题3:What advantage can we get from making friend lists?| A．We can avoid our bosses adding us as friends. | | B．We can share applications with friends. | | C．We can separate acquaintances from family. | | D．We can hide different information from different friends. |
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A funny thing happened on the way to the communication revolution: we stopped talking to one another.
I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and suddenly, I became invisible, absent from the conversation.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communication technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice-mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the emotional distance index goes up. You can’t even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated.
I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isn’t wise. They’re a great help to us. It"s some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.
More and more, I find myself hiding behind email to do a job meant for conversations or being relieved with voice-mail picking up because I don"t really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
小题1:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?| A．The Advance of Modern Technology | | B．The Consequences of Communication Technology | | C．The Story of Communication Revolution | | D．The Automation of Modern Communication |
小题2:Which is NOT TURE according to the passage?| A．The author has decided not to use his phone when he is with his friend. | | B．Modern technology makes it hard for people to have a face-to-face talk. | | C．The limited use of communication device brings much inconvenience to the author. | | D．The industry intended to keep people in touch is taking them away from each other. |
小题3:The writer feels that the use of modern communication is ______.| A．satisfying | B．encouraging | | C．disappointing | D．embarrassing |
小题4:The passage implies that ______.| A．modern technology is bridging the people | | B．modern technology is separating the people | | C．modern technology is developing too fast | | D．modern technology is interrupting people |
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In order to know a foreign language completely, four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence and without hesitation (犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar. There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can.
小题1:The most important things to learn a foreign language are .| A．understanding and speaking | | B．hearing, speaking, reading and writing | | C．writing and understanding | | D．memorizing and listening |
小题2:Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because .| A．he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken | | B．he doesn’t have a good memory | | C．he always remember lists of words and their meanings | | D．he often hesitates to practise speaking it |
小题3:One can never learn a foreign language well only by .| A．much practice | B．studying the dictionary | | C．learning through use | D．using the language |
小题4:Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?| A．A good memory. | B．Speaking. | | C．Practice. | D．Writing. |
小题5:“Learn through use” means .| A．we use a language in order to learn it | | B．we learn foreign language in order to use it | | C．we can learn a language well while we are using it | | D．both B and C |
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The ozone layer(臭氧层) is a thin layer of gas around the earth. It forms a special “blanket” around the planet. This “blanket” protects the earth from dangerous rays produced by the sun. Without the ozone layer, the earth’s climate could warm to dangerous levels. This increase in temperature would threaten our survival. Scientists recently have discovered a hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctica. Now there is great concern that this warning has started, endangering all life on the earth.
What has destroyed part of the ozone layer? Scientists do not know for sure. They suspect that our popular spray cans (喷漆罐) have played a part in the damage. Many spray cans contain dangerous gases. These gases might have destroyed the ozone layer fifteen miles above the earth’s surface, The chemicals used in refrigerators (冰箱) and air conditioners may contribute to the problem, too.
Many scientists believe that the destruction of the ozone layer is a serious problem for people everywhere. Global warming could change weather patterns around the world. Farmers and ranchers(牧场主) could find it more and more difficult to produce enough food for the earth’s people. If more of the sun’s dangerous rays reached the earth, there also could be an increase in skin cancers. Some skin cancers might cause people to die. Although some scientists do not believe there is a serious danger, obviously no one wants to take any chance on such a possibility.
Can scientists repair the hole in the ozone layer? They really don’t know the answer to that question. Can people do anything to save the ozone layer that the earth still has? Scientists stress the need to limit the use of spray cans and other items that contain the dangerous gases. This will not be an easy task. People all over the world use these items. Solving the problem certainly will require commitment and cooperation from everyone.
小题1:The ozone layer exists to _____. | A．warm the earth to a proper level for life | | B．protect the earth from dangerous sun rays | | C．make all life on the earth in a dangerous situation | | D．prevent human beings from being harmed from the earth |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? | A．Scientists aren’t sure what has destroyed part of the ozone layer. | | B．Scientists recently have discovered a hole in the Antarctica. | | C．Scientists prove that spray cans have destroyed part of the ozone layer. | | D．Global warming doesn’t affect weather patterns around the world. |
小题3: The following may do harm to the ozone layer EXCEPT ______. | A．spray cans | B．refrigerators | C．ranchers | D．air conditioners |
小题4: Saving the ozone layer needs everyone’s effort because _____. | A．scientists are badly in need of others’ help | | B．items containing dangerous gases should be forbidden | | C．scientists can’t afford so much money to take measures | | D．people all over the world use items containing dangerous gases |
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