单选题
There is no denying it: Boys think differently from girls. Even though recent brain research evidence is controversial(争议的), that conclusion seems inescapable. One clue to brain differences between the sexes came from observation of infants. One study found that from shortly after birth, females are more sensitive to certain types of sounds, particularly to a mother's voice. Female babies are also more easily awoken by loud noises. Tests show girls have increased skin sensitivity, particularly in the fingertips, and are better at fine motor performance. Female infants speak sooner, have larger vocabularies and rarely show speech mistakes. (Stuttering, for instance, occurs almost only among boys.) Girls exceed boys in language abilities, and this early linguistic bias(倾向) often continues throughout life. Girls read sooner, learn foreign languages more easily and, as a result, are mole likely to enter to occupations involving language mastery. Boys, in contrast, show an early visual superiority. They are also clumsier, performing poorly at something like arranging a row of beads, but excel at other activities calling on total body coordination. A study of preschool children by psychologist Diane McGuinness of Standford University found boys more curious, especially in regard to exploring his environment. Her studies also confirmed that males are better at manipulating three-dimensional space. There is evidence that some of these differences in performance are differences in brain organization between boys and girls. Overall, verbal and spatial abilities in boys tend to be "packaged" into different hemisphere: the right hemisphere for nonverbal tasks, the left for verbal tasks. But in girls nonverbal skills are likely to be found on both sides of the brain. The hemispheres of women's brains may be less specialized for these functions.
单选题
This passage is mainly about that ______. A. there exist the psychological differences between boys and girls B. boys are wiser than girls C. the male and female brain differences D. the structures of the brains of children are the same
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 概括题。文章第一句中“…Boys think differently from girls…”与选项 [C]the male and female brain differences意义一致,所以[C]为正确答案。
单选题
Which of the following sentence is true? A. One sign of brain differences between sexes was found by observing the newly born babies. B. Male babies are more sensitive in fingertips. C. Girls exceeds boys in visual abilities. D. Boys exceeds girls in audio abilities.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文中说"Tests show girls have increased skin sensitivity,particularly in the fingertips,and are better at fine motor performance.",而[B]却说"Male babies are more sensitive in fingertips.";文中说"males are better at manipulating three-dimensional space.",而[C]却说"Girls exceeds boys in visual abilities.";而[D]却说"Boys exceeds girls in audio(声音的)abilities."与文中说法相矛盾。只有[A]与文中说法相吻合为正确答案。
单选题
Nonverbal skills in girls' brain can be found ______. A. in the right hemisphere B. in the left hemisphere C. in the upper part D. in the whole brain
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。文中说“…in girls nonverbal skills are likely to be found on both sides of the brain…",这正是[D]in the whole brain的内容,因此正确答案为[D]。
单选题
Girls usually are not good at ______. A. arranging a row of beads B. fine motor performance C. manipulating three-dimensional space D. mastering of languages
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。选项中的"arranging a row of beads"、"fine motor performance"和"mastering of languages"都是女性擅长的,而"manipulating three-dimensional space"出现在文章第四段最后一句,是男孩子擅长的。因此正确答案为[C]。