When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can’t do both---and they don’t understand that women can. Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring (盯着) at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上). Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply.
【小题1】While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ___________.
| A．are afraid of silence with their families and friends |
| B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time |
| C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships |
| D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands |
| A．experience the happy time again |
| B．keep a close tie with her |
| C．recommend her a new wonderful place |
| D．remind her of something forgotten |
| A．Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication. |
| B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men. |
| C．Men do not like talking because they believe more in facts. |
| D．Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking. |
| A．Women Are Socially Trained to Talk |
| B．Talking Keeps Relationships |
| C．Women Love to Talk |
| D．Men Talk Differently from Women |
科目：初中英语 来源：2013届江苏扬州扬中教育集团树人学校初三中考第三次模拟考试英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
A greeting is a way of saying "Hello" to someone. People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.
World Greetings
| Philippine | The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back. |
| Japan | When people meet for the first time, they usually bow. In business, people also shake hands. In formal situations, people often exchange business cards. When you give a business card, give it with two hands. This is polite. Special note: In Japan, a smile can have different meanings. It usually means that the person is happy, or that the person thinks something is funny. But it can also mean that the person is embarrassed. |
| New Zealand | Usually, both men and women shake hands when they meet someone for the first time. Fun fact: If you see two people pressing their noses together, they are probably Maori. The Maori are the native people of New Zealand. This is their traditional greeting. |
| Brazil | Men often shake hands when they meet for the first time. When women meet, they kiss each other on the cheek. Women also kiss male friends to say hello. When you shake hands, look at the person in the eyes. This shows interest and friendliness. |
| A．Kisses. | B．Hugs. | C．Bows. | D．Handshakes. |
| A．a | B．b | C．c | D．d |
| A．Both men and women shake hands in Brazil when they meet. |
| B．Japanese won't smile until they feel very happy. |
| C．The Maori often press their noses together to greet each other. |
| D．In Philippine, people shake hands only when they meet for the first time. |
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A greeting is a way of saying "Hello" to someone. People in different countries greet each other in different ways. Here are some.
World Greetings
|
Philippine |
The everyday greeting for friends is a handshake for both men and women. Men sometimes pat each other on the back. |
|
Japan |
When people meet for the first time, they usually bow. In business, people also shake hands. In formal situations, people often exchange business cards. When you give a business card, give it with two hands. This is polite. Special note: In Japan, a smile can have different meanings. It usually means that the person is happy, or that the person thinks something is funny. But it can also mean that the person is embarrassed. |
|
New Zealand |
Usually, both men and women shake hands when they meet someone for the first time. Fun fact: If you see two people pressing their noses together, they are probably Maori. The Maori are the native people of New Zealand. This is their traditional greeting. |
|
Brazil |
Men often shake hands when they meet for the first time. When women meet, they kiss each other on the cheek. Women also kiss male friends to say hello. When you shake hands, look at the person in the eyes. This shows interest and friendliness. |
1.In this passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A．Kisses. B．Hugs. C．Bows. D．Handshakes.
2.Of the five pictures above (a, b, c, d and e), which is the same way to greet each other in the four countries?
A．a B．b C．c D．d
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Both men and women shake hands in Brazil when they meet.
B．Japanese won't smile until they feel very happy.
C．The Maori often press their noses together to greet each other.
D．In Philippine, people shake hands only when they meet for the first time.
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People like to say：“The hand that rocks(摇动)the cradle(摇篮)rules the world．”Or theysay：“Behind every successful man，there is a woman．”
Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful．But some women want more for themselves．They want to be successful as men．
Today the best jobs are still given to men．Even when women do the same work，they are often paid less than men．Some women want these things changed．They want to stand beside the men，with the same chances for success．
Now many American women are earning money outside their homes．More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs．In general，working women have more education than those who stay at home．
Among women with jobs，eight out of ten drive a car to work，and most of them often spend their holidays away from home．They like traveling by air．Women’s work has made several changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives，too．
But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries．
In the Middle East countries，women have to stay at home．They look after their families and do all the housework．They can’t find work outside．When they go out in public．they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands．
For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries．Many women want to play an active role in the society．Though working gives them few chances of getting married，many men still want to marry them in the old ways．
1.More and more women want to get jobs because ．
A．they don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street
B．they think they are more important than men
C．they think they are as important as men
D．housework troubles them too much
2.Some women are still badly paid ．
A．because women want more money
B．because of the old ways of thinking
C．because women can’t do as well as men do
D．but we don’t know why
3.If women have got higher education ．
A．they can get better jobs more easily B．they don’t have to do any housework
C．they can travel by plane D．they can be paid better than men
4.Working gives women ．
A．the chance to receive more education than men
B．chances to play an important role in the society
C．more pay than men
D．fewer chances of getting married
5.From this passage we know ．
A．women have the same rights as men today
B．women don’t want to work outside their homes
C．more and more women want to play an active role in their countries
D．in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home
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When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, at the same time they usually talk about a lot of subjects, including children, men, careers and what’s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen---they can’t do both---and they don’t understand that women can. Besides(此外), women think that the point of all getting together is to have a good time and develop relationships--not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring (盯着) at the screen.
During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.) and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the small body language signals that show how the characters are feeling emotionally(情绪上). Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully because they want to keep relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to connect to the facts.
Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a way of keeping relationship. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfriend and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours.
There is no convincing(令人信服的)evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls’ mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Lewis, author of Social Behaviour and Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents reply to the brain differences of their children. Since a girl’s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we talk to them more. As a result, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short complaints in reply.
1.While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they ___________.
|
A．are afraid of silence with their families and friends |
|
B．can both talk and watch the screen at the same time |
|
C．think they can have a good time and develop relationships |
|
D．have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands |
2.After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours so as to ___________.
|
A．experience the happy time again |
|
B．keep a close tie with her |
|
C．recommend her a new wonderful place |
|
D．remind her of something forgotten |
3.What does the writer want to tell us most?
|
A．Women’s brains are better organized for language and communication. |
|
B．Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men. |
|
C．Men do not like talking because they believe more in facts. |
|
D．Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking. |
4.Which of the following would be the BEST title for the passage?
|
A．Women Are Socially Trained to Talk |
|
B．Talking Keeps Relationships |
|
C．Women Love to Talk |
|
D．Men Talk Differently from Women |
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