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04年3月全国英语等级考试三级真题

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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.

  text

  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