《2025年通城学典组合训练八年级英语全一册人教版辽宁专版》

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It’s not true that girls are less capable(有能力的) than boys in the left-brain area. They just do far fewer science and math jobs than boys do when they grow up.
Few girls like jobs in science and math, largely because they think they are less proficient(精通) in these subjects than boys. According to a study, about 15 percent of the first year college girls plan to study science, technology, engineering and math. Women make up half of the US workforce, but they only do 28 percent of the jobs in science, technology, engineering and math.
Marcia Bisland says that the project named the Girls, Math & Science Partnership is for girls aged 11 to 17. “They feel safer taking challenges, and feel safer asking questions,” she says. “They seem to have more confidence in the things they have learned in that environment.”
As the leader of the project, Bisland hopes to make excitement and energy about math and science among girls. The girls can grow into women who can someday take a growing number of jobs in math and science.
The project is important to girls because so many well-paid jobs are out there. In the early school years, girls have as much interest in math and science as boys do. However, the girls lose their interest as they get older.
“Even for kids who don’t do math or science jobs, learning these subjects well is helpful in their everyday life, such as spending money,” Bisland says. “We can’t turn them all into scientists, engineers or doctors, but we can at least show them how math and science can be used in their life.”
(D)1. Why do few women do jobs in science and math?
A. Because they are not interested in these jobs at all.
B. Because they think these are not important jobs to them.
C. Because they get less money than boys when doing such jobs.
D. Because they think they are not better at science or math than men.
(C)2. The Girls, Math & Science Partnership is for ____.
A. helping girls get more confidence in language learning
B. asking girls to take safer challenges
C. helping girls become more interested in math and science
D. encouraging more girls to ask questions about themselves
(C)3. Which of the following ideas may Bisland agree with?
A. Jobs in math and science are more interesting than others.
B. Girls are less interested in math and science than boys at birth.
C. The project may make more girls take jobs in science and math.
D. Math and science are mostly for studying some difficult problems.
(B)4. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Girls should not choose science jobs B. Helping girls love