1 . In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes (性别) are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.

Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.

What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve (神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation (创造) and the expression for emotions (情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller number of nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.

1. Which of the following is the best title of the article?

A．Research on the Brain

B．Men and Women are Different in Brain

C．People’s Different Brains

D．Who Are Better, Boys or Girls

2. __________ men and women think differently.

A．The different brains make

B．Sex makes

C．The different experiences make

D．The influences (影响) of society make

3. According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at __________ in your school.

A．mathematics	B．physics
C．English	D．chemistry

4. Which of the following is true?

A．The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.

B．The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.

C．Men are better than women in all things.

D．The area in girls used for language skills develops better.

2 . Now that newsrooms(新闻编辑室) are becoming less popular in the US，young people have begun to tell their own stories．
GlobalGirl Media，an organization that teaches teenage girls digital(数码的) storytelling skills for free，was started by award-winning filmmakers Amie Williams and Meena Nanji in Los Angeles in 2010．
“By giving girls a voice，you introduce a different story，and change the existing one,”said Danny Glover，a member of the GlobalGirl Media organization．
“When the camera’s in my hands，I feel like I can’t lose，”Said Cheyenne Grisez，14．“It makes me happy and I feel like I can do anything．”
On the final day of the summer academy in California,Williams worked with Grisez and Camila Prado,15, on a short film about Prado’s fight against an eating disorder(紊乱). In the film，Prado bravely interviewed her parents and sister about how she was able to beat her bad feelings and eating disorder. This film and others the girls had made were shown to parents and friends on the last day of the academy, celebrating their hard work．
“It’s their story，and nobody knows how to tell it better than they do.”Williams said．
“These girls are from really difficult backgrounds. They feel trapped sometimes. They feel alone．”Williams said．“The camera gives them a way to look at their world in a different way and get out of that feeling.’’
Girls in the program practice their skills and build confidence by going out in the community and interviewing people for the short films．Many of them had no experience, but found they had good storytelling skills．
“I work with these girls. Every day I leave gratefully，because I know that．due to the work we're doing with them，things will be better，”said GlobalGirl Media summer academy project director Heather Faison．
1. Why do many American girls like to tell stories using the camera?

A．Their parents hate to give them a hand．

B．They desire to improve their photo skills．

C．They can make profits from their documentaries．

D．The camera can help them out of their trouble．

2. What do we learn about GlobalGirl Media from the text?

A．It was founded by the government．

B．It gets much money from girl students．

C．It gives girls digital storytelling skills．

D．It has newsrooms in California．

3. What difficulty did Prado overcome by making her film?

A．Self-harm．	B．Poor school scores．
C．An eating disorder.	D．Teenage difficulty．

4. Who directed GlobalGirl Media summer academy project in California?

A．Heather Faison	B．Amie Williams．
C．Danny Glover．	D．Meena Nanji