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. She also gets a bottle of wine for drinks with friends and a birthday card for her husband’s niece. 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.

Scientists 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 the 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 complicated they might use different parts of the brain. But men generally use just one.

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.

Thanks for your listening. I’m your announcer Anna Matteo.

1.From Paragraph 1, we can learn that women ________.

A. are more hard-working than men

B. are more multi-tasking than men

C. are more careful than men

D. go shopping more than men

2.When asked to do something complicated, men __________.

A. only use the “reason” side of the brain

B. only use the “creative” side of the brain

C. use different parts of the brain

D. use one part of the brain

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Men like doing something difficult.

B. Men take a less direct path to find a solution.

C. Women usually deal with a problem indirectly.

D. Women brains have more connections on one side.

4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us ________.

A. that men and women really do think differently

B. who want to go shopping more, men or women

C. why women want to do many things at one time

D. that men and women all like to drink milk

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述男女大脑由于结构的不同，导致男女思考方式不同。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. 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句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.可知，女性是多任务的，故选B项。

2.第三段最后两句She says when women are asked to do something complicated they might use different parts of the brain. But men generally use just one.可知，男性在做复杂的事情时，通常只使用大脑的一个部分。故选D项。

3. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中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.以及前面的内容可知，女性通常不直接解决问题，故选C项。

4. 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述男女大脑由于结构的不同，导致男女思考方式不同。男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A项符合文意。

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要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如第31小题，A 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述男女大脑由于结构的不同，导致男女思考方式不同。男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A项符合文意。

考点：科普类阅读。