共用题干第一篇Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for LongerBritish women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research byDebenhams.Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said." shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly," added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own may also be a factor.The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of 14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the store said.However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly 40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.Which of the following statements about the length of time mini-skirts is true?A:At the age 14,girls often wear mini-skirts which are about 46cm in size.B:Girls at the age of' 19 wear the shortest mini-skirts.C:At the age of 23,most girls wear mini-skirts which are 37 cm long.D:From tile age of 23,skirt length increases because girls are in their first stable relationship.
共用题干
第一篇
Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for Longer
British women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research by
Debenhams.
Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said."
shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly,"
added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the
mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."
The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir
over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta
of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the
reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.
The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with
well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own
may also be a factor.
The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of
14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the
waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.
Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their
shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising
to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the
store said.
However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early
relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly
40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases
dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.
第一篇
Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for Longer
British women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research by
Debenhams.
Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said."
shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly,"
added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the
mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."
The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir
over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta
of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the
reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.
The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with
well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own
may also be a factor.
The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of
14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the
waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.
Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their
shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising
to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the
store said.
However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early
relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly
40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases
dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.
Which of the following statements about the length of time mini-skirts is true?
A:At the age 14,girls often wear mini-skirts which are about 46cm in size.
B:Girls at the age of' 19 wear the shortest mini-skirts.
C:At the age of 23,most girls wear mini-skirts which are 37 cm long.
D:From tile age of 23,skirt length increases because girls are in their first stable relationship.
A:At the age 14,girls often wear mini-skirts which are about 46cm in size.
B:Girls at the age of' 19 wear the shortest mini-skirts.
C:At the age of 23,most girls wear mini-skirts which are 37 cm long.
D:From tile age of 23,skirt length increases because girls are in their first stable relationship.
参考解析
解析：由文章第二段的第一句话可知，Dehenhams是一个百货公司的名称。
本题为细节测试题。从文章第二段第二句“It shows that women now have an increasingconfidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly,”可知A项是正确的。从文章第四段“The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive舒m culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their。wn may also be a factor.”意思是因为人们越来越自信，注意健身保持体形，以及女性生活更加独立。可得知B项和D项正确，而C项气候变暖不是文中所说的原因之一。故选C。
本题为细节测试题。第三段最后一句话“Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when they reached 33 years old——a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s."，可知，从20世纪60年代开始一直到80年代，调查都显示女性到33岁之后就停止购买超短裙了。所以D项符合原义。
由文章倒数第二段的内容可知，从23岁开始，女性所穿的超短裙的长度从32厘米逐渐增至37厘米，主要是因为在这个阶段她们普遍有了第一次稳定的恋爱关系。
zoom的意思是“急速增长”，与soar（猛增）意思相近。decrease下降；hold steady保持稳定；drop降低。
本题为细节测试题。从文章第二段第二句“It shows that women now have an increasingconfidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly,”可知A项是正确的。从文章第四段“The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive舒m culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their。wn may also be a factor.”意思是因为人们越来越自信，注意健身保持体形，以及女性生活更加独立。可得知B项和D项正确，而C项气候变暖不是文中所说的原因之一。故选C。
本题为细节测试题。第三段最后一句话“Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when they reached 33 years old——a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s."，可知，从20世纪60年代开始一直到80年代，调查都显示女性到33岁之后就停止购买超短裙了。所以D项符合原义。
由文章倒数第二段的内容可知，从23岁开始，女性所穿的超短裙的长度从32厘米逐渐增至37厘米，主要是因为在这个阶段她们普遍有了第一次稳定的恋爱关系。
zoom的意思是“急速增长”，与soar（猛增）意思相近。decrease下降；hold steady保持稳定；drop降低。
