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1、 2022年职称英语等级综合类(C级)试题考试试题、答案及题解5You must be familiar with the situation:Dads driving,Mums telling him where to goHes sure that they need to turn left But she says its not for another two blocksWho has the better sense of direction? Men or women. They both do, a new study saysbut in different waysMen
2、 and womenCanadian researchers have found,have different methods of finding their wayMen look quickly at landmarks(地标)and head off in what they think is the right directionWomen, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head“women tend to be more detailed,”
3、said Edward Cornellwho led the study,“while men tend to be a little bit faster and a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)” In fact, said Cornell,“sense of direction”isnt one skill but twoThe first is the“survey method”.This is when you see all area from above, such as a printed mapY0u can see,for exampl
4、e,where the hospital is,where the church is and that the supermarket is on its rightThe second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directionsYou start from the hospital,then turn left,turn fight,go uphilland then you see the supermarketMen are more likely to use the survey met
5、hod while women are more likely to use one route and follow directionsBoth work, and neither is better. Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles. In ancient times,young men often went far away with the old
6、er men to fish or huntThe trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar placesThe only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarksthe mountains, the lakes and so on The women,on the other hand,took young girls out to find fruits and plantsThese activities were much
7、 closer to home but required learning well-used pathsSo, womens sense of space was based on learning certain routes 41 When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on A his intuitive knowledge. B his book knowledge C Mums assistance. D the polices assistance 42 Women are more likely to use A the survey m
8、ethod. B the traditional method C the route method. D the right method. 43 Which works better,the route method or the survey method? A The survey method B The route method C Either D Neither 44 Which of the following is NOT a landmark? A A long river B A high mountain C A magnificent church D A path in your head 45 Women developed a sense of space out of the need A to go fishing B to go hunting. C to learn well-used paths D to go swimming.