2. 外语
  3. Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that (31) have better vocabularies than boys? (32) your op

Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that (31) have better vocabularies than boys? (32) your op

admin2009-06-24  47
问题     Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that (31) have better vocabularies than boys? (32) your opinion, are boys better at building thins? If your answer to each of those questions is "Yes", you (33) right, according to an article in Current Science. There are exceptions, but here are the facts.
    On the (34), males score higher on tests that measure mathematical reasoning, mechanical ability, and problem-solving skills. (35) show superior ability in tests measuring vocabulary, spelling, and memory. But these (36) will probably not always exist. In the future, a person’s abilities may not be determined (37) sex. As one scientist (38) "Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do".
    In several recent studies, young babies have been observed and tested to discover (39) different abilities are developed. A scientific team headed by Jerome Kagan, a psychologist at Harvard University, is studying the thinking ability of children 11.5 months (40). The test is a simple one. The (41), while seated on it mother’s lap, watches a "show" on a small theater stage.
    In Act One of the show, an orange-colored block is lifted from blue box and moved slowly across the stage. Then (42) is returned to the box. This is repeated six times. Act (43) is similar, except that the orange block is smaller. Baby boys do not seem to notice the difference in the size of the block, but girls immediately become excited and begin to make noises that sound (44) language. They seem to be trying to talk.
    It is (45) that bones, muscles, and nerves develop faster in baby girls. Usually, too, baby girls talk (46) an earlier age than boys do. Scientists think there is a physical reason (47) this. They believe that nerves in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys. And it is this side of the (48) that strongly influences an individual’s ability to use words, to spell, and to remember things.
    By the time they start to school, therefore, little girls have an advantage that boys do not have. Girls are physically more ready to (49) facts, to spell, and to read. These, of course, are (50) that are important in elementary school.

选项
答案skills
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/sHTd777K
本试题收录于： 公共英语五级笔试题库公共英语（PETS）分类
0

公共英语五级笔试

公共英语（PETS）

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)