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阅读理解 　　Women work harder than men at university and get better degrees as a result, according to a study carried out at Burnel University． 　　The research, which tracked 200 students over four years, found that women consistently outperformed men in further education even though they had started their courses with almost the same A-level results． 　　An analysis of the department’s results showed that while 65 percent of female graduates were awarded, only 35 percent of males did that well． 　　Girls are known to outperform boys at school, but this research shows the trend continues at university． 　　Fiona Smith, the senior lecturer at Brunel who led the study, said, “The survey proved a previously held opinion wrong that the educational sex gap is purely a middle school phenomenon．” 　　It also makes the unfairness for working women in terms of pay．Women work harder at school, harder at university and do better in both, yet still receive less pay． 　　The survey found that female students were harder working, less likely to miss lectures and more likely to believe their marks were reflected their ability than their male competitors．Female students were also more likely to seek and receive support from staff． 　　On the contrary, men were more likely than women to miss lectures to “laziness” and to believe that playing sport was an important part of university life． 　　Different from the popular argument that women’s success is due to the increased emphasis on coursework, female geographers at Brunel did better in exams than in coursework, the research found． 　　The study, based on 180 questionnaires and interviews with more than 70 students, concluded that males underachieved because they felt working hard was not “macho．” 　　Dr Smith said, “Most women feel that getting good grades is the most important part of university life．”They believe they need to work harder in order to be able to compete in the male controlled environment they will face at work：good grades are viewed as an “insurance policy” for success．Men, on the other hand, feel that it’s not “macho” to work hard．They tend to put going out and playing sport higher than coursework．” (1) The underlined word “macho” might have the same meaning as ________． [　　] A． proud B． manly C． brave D． strong (2) How many opinions held before are proved wrong by this survey? [　　] A． One B． Three C． Two D． Four． (3) The cause of women performing better at university than men is that ________． [　　] A． female students did better at school before entering university B． women will not find jobs unless working harder at university C． women get more help and support from the teachers D． most female students think good grades at university will benefit them in the future

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答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;
提示：

(1)	由文中推出，男大学生如果努力学，就显得不够“男子气”，认为应把体育运动之类的活动放在首位。
(2)	本调查证明原来有两个观点错误。一是认为性别差距只在中学阶级存在；二是认为女生成绩优于男生是由于女生平时在作业上下工夫大。
(3)	由最后一段概括得出。把女生认为成绩好的必要性概括为benefit them“使她们将来获益”。