PAGEPAGE22015屆高考英語二輪專題訓練：閱讀理解（37）AOneoutofmanyimportantthingsforthewholefamilytodoistohavedinnertogether.Researchersbeganreportingthebenefitsoffamilydinneraboutadecadeago,focusingmainlyonhowitaffectschildren.Studiesshowthatthosefamilieswhoeatdinneratleast3or4timesaweektogether,benefitinmanyways.[2]Eatingtogetherhelpsfamiliesachieveopencommunicationandbuildstrongerandhealthierrelationships.Childrenhavebettergradesatschoolandarebetteradjustedasteensandadults,andtheentirefamilyenjoyshealthiernutrition.Formanyfamilies,eatingdinnertogetherprovestobegoodandeffectivewaytoreducetheriskofyouthratesofaddiction,andhelpstoraisehealthierchildren.Itisalsoagreattimetosharetheeventsoftheday,discussnewsandideasandjustbetogetherandenjoyeachother'scompany.[3]Duringdinnertimeparentshavebetteropportunitytoshowthattheyarethepriortotheirchildren.Sittingatthesametableandsharingmealsiswhereandwhenparentscanfindoutmoreabouttheirchildren'sschoolperformance,dailyactivitiesandattitudestowardlife.Whenparentshaveallthisinformationtheycanbetterdirecttheirkidstowardpositivethingsinlife.Theyalsohavebetterchancetoreducethepossibilitythatchildrenwillgetinvolvedwithalcohol,tobacco,andillegaldrugs.[4]However,familyresearcherssaythatthebenefitsoffamilydinnerbynomeanscanbeconsideredasautomatic.Parentscansitdowntodinnerwiththeirkidseverydayandachievenothing.____________________ifthereistoomucharguinggoingon,ifthereisnomeaningfulconversationor,whatisevenworse,ifthereisjustplainsilenceduringgathering.76.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?(nomorethan8words)________________________________________________________________77.Whichsentenceinthetextisclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Byhavingdinnertogetherfamilymemberscanhavefreeexchangeofinformationanddevelopclosertiesamongthem._________________________________________________________________78.FillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.(nomorethan8words)_________________________________________________________________79.Whatinformationcanparentsprobablygetabouttheirchildrenatfamilydinner?(nomorethan12words)_________________________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3intoChinese.________________________________________________________________BDidyouknowthatwomen’sbrainsaresmallerthanmen’s?Theaveragewomen’sbrainweighs10%lessthanmen’s.Sinceresearchhasshownthatthebiggerthebrain,thecleverertheanimal,menmustbemoreintelligent(聰明的)thanwomen.Right?Wrong.Menandwomenalwaysscoresimilarlyonintelligencetests,despitethedifferenceinbrainsize.Why?Afteryearsofstudy,researchershaveconcludedthatit’swhat’sinsidethatmatters,notjustthesizeofthebrain.Thebrainconsistsof“greymatter”andIthasbeensuggestedthatsmallerbrainappearstoworkfaster,perhapsbecausethetwosidesofthebrainarebetterconnectedinwomen.Thismeansthatlittlegirlstendtolearntospeakearlier,andthatwomencanunderstandsortsofinformationfromdifferentsourcesatthesametime.Whenitcomestotalkingtothebossonthephone,cookingdinnerandkeepinganeyeonthebabyallatthesametime,it’swomenwhocomeoutontopeverytime.Thereareotherimportantdifferencesbetweentwosexes.Aswhitematteristhekeytospatial(空間的)tasks,menknowbetterwherethingsareinrelationtootherthings.“Agreatfootballeralwaysknowswhereheisinrelationtotheotherplayers,andheknowswheretogo,”saysoneresearcher.Thatmayexplainoneoflife’sgreatmysteries:whymenrefusetoaskfordirections…B.alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmallerC.toomanystudiesonanimals’sizehavebeendoneD.peoplecanavoidthenegativeeffectsofclimatechange()24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Climatechangehasevenaffectedplanktonnegatively.B.Birdshavesufferedmorefromclimatechangethanfish.C.Ants,beesandspidershavebeenshrinkingby50%to70%inthepastdecade.D.Awarmingeventcausingspeciestobecomesmallerhasneverhappenedbefore.()25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsclimatechangeinthepassage?A.Concerned. B.Optimistic.C.Indifferent. D.Confident.DBoys’schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(陽剛),theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoobeyastereotype(陳規(guī)舊俗),aUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoobeythe“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith“boy-focused”approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevision,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven“hands-on”lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.“Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemoderntypeinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,”Jameswrote.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoobeyastereotypethatmenshouldbe“masterfulandincharge”inrelationships.“Inmixedschoolsboysfeelforcedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,”thestudyreported.()26.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould.

A.forceboystohidetheiremotionstobe“realmen”B.encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyC.helptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysD.naturallyreinforceinboysthetraditionalimageofaman()27.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys.

A.performrelativelybetter B.growupmorehealthilyC.behavemoreresponsibly D.receiveabettereducation()28.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C.Itfailstogiveboysthe