Women work harder than men at university and get better degrees as a result, according to a study at Brunel University.

?? The research, which followed 200 students for four years, found that women consistently outperformed men in their studies even though they had started their courses with almost identical A-level grades.

?? An analysis of the results showed that while 65 percent of female graduates were awarded, only 35 percent of male graduates did as well. Girls are known to outperform boys at school, but this research showed that trend continued at university.

?? Fiona Smith, who led the research, said, “The research shows that the difference has something to do with schools in general.”

?? “It also shows something about the inequality for working women in terms of pay and promotion. Women work harder at school, harder at university, and do better at both, but they still receive less pay.”

?? The research found that female students were more faithful, less likely to miss lectures, and more likely to believe that their marks reflected their abilities than male students. Female students were also more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors.

?? Women were also more likely to choose their universities because they liked the courses offered.

?? In contrast, men were more likely than women to miss lectures due to “other affairs” and “laziness”, and to believe that playing sports was an important part of university life.

?? Generally, people think that women’s success comes from more emphasis on coursework, but the research showed that female geographers at Brunel did better in their exams than in their coursework.

?? Dr Smith said, “Most women feel that getting good grades is the most important part of university life. They believe that they need to work harder in order to compete in the male-dominated (男性主导的) environment they will encounter at work. Good grades are viewed as an ‘insurance policy’ for success. Men, on the other hand, prefer going out and playing sports to academic work.”

?? “This research shows how important it is to get all young people working hard and teach them the value of higher education,” he said.

1.The research at Brunel University showed that women ________.

A. did worse than men both at school and at university

B. got better grades than men

C. paid little attention to their courses

D. often missed classes

2.Which of the following about men is TRUE according to the passage?

A. They work as hard as women.

B. They spend as much time on courses as women.

C. They play a lot more than women.

D. They consider good grades to be an “insurance policy” for success.

3.We can infer from the results of the research that ________.

A. women do better both at school and at university

B. female students are more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors

C. compared with men, women are in an unfavorable condition in the male-dominated world

D. it’s easier for women to get rises in pay and promotion

4.The main purpose of the research is to _________.

A. give the government some advice on higher education

B. show us some information about higher education

C. show the sex difference in higher education

D. make all students work hard and realize the importance of higher education

Research has long backed the therapeutic (治疗的) value of diary-keeping for teenage girls and boys. But according to a new study, when teenagers detail their sadness onto a blog, the therapeutic value is even greater. Blogging, it seems, can be good for you.

    The study, published in the journal Psychological Services and conducted by Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Azy Barak, psychology professors at the University of Haifa, Israel, found the contact with an online community through a blog made it more effective in relieving (解除) the writer’s social anxiety than a private diary would be.

    To track teenagers’ experiences with blogging, the researchers randomly surveyed high school students in Israel and selected 161 of them who exhibited some level of social anxiety or stress. The teenagers, who averaged 15 years old, said they had difficulty making new friends or relating to their existing friends.

    The teenagers were divided into six groups. The first two groups were asked to blog about their social difficulties, with one group asked to open their posts to comments. The second two groups were asked to blog about whatever struck their adolescent fancy; again, with one group allowing comments. All four groups were told to write in their blogs at least twice a week. As a control, two more groups were told to keep either an old-fashioned print diary or to do nothing at all.

    All of their blog records were then read through by four psychologists to determine the authors’ relative social and emotional state. In all the groups, the greatest improvement in mood occurred among those bloggers who wrote about their problems and allowed commenters to respond.

Interestingly, the commenters on the blogs were quite supportive. “The only kind of surprise we had was that almost all comments made by readers were very positive and constructive in trying to offer support for anxious bloggers,” Dr. Barak wrote in an e-mail.

67. Compared with the traditional diary, the main advantage of blogging is that you can ________.

A. write almost anything in a blog

B. make complaints in a blog

C. keep in touch with others through your blog

D. improve your emotional state through your blog

68. The researchers surveyed the students in Israel in order to _________.

A. make us believe that blogging is a must for teenagers

B. prove blogging is more effective in solving teens’ emotional problems

C. find out their social and emotional state and help them out

D. check if blogging can help improve teens’ emotional state

69. In the most improved group, the bloggers _________.

A. wrote at most twice a week

B. told others whatever they wanted about themselves

C. communicated with readers about their troubles

D. made their social difficulties known to researchers only

70. The main idea of the last paragraph is that bloggers can _________.

A. support anything they like

B. make new friends with anyone

C. turn to the psychology experts for help

D. receive beneficial messages from readers

Research has long backed the therapeutic (治疗的) value of diary-keeping for teenage girls and boys. But according to a new study, when teenagers detail their sadness onto a blog, the therapeutic value is even greater. Blogging, it seems, can be good for you.

The study, published in the journal Psychological Services and conducted by Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Azy Barak, psychology professors at the University of Haifa, Israel, found the contact with an online community through a blog made it more effective in relieving (解除) the writer’s social anxiety than a private diary would be.

To track teenagers’ experiences with blogging, the researchers randomly surveyed high school students in Israel and selected 161 of them who exhibited some level of social anxiety or stress. The teenagers, who averaged 15 years old, said they had difficulty making new friends or relating to their existing friends.

The teenagers were divided into six groups. The first two groups were asked to blog about their social difficulties, with one group asked to open their posts to comments. The second two groups were asked to blog about whatever struck their adolescent fancy; again, with one group allowing comments. All four groups were told to write in their blogs at least twice a week. As a control, two more groups were told to keep either an old-fashioned print diary or to do nothing at all.

