Question

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 2500 brothers 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）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

1. 1.
   The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________
   1. A.
      man are smarter then women
   2. B.
      man are more stupid the women
   3. C.
      a new fact about the IQ of men and women has been found
   4. D.
      men are more likely to receive first class university degrees
2. 2.
   According to Timothy Bates, less women are in the smartest group because _________
   1. A.
      they are born stupid
   2. B.
      they have to spend more time to tale care of their homes than men
   3. C.
      they don’t like to take risk
   4. D.
      they are not expected to be high achievers
3. 3.
   The underlined word tallies with in the eighth paragraph means________
   1. A.
      agree with
   2. B.
      deal with
   3. C.
      go against
   4. D.
      go with
4. 4.
   It can be inferred from the passage that_________
   1. A.
      Women are steadier in their learning
   2. B.
      men are more ready to take risk in everything
   3. C.
      women are securing more firsts and seconds
   4. D.
      women are doing much better in academy
5. 5.
   Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage? _________
   1. A.
      Why are men smarter than women?
   2. B.
      Why are men more stupid than women?
   3. C.
      How does the result go along with the past research?
   4. D.
      How can we help the men in the bottom?

Answer 1

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試題分析：本文是一個調查報告的結果的說明，該報告是關于男性和女性那種性別更聰明的話題，分析了原因也涉及了與以前的研究報告的相似性。
1.C 主旨大意題。根據文章的主題段第一段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.說明本文是關于一個研究男女生智力的研究報告，故C正確。
2.B 細節(jié)題。根據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.說明女性不如男性聰明可能是因為女性要花費很多的時間來照顧家人，故B正確。
3.A 推理題。根據本句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.說明這個研究的成果和以前的說法是相近的，都是男性可能在第一流的學習方面要優(yōu)于女性，故該詞是指同意，與…一致。故A正確。
4.D 推斷題。根據文章倒數第三段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.說明在專業(yè)方面女性現在表現得更好更穩(wěn)定，而男性則過于冒險。
5.D 細節(jié)題。根據文章倒數第四段說明C正確；根據文章6,7段說明討論的AB兩項內容，D項內容沒有涉及。故Ｄ項符合要求。
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點評：本文是一個調查報告的結果的說明，該報告是關于男性和女性那種性別更聰明的話題，從題目設置的角度看，本題側重對學生把握文章中心段落和各段落的中心句的能力的考查，所以遇到這類題后，要注意把握好文章結構，了解文章中心意思，找到各段落中心句。不要讓文中的一些生詞影響了注意力。