高二英语期末试卷

　　A.Engineers have designed a small transparent window to hold the rose seed .

　　B. Mobiles with biodegradable covers can do good to nature .

　　C.Manufacturers are under pressure to find ways of recycling mobiles .

　　D. The flower only grows when the phone is thrown away .

　　D

　　A controversial new study has claimed that men really are more intelligent than women．The study concluded that men’s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s.

　　British-born researcher John Philippe Ruston says the finding could explain why so few women make it to the top in the workplace.

　　He claims the “glass ceiling” phenomenon is probably due to inferior intelligence，rather than lack of opportunity.

　　The University of Western Ontario psychologist reached his conclusion after scrutinizing the results of university ability tests taken by 1 00,000 students aged 17 and 18 of both sexes.

　　A focus on the factors such as the ability to quickly grasp a complex concept，verbal reasoning skills and creativity― some of the key factors of intelligence ―showed the male teenagers had IQs that were an average of 3.63 points higher. The average person has an IQ around 100.The findings，which held true for all classes and levels of education, overturn 100 year opinion that men and women average the same in general mental ability. They also conflict with evidence that girls do better in school exams than boys.

　　But Professor Ruston argues that the faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boy in the classroom.

　　68. The report is mainly about ______.

　　A. a study that shows men are cleverer than women

　　B. the “glass ceiling” phenomenon

　　C. Professor Ruston’s theory on IQ

　　D. the difference between male and female

　　69. The underlined word “scrutinizing” in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.

　　A. making up  B. carrying outC. examining carefully   D. looking at

　　70. We can infer that the average woman has an IQ of ______.

　　A. a little less than 100  B. 100      C. more than 100        D. 96.3771. Which of the following opinions does Professor Ruston NOT accept?

　　A. Men’s IQs are almost four points higher than women’s

　　B. Few women make it to the top in the workplace.

　　C. Men and women average the same in general mental ability.

　　D. The faster maturing of girls leads to them outshining boys in the classroom.

　　E

　　A simple eye test could predict who is likely to have a stroke in the

　　next seven years.

　　A study of more than 3600 people over the age of 50 found those with a condition called retinopathy(视网膜病)were three times more likely to suffer a stroke, even if they displayed no other risk factors.

　　Paul Mitchell, director of the Centre for Vision Research at Westmead Millennium Institute, said about 10 percent of people over 50 had retinopathy, diagnosed by taking high-resolution(高分辨)photographs of the retina.

　　“This test is a marker for stroke even for people who don’t have other stroke risk factors like high blood pressure. Usually about 2 percent of people above the age of 50 will have a stroke, but we found about 5 to 6 percent of people who had retinopathy had a stroke within six or seven years.

　　Professor Mitchell said damage to the retina indicated vascular(血管)problems.

　　“The eye and the brain circulation are essentially identical, so by taking an image of the retina we are seeing a snapshot(快照)of what might be happening in the brain.” He said the image would have to be taken by an eye specialist, rather than a GP.

　　Stroke is the third-largest cause of death in Australia after heart disease and cancer.

　　National Stroke Foundation chief executive Erin Lalor said, “About 48, 000 people a year have a stroke, and within a year of having a stroke about a third of the people die, about a third will make a complete recovery and about a third of the people die, about a third will make a complete recovery and about a third of the people will have some disability.”

　　Professor Mitchell said further research involving 2000 stroke patients in Sydney and Melbourne had begun to determine whether retinopathy was a predictor of certain types of stroke.

　　“We are now continuing to work to explore the relevance(有关性质) of this work and to see how it can play a specific practical role in the future.” he said.

　　“We’re recruiting(招募)about 2000 people in Sydney and Melbourne who have had a stroke to look at how common these retinal signs are, and whether they are helpful in predicting the type of stroke.”

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