【正文】 B． felt very confident about herself at first C． felt she didn’t teach them much D． was very confident about her students 58． At the beginning of the lesson， the writer got confused because of ________. A． cultural differences B． her own embarrassment C． students’ embarrassment D． students’ admiration 59． The writer learnt from their diaries that the students wanted to ________. A． raise interesting questions B． know more about background C． draw their own conclusions D． know more about exact facts B If there is no difference in general intelligence (智力 ) between boys and girls， what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics? It seems that their treatment at school is a direct and science are seen as subjects mainly for boys， and therefore， as girls bee teenagers， they are less likely to take ， both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses， not because they are difficult， but for social do not want to be in open petition with boys because they are afraid to appear less feminine (女性的 ) and attractive. However， if we examine the performance of boys and girls who have taken mathematics courses， there are still more high achieving boys than there are difference appears to be explanations have been offered for this， but there are other explanations，too. Perhaps the difference which es out during the teenage years has its roots in much earlier their first days in kindergarten， boys are encouraged to work on their own and to plete show that outstanding (杰出的 ) 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 even appear to encourage the difference between boys and spend more time with the boy students， giving them more time to answer questions and working harder to get correct answers from are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow them to take the lead in classroom also praise boys more of these seem to encourage boys to work harder in science and mathematics and to give them confidence (信心 ) 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 it es to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls. 60． The text mainly discusses________ reasons for the difference between boys and girls in scientific achievements. A． biological B． historical C． social D． personal 61． 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. 62． 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 resulted from their strong interest in mathematics. 63． 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 C “ A child is dying out of breath！ ” I had just began my working day in the city， when these words came through the radio of the police car I was turned on the red lights and siren (警笛 ) and drove off as fast as I could， “ Just my luck！ ” I did not know this city well and my first call of the day was a life and death sudden happening several kilometers away. I got to the mother， filled with fear， handed me her baby， her face already I too late? Dear me! I did what I had been taught to do in such a serious small thing flew out of the baby’s mouth onto the was a heaven! The holes in it let a little air through. A doctor rushed into the room with an oxygen baby began to cry at the top of his voice， burned red and started to look for his was angry but was saved. 64． The writer of the story is ________. A． a policeman B． a driver C． a doctor D． the boy’s father 65． The writer turned on the red lights and siren in order to ________. A． show that he was a police B． have the people in the streets make way for him C． warn the people in the streets of the danger ahead D． tell the people in the streets that he did not know the way well 66． The baby was still living when the writer got to the house because________. A． the writer arrived in time B． the writer had been taught what to do at that time C． the button was not big enough D． the button happened to have holes in it 67． What did the writer mean when he said to himself “ Just my luck！ ” ？ A． It was a good chance for him to practice what he had learned before. B． He was happy to have such a serious matter on his working day. C． He was not at all happy to have so serious a matter on his working day. D． He had been long waiting for the day to e. D If you think English means endless new words， difficult grammars and sometimes strange pronunciations， you are ’t you noticed that you have bee smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university， learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain found that learning other languages changes grey is the area of the brain which processes is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people le