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　　Men have always believed that they are smarter than women. Now, a study has found that while this is certainly true, men also have to deal with the fact that they are also more stupid than the fairer sex.

　　In the study, scientists measured the IQ of 2500 brothers and sisters and they found an uneven number of men not only in the top two percent, but also in the bottom two percent.

　　The study's participants were tested on science, maths, English and mechanical abilities.

　　Though there were twice as many men as women in the smartest group, there were also twice as many men among the dolts.

　　The aggregate scores of men and women were similar.

　　One of the study's authors, psychology professor Timothy Bates, said that the phenomenon may be because men have always been expected to be high achievers and women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their home.

　　"The female developmental program may be tilted more towards ensuring survival and the safety of the middle ground.," the Daily Mail quoted Professor Bates, of Edinburgh University, as saying.

　　The research tallies with past results that men were more likely than women to receive first class University degrees or thirds and women secured the seconds.

　　It has been said that men are more ready to take risk when it comes to academics. Women have always found to be steadier in their learning.

　　A past study has shown that women are securing more firsts and seconds, while men are continuing to receive more thirds.

　　The argument for the change is that the increase of coursework at the cost of exams favors women's steady approach.

　　16. The purpose of the passage is to tell us that ________.

　　A. man are smarter then women

　　B. man are more stupid the women

　　C. a new fact about the IQ of men and women has been found

　　D. men are more likely to receive first class university degrees

　　17 According to Timothy Bates, less women are in the smartest group because _________.

　　A. they are born stupid

　　B. they have to spend more time to tale care of their home than men

　　C. they don’t like to take risk

　　D. they are not expected to be high achievers

　　18. The underlined word tallies with in the eighth paragraph means________.

　　A. agree with B. deal with C. go against D. go with

　　19. It can be inferred from the passage that______.

　　A. Women are steadier in their learning.

　　B. men are more ready to take risk in everything

　　C. women are securing more firsts and seconds

　　D. women are doing much better in academy

　　20. Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage?

　　A. Why are men smarter than women?

　　B. Why are men more stupid than women?

　　C. How does the result go along with the past research?

　　D. How can we help the men in the bottom?

　　[全解全析] 男女在智力方面的差别。

　　C 主旨大意题。由文章第一段得知。

　　B 细节理解题。由文章第六段(women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their home)得知。

　　A 词意猜测题。由文章第一段和第八段得知。

　　D 推理判断题。由倒数第二段得知。

　　D主旨大意题。

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players.

　　When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters(花名册) will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stem happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010.

　　The NBA is now planning to take China by storm.

　　“Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said Stern. The strategy(战略，策略) in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China. The NBA, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.

　　“It doesn’t matter where the players come from, all the NBA teams now know that they have to scout(寻找，觅得) internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers. Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming — number one draft pick in 2002 — and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic — number two overall in this year’s draft — are icons(偶像)in-waiting. It is the ultimate(最后的，根本的) revolution — the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball.

　　1. According to the report, .

　　A. Michael Jordan is still playing a very important role in NBA

　　B. the part played by the foreign players in NBA will be great

　　C. Yao Ming is to play two pre-season games in NBA

　　D. European countries will host the 2004 NBA games

　　2. The underlined phrase “take China by storm” has the meaning of _______ ___.

　　A. NBA intends to make China its “marketing center”

　　B. NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China

　　C. there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against the Sacramento Kings

　　D. the NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China

　　3. What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA?

　　A. NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league.

　　B. China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA.

　　C. Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan.

　　D. The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.

　　4 When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to _ _.

　　A. farms in the States

　　B. native Americans

　　C. the NBA training center

　　D. the USA

　　5. Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Non-American Basketball Players

　　B. NBA Is Coming to China

　　C. The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA

　　D. NBA Is Making Big Progress

　　[全解全析] BAADC

　　NBA的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国球员将占相当的比例，NBA需借助外籍球员的

　　力量来维持其地位。

　　B 推理判断题。根据第二段20 percent of NBA rosters will be filled by non-Americans，以

　　及文章后半部分Terry说的话it has increased the level of competition here可判断出外国球员

　　将在NBA起到举足轻重的作用。

　　A 词义猜测题。根据文章中间Stern所说的话，及下一自然段The success of Chinese

　　centre Yao Ming has paved the way for the NBA marketing blitz in China可判断出NBA将把中

　　国看作是一个重要的市场。

　　A 推理判断题。通读全文，可得出这个结论：NBA的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国

　　球员将占相当的比例。

　　D 词义猜测题。从文章后半部The NBA knows that it needs a global market及It doesn’t

　　matter where the players come from可判断出home soil指的是美国本土。

　　C 主旨大意题。tie在这儿被用来比喻外籍球员，意思是说NBA需借助外籍球员的力量

　　来维持其地位。