广西南宁市高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假自练(13)

2021年1月26日发(作者：ppz)

广西南宁市
2016
高考英语单项选择和阅读理解暑假自练（
13
）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的
A
、
B、
C
、
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Three years ago, the president of Harvard, Lawrence H. Summers,
got
into trouble
for
questioning women’s“intrinsic (内在的
)aptitude (
能力)”for science and
engineering. Recently, a study paid
for by America’s National Science Foundation
has found that girls perform as well as boys on standardized math tests.
Although boys in high school performed better than girls in math 20 years ago, the
researchers
found
that
is
no
longer
the
case.
The
reason,
they
said,
is
simple:
Girls
used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys, but now they are taking just as
many.
“Now that enrollment in advanced math courses is equalized, we don’t see gender
differences
in
test
performance,”
said
Marcia
C.
Lin
n
of
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley, a co-
author of the study. “But people are surprised by these findings,
which suggests to me that the stereotypes are still there.”

The researchers looked at the average test scores of all students, the performance
of
the
most
gifted
children
and
the
ability
to
solve
complex
math
problems.
They
found,
in every category, that girls did as well as boys.
Janet Hyde, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who led the study,
said the stereotypes about girls and math, had taken a toll (
造成伤害
).
“The stereotype that boys do better at math is still held widely by teachers and
parents,”
hyde
said.
“And
teachers
and
parents
guide
girls,
giving
them
advice
about
what courses to take, what careers to pursue. I still hear anecdotes about guidance
counselors
(
顾问
)steering
(
指导)girls
away
from
engineering,
telling
them
they
won’t
be able to do the math.”


The study also analyzed the gender gap on the math section of the SAT. Since more
girls than boys go to college, about 100, 000 more girls than boys take the test,
including lower-
achieving girls who bring down the girls’ average score.

1. What might be the reason to carry out the study?
A. To put Harvard University to shame for its president’s prejudice against girls
.
B. To find out if there’s any gender gap in science.

C. To help girls to earn equal social status as boys.
D. To enroll more girls in advanced math courses in the university.
2. Which statement about people’s opinions of girls is NOT true?

A.
People
still
find
it
hard
to
believe
average
girls
perform
in
math
as
well
as
boys.
B. Highly educated people are more likely to accept the fact that girls can do well
in math.
C. Many teachers and parents advise girls to avoid careers like engineering based
on their talent.
D.
Some
guidance
counselors
think
careers
related
with
math
are
not
suitable
for
girls.
3. We can learn from the text EXCEPT ______.

A. girls used to perform worse than boys in math because they didn’t take as many
advanced math courses
B.
the
stereotype
about
girls
and
math
may
lead
to
misguided
choice
of
future
careers
C. the average lower scores of girls in SAT math test prove that boys do better in
math

D. the public doesn’t accept outspoken prejudice against girls’ talent for math
despite the stereotype
4. The main purpose of writing the passage is to______.

A. report the findings of a research into girls’ math ability

B. criticize those who hold the wrong belief that girls cannot do well in math
C. prove that the stereotype that girls do worse in math is wrong
D. help girls regain confidence in learning math well
【参考答案】
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、
BBCA




阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（
A
、
B
、
C
和
D)
中，选出最佳选项。

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2013
嘉定区】
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