Let’sreadthedescriptionsofthefollowingscenesofshopping.Amanentersastoretobuymilk.Hewalksoutofthestorewithmilk.Thatisall—milk.Atthesametimeawomanentersthesamegrocerystorealsotobuymilk.Shebuys

Question

Let’s read the descriptions of the following scenes of shopping. A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk. That is all— milk. At the same time a woman enters the same grocery store also to buy milk. She buys it. But she also buys chicken and lemons to make dinner that night. Then she remembers to buy food for her son to eat at school. She also gets a bottle of wine for drinks with friends and a birthday card for her husband's niece. Then she gets coffee for breakfast ice cream for dessert and remembers stamps to mail the bills. And don't forget soap for the bathroom.

And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a grocery store. Generally speaking，men do one thing at a time. Women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called “multi-tasking” a very popular word these days.

Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has confirmed what we have known all along—men and women think differently.

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old. They found that male brains have more connections on one side of the brain or hemisphere. In the female brain they found more activities and connections between the right and left sides of the brain. The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason”. The right hemisphere is known as the “creative” side.

Regina Verma is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She co-wrote the report. She says when women are asked to do something difficult they might use different parts of the brain. Men she adds generally use just one side of the brain.

As a result men generally deal directly with a problem. There is a strong connection between the “understanding” and the “action” parts of their brains. Women however might include other parts of the brain like the part connected with reason and the part connected with sensitivity when solving a problem. Women take a less direct path to find a solution.

Dr. Verma warns that the study should not lead anyone to expect some behaviors from women and others from men.

1.By describing the scene of shopping the writer wants to ____ .

A. criticize women's wasted living expenses

B. illustrate men and women's different brains

C. think highly of women's considerate behavior

D. reveal men and women's preference of living expenses

2.When asked to deal with a problem _____ .

A. men tend to take action straight

B.women tend to take action straight

C. women tend to use a single part of the brain

D. men tend to use connected parts of the brain

3.Dr. Verma's warning indicates that _____ .

A. women and men can hardly cooperate well

B. women and men can hardly complete multitasks

C. women and men can hardly learn from each other

D. neither women nor men can always perform the same behavior

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Reason or Sensitivity

B. Multi-tasking or Single-tasking

C. “Reason” Brain or “Creative” Brain

D. Costly Shopping or Economical Shopping

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

分 析：
本文讲述了男女大脑的不同。文章认为，男性更加理性，能够单一的做某种事情，而女性则在同一时间做许多事情。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段“And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a grocery store”。表明这个商店购物的事情讲述男女大脑之间的差异。因此选A。

2. speaking，men do one thing at a time”。表明一般来说男性在同一时间只执行一个任务。因此选A。

3. Verma warns that the study should not lead anyone to expect some behaviors from women and others from men”。表明这项研究不应导致任何人对男性和女性的行为有所期待（因为性别只是影响大脑行为的因素之一）。所以选D。

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