Part II Reading Comprehension(40 points)

Directions：There are 4 reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with o single line throught the center.

阅读材料，回答下面试题。

If there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls, what can ex-plain girls' poor performance in science and mathematics?

It seems to be that their treatment at school is a direct cause. Mathematics and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them. Interestingly, both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses not because they are difficult, but for social reasons. Girls do not want to be in open com-petition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine and attractive.

However, if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathemat-ics courses, there are still more high-achieving boys than there are girls. This difference appears to be worldwide. Biological explanations have been offered for this, but there are other explanations too.

Perhaps the difference which comes out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier experiences. From their first days in kindergarten, boys are encouraged to work on their own and to complete tasks. Facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supplied answers.

Besides, there can be little doubt that teachers of mathematics and science expect their boy students to do better at these subjects than their girl students. They even appear to en-courage the difference between boys and girls. They spend more time with the boy students, giving them more time to answer questions and working harder to get correct an-swers from them. They are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom discussion. They also praise boys more frequently. All of this seems to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and to give them confi-dence that they are able to succeed.

Such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses, nor is it likely to support girls who do. When it comes to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls.

第16题单选 Girls are likely to think that__________.

A.science courses are for both boys and girls

B.science courses make them more popular

C.science courses make them successful

D.science courses are difficult for them

参考答案：D

第17题单选 The text mainly discusses __________ reasons for the difference between boys and girls in scientific achievements.

A.biological

B.historical

C.social

D.personal

参考答案：C

第18题单选 What are boys usually encouraged to do at school?

A.To get help with their homework.

B.To play the leading role in class.

C.To work with girl students in class.

D.To learn to take care of others.

参考答案：B

第19题单选 What does the passage say about great mathematicians?

A.Their teachers did not supply answers to them.

B.They started learning mathematics at an earlier age.

C.They showed mathematical abilities in their teenage years.

D.Their success results from their strong interest in mathematics.

参考答案：A

第20题单选 The author would probably agree that__________.

A.boys and girls learn in the same way

B.boys and girls are equal in general intelligence

C.girls are more confident in themselves than before

D.girls should take fewer science courses than boys

参考答案：B

阅读材料，回答下面试题。

SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and "any-thing else that came up. "

Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly (蝶泳) in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay.

Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last year's United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.

Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled her time with Gould five years ago.

"I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train," Schipper explaineD."It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don't know why. We just started talking and i_t went from there. "

"She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting. "

Next time, things will be more serious." I will still be swimming in the 50m butter-fly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould," said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year's national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly.

第21题单选 What is the passage mainly about?

A.Stories happening in swimming competitions.

B.Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

C.Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

D.Friendship and competition between two swimmers.

参考答案：D

第22题单选 Gould and Schipper are going to __________.

A.talk about sport and life

B.go back to elite competition

C.set a qualifying time and win gold

D.take part in the same sports event

参考答案：D

第23题单选 Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was__________.

A.15

B.17

C.22

D.30

参考答案：A

第24题单选 The underlined word "it" in the fifth paragraph probably refers to__________.

A.the Olympics

B.the youth camp

C.the friendship

D.the Australian team

参考答案：C

第25题单选 What Schipper said showed that she __________.

A.was no longer Gould's friend

B.had learned a lot from Gould

C.was not interested in Gould's stories

D.would not like to compete against Gould

参考答案：B

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