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People usually think that boys are stronger,heavier and taller than girls. Maybe it's true.Some people even think that boys are smarter than girls.
Expert's view:l can' t agree with them. If you say that girls learn faster than boys,you may be right,at least when it comes to young chimps(猩猩) using tools.
People found that girl chimps in Tanzania,East Africa,use sticks to find tasty insects(昆虫) two years earlier than boy chimps. This is because young girl chimps watch their moms col-lect bugs,while the boy chimps climb trees.
But young boy chimps may hunt and throw(扔) sooner than girl clumps.It's also true for humans.It-s easier for girls to learn to write and draw earlier,but boys often run and throw balls earlier than girls.
Teacher's view:l think boys and girls both have their special advantages. Boys are good at sports. They are very athletic. But girls do well in performance. They are very calm.
( )26. People usually think boys are _________'than girls.
A. taller
B. stronger
C. heavier
D. All of the above
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30. What-s the best title of the passage?
A. Boys and Girls. .
B. Are’Girls Smarter?
C. Young Boy and Girl Chimps.
D. Are Boys Slower?
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Text 4 Despite the general negative findings, it is important to remember that all children who live through a divorce do not behave in the same way. The specific behavior. depends on the child’s individual personality, characteristics, age at the time of divorce, and gender. In terms of personality, when compared to those rated as relaxed and easygoing, children described as temperamental and irritable have more difficulty coping with parental divorce, as indeed they have more difficulty adapting to life change in general. Stress, such as that found in disrupted families, seems to impair the ability of temperamental children to adapt to their surroundings, the greater the amount of stress, the less well they adapt. In contrast, a moderate amount of stress may actually help an easygoing, relaxed child learn to cope with adversity.
There is some relationship between age and children’s characteristic reaction to divorce. As the child grows older, the greater is the likelihood of a free expression of a variety of complex feelings, an understanding of those feelings, and a realization that the decision to divorce cannot be attributed to any one simple cause. Self-blame virtually disappears after the age of 6, fear of abandonment diminishes after the age of 8, and the confusion and fear of the young child is replaced in the older child by shame, anger, and self-reflection.
Gender of the child is also a factor that predicts the nature of reaction to divorce. The impact of divorce is initially greater on boys than on girls. They are more aggressive, less compliant, have greater difficulties in interpersonal relationships, and exhibit problem behaviors both at home and at school. Furthermore, the adjustment problems of boys are still noticeable even two years after the divorce. Girls’ adjustment problems are usually internalized rather than acted out, and are often resolved by the second year after the divorce. However, new problems may surface for girls as they enter adolescence and adulthood. How can the relatively greater impact of divorce on boys than on girls be explained? The greater male aggression and noncompliance may reflect the fact that such behaviors are tolerated and even encouraged in males in our culture more than they are in females. Furthermore, boys may have a particular need for a strong male model of self-control, as well as for a strong disciplinarian parent. Finally, boys are more likely to be exposed to their parents’ fights than girls are, and after the breakup, boys are less likely than girls to receive sympathy and support from mothers, teachers, or peers.
第36题:Temperamental, irritable kids have difficulty adapting to parental divorce because_____.
[A] they care too much about the life change
[B] the great stress of their families diminishes their ability
[C] they tend to lose temper easily and are sensitive to the life change
[D] they are faced with more parents’ fights than the relaxed, easygoing children
本题考查事实细节。第一段第三句提到,“喜怒无常、性格急躁的孩子与个性温和、容易相处的孩子相比,更难以应对父母的离异,因为他们一般更难以适应生活上的变化”。该句中as引导原因状语从句。因此[A]为正确答案,其中“care too much about”是原文“have more difficulty adapting to”的改写。[B]有较大干扰性,该段第四句进一步分析指出,压力使孩子难以适应生活上的变化,但这种压力可能来自家庭也可能来自其它方面。[C]中前一部分“容易发脾气”不是原因,只能算是不适应环境的表现。[D]本身从文中无法推知,更不是原因。全文末句提到的是“男孩比女孩面临父母更多的争吵”。
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According to the author, the reason why parental divorce has greater effect on boys than on girls is that_____.
[A] all cultures encourage male aggression and noncompliance
[B] boys are always involved in their parents’ fights
[C] males are usually viewed as the models in self-control and strong will
[D] boys are basically more self-disciplined than girls
本题考查推理引申。第三段中间作者提出了一个问题,怎样解释离婚对男孩影响比女孩大的原因呢?接下来文章从三个方面进行了解释:一,我们的文化更能容忍男孩具有攻击性和不驯服;二,男孩更希望树立起自律的强悍的男人形象,也希望父母严格自律;三,男孩较少受到他人的同情与支持。[C]符合第二点原因,是正确项。[A]错在“所有文化”,文章中是“我们的文化”。[B]错在“卷入(involved in)”,全文最后一句提到的是“男孩更容易看到(be exposed to)父母吵架”。[D]这种说法无从推知。
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A、Quite a bit.
B、More boys than girls.
C、About 50.
D、Three mornings.
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How many students do you teach?()
AQuite a bit.
BMore boys than girls.
CAbout .
DThree mornings.
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Quite a bit.
More boys than girls.
About .
Three mornings.
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The coach wanted to inspire the boys.
He wanted them to learn the benefits of integration.
He wanted them to see how much better they were than the Churchill boys.
He wanted them to appreciate the differences among people.
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Boys like sports more than girls, they are very _a __________.
第14题:
It can be inferred from the passage that the impact of divorce_____.
[A] on kids of different sexes will probably change as they grow older
[B] may cause most kids’ difficulties in communicating with others
[C] on an irritable girl is greater than a noncompliant boy
[D] is always greater on boys than on girls
本题考查推理引申。全文提到了多个决定父母离异对孩子影响的因素,包括性格、年龄、性别。第一段指出,喜怒无常、性格急躁的孩子更容易受影响。第二段提到,随着年龄的增长,一些影响会消失或新的影响出现。第三段则提到,父母离异最初对男孩的影响较大,而女孩受到的影响较隐蔽,进入青春期或成年期后,新的问题又浮出水面。因此[A]是最全面的论述。文中没有提到“孩子交流”的问题,排除[B]。[C]涉及性别和个性两个因素,因此无法判断谁受到的影响更大;[D]太片面,只考虑了性别因素。
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Girls are usually a little weaker than boys __________ mathematics.
A、at
B、 in
C、with
D、as to
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