17.Men have always believed that they are smarter than women.Now,a study has found that while this is certainly true,men also have to deal with the fact that they are also more stupid than the fairer sex.
In the study,scientists measured the IQ of 2500brothers and sisters and they found an uneven number of men not only in the top two percent,but also in the bottom two percent.
The study's participants were tested on science,maths,English and mechanical abilities.
Though there were twice as many men as women in the smartest group,there were also twice as many men among the bottom.
The aggregate(總數(shù))scores of men and women were similar.
One of the study's authors,psychology professor Timothy Bates,said that the phenomenon may be because men have always been expected to be high achievers and women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their homes.
"The female developmental program may be tilted more towards ensuring survival and the safety of the middle ground.,"the Daily Mail quoted Professor Bates,of Edinburgh University,as saying.
The research tallies with past results that men were more likely than women to receive first class University degrees or thirds and women secured the seconds.
It has been said that men are more ready to take risk when it comes to academics.Women have always found to be steadier in their learning.
A past study has shown that women are securing more firsts and seconds,while men are continuing to receive more thirds.
The argument for the change is that the increase of coursework at the cost of exams favors women's steady approach.

61.The purpose of the passage is to tell us thatC.
A.man are smarter then women
B.man are more stupid the women
C.a(chǎn) new fact about the IQ of men and women has been found
D.men are more likely to receive first class university degrees
62.According to Timothy Bates,less women are in the smartest group becauseB.
A.they are born stupid
B.they have to spend more time to tale care of their homes than men
C.they don't like to take risk
D.they are not expected to be high achievers
63.The underlined word tallies with in the eighth paragraph meansA.
A.a(chǎn)gree with      B.deal with     C.go against     D.go with
64.It can be inferred from the passage thatD.
A.Women are steadier in their learning.
B.men are more ready to take risk in everything
C.women are securing more firsts and seconds
D.women are doing much better in academy
65.Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage?D.
A.Why are men smarter than women?
B.Why are men more stupid than women?
C.How does the result go along with the past research?
D.How can we help the men in the bottom?

分析 本文是一篇調(diào)查報告;男人總是覺得他們比女人聰明.但一項最新研究發(fā)現(xiàn),盡管這是事實,但男人還得面對另一個事實:同時,他們也比女人笨.科學(xué)家共對2500名男女進行了智商測驗.結(jié)果發(fā)現(xiàn),男性的智商水平分布極不平衡,得分最高的2%和最低的2%都是男性.研究表明,在學(xué)術(shù)方面,男性比女性更愿意冒險.而女性在學(xué)習(xí)方面的表現(xiàn)則更為穩(wěn)定.過去的一項研究表明,女性在學(xué)習(xí)上經(jīng)常得第一、第二名,而男性則更多地保持在第三名.有人認為,這一變化主要是因為越來越多的課程論文取代了考試,而女性踏實的學(xué)習(xí)方法更適合這種考試形式.

解答 61.C.主旨大意題.文章的第一段是主題段;由文章第一段得知,新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)是關(guān)于男女在智力方面的差別,所以答案選擇C.
62.B.細節(jié)理解題.由文章第六段(women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their home婦女局限于花更多的時間照料家庭)得知.
63.A.詞意猜測題.由文章第五段"Though there were twice as many men as women in the smartest group,there were also twice as many men among the bottom.雖然在最聰明的一組中男性是女性的兩倍,在最低層中男性也是女性的兩倍"推斷絕大多數(shù)女性處于中間層次;第八段the past result后that引導(dǎo)的同位語從句"men were more likely than women to receive first class University degrees or thirds and women secured the seconds"得知,過去的研究表明男性更可能上一流和三流的大學(xué),而女性往往確保二流的大學(xué);可見本次研究結(jié)果與過去的一致.
64.D. 推理判斷題.由倒數(shù)第二段得知"A past study has shown that women are securing more firsts and seconds,while men are continuing to receive more thirds.(一項過去的研究顯示女性確保(在學(xué)業(yè)上)第一和第二,而男性繼續(xù)保持第三".判斷答案選擇D.
65.D.細節(jié)理解題.文章第六段分析了原因,所以排除A和B;文章第8段分析了研究結(jié)果與過去的研究的一致性,所以排除C.文章沒有提及如何幫助處于底層的男性,所以答案選擇D.

點評 調(diào)查報告或者研究報告類的閱讀理解目的在于與讀者分享新的發(fā)現(xiàn),其發(fā)現(xiàn)往往出現(xiàn)在第一段,而文章的結(jié)尾處往往有論點或發(fā)現(xiàn)的概括,或研究的弊端、或研究的后續(xù)方向,所以讀這類文章的時候要特別關(guān)注首段和尾段.解題的過程中強調(diào)整體把握的基礎(chǔ)上依據(jù)原文細節(jié)推敲推斷.

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