PartIIReadingComprehension(40%)SectionADirections:Thereare1passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebettervocabulariesthanboys?Inyouropinion,areboysbetteratbuildingthings?Ifyouranswertoeachofthosequestionsis“Yes,”youarerightaccordingtoanarticlein“CurrentScience.”Thereareexceptions,butherearethefacts.Ontheaverage,malesscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskills.Femalesshowsuperiorabilityintestsmeasuringvocabulary,spelling,andmemory.Butthesedifferencewillprobablynotalwaysexist.Inthefuture,aperson
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sabilitiesmaynotbedeterminedbysex.Asonescientistsays,“Nothingisimpossibleforapersontobeordo.”Inseveralrecentstudies,youngbabieshavebeenobservedandtestedtodiscoverhowdifferentabilitiesaredeveloped.AscientificteamheadedbyJeromeKagan,apsychologistatHarvardUniversity,isstudyingthethinkingabilityofchildren111/2monthsold.Thetestisasimpleone.Thebaby,whileseatedonitsmother
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slap,watchesa“show”onatheaterstage.InactIoftheshow,anorange-coloredblockisliftedfromablueboxandmovedslowlyacrossthestage.Theniti
sreturnedtothebox.Thisisrepeatedsixtimes.Act2issimilar,exceptthattheorangeblockissmaller.Babyboysdonotseemtonoticethedifferenceinthesizeoftheblock,butgirlsimmediatelybecomeexcitedandbegintomakenoisesthatsoundlikelanguage.Theyseemtobetryingtotalk.Itisknownthatbones,muscles,andnervesdevelopfasterinbabygirls.Usually,too,babygirlstalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatthenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys.Anditisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesanindividual
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sabilitytousewords,tospell,andtorememberthings.Bythetimetheystarttoschool,therefore,littlegirlshaveanadvantagethatboysdonothave.Girlsarephysicallymorereadytorememberfacts,tospell,andtoread.These,ofcourse,areskillsthatareimportantinelementaryschool.Butwhathavetheboysbeendoingintheyearsbeforestartingschool?Theyhavebeendevelopingsomethingcalledaggression.Anaggressivepersonhascourageandenergy.Hefeelsstrongandindependent.Heisoftenthefirstonetostartafight.()11.Accordingtoanarticlein“CurrentScience”,whichofthefollowingisfalse?A)Boysdowellinscience.B)Girlshavebettervocabularythanboys.C)Boysarebetteratbuildingthings.D)Boysareasgoodasgirlsatscience()12.Theauthorofthearticlebelieves_____.A)Males,withoutanyexception,scorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskillB)Femalesshowsuperiorabilityintestsme
asuringvocabulary,spelling,andmemoryC)Itthefuture,sexmaybeakeyfactorthatdeterminesaperson
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sabilityD)Thedifferencesaboveprobablyalwaysexist()13.ThetestmadebyascientificteamheadedbyJeromeKaganshows_____.A)BabyboysnevernoticethedifferenceinthesizeoftheblockB)BabyboystrytotalkC)BabygirlsseemtonoticethedifferenceinthesizeoftheblockD)Babygirlsknowhowtouselanguage()14.Concerningthedifferencebetweenbabyboysandgirlsinphysicaldevelopmentofabilityscientistsbelieve_____.A)thenerveendingsintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasterinbabyboysB)anindividual
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sabilitytousewords,tospell,andtorememberthingsisstronglyinfluencedbytherightsideofthebrainC)bothbabyboysandbabygirlstalkatanearlyageD)Thereisaphysicalreasonforthedifferenceinthedevelopmentofabilitiesofbabyboysandbabygirls()15.Theauthorimpliesinthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____.A)littlegirlshaveanadvantageinelementaryschoolB)boysarephysicallymorereadytorememberfacts,tospell,andtoreadC)afterstartingschool,boysbegintodevelopsomethingcalledaggressionD)girlsfeelstrongand
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