【Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebetterlanguageskillsthanboys?Inyouropinionareboysbetteratbuildingthings?Ifyouranswertoeachofthosequestionsis"Yes"youare】
Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebetterlanguageskillsthanboys?Inyouropinionareboysbetteratbuildingthings?Ifyouranswertoeachofthosequestionsis"Yes"youarerightaccordingtoanarticleinCurrentScience."Thereareexceptions(例外)butherearethefacts.
Usuallyboysscorehigherontestsaboutmathwhilegirlsdobetterintestsaboutwordsspellingandmemory.Butthesedifferencesmaynotalwaysbetrue.Inthefuture.aperson'sabilitiesmaynotbedecidedbysex.Asonescientistsays"Nothingisimpossibleforapersontobeordo."
ArecentstudybyJeromeKaganascientistatHarwardUniversityisstudyingthewatchingabilityofchildren10monthsold.Babyboysandbabygirlsarewatchinga"show"whileseatedontheirmothers'laps.InActIoftheshowanorange-coloredhallisliftedfromablueboxandmovedslowly.Thenitisreturnedtothebox.Thisisrepeatedsixtimes.Act[fisalmostthesameexceptthattheorangeballissmaller.
Babyboysdonotseemtonoticethedifferenceinthesizeoftheballbutgirlsimmediatelybecomeexcitedandbegintomakenoisesthatsoundlikelanguage.
It'salsoknownthatbabygirlsusuallytalkatanearlieragethanbabyboysdo.Scientistsbelievethattheleftsideofthebraindevelopsfasteringirlsthaninboys.Asaresultbythetimetheystarttoschoollittlegirlshaveanadvantagethatboysdon'thavebutwhathavetheboysbeendoingintheyearbeforestartingschool?Theyhavebeendevelopingsomethingcalledaggression.Anaggressivepersonfeelsstrongandindependent.Heisoftenthefirstonetostartafight.Itissaidthataggressioniscausedbyhormones(荷尔蒙).Scientistsbelievethathormonesarenottheonlycause.They
sayaggressioninboysisalsocausedbymothers.
1.Wheredoesthistextpossiblycomefrom?
A.Readingforbabies. B.Anewspaperonscience.
C.Aschoolnotice. D.Atravelguide.
2.Accordingtothepassage .
A.boysandgirlshavecompletelydifferentskills
B.itisimpossibleforgirlstobecomeascientistinthefuture
C.girlsalwaysgethigherscoresthanboysinmath