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共用题干Changes of Women's RoleThe role of women in Britain has changed a lot in this century,______(51)in the last twenty years.The main change has been______(52)giving women greater equality with men.Up to the beginning of this century,women seem to have had______(53)rights.They could not vote and were kept at home.______(54),as far as we know,most women were happy with this situation. Today,women in Britain certainly______(55)more rights than they used to.They were ______(56)the vote in 1919._________(1919.)In 1970 a law was passed to give them an equal______(57)of wealth in the case of divorce,______(58)the Equal Pay Act gave them the right of equal paywith men for work of equal value in the same year.Yet______(59)these changes,there are still great difference in status between men and women.Many employers seem to______(60)the Equal Pay Act,and the average working women is______(61)to earn only about half that a man earns for the same job.______(62) a survey,at present,only one-third of the country's workers are______(63)women.This small percentage is partly______(64)a shortage of nurseries.If there were______(65)nurseries, twice as many women might well go out to work._________(62)A:Apart form B:According toC:Because of D:In addition to
共用题干第一篇Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for LongerBritish women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research byDebenhams.Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said." shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly," added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own may also be a factor.The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of 14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the store said.However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly 40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.According to the passage,British women are happy to wear mini-skirts up until an old age because of ti following reasons EXCEPT_________.A:women are'more and more confident in their bodiesB:women nowadays pay much more attention to body building,and this provides them with well ton。 bodies to wear mini-skirtsC:the climate of Great Britain is getting warmer in recent years,thus women can wear minis for a longer timeD:more and more women are now living on their own
共用题干第一篇Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for LongerBritish women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research byDebenhams.Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said." shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly," added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own may also be a factor.The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of 14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the store said.However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly 40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.We can infer from the second and third paragraphs that in 1970s_______.A:a lot of women dared to wear mini-skirts at the age of 40B:most women between 33 and 36 were still happy to wear mini-skirtsC:even women in their early 50s rightly regarded a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe.D:mnost women no longer wore mini-skirts when they m,eached the age of 33
共用题干第一篇Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for LongerBritish women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research byDebenhams.Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said." shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly," added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own may also be a factor.The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of 14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the store said.However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly 40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.The word "zoom" in the first sentence of the last paragraph can be best replaced by________.A:soar B:decrease C:hold steady D:drop
共用题干第一篇Women Staying in Mini-Skirts for LongerBritish women are happy nowadays to wear mini-skirts up until the age of 40,according to research byDebenhams.Just 20 years ago,few wonien would dare to wear a mini-skirt after the age of 33,the store said." shows that women now have an increasing confidence in their bodies and are happy to dress accordingly," added in a statement."If' this trend continues,thlere's no doubt that,within the next decade,women in the mid 40s and early 50s will rightly regard a mini-skirt as an essential part of their everyday wardrobe."The figures emerged when the store exanjined the latest age profile of women buying short,36-cm skir over the past six months. Their results show that it has jumped from an average age of 36-year-old at the sta of millennium to 40 today.Figures from 1980 showed that on average women stopped buying minis when the reached 33 years old一a figure unchanged from the mid-1960s.The store noted that experts believe that the popularity of intensive gym culture,providing women with well toned bodies for longer may be the reason.The increasing number of British women living on their own may also be a factor.The Debenhams'study showed that a modern woman's love affair with a mini-skirt begins at the age of 14 but that she doesn'tbuy her first one until the age of 16.Instead,she flouts school rules by rolling up the waistband of the school uniform to give the impression of wearing a mini-skirt.Skirts get shorter between the ages of 16 and 19,reducing in size from 46 to 36 cm before reaching their shortest,a mere 32 cm,at the age of 23.Skirt length increases slightly between the ages of 23 and 27,rising to 37 cm,possibly due to girls being in their first stable relationship,with no desire to attract attention,the store said.However,it found short skirts suddenly zoom in popularity between the ages of 27 and 34,as those early relationships break down,and new relationships are formed.The move into longer skirts begins irreversibly 40 years old,when 46-cm skirts,still slightly above the knee are the norm.From then on,skirt length increases dramatically,falling below the knee for the very first time since school days at the age of 42.Debenhams could most possibly be_________.A:a fashion magazine B:a lifestyle associationC:an expert on trends D:a department store
