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After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a (26) for words? How can she (27) the names of a couple they met on (28) years ago? Now we know (29) to tell him: it's her brain.
Although there are obviously cultural (30) for the differences in emotions and behavior, (31) breakthrough research reveals that the (32) of many puzzling differences between men and women may (33) in the head. Men's and women's brains (34) much in common, but they are definitely not the same (35) size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a woman's brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen per cent smaller than a man's, (36) the regions dedicated to language may be more densely (37) with brain ceils.
Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be (38) females use both sides of the brain when they read. In (39) , males rely only on the left side.
At every age, women's memories (40) men's. They have a greater ability to (41) names with faces than men do, and they are (42) at recalling list. The events people re- member best are those that an emotion is attached to. (43) women use more of their right brains, which (44) emotions, they may do this automatically.
While we don't yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is (45) : male and female brains do the same things, but they do them differently.

单选题 A. slip B. puzzle C. loss D. failure
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] slip ①失脚;滑跤:She slipped on the wet stones and fell.她在潮湿的石头上滑了一下跌倒了。/~up(或down)in the street在街上滑跤②滑落;脱落:The earphones slipped off her hair on to the floor.耳机从她的头上滑落到地板上。/The medicine slipped down well enough.这药很容易吞下。
Puzzle ①难题;令人费解的事(或人):The reason for their behaviour remains a~.他们
为什么采取这种行为仍然弄不清楚。②测验(智力、技巧、耐心等)的问题(或游戏);智力玩具;谜
Loss ①遗失;丧失;损失(额):She told the police about the~of her jewellery. 她向警方报告自己失落珠宝的事。/~of appetite(health)丧失胃口(健康)②损失(指人或物): He'll be no(a great)~when he goes.他若离去根本不是什么损失(损失可就大了)。
Failure ①失败:His plans ended in~.他的计划以失败告终。/the~of the candidate in the election候选人在竞选中的失利②失败的人(或事):As a writer,he was a~.他作为作家是失败的。/The attack was a~.进攻以失败告终。
[解析] at a loss for words因茫然而语塞?属固定搭配,故选C。
单选题 A. recall B. understand C. realize D. perceive
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] recall ①记得;回想起,回忆起;提醒;使人想起:I don't~your name but recognize your face.我不记得你的名字,但认得你的脸。/I~seeing a poster on his wall.我记得曾在他墙上见过一张招贴画。②叫回,召回:~an ambassador召回大使/be~ed to active duty被召回服现役
Understand ①理解;懂;熟知;通晓:His behaviour is hard to~.他的行为难以理解。/It was easy to~why he left the country.他之所以离开这个国家很好理解。②了解;明了;意识到;认识到:How it happened has never been fully understood.这件事的来龙去脉从未彻底弄清楚过。/Only today have I begun to~that I do not love him.直到今天我才恍然大悟我并不爱他。
Realize ①实现:~one's hopes(goal,ambitions。wishes)实现希望(目标,抱负,愿望)②[常用被动语态]使变为事实,使发生:The ideals to which you do adhere are not~d in the realm of matter.你矢志信奉的理想在这物质世界是不会变为事实的。/My worst fears were~d.我最害怕发生的事情发生了。
perceive①感知,感觉;察觉:He was only able to~light and colour;he could not see properly.他只能感觉光和色,但是看不真切。/She~d that he was tired.她发现他累了。②认识到,意识到;理解:He may~himself a loser.他可能意识到自己已是个失败者了。/Do you~what l mean?我的意思你明白了吗?
