Question

It’s an age-old saying: Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. Males and females __21_ different behaviors almost from birth. Researchers say these behaviors are due to basic differences in __22_ structure and activity. Studies show men are better at hitting targets and __23_ math problems while women are better at memorizing words and_24_ faces. Why the differences?

A test of the brain’s electrical activity shows that women commonly use both sides of their brain while men rely more on one. Scientists already know that the two sides of the brain control different functions---one controlling the sense of space, __25__, the other controlling language. Some researchers believe that the different ways men and women use their brains _26__ from ancient times, when cave men hunted and women cared for the children. Men had to have good aim. Women had to talk to the kids.

Whatever the _27_, the battle of the sexes continues. And although their brains are constructed _28__ differently, men and women may be equally capable. They may simply _29_ different abilities. Take a couple arguing over the location of their car in a parking lot. The man might use his sense of space to find it, while the woman relies on her _30_ of landmarks. Both of them find the car. But chances are, they’ll still argue about who’s the better driver and who’s better at finding the way home.

21. A .build	B. form	C. choose	D. show
22. A. brain	B. muscle	C. heart	D. head
23. A. testing	B. finding	C. making	D. solving
24. A. realizing	B. recognizing	C. describing	D. painting
25. A. at least	B. as a result	C. above all	D. for example
26. A. grew	B. developed	C. invented	D. produced
27. A. consideration	B. decision	C. imagination	D. explanation
28. A. slightly	B. heavily	C. greatly	D. quite
29. A. show off	B. take on	C. depend on	D. keep up
30. A. drawing	B. memory	C. thinking	D. setting

Answer 1

本文是对男女表现出来的行为差异的解释。

21. D 男女之间的行为差异应当是“表现”出来的。

22. A 从第二段的the brain’s electrical activity和第三段的their brains are constructed differently可知。

23. D 难题应当是“解决”。

24. B 指“认出或识别”面孔。

25. D 这是举例说明破折号前面内容。

26. B 表示“从……发展而来”用develop from。

27. D 指不管对男女的行为差异的如何解释。

28. A 根据后面内容equally capable和常识可知，男女的大脑应当是大同“小”异的。

29. C 从下文所举的例来看，男女就是“依靠”各自不同的能力来辨别车的位置的。

30. B 由第一段倒数第二句可知女性善长于记忆。