All of their blog records were then read through by four psychologists to determine the authors’ relative social and emotional state. In all the groups, the greatest improvement in mood occurred among those bloggers who wrote about their problems and allowed commenters to respond.

Interestingly, the commenters on the blogs were quite supportive. “The only kind of surprise we had was that almost all comments made by readers were very positive and constructive in trying to offer support for anxious bloggers,” Dr. Barak wrote in an e-mail.

67. Compared with the traditional diary, the main advantage of blogging is that _____________.

A. you can write almost anything in a blog

B. you can make complaints in a blog

C. you can keep in touch with others through your blog

D. you can improve your emotional state through your blog

68. The researchers surveyed the students in Israel in order to ______________.

A. make us believe that blogging is a must for teenagers

B. prove blogging is more effective in solving teens’ emotional problems

C. find out their social and emotional state and help them out

D. check if blogging can help improve teens’ emotional state

69. In the most improved group, the bloggers ______________.

A. wrote at most twice a week

B. told others whatever they wanted about themselves

C. communicated with readers about their troubles

D. made their social difficulties known to researchers only

70. The main idea of the last paragraph is that bloggers can ______________.

A. support anything they like

B. make new friends with anyone

C. turn to the psychology experts for help

D. receive beneficial messages from readers

Research has long backed the therapeutic （治疗的） value of diary-keeping for teenage girls and boys．But according to a new study, when teenagers detail their sadness onto a blog, the therapeutic value is even greater．Blogging, it seems, can be good for you．

The study, published in the journal Psychological Services and conducted by Meyran Boniel-Nissim and Azy Barak, psychology professors at the University of Haifa, Israel, found the contact with an online community through a blog made it more effective in relieving the writer’s social anxiety than a private diary would be．

To track teenagers’ experiences with blogging, the researchers randomly surveyed high school students in Israel and selected 161 of them who exhibited some level of social anxiety or stress．The teenagers, who averaged 15 years old, said they had difficulty making new friends or relating to their existing friends．

The teenagers were divided into six groups．The first two groups were asked to blog about their social difficulties, with one group asked to open their posts to comments．The second two groups were asked to blog about whatever struck their adolescent fancy; again, with one group allowing comments．All four groups were told to write in their blogs at least twice a week．As a control, two more groups were told to keep either an old-fashioned print diary or to do nothing at all．

All of their blog records were then read through by four psychologists to determine the authors’ relative social and emotional state．In all the groups, the greatest improvement in mood occurred among those bloggers who wrote about their problems and allowed commenters to respond．

Interestingly, the commenters on the blogs were quite supportive．“The only kind of surprise we had was that almost all comments made by readers were very positive and constructive in trying to offer support for anxious bloggers,” Dr．Barak wrote in an e-mail．

67．Compared with the traditional diary, the main advantage of blogging is that       ．

       A．you can write almost anything in a blog

       B．you can make complaints in a blog

       C．you can keep in touch with others through your blog

       D．you can improve your emotional state through your blog

68．The researchers surveyed the students in Israel in order to       ．

       A．make us believe that blogging is a must for teenagers

       B．prove blogging is more effective in solving teens’ emotional problems

       C．find out their social and emotional state and help them out

       D．check if blogging can help improve teens’ emotional state

69．In the most improved group, the bloggers       ．

       A．wrote at most twice a week

       B．told others whatever they wanted about themselves

       C．communicated with readers about their troubles

       D．made their social difficulties known to researchers only

70．The main idea of the last paragraph is that bloggers can       ．

       A．support anything they like

       B．make new friends with anyone

       C．turn to the psychology experts for help

       D．receive beneficial messages from readers

第二节：任务型阅读（共5小题，满分10分） 

在下列68-72题中，Bobby, Maria, Andrew, Lucy和Scott正在寻找适合自己的大学。阅读下面六所大学的简介（选项A, B, C, D, E和F），选出符合各人需求的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。

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_______ 68. Bobby is tired of working indoors and wouldn’t like to be too far away from his girlfriend who studies at Simmons.

_______69.Maria wants to learn modern science and she prefers to stay neither by the ocean nor in the northeast.

_______ 70. Andrew wishes to study business in a university that is not run by the government.

_______ 71. Lucy enjoys taking her further education in a woman-only university.

_______ 72. Scott hopes to play the computer conveniently for fun.

A. SIMMONS  The College of Art and Science and Modern Studies. Simmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors. Lies in the heart of Boston, US. The famous News & World Report ranks（排名） Simmons among the top state universities in the North and among the best values. 617-521-2051 www.simmons.edu.

B. PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE  The College of Nature. Experience a different kind of classroom: 15,300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs. PO Box 265 Paul Smith, New York 1297, 0800-421-2605 www.paulsmith.edu.

C. ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY  Personal attention. Powerful programs. Experience the technology of today at our university where boys and girls are taught together. One Camino Santa, Utah 78228-8503 800-FOR-STMU www.stmarytx.edu.

D. NORTHERN UNIVERSITY  A famous private university with 3,200 students in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and engineering. Medicine & Law among the top ten by US. News & World Report, Old Union 232 CA 94305-3005 650-723-2091 www.stanford.edu.

E. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX  Adult education course. Earn an online degree with University of Phoenix today. 100% online, fast and convenient. Learn why most working professionals choose University of Phoenix Online. www.phoenixun.edu.

F. PETER’S COLLEGE  Experienced professors are available. Equipped with a lot of modern facilities（设施）, two students a dormitory, two computers, power never fails, PO. 356 Peter, 16753800-333-12-2135 www.peterun.edu.