04年3月全國英語等級考試三級真題

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    SECTION I Listening Comprehension(25 minutes)1~25略
    SECTION Ⅱ Use of English(15 minutes)
    Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
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    After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a 26 for words? How can she 27 the names of a couple they met on 28 years ago? Now we know 29 to tell him: it's her brain.
    Although there are obviously cultural 30 for the differences in emotions and behavior, 31 breakthrough research reveals that the 32 of many puzzling differences between men and women may 33 in the head. Men's and women's brains 34 much in common, but they are definitely not the same 35 size, structure or insight. Broadly speaking, a woman's brain, like her body, is ten to fifteen per cent smaller than a man's, 36 the regions dedicated to language may be more densely 37 with brain cells.
    Girls generally speak earlier and read faster. The reason may be 38 females use both sides of the brain when they read. In 39 , males rely only on the left side.
    At every age, women' s memories 40 men' s, They have a greater ability to 41_names with faces than men do, and they are 42 at recalling list. The events people remember best are those that an emotion is attached to. 43 women use more of their right brains, which 44 emotions, they may do this automatically.
    While we don't yet know what all these findings imply, one thing is 45 : male and female brains do the same things, but they do them differently.
    26. A. slip B. puzzle C. loss D. failure
    27. A. recall B. understand C. realize D. perceive
    28. A. festival B. event C. occasion D. holiday
    29. A. what B. how C. when D. where
    30. A. senses B. reasons C. purposes D. meanings
    31. A. present B. instant C. recent D. immediate
    32. A. bottom B. basis C. root D. stem
    33. A. hide B. set C. fix D. lie
    34. A. have B. share C. divide D. store
    35. A. in B. at C. with D. for
    36. A. yet B. hence C. thus D. then
    57. A. wrapped B. rested C. gathered D. packed
    38. A. which B. why C. that D. whether
    39. A. fact B. contrast C. addition D. consequence
    40. A. top B. match C. equal D. challenge
    41. A. mix B. combine C. join D. associate
    42. A. shier B. better C. keener D. easier
    43. A. Since B. While C. Although D. Unless
    44. A. process B. promote C. perceive D. produce
    45. A. important B. mysterious C. special D. clear