[解析] 由前文“never at a loss for words(从不语塞)”可知,此空白处为“记得”的意思,选项recall意为“回忆”;understand意为“理解”;realize意为“意识到”;perceive意为“认识,理解”;符合文意的是故选项A。
单选题 A. festival B. event C. occasion D. holiday
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] festival ①节日;喜庆日:纪念活动日:the~of Christmas圣诞节/the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival中国的中秋节②(常指定期举行的音乐、戏剧等)活动节期:a jazz~爵士音乐节/a Shakespeare~莎士比亚戏剧节
Event ①发生的事情;事件;大事;值得注意的事物:the chief~s of 1976 1976年大事件/ a historical~历史事件②事情的进程;社交场合;活动,经历:Events proved the folly of such calculations.事态的发展证明了这种估计实在愚蠢。
Occasion ①时刻,时节,时候;场合:They met on three~s.他们曾三次相遇。/There are~s when you must not refuse.有时候你绝对不能拒绝。②重大(或特殊)活动,盛会: an important social~一次重要的社交聚会/His birthday will be quite an~.他的生日将是一次相当规模的盛会。
Holiday ①假日,休息天;节日:have a~every Sunday每星期日休息一天/~s officially observed公休日②[常作~s](主英)假期:the Christmas~s圣诞节假期/a three months~3个月的假期
[解析] 选项festival一般与介词in搭配,event不与on搭配,可与in搭配:in that event意为“如果是那样的话”,in the event意为“结果,到头来”,与介词at搭配:at all events意为“无论如何”;occasion与on搭配,构成on occasion意为“有时”,是副词。holiday符合文意。on holiday意为“在度假中”,故选D。
单选题 A. what B. how C. when D. where
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 从后面的it's her brain可知,空格处应填的词引导的是名词性短语,选项中what可以引导名词性短语或从句。how引导方式状语从句;when引导时间状语从句;where引导地点状语或定语从句。故选A。
单选题 A. senses B. reasons C. purposes D. meanings
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] sense①感官;官能:Sight,hearing,touch,taste,and smell are the five~s.视觉、听觉、触觉、味觉、嗅觉合称五种官能。/have a keen(dull)~of smell嗅觉灵敏 (迟钝)②感觉:a~of warmth(pain,pleasure)温暖(疼痛,愉快)的感觉/a~of danger(security)危机(安全)感
Reason ①理由,原因,诱因;充分理由:a good~to act soon立即采取行动的正当理由/ You give me your~s for refusing.你向我讲明你拒绝的理由。②理智,理性;判断力,推理力:~and emotion理智和感情/Only man has~-animals do not.只有人有理性,兽类则无。
Purpose ①目的,意图:the~of a meeting会议的目的/be used for peaceful~s被用于和平的目的②意志;决断;决心:She is weak of~.她优柔寡断。/He walked into the hall with a stride full of~.他果断地迈步走进大厅。
meaning意义,意思:Do you know the meaning of this word?你知道这个词的意思吗?/What is the meaning of life?人生的意义何在?
[解析] 由上文及空格后的介词"for"可知,本句的意思是“男女行为与情绪上的差异有明显的原因”,故选B。
单选题 A. present B. instant C. recent D. immediate
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] present①[一般作表语]出席的,在座的,在场的;存在的:~company excepted在座者除外/How many people were~at the meeting?有多少人出席了会议?②现在的,目前的;正在处理(或考虑)中的:the~government现政府/the~chairperson现任主席
Instant ①紧急的,急迫的;迫在眉睫的:be in~need of help需要紧急救助/run an~ risk of suffocating冒着就在眼前的遭窒息危险②立即的,即刻的:demand~obedience要求立即服从/The medicine gives~relief from pain.这药服后能立即解除痛苦。
Recent ①最近的,新近的;近来的;近代的:the experience of~years最近几年来的经验/ in the~past最近②[R-][地]全新世的;全新统的:the Recent Epoch全新世
Immediate ①直接的:the~reason直接原因/bring the chemicals into~contact使化学药品直接接触②最接近的;紧接的;贴近的:the~family直系亲属/sb.'s~neighbour某人的紧邻
