When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what's happening in their lives．When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up．Men can either talk or watch the screen-they can't do both-and they don't understand that women can．Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships-not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring(盯着)at the screen．
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc．)and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going．He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上)．Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships．For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose： to build relationships and make friends．For men, to talk is to connect to the facts．
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship．A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours．
There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys．Psychiatrist Dr．Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys．Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children．Since a girl's brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more．As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply．
(1)
While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ________．
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A．
are afraid of silence with their families and friends
B．
can both talk and watch the screen at the same time
C．
think they can have a good time and develop relationships
D．
have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands
(2)
After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours so as to ________．
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A．
experience the happy time again
B．
keep a close tie with her
C．
recommend her a new wonderful place
D．
remind her of something forgotten
(3)
What does the writer want to tell us most?
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A．
Women's brains are better organized for language and communication．
B．
Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men．
C．
Men do not like talking because they believe more in facts．
D．
Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking．
(4)
Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river．It was very hot．How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while．
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers．He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them．Now Allan was walking by himself．
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan．
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg．Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg．
"The snake was in the grass．I didn't see it．"
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry．
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it．In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life．"Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me．"
"That's all right．We are friends and we must always help each other．"
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out．
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A．
hot
B．
cold
C．
raining
D．
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________．
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A．
the whole morning
B．
for 2 hours
C．
long
D．
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________
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A．
Allan; leg
B．
Allan; head
C．
Henry; leg
D．
Henry; head
(4)
Henry and Allan are _________．
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A．
workers
B．
good friends
C．
brothers
D．
farmers
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
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A．
Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan．
B．
Allan saved Henry' s life．
C．
Allan saw the snake．
D．
They ran to the hospital at once．
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It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy．No one wishes him a happy birthday．Mother says nothing about his birthday．She just tells Charlie to play outside．At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie! ” Charlie slowly walks into his house．But the living room looks different．Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅)．Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends．“Happy birthday! ” everyone shouts．Charlie's face lights up．He is happy and surprised(吃惊)．No one forgets his birthday after all!
(1)
What is this story about?
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A．
Eating cake．
B．
Celebrating a special day．
C．
Forgetting a birthday．
D．
Having fun at a friend's party
(2)
Why is Charlie not happy in the morning?
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A．
He doesn't like his party．
B．
He doesn't like his presents．
C．
He wants to eat cake．
D．
He thinks people forgets his birthday．
(3)
Why does the living room look different?
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A．
There are many decorations(装饰)．
B．
The lights are on．
C．
There is a birthday cake．
D．
There are many presents．
(4)
What does the underlined(划线的)word “light up” properly mean(意思是)here?
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