2018衡水中学高三五调英语试题及答案(6)

29．How does the author argue his main point?

A．By giving an example and explaining．

B．By criticizing the opposite point．

C．By examining differences．

D．By offering statistics．

30．What does the underlined word“mediocre”in the last paragraph probably mean? A．Special skill．B．Great creativity．

C．Average quality．D．Outstanding ability．

31．What is probably the main purpose of the author in writing the text?

A．To introduce new forms of learning and training．

B．To explain how people learn and work nowadays．

C．To state human beings’advantages over machines．

D．To deny the general rule of measuring competence．

D

They say the average person makes 35，000 decisions a day．Yet in her new book，How Woman Decide，Therese Huston explores a widespread phenomenon that many women fail to notice．“There’s a huge double standard when it comes to how men and women are viewed as decision makers，”explains Therese，a psychologist from Seattle University．Therese decided to write the book after looking at her bookshelf：At one end，there were bestselling books about how to be a brilliant decision maker—all written by men and featuring interviews with men like athletes．At the other end were books aimed at women on gaining leadership skills and confidence．“Once those women are at the table，will their decisions be taken as seriously as men’s?”Therese wondered．“Men are respected as decision makers more than women，especially in the workplace，largely because there’s this cultural belief that women are unable to make smart choices at work．”

So，Therese set out to pick apart the stereotypes(固有印象)to see what scientific research had found．“Scientific research shows that men and women struggle with decision-making equally．The only disadvantage I found was that during the teenage years-teenage girls are more indecisive than teenage boys．Otherwise，there’s little difference between the genders(性别)．”

However，there are some differences．“Women are more collaborative(协作的)，”says Therese．“A female boss is more likely to ask the opinions of those around her when making a choice．Women ask for input，which helps make better decisions．However，this is often seen as a weakness rather than a strength．”

Therese also found that during times of stress，men and women make different choices，and the outcomes are often better when women are involved．

Study after study backs this view up．Neuroscientists Mara Mather and Nicole Lighthall from the University of Southern California studied the way men and women make decisions and found that in times of stress，they react very differently．

During their study，which involved playing a virtual gambling(赌博)game，they found that

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