[解析] 由常识可知,此句意为“最近的一项突破性研究表明”一般用"recent(最近的)”修饰 research,选项present意为“现在的,出席的”;instant意为“立即的”;immediate意为“立即的,即刻的”(相同意义的选项应排除)。故选C。
单选题 A. bottom B. basis C. root D. stem
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] bottom①底;底部;底层:the~of a vase(a crate,a flatiron)花瓶(板条箱,熨斗)的底/A:Here,have some more.B:Just wet the~of the glass,thanks.A:来,再喝点。B:谢谢!就往杯底斟上几滴意思意思吧!②水底:at(或on)the~of the sea在海底
Basis ①基础;根据;基本原理;基本原则,准则:Charity toward others is the~of her philosophy.慈善待人是她人生观的基点。②主要部分;基,底:The~of his employment is coaching basketball but he also teaches mathematics.他的主要职业是当篮球教练,但也兼教数学。
Root ①[植)根;根茎,地下茎;块根;(常春藤等的)攀缘茎;[~s]须根;(英)根用作物: The cutting has sent out a~.插枝已长出根。/the~s of a flower花的须根②根部;根状物;[解] 根;(齿、毛发、指甲等的)根;(神经的)根:the~of the tongue(a finger-nail)舌(指甲)根/blush to the~(s)of one's hair羞得满脸通红
Stem ①(树木的)干;(花草的)茎;(花朵、叶片、果实等的)梗:The~of the mushroom is broken.这只蘑菇的梗折断了。②柄,杆;(高脚酒杯杯身与底脚之间的)柄脚;烟斗柄
[解析] 结合上下文,此句的意思是“男女间令人迷惑的差异可能源于大脑”,此空格处应为“渊源”的意思,选项bottom意为“底部,底端”;basis意为“根本,基础”;root意为“根部,起源”;stem意为“茎”。选项root符合文意,故选C。
单选题 A. hide B. set C. fix D. lie
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] hide①把……藏起来,隐蔽:~sth.where no one else will know of it把某物藏在别人不会知道的地方/~oneself from the enemy躲避敌人②遮掩;把……遮挡(或遮盖)掉;掩蔽:Fog hid the road.大雾遮掩了道路。/Clouds~the sun.云遮住太阳。
Set ①放,置;竖立:~a kettle on the stove把壶放在炉子上/He~his hand on my shoulder.他把手搁在我肩上。②[只用被动语态]使坐落;使处于特定位置:The house was~amid the trees.这所房屋坐落在树丛中。/a city~on a hill位于山上的城市
Fix ①使固定;使牢固,缚紧,钉牢;安装:~a post in the ground把柱子固定在地上/~a loose plank把一块松动的板缚牢②使稳定;使定居:~the population使人口稳定(或限制人口流动)/~oneself in New York定居在纽约
Lie ①谎言,假话:He often tells~s,他老是说谎。/The testimony was a pack of trans- parent~s,这一证词是一派显而易见的谎言。②假象;造成错觉的事物;欺骗行为:His wig was a~that deceived no one.他的假发瞒不过任何人。
[解析] 该宾语从句的主语为“差异”,空格处的谓语应为“在于,来自于”的意思,lie有“存在,在于”的意思,在表达“原因在于……”的时候经常用lie in。故选D。
单选题 A. have B. share C. divide D. store
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] have①有:I~a stick in my hand.我手里有一根棒。/I~my rights.我有我的权利。②心存,怀有;知道,明白,懂;表示(同情、怜悯等):~doubts about sth.对某事有怀疑/~a grudge against sb.怨恨某人
Store ①储存;储藏;储备:Half of our stock is for use,the other half for~.我们的存货一半供使用,另一半供储备。②大量;丰富:That's just one from his~of silly jokes.那只是他大量无聊笑话中的一则而已。/a great~of confidence充足的信心
[解析] 由下文的转折内容“not the same(不一样)”可知,前文讲的是“一样的”,have sth. in common有共同点,即男女的大脑大部分都一样。其它选项divide分开,分割,share份,store储存,不合文意。故选A。
单选题 A. in B. at C. with D. for
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 说明在某一方面如何,多用介词in,指“在某点上,就某一点来说”;at多指“在某一程度上”;with一般表示伴随的状态;for表原因。此句的意思是“在男女大脑的大小、结构和观察力方面是绝对不同的”,故选A。
单选题 A. yet B. hence C. thus D. then
