高中英语Unit21HumanBiology_Lesson2自我小测北师大版.docx

Unit 21 Human Biology-Lesson2.翻译填空1他们有充分的证据相信你所讲的是真实的。_ to believe that what you said is true.2如果我们把会议推迟到下周举行，怎么样呢？What if _to next week?3既然她病得厉害，我们要马上派人去请医生。Since she is seriously ill，we have to _.4久而久之，我们就可能翻译一些较难的台词。By and by，_something difficult.5广告商要学会迎合广大普通群众的需要。The advertising companies should learn to_in the street.单项填空1We had to_ the sports meeting because of the sandstorm.Abegin BpostponeCenlarge Ddecrease2I was_to be asked to make a speech at the meeting.Aexplicit BanxiousCprivileged Dpunctual3This question was so_ that we all asked Mr.Lee to explain it in simple diagrams.Aeasy BinitialCsupreme Dcomplicated4It is about to rain.Youd better go home_.Oh，yes.Thank you.Astraight away Bat all costsCin vain Dat random5When we entered the middle school，we were_ as if we were guests.Atreated BinformedCembarrassed Dcorresponded.阅读理解Did you know that womens brains are smaller than mens？The average womens brain weighs 10% less than mens.Since research has shown that the bigger the brain is，the cleverer the animal is，men must be more intelligent(聪明的) than women.Right？Wrong.Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests，despite the difference in brain size.Why？After years of study，researchers have concluded that its whats inside that matters，not just the size of the brain.The brain consists of “grey matter” and “white matter”While men have more of the latter，the amount of “thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster，perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women.This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier，and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time.When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone，cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time，its women who come out on top every time.There are other important differences between two sexes.As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks，men know better where things are in relation to other things.“A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players，and he knows where to go，” says one researcher.That may explain one of lifes great mysteries：why men refuse to ask for directions and women often need to!The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about nine weeks old，which can be seen in the action of children as young as one.A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others.These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills，while more women speech skills.It may all go back to our ancestors(祖先)，among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt，according to one research.If all this disappoints you，it shouldnt.“The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it，” says a biologist.1Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?AWomens brain is 10% less than mens.BGrey matter plays the same role as white matter.CGrey matter controls thinking in the brain.DBoth sexes have the same amount of white matter.2What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?AWomen prefer doing many things at a time.BMen do better dealing with one job at a time.CWomen do not need to tell directions.DMen have weaker spatial abilities.3Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph?AYoung boys may be stronger than young girls.BMore women take up jobs requiring speech skillsCWomen may have stronger feelings than men.DOur ancestors needed more spatial skills.4What is the writers attitude in writing this passage?ADefensive. BPersuasive.CSupportive. DObjective.参考答案.1答案：They have ample evidence2答案：we put off the meeting3答案：send for a doctor straight away4答案：we may interpret5答案：cater for the customers.1答案：B2答案：C3答案：D4答案：A5答案：A.1解析：细节理解题。文章第一段最后一句话中的the latter就指上文说的white matter，而后面的thinking brain应该指grey matter了，由此推断答案为C项。答案：C2