第四部分：閱讀理解
第三篇 Two People，Two Paths
You must be familiar with the situation：Dad’s driving，Mum’s telling him where to go．He’s sure that they need to turn left But she says it’s not for another two blocks．Who has the better sense of direction? Men or women. They both do, a new study says．but in different ways．Men and women．Canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their way．Men look quickly at landmarks(地標)and head off in what they think is the right direction．Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head．“women tend to be more detailed,”said Edward Cornell．who led the study,“while men tend to be a little bit faster and …a little bit more intuitive(直覺感知的)．”
In fact, said Cornell,“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．The first is the“survey method”.This is when you see all area from above, such as a printed map．Y0u can see，for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right．The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directions．You start from the hospital，then turn left，turn fight，go uphill——and then you see the supermarket．Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions．Both work, and neither is better. Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.
In ancient times，young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt．The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places．The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on．
The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants．These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths．So, women’s sense of space was based on learning certain routes．
41 When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on
A his intuitive knowledge.
B his book knowledge．
C Mum’s assistance.
D the police’s assistance．
42 Women are more likely to use
A the survey method.
B the traditional method．
C the route method.
D the right method.
43 Which works better，the route method or the survey method?
A The survey method．
B The route method．
C Either．
D Neither．
44 Which of the following is NOT a landmark?
A A long river．
B A high mountain．
C A magnificent church．
D A path in your head．
45 Women developed a sense of space out of the need
A to go fishing．
B to go hunting.
C to learn well-used paths．
D to go swimming.
答案及解析:
41 A
該題問的是：找路時爸爸依賴的是什么?A說的是：他的直覺知識。B說的是：他的書本知識。C說的是：媽媽的幫助。D說的是：警察的幫助。第四段的最后講到男人時作者用了這么一個短語：a little bit more intuitive。直覺感知更多一些?？梢夾是正確答案。類似的描述也見于第三段。
42 C
該題問的是：女人傾向于用什么?A說的是：測量法。B說的是：傳統(tǒng)法。C說的是：路線法。D說的是：正確的辦法。第三段的最后一句是這么說的：然而，女人是試圖先把整個路線詳詳細細地記住，然后跟著腦子里的線路走。因此C是正確的。
43 D
該題問的是：路線法和測量法，哪種更好些?倒數(shù)第四段是這么說的：兩種都可以，不能說一種比另一種更好?？梢奃是正確的。
44 D
該題問的是：哪一種不是地標?顧名思義，你腦袋里的線路當然不是路標。
45 C
該題問的是：女人的方位感是出于什么樣的需要形成的?A說的是：為了釣魚。B說的是：為了打獵。C說的是：為了熟悉常用的道路。D說的是：為了游泳。C可以在最后一段的倒數(shù)第二旬找到。
第三篇 Two People，Two Paths
You must be familiar with the situation：Dad’s driving，Mum’s telling him where to go．He’s sure that they need to turn left But she says it’s not for another two blocks．Who has the better sense of direction? Men or women. They both do, a new study says．but in different ways．Men and women．Canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their way．Men look quickly at landmarks(地標)and head off in what they think is the right direction．Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head．“women tend to be more detailed,”said Edward Cornell．who led the study,“while men tend to be a little bit faster and …a little bit more intuitive(直覺感知的)．”
In fact, said Cornell,“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．The first is the“survey method”.This is when you see all area from above, such as a printed map．Y0u can see，for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right．The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directions．You start from the hospital，then turn left，turn fight，go uphill——and then you see the supermarket．Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions．Both work, and neither is better. Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.
In ancient times，young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt．The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places．The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on．
The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants．These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths．So, women’s sense of space was based on learning certain routes．
41 When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on
A his intuitive knowledge.
B his book knowledge．
C Mum’s assistance.
D the police’s assistance．
42 Women are more likely to use
A the survey method.
B the traditional method．
C the route method.
D the right method.
43 Which works better，the route method or the survey method?
A The survey method．
B The route method．
C Either．
D Neither．
44 Which of the following is NOT a landmark?
A A long river．
B A high mountain．
C A magnificent church．
D A path in your head．
45 Women developed a sense of space out of the need
A to go fishing．
B to go hunting.
C to learn well-used paths．
D to go swimming.
答案及解析:
41 A
該題問的是：找路時爸爸依賴的是什么?A說的是：他的直覺知識。B說的是：他的書本知識。C說的是：媽媽的幫助。D說的是：警察的幫助。第四段的最后講到男人時作者用了這么一個短語：a little bit more intuitive。直覺感知更多一些?？梢夾是正確答案。類似的描述也見于第三段。
42 C
該題問的是：女人傾向于用什么?A說的是：測量法。B說的是：傳統(tǒng)法。C說的是：路線法。D說的是：正確的辦法。第三段的最后一句是這么說的：然而，女人是試圖先把整個路線詳詳細細地記住，然后跟著腦子里的線路走。因此C是正確的。
43 D
該題問的是：路線法和測量法，哪種更好些?倒數(shù)第四段是這么說的：兩種都可以，不能說一種比另一種更好?？梢奃是正確的。
44 D
該題問的是：哪一種不是地標?顧名思義，你腦袋里的線路當然不是路標。
45 C
該題問的是：女人的方位感是出于什么樣的需要形成的?A說的是：為了釣魚。B說的是：為了打獵。C說的是：為了熟悉常用的道路。D說的是：為了游泳。C可以在最后一段的倒數(shù)第二旬找到。