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从上文来看,此句是由上文得出的结论,选项hence意为“因此,从此”,为副词,不能引导句子:yet意为“仍,至今”;then意为“当时,在那时”;thus意为“因此,于是”的意思,表结果,符合文意。故选C。
单选题 A. wrapped B. rested C. gathered D. packed
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] wrapped有包装的;预先包装的
rest①休息;睡眠:a day of~休息日/take(或have)a short~(或~break)from work歇工休息片刻②(婉)长眠,安息:He was called to his eternal~.他已长眠地下。
Gather ①聚集,集合:The teacher gathered the pupils about her.老师集合学生到她身旁。②摘取:gather flowers摘花/gather crops收割作物/gather shells拾集贝壳。
Pack ①挤满的,塞满的:an action-~story情节曲折的故事/a~hall挤满了人的大厅②压紧的:~sand板结的沙土/hard-~snow压实的积雪
[解析] 选项中rest和gather不与with搭配,故排除。wrap with意为“用……包裹”不合文意;pack with塞满,充满,指的是该区域内脑细胞更加密集,故选D。
单选题 A. which B. why C. that D. whether
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 名词reason作主语时,其后的表语从句要用that引导,不能用because或why引导。故本题选C。
单选题 A. fact B. contrast C. addition D. consequence
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] fact①事实,真实事情,客观事实:an indisputable~无可争辩的事实②真实性,确凿性;实际,实情,真相:This report is based entirely on~.这篇报告是完全根据实际情况写成的。
Contrast ①对比,对照②(对比之下显出的)悬殊差别;比差(程度):the~between the two forms of government这两种政体的差别
Addition ①加;[数]加法;[化]加成:The~of flour will thicken gravy.加了面粉会使肉汁变稠。/My father taught me to do~and subtraction.我爸爸教我做加减法。②增加的人(或物),(建筑物等的)扩建部分:late~s to a squad队里新增的队员/He will be a most valuable~to our board.他将是我们委员会里非常可贵的新增力量。
Consequence ①结果,后果:suffer the~s of war遭受战争的后果/This decision will have(bring) long-lasting~s这项决定会有(带来)深远的影响。②因果关系,前因后果
[解析] 由前一句“use both sides of the brain"可知,女性阅读时是左右脑都用上了。由下一句"only on the left side"可知,男人只用左脑,前后句构成相反的对比的关系,选项in contrast意为“相反”,符合文意;in fact意为“实际上”;in addition意为“此外”;in consequence意为“因而,由于……”的缘故。故选B。
单选题 A. top B. match C. equal D. challenge
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] top①顶。顶端,顶部;山顶;头顶,头:the~of a hill 山顶/the~of one's head头顶②上部,上端。上边,上面;地面;洋面;鞋面;(露在镶嵌底板上面部分的宝石的)宝面:the~of the page书页的天头/line 4 from the~从上数起第四行 match火柴,比赛,竞赛,匹配,(足球,捧球,蓝球)比赛
Equal ①(在大小、数量、价值、程度、能力等方面)相等的,同样的:Cut the cake into six- parts.把蛋糕切成相等的6份。/The two are~in ability.这两个人能力不相上下。②平等的:All men are created~.所有的人生来都是平等的。/He met his rival on~ terms.他以平等条件与他的敌手对阵。
Challenge ①向……挑战(要求格斗、竞赛、辩论等):~sb.to fight向某人挑战/~one's rival to a duel向对手提出挑战要求决斗②[军]向……查问口令:向……查问身份(姓名、来意等):The sentry~d the stranger at the gate.哨兵在大门口挡住陌生人查问。
[解析] 由下文的比较级“greater'’可知,女性的记忆力优于男性。选项top有“超越,比……高”之意。故选A。
单选题 A. mix B. combine C. join D. associate
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] mix 混合:I mixed hot milk and cocoa.我把热牛奶和可可混在一起。
join①连接;接合:~one pipe to another把一根管子与另一根接起来/He~ed the two ends of the rope together in a knot.他把绳子两头打个结连了起来。②与……会合:与……交接:Where do the two streams~each other?这两条小河在什么地方汇流?
