Question

A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk. That is all— milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same grocery store also to buy milk. She buys it. But, she also buys chicken and lemons to make dinner that night. Then she remembers to buy food for her son to eat at school. She also gets a bottle of wine for drinks with friends and a birthday card for her husband's niece. Then she gets coffee for breakfast, ice cream for dessert and remembers stamps to mail the bills. And don't forget soap for the bathroom.

And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a grocery store. Generally speaking，men do one thing at a time. Women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called “multi-tasking”, a very popular word these days.

Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has confirmed what we have known all along—men and women think differently.

Scientist at the university of Pennsylvania studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old. They found that male brains have more connections on one side of the brain, or hemisphere. In female brain, they found more activity and connections between the right and left sides of the brain. The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason” The right hemisphere is known as the “creative” side.

Regina Verma is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She co-wrote the report. She says when women are asked to do something difficult they might use different parts of the brain. Men, she adds, generally use just one side of the brain.

As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. There is a strong connection between the “understanding” and the “action” parts of their brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with reason and the part connected with sensitivity when solving a problem. Women take a less direct path to find a solution.

Dr. Venma warns that the study should not lead anyone to expect some behaviors from women and others from men.

1.By describing the scene of shopping, the writer wants to ____ .

A. reveal men and women's preference of living expense

B. criticize women's wasted living expense

C. think highly of women's considerate behavior

D. illustrate men and women's different brains

2.When asked to deal with a problem, _____ .

A. men tend to take action straight

B. women tend to take action straight

C. women tend to use a single part of the brain

D. men tend to use connected parts of the brain

3.Dr. Verma's warning indicates that _____ .

A. women and men can hardly learn from each other

B. women and men can hardly cooperate well

C. women and men can hardly complete multitasks

D. women and men can hardly perform the same behavior

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. “reason” brain or “creative” brain

B. Multi-tasking or single-tasking

C. Costly shopping or economical shopping

D. Reason or sensitivity

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 本文科普类阅读，讲述男女大脑的不同，男性更加理性，单一而直接执行某一任务，而女性能在同一时间做很多事情，

1.D 细节推断题。根据第二段提到And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a grocery store这个商店购物的事情讲述男女大脑之间的差异，故选D项。

2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段提到. Generally speaking，men do one thing at a time.一般来说，男性在同一时间只能执行一个任务，故选A项。

3.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到Dr. Venma warns that the study should not lead anyone to expect some behaviors from women and others from men. 维尔马博士提醒说，这项研究不应导致任何人对男性和女性的行为有所期望(因为性别只是影响大脑行为的因素之一)，故选D项。

4.B 主旨大意。本文主要讲述男女大脑的不同，男性更加理性，单一而直接执行某一任务，而女性能在同一时间做很多事情，故B项符合文意。

考点：科普类阅读。