【WomenworkharderthanmenatuniversityandgetbetterdegreesasaresultaccordingtoastudyatBrunelUniversity.Theresearchwhichfollowed200studentsforfouryearsfoundthatwomenconsistentlyoutperformedmenintheirstudies】

　　WomenworkharderthanmenatuniversityandgetbetterdegreesasaresultaccordingtoastudyatBrunelUniversity.

　　Theresearchwhichfollowed200studentsforfouryearsfoundthatwomenconsistentlyoutperformedmenintheirstudieseventhoughtheyhadstartedtheircourseswithalmostidenticalA-levelgrades.

　　Ananalysisoftheresultsshowedthatwhile65percentoffemalegraduateswereawardedonly35percentofmalegraduatesdidaswell.Girlsareknowntooutperformboysatschoolbutthisresearchshowedthattrendcontinuedatuniversity.

　　FionaSmithwholedtheresearchsaid“Theresearchshowsthatthedifferencehassomethingtodowithschoolsingeneral.”

　　“Italsoshowssomethingabouttheinequalityforworkingwomenintermsofpayandpromotion.Womenworkharderatschoolharderatuniversityanddobetteratbothbuttheystillreceivelesspay.”

　　Theresearchfoundthatfemalestudentsweremorefaithfullesslikelytomisslecturesandmorelikelytobelievethattheirmarksreflectedtheirabilitiesthanmalestudents.Femalestudentswerealsomorelikelytoaskforandreceivesupportfromtheirprofessors.

　　Womenwerealsomorelikelytochoosetheiruniversitiesbecausetheylikedthecoursesoffered.

　　Incontrastmenweremorelikelythanwomentomisslecturesdueto“otheraffairs”and“laziness”andtobelievethatplayingsportswasanimportantpartofuniversitylife.

　　Generallypeoplethinkthatwomen’ssuccesscomesfrommoreemphasisoncourseworkbuttheresearchshowedthatfemalegeographersatBruneldidbetterintheirexamsthanintheircoursework.

　　DrSmithsaid“Mostwomenfeelthatgettinggoodgradesisthemostimportantpartofuniversitylife.Theybelievethattheyneedtoworkharderinordertocompeteinthemale-dominated(男性主导的)environmenttheywillencounteratwork.Goodgradesareviewedasan‘insurancepolicy’forsuccess.Menontheotherhandprefergoingoutandplayingsportstoacademicwork.”

　　“Thisresearchshowshowimportantitistogetallyoungpeopleworkinghardandteachthemthevalueofhighereducation”hesaid.

　　【小题1】TheresearchatBrunelUniversityshowedthatwomen________.

　　A．didworsethanmenbothatsch