Associate ①在思想上把……联系在一起(with):We naturally~the name of Dar! win with the doctrine of evolution.我们在思想上很自然地把达尔文的名字和进化论联系在一起。②使联合;使结合在一起(with):~the two firms把两家商行联合起来/a pair of lovers who are~d for a lifelong union永结同心的一对情人
[解析] 由常识可知,人的姓名与长相之间是一一对应的关系,这里指的是女人比较善于将人的长相和名字联系起来。mix with和……混合;combine with与……结合;join with参与;associate with联合,联系文意,故选D。
单选题 A. shier B. better C. keener D. easier
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] shier易受惊的马(亦作shyer)
Better ①(在质量、品德或技术等方面)更好的:This is good but that is~.这个好,可是那个更好。/a~wine一种更好的酒②更适当的;更有效的;更使人满意的,更称心的:This medicine is~for bronchitis.这种药治支气管炎疗效更好。
Keener (美)精于讨价还价的人,精明的人:He is a~,you can't get on his blind side.他是个精明人,你休想钻他的空子。
[解析] 并列选项之前的比较级"greater”用以说明女人在记名字方面比男人强,所以此处是承接上文内容,依然说的是女人的记忆力比男人强。所以选用better,构成"be better at”,“在……更擅长”的意思,故选B。
单选题 A. Since B. While C. Although D. Unless
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 后一句话阐述了前一句“人们记忆最清楚的事件是与情感联系在一起的”原因,选项since有“因为”之意,符合题意;while尽管,虽然;although尽管;unless除非。故选A。
单选题 A. process B. promote C. perceive D. produce
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] process①过程,进程;变化过程:the~of digestion消化过程/a slow and laborious~缓慢而艰辛的过程②步骤;方法;程序;工序;制作方法?加工方法:the~of learning to read初学识字的步骤
Promote ①提升,晋升,擢升:He was~d (to或to the rank of)captain.他被提升为上尉。/be~d twice in three years 3年中被晋升两次②使(学生)升级:Will he be~d to the next higher grade?会给他升级吗?
Perceive ①感知,感觉;察觉:He was only able to~light and colour;he could not see properly.他只能感觉光和色,但是看不真切。/She~d that he was tired.她发现他累了。②认识到,意识到;理解:He may~himself a loser.他可能意识到自己已是个失败者了。/Do you~what l mean?我的意思你明白了吗?
Produce ①生产;出产;创造;制造;做出:~steel生产钢铁/~domestic electrical goods生产家用电器/Canada~s wheat and furs.加拿大出产小麦和皮毛。②生,生育:~ an egg生蛋/Mrs.Dobson has~d two fine sons.多布森太太生了两个好儿子。
[解析] 由上下文知,此句的意思是右脑产生情绪。选项process意为“产生”,符合文意: promote意为“提升”;perceive意为“理解,认识”;produce意为“生产”,故选A。
单选题 A. important B. mysterious C. special D. clear
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] important①重要的,重大的;(古玩等)非常有价值的,珍贵的:~events in history历史上的重大事件/He realized it was~(that) he (should)keep calm.他认识到保持镇静是重要的。②有势力的;有地位的;有名望的:显要的:an~man of politics政界要人
Mysterious ①神秘的;不可思议的,难以理解的:the~universe奥秘的宇宙/the~ smile of the Mona Lisa蒙娜丽莎隐秘的微笑②爱卖弄玄虚的;诡秘的:He's being very~about what his work is.对于他从事的工作,他态度十分诡秘。
Special ①特殊的,特别的:undertake a~job承担一项特殊任务/Every country has its own~problems.每个国家都有其自己的特殊问题。②异常的,独特的:the very delicate,very~French perfume非常雅致又非常独特的法国香水/
Clear ①晴朗的;清澈的;明亮的;明净的:a~sky晴空/a~day晴天②纯色的,颜色均一的;(美)纯的;不掺杂的;未冲淡的:a~red纯红/~tea清茶
[解析] while在此作“尽管”讲,表达一种让步,前后语句有转折的意思,意为“然而”。由前一句“尚不清楚”可知,此空白处应选"clear(清楚的)”,故选D。