A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk, That’s all-- milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same store and also buys milk. Besides, she buys chicken to make dinner that night. Then she gets coffee for breakfast and remembers stamps to mail the bills.
And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a store. Generally speaking, men do one thing at a time while women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called multi-tasking a very popular word these days.
Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has proved what we have known all along—men and women think differently.
Last year, some scientists studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old They found that male brains have more connections only on one side of the brain. In the female brain, they found more activities and connections between the right and left sides of the brain The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason”. The right one is known as the “creative” side.
Regina Verma, a professor in the brain study, says when women are asked to do something difficult they might use different parts of the brain. Men, she adds, generally use just one side of the brain.
As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. In fact, there is a strong connection between the “understandings and the “action” parts of men’s brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with reason and the part connected with sensitivity (敏感性) when solving a problem. They take a less direct path to find a solution.
1.In paragraph 1, the writer is trying to____ .
A. introduce the topic of the passage
B. describe how shopping is going on
C. compare behaviors of men and women
D. tell us that women buy more than men
2.What’s the finding of the study?
A. Women can find a solution to a problem directly.
B. Men use different parts of the brains to solve a problem.
C. Men and women think differently when solving problems.
D. A female brain has more connections on one side of the brain
3.In which section of a newspaper are we more likely to read this article?
A. Science. B. Business.
C. Education. D. Life.
假如你校和加拿大某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信了解你校的选修课开设情况。请根据下表提供的内容，用英语写一篇短文，向对方介绍这一情况。
课程门类 | 上课时间 | 学生对课程的看法 | 学生建议 |
六种：书法、英语口语、音乐欣赏、电影欣赏、摄影和游泳，学生可任选 | 每周二、五下午4：30～6：00 | 很有趣；能学到许多课外知识；有实践机会 | 增加选修课；减少作业量；多组织参观、了解社会的活动 |
参考词汇：选修optional courses 音乐欣赏Music Appreciation
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分）
下文中共有10处错误。在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I am a 18 year-old middle school student．I have been busy in my study and seldom helped my parents with the houseworks．Feeling quite sorry for that, and I begin to think about what to do to help．Last Sunday, when my parents went out shop, I suddenly got an idea: why not giving the rooms a throughout cleaning? Firstly I collected both the books, newspapers and other things scattered in the rooms and put it in place．Then I wiped the dust off all the furniture．After that, I swept and mopped the floors．At this very moment, my parents came back and were quite surprising to see all the rooms tidy and floors shining．My mother gave me a hug and I see satisfaction in her eyes．Tired as I was, I never felt so happy．
1.The new car ________（属于） to our Chinese teacher．
2.It was Mr. Li who _________（设计） the building．
3.In the past, farmers hunted the animals without _____（仁慈）
4.Later they may give_________（节目） in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash．
5.He was taken to a ______（远处的）land where he could find the strange animal．
6.________（就我个人而言），I think the team will win the game．
7.Anyhow, their songs were ________（幽默的）enough to be copied by other groups．
8.He is one of the famous_______（男演员） who were loved by many people．
9.This is the fastest ________（计算）machine in my lab．
10.I would__________（感激） it if you lent me a hand．
根据短文内容，从下面的A--F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A．See how well our new schedule works B．Plan by the week C．Cut out wasted time D．Divide big tasks into small ones E．Plan by the semester F．Plan each day |
How to manage your time
It is very important to manage your time wisely．As you get older, you will have more responsibilities．You will find it easier to succeed if you learn to manage your time well．
1._____________________．
Write down major due dates on your calendar for the semester．Estimate how long it will take to do each project．Allow yourself more time than you think you will really need．Make a master schedule which should include the following activities：
—all required school activities
—work schedule
—after school activities
—blank spaces for unknown activities
A master schedule can help you keep track of all the things that you need to do．If you know what you have to do and when you need to do it, you can prepare better to finish it on time．
2.____________________．
Plan when to do all your tasks for the week．Schedule time to study for tests, read your textbooks, write papers, go to work, be at meetings．Leave enough time for your household duties．
3._________________．
Make a “to do” list the night before or the first thing in the morning．If you write down what you need to do, your mind will be free to study．You won't worry and spend time thinking about what you have to do next．
4.___________________．
Use it for a few weeks, then ask yourself some questions．Are you getting your schoolwork done on time? Are you getting more things done? Do you feel you have control of your time?
Yes? Then you should look at your schedule to see how it can be improved．The following things may help you．
5._____________．
Break the big tasks down until they are small enough that you feel you know about how long it will take to complete them．Then fit them into your schedule．Follow your schedule closely．Even a well¬-planned schedule can't help you if you don't follow it．
Finding summer jobs for teenagers has not always been easy, but now you no longer have to worry about what your kid can do to earn their own money．Recently I found some different sites online that offer information about what kids can do．Below is some of that information, along with questions to think about to help you come up with your own ideas．
Ideas for summer work:
●Parks and Recreation Programs．
●Babysitting （当临时保姆） during the day of school．
●Working part-time at a day care for the summer．
●Car washing．
●Working at local vegetable stands．
The easiest way for you to find ways for your child to make money is to think about others’ inconveniences （不方便）．Think of things you need done, or would like to have done, and what you would consider paying for these things to get done．Once you have some ideas, you can sit down with your child and talk to them about what they would be interested in doing．Then once you have an idea of what they want to do you can help them come up with fair prices．
Preferably you would want to only have your child working with people you know and trust, or in the least bit you could have your child pick a partner．That way with each of them carrying cell phones, even those without service can call 911, they will be much safer．
You can find out more information and many more ideas for kids to use to make money during their summer holidays by visiting http://www．kidswantmoney．com．
1.The author wrote the passage to _____．
A．share his discoveries online
B．introduce jobs for teenagers
C．advertise a website for teenagers
D．talk about his summer work experience
2.The passage is mainly written for _____．
A．teenagers B．teachers
C．parents D．website designers
3.Which of the following is NOT considered when teenagers look for summer jobs?
A．Who they’d better work for．
B．How much should be charged．
C．Whether the jobs are safe．
D．Where the workplace is．
4.What can we learn about http://www．kidswant-money．com?
A．The author set up the website．
B．It gives information about educating children．
C．People need to pay to visit the website．
D．It offers ideas for children to make money．