共用题干Breast Cancer Deaths Record LowThe number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to a record low by dropping under 12,000 a year for the first time since records began.The Cancer Research UK data showed that 11,990 women died in the UK in 2007.The previous lowest figure had been recorded in 1 97 1一 the year records began一after which it rose steadily year by year until the late 1980s.Professor Peter Johnson,Cancer Research UK's chief clinician,said,"It's incredibly encouraging to see fewer women dying from breast cancer now than at any time in the last 40 years,despite breast cancer being diagnosed more often.""Research has played a crucial role in this progress,leading to improved treatments and better management for women with the disease."" The introduction of the NHS（国民保健制度）breast screening program has also contributed as the earlier cancer is diagnosed,women are more likely to survive."Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK with 45,500 women every year diagnosed with the disease一a 50% rise in 25 years.The number of deaths peaked in 1989,when 15,625 women died.It then fell by between 200 and 400 deaths each year until 2004.There was a slight rise in 2005 and then two years of falls.Dr. Sarah Cant,policy manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer,said,"It is great news that fewer women are dying from breast cancer and highlights the impact of improved treatments,breast screening and awareness of the disease.""However,there are still too many women affected and the incidence of the disease is increasing year byyear.,,The rising rate of breast cancer diagnosis has been put down to a variety of factors including obesity （肥胖）and alcohol consumption.The rate of breast cancer diagnosis in the UK has been dropping.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Breast Cancer Deaths Record LowThe number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to a record low by dropping under 12,000 a year for the first time since records began.The Cancer Research UK data showed that 11,990 women died in the UK in 2007.The previous lowest figure had been recorded in 1 97 1一 the year records began一after which it rose steadily year by year until the late 1980s.Professor Peter Johnson,Cancer Research UK's chief clinician,said,"It's incredibly encouraging to see fewer women dying from breast cancer now than at any time in the last 40 years,despite breast cancer being diagnosed more often.""Research has played a crucial role in this progress,leading to improved treatments and better management for women with the disease."" The introduction of the NHS（国民保健制度）breast screening program has also contributed as the earlier cancer is diagnosed,women are more likely to survive."Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK with 45,500 women every year diagnosed with the disease一a 50% rise in 25 years.The number of deaths peaked in 1989,when 15,625 women died.It then fell by between 200 and 400 deaths each year until 2004.There was a slight rise in 2005 and then two years of falls.Dr. Sarah Cant,policy manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer,said,"It is great news that fewer women are dying from breast cancer and highlights the impact of improved treatments,breast screening and awareness of the disease.""However,there are still too many women affected and the incidence of the disease is increasing year byyear.,,The rising rate of breast cancer diagnosis has been put down to a variety of factors including obesity （肥胖）and alcohol consumption.Breast cancer can come back 10 years after you are first diagnosed.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Breast Cancer Deaths Record LowThe number of women dying from breast cancer has fallen to a record low by dropping under 12,000 a year for the first time since records began.The Cancer Research UK data showed that 11,990 women died in the UK in 2007.The previous lowest figure had been recorded in 1 97 1一 the year records began一after which it rose steadily year by year until the late 1980s.Professor Peter Johnson,Cancer Research UK's chief clinician,said,"It's incredibly encouraging to see fewer women dying from breast cancer now than at any time in the last 40 years,despite breast cancer being diagnosed more often.""Research has played a crucial role in this progress,leading to improved treatments and better management for women with the disease."" The introduction of the NHS（国民保健制度）breast screening program has also contributed as the earlier cancer is diagnosed,women are more likely to survive."Breast cancer is now the most common cancer in the UK with 45,500 women every year diagnosed with the disease一a 50% rise in 25 years.The number of deaths peaked in 1989,when 15,625 women died.It then fell by between 200 and 400 deaths each year until 2004.There was a slight rise in 2005 and then two years of falls.Dr. Sarah Cant,policy manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer,said,"It is great news that fewer women are dying from breast cancer and highlights the impact of improved treatments,breast screening and awareness of the disease.""However,there are still too many women affected and the incidence of the disease is increasing year byyear.,,The rising rate of breast cancer diagnosis has been put down to a variety of factors including obesity （肥胖）and alcohol consumption.11,990 women died from breast cancer in the UK in 2007.A:RightB:WrongC:Not mentioned
共用题干Screen Test1 Every year millions of women are screened with X-rays to pick up signs of breast cancer. If this happens early enough,the disease can often be treated successfully.According to a survey published last year,2 1 countries have screening programs.Nine of them,including Australia,Canada,the US and Spain, screen women under 50.2 But the medical benefits of screening these younger women are controversial,partly because the radiation brings a small risk of inducing cancer. Also,younger women must be given higher doses of X-raysbecause their breast tissue is denser.3 Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia analyzed the effect of screening more than 160,000 women at 11 local clinics.After estimating the women's cumulative dose of radiation,they used two models to calculate the number of extra cancers this would cause.4 The mathematical model recommended by Britain's National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)predicted that the screening program would cause 36 cancers per 100,000 women,18 of them fatal.The model preferred by the UN Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation led to a lower figure of 20 cancers.5 The researchers argue that the level of radiation-induced cancers is"not