2013年英语专四阅读理解题目：阅读理解
<p> <span word="Womens">Womens</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mens">mens</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="of">of</span>. <span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biologists">biologists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="minefield">minefield</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="hurriedly">hurriedly</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="definite">definite</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="variation">variation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="processes">processes</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trunkline">trunkline</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="between">between</span> 200 <span word="and">and</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corpus">corpus</span> <span word="callosum">callosum</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corpus">corpus</span> <span word="callosum">callosum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nerve">nerve</span> <span word="fibres">fibres</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brains">brains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="What">What</span>?, <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="others">others</span>? <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="present">present</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="biological">biological</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inborn">inborn</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>?</p><p> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="functions">functions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corpus">corpus</span> <span word="callosum">callosum</span> <span word="enabled">enabled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wordhanding">wordhanding</span>, <span word="analytical">analytical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>, <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="harmoniously">harmoniously</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="halves">halves</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="connections">connections</span>.</p>
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