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Passage One
段落一
A scientific team is studying the thinking ability of eleven and half month old children. The test is a simple one. The baby watches a sort of show on a small stage.
一個(gè)科學(xué)隊(duì)正在研究11個(gè)半月大的嬰兒的思考能力，這個(gè)測試很簡單。讓嬰兒看一個(gè)小舞臺(tái)上的表演。
In Act One of the show, a yellow cube is lifted from a blue box, and moved across the stage. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated 6 times. Act Two is similar except that the yellow cube is smaller.
第一幕是一個(gè)黃色的立方體從藍(lán)色盒子上拿起，穿過舞臺(tái)，然后再放回盒子，重復(fù)六次。第二幕與第一幕相似，只是黃色立方體更小些。
Baby boys do not react at all to the difference and the size of the cube. But girls immediately become excited.
男嬰對(duì)黃色立方體的大小沒反應(yīng)。但女嬰立即興奮起來。
The scientists interpret the girls' excitement as meaning they are trying to understand what they have just seen. They are wondering why Act Two is odd and how it differs from Act One. In other words, the little girls are reasoning.
科學(xué)家們解釋，女嬰興奮是因?yàn)樗齻冊(cè)谠噲D理解剛看過的表演。她們想知道第二幕為什么看起來奇怪，跟第一幕不同在哪里。換句話說，女嬰正在推理。
This experiment certainly does not definitely prove that girls start to reason before boys, but it provides a clue that scientists would like to study more carefully.
這個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)當(dāng)然不能肯定女嬰比男嬰早學(xué)會(huì)了推理，但它為科學(xué)家們更仔細(xì)地研究提供了一個(gè)線索。
Already it is known that bones, muscles and nerves develop faster in baby girls. Perhaps it is early nerve development that makes some infant girls show more intelligence than infant boys.
我們已經(jīng)知道女嬰的骨骼、肌肉和神經(jīng)的發(fā)育比男嬰早。也許是早期的神經(jīng)發(fā)育使女嬰比男嬰表現(xiàn)的更聰明。
Scientists have also found that nature seems to give another boost to girls. Baby girls usually talk at an earlier age than boys do.
科學(xué)家們又發(fā)現(xiàn)自然似乎還給了女嬰一些幫助。女孩比男孩說話早。
Scientists think that there is a physical reason for this. They believe that the nerve endings in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys, and it is this side of the brain that strongly influences an individual's ability to use language and remember things.
科學(xué)家相信這是身體原因，女孩大腦左側(cè)的神經(jīng)末梢發(fā)育的較快。正是大腦中這側(cè)神經(jīng)對(duì)個(gè)人語言能力和記憶能力起主要影響。
Question 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
基于你聽到的回答問題26至29。
Question 26. What is the difference between Act One and Act Two in the test?
問題26. 第一幕和第二幕有什么區(qū)別？
Question 27. How do the scientists interpret their observation from the experiment?
問題27. 科學(xué)家如何解釋他們?cè)趯?shí)驗(yàn)中的行為？
Question 28. What does the speaker say about the experiment?
問題28. 關(guān)于實(shí)驗(yàn)，作者說了什么？
Question 29. According to scientists, what is another advantage given to girls by nature?
問題29. 自然賦予女孩的另一個(gè)優(yōu)勢是什么？