very significant"compared to the far larger number of cancers that are discovered and treated.The Valencia program,they say,detects between 300 and 450 cases of breast cancer in every 100,000 women screened.6 But they point out that the risk of women contracting cancer from radiation could be reduced by between 40 and 80 percent if screening began at 50 instead of 45,because they would be exposed to less radiation.The results of their study,they suggest,could help"optimize the technique"for breast cancer screening.7 "There is a trade-off between the diagnostic benefits of breast screening and its risks," admits Michael Clark of the NRPB.But he warns that the study should be interpreted with caution."On the basis of the current data,for every 10 cancers successfully detected and prevented there is a risk of causing one later in life.That'S why radiation exposure should be minimized in any screening program."Delaying the age at which screening starts may_________.A:be costlyB:harmfulC:save a lifeD:still open to debateE:reduce the risk of radiation triggering a cancerF:reduced to the minimum
Everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older, but men's minds decline more than women's, according to the results of a worldwide survey.Certain differences seem to be inherent in male and female brains: Men are better at maintaining and dealing with mental images (useful in mathematical reasoning and spatial skills ) , while women tend to excel (擅长) at recalling information from their brain's files (helpful with language skills and remembering the locations of objects).Many studies have looked for a connection between sex and the amount of mental decline ( 衰退) people experience as they age, but the results have been mixed.Some studies found more age-related decline in men than in women, while others saw the opposite or even no relationship at all between sex and mental decline．Those results could be improper because the studies involved older people, and women live longer than men: The men tested are the survivors, "so they're the ones that may not have shown such cognitive decline," said study team leader Elizabeth of the University of Warwick in England.People surveyed completed four tasks that tested sex-related cognitive skills: matching an object to its rotated form, matching lines shown from the same angle, typing as many words in a particular category (范畴) as possible in the given time, e.g．"object usually colored gray", and recalling the location of objects in a line drawing．The first two were tasks at which men usually excel; the latter were typically dominated by women.Within each age group studied, men and women performed better in their separate categories on average．And though performance declined with age for both genders, women showed obviously less decline than men overall.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?A.Men do better than women when it comes to learning English.B.Women stand out at remembering people's names.C.Men excel at typing as many words in a particular category as possible in the given time.D.Women excel at dealing mathematic problems.
Everyone becomes a little more forgetful as they get older, but men's minds decline more than women's, according to the results of a worldwide survey.Certain differences seem to be inherent in male and female brains: Men are better at maintaining and dealing with mental images (useful in mathematical reasoning and spatial skills ) , while women tend to excel (擅长) at recalling information from their brain's files (helpful with language skills and remembering the locations of objects).Many studies have looked for a connection between sex and the amount of mental decline ( 衰退) people experience as they age, but the results have been mixed.Some studies found more age-related decline in men than in women, while others saw the opposite or even no relationship at all between sex and mental decline．Those results could be improper because the studies involved older people, and women live longer than men: The men tested are the survivors, "so they're the ones that may not have shown such cognitive decline," said study team leader Elizabeth of the University of Warwick in England.People surveyed completed four tasks that tested sex-related cognitive skills: matching an object to its rotated form, matching lines shown from the same angle, typing as many words in a particular category (范畴) as possible in the given time, e.g．"object usually colored gray", and recalling the location of objects in a line drawing．The first two were tasks at which men usually excel; the latter were typically dominated by women.Within each age group studied, men and women performed better in their separate categories on average．And though performance declined with age for both genders, women showed obviously less decline than men overall.According to the passage, which of the following can NOT be typed into the same category?A.clouD.B.sheepC.treesD.goose
单选题According to the information given in the passage, if two20-year-old twins lived on earth, and one of them left on a journey for Alpha Centauri at very close to the speed of light, then managed to survive the journey and return to earth having aged 40 years during the journey, what could she expect to find upon her return to earth?AHer great-grandmotherBHer twin at the age of 20CHer twin at the age of 40DHer twin at the age of 60EHer twin’s great-grandchildren
单选题According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed ______.Aif people can return to the “golden age”Bwhen women and men enjoy equal rightsCwhen people rid themselves of prejudiceDif less emphasis is laid on material things
单选题According to Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, the minimum age at the time of the initial entry into force of this Convention is 16 years Night work of seafarers under the age of （）shall be prohibited.A18B16C22D20
单选题If cylinder liner wear is up to maximum limits the possibility of scavenge fires will not be materially reduced until the liners are （）.ApolishedBrenewedCadjustedDground
单选题The author suggests that the benefits of women are working _____.Amean that women are able to realize their dreamsBhave been exaggerated in the past few decadesCare shared only by a limited number of womenDwill be better seen in the years to come