Week 12-提升卷 （考试时间：45分钟 试卷满分：56分） Part 1六选四（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） We certainly look different. The most obvious differences between boys and girls are our bodies, inside and out. For example, can men have babies? Can women grow beards? 1． In the 1800s, scientists developed a theory called craniology (头骨学), which said that intelligence could be measured by skull size. Men have bigger skulls than women. So?men?must be smarter, people thought. 2． No one encouraged them to go on in school. Some?doctors even said women who went to college would no longer be able to have children! Of?course, now we know these beliefs aren’t true. In the 1950s, psychologists gave girls and boys science tests to see if they could tell who was smarter. On average, the girls did worse than the boys. 3． But is this really true??Instead of measuring natural ability, maybe the tests revealed something about the conditions?under which children were being taught. Parents and teachers didn't expect girls to do well in?math or science，and so they didn’t encourage them. In class, teachers focused their attention?on boys. 4． As scientists continue to investigate, they have discovered that boys do seem to be better than girls at something called spatial rotation (空间转动）. Girls，on the other hand, do better on some tests of vocabulary and language. Why? Studies have shown that parents treat boys and girls differently as soon as they’re born. They often give girls dolls to play with, while they more frequently give boys blocks. Playing with blocks helps children develop?spatial skills. So without meaning to, adults might be helping boys develop better spatial?skills. And maybe they talk to girls more, which helps girls with those vocabulary words. A．But how different are we really? B．Therefore, women were treated differently. C．This influenced how well boys learned and how poorly girls did. D．If our bodies differ, what does that say about our intelligence and skills? E. Naturally，researchers concluded that boys are smarter than girls in science. F. According to psychologists, girls were less intelligent than boys in many aspects. Part 2阅读理解（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分） Laptop computers are popular all over the world.People use them on trains and airplanes，in airports and hotels.These laptops connect people to their workplace.In the United States today，laptops also connect students to their classrooms. Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer programme that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want.Within five years，each of the 1，500 students at the college will receive a laptop.The laptops are part of a $10 million computer programme at Westlake，a 110－year－old college.The students with laptops will also have access (接近) to the Internet.In addition，they will be able to use e－mails to “speak” with their teachers，their classmates，and their families.However，the most important part of the lap ... ...
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