In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes(性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation(创造) and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
1.Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?
A. Research on the brain. B. Differences between men and women
C. People’s different brains. D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
2.________men and women think differently.
A. Sex makes. B. The different brains make
C. The different experiences make. D. The influences of society make.
3.According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __ in your school.
A. mathematics B. physics C. English D. Chemistry
4.Which of the following is true?
A. The right side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C. Men are better than women in all things.
D. The area in girls’ brain used for language skills develops better.
假设你是李明，想申请到一家外资企业工作，你需要用英文给人事部经理写一封信，介绍自己的基本情况，简介信包括写信目的及下表所列内容：
姓 名 | 李 明 | 出生年月 | 1985年8月 |
出 生 地 | 广东省增城市 | ||
学 历 | 1998—2004 增城中学 2004—2008 中山大学计算机系 2008—现在 在一家计算机公司工作 | ||
所学主要课程 | 计算机科学，中文，数学，英语，体育 | ||
爱好、特长及获奖情况 | （内容由考生自由发挥） | ||
要求：要符合书信格式。
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1.她问我前一天晚上是否看到了他。
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2.他迟到的原因是因为没有赶上火车。
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3.工人们为那些家园被毁的幸存者盖起了避难所。
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4.现在我来到你们这个时代，想了解有关当代奥运会的情况，因为我知道2004年奥运会是在我的祖国举行的。
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5.通过研究琥珀屋原来的照片，他们建造的新琥珀屋的样子和旧的看起来非常像。
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1.The publishing house is planning a new ________(系列) of school textbooks.
2.He ________ (弄开) the mud from his shoes before coming into the room.
3.In the past 20 years, my hometown has ________(完全地) changed.
4.She d________ all her life to looking after the homeless children.
5.He is a r_______ man. We can trust him.
6.After being looked after carefully, he has r________ from illness soon.
7.The experts are ________ / / every part of the island.
8.He was ________ / / to learn his wife was killed in a traffic accident.
9.He was / / educated at that university.
10.The excited audience / / calmed down as soon as the concert began.
Do you want to work with people or animals or machines or tools? Do you want to work indoors or outdoors, directly serve people in need or serve people behind the scenes? These are the typical questions that a volunteer service agency would ask.
Every year, thousands and thousands of people in the west offer volunteer services. Volunteering greatly strengthens the community partly because it helps the old, the young, the weak, the sick, the disabled and the injured to overcome difficulties.
Volunteers usually help in many different ways. They may give people advice, offer friendship to the young, drive the elderly to church, counsel kids against drugs. Work as an assistant in a school or nursing home, raise funds, plant trees, help out in local libraries and do many other things.
Volunteering can be a few hours a week or a few hours a month, time during the day, evenings or weekends, either part time or full time. Anybody who likes to serve people in need can become a volunteer.
The art of volunteering is a process of both giving and receiving. Volunteering allows volunteers to meet new people and make new friends and mix with people from all walks of life. Volunteering is an excellent way to experiment, practice and try out new techniques and skills. It is much more effective to practice a skill than to read about it or study it in a classroom. Volunteering is a great way to develop good teamwork skills, discover your individual talents and explore career choices. Being a volunteer takes individuals on a wonderful journey and helps them learn many important things beyond their school.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage? （2分）
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2.What kind of volunteer jobs would you like to take? Why? (3分)
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Frank，Molly，Kate，Lorry和Lisa为完成各自的作业，上网查阅相关资料，第1至5题是他们的个人情况介绍。
1. Frank likes reading books on important inventions and discoveries in history and he is particularly interested in Chinese culture and traditions. He plans to do a project on the four great inventions and their inventors in Chinese ancient times. He needs to get some detailed information about it.
2. Molly is fond of painting. She also goes in for music in her spare time. She is eager to get more knowledge of art and dreams to become a painter one day. But recently, she joined a school singing group and is now preparing for a performance next week. To connect her out-class activity with her school work, she has decided to do a project on Jazz and its origin. Where can she get the information needed for the project?
3. Kate is a pop music fan and majors in western art. She sings beautifully as well as she does in her painting. She chooses a topic on western paintings and famous painters for her presentation. So, she needs more detailed information about famous painters and some photos of paintings to go with the instructions.
4. Lorry admires heroes and reads a lot about history and wartime stories, he wants to write a book review on Mr. Churchill in World War II. It seems too big a task to be completed at a time. However, he has decided to take series steps in finishing the work. First things first; he sets off on a search for the information sources.
5. Lisa’s homework from her English class is to write an essay on the changes of English. She needs to find out information about how some English words changed in meaning and spelling over a period of time, and then come up with the explanations for the possible causes behind these changes.
阅读下面六个信息源的简介（A，B，C，D，E和F）。选出符合各人需要的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。（注意: 如果选择E则把字母AB两项涂黑；如果选择F则把字母CD两项涂黑。）
A. BNB Online for biographies(传记) of people such as John Lennon, Florence Nightingale, etc. Tap the name of a famous person and you will get detailed information about his or her date of birth, family background, life story, how they became famous and why they are popular. Their stories and their achievements will also be delivered.
B. Oxford Reference Online for encyclopedia(百科全书) articles, reference books to find facts about countries, important dates and events in history. The sources also include great inventions and discoveries both in history and in modern times such as space program and historical landing on the moon.
C.Grove Art Online for finding out detailed information about artists, art, architects and designers. It also includes color images from museums and galleries from around the world. You may also get free printouts or photo copies for your references. It will surely help you get a better understanding of the art world.
D.Grove Music Online for biographies of composers, short articles, vivid pictures, sounds and web links on music. Free download of music piece or popular songs from websites will allow you to enjoy the music while thinking or planning your work. You will definitely have access to most of the beautiful songs here.
E.BBC Revision Online for English such as SATS, TOEFL, GRE and GCSE. Following the given sources, you will get detailed introductions for the targeted tests, sample test papers, keys, explanations and notes for the tests. If you are interested, you can try on a practice test and see how well you can do it. No doubt your English vocabulary and reading will promote while you are taking the exercise.
F.English Dictionary Online for finding the spelling or meaning of English words, some practical usages and sentences, the origins and evolutions of 600,000 words. Exercises for word usage, vocabulary building, and games for spelling, pronunciation are also available and much more.
