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Question

    Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that girls have better language skills than boys? In your opinion are boys better at building things? If your answer to each of those questions is "Yes " you are right according to an article in Current Science." There are exceptions(例外) but here are the facts.

    Usually boys score higher on tests about math while girls do better in tests about words spelling and memory. But these differences may not always be true. In the future. a person's abilities may not be decided by sex. As one scientist says "Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do."

      A recent study by Jerome Kagan a scientist at Harward University is studying the watching ability of children 10 months old. Baby boys and baby girls are watching a "show" while seated on their mothers' laps. In Act I of the show an orange-colored hall is lifted from a blue box and moved slowly. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated six times. Act

      B. baby boys are not interested in shows

      C. baby girls are better at watching different things

      D. baby girls talk at an earlier age than baby boys do

4. The underlined word aggression in paragraph 3 means            .

      A. an angry feeling               B. a nice feeling

      C. a happy feeling                D. a sad feeling

Answer 1

1B  2D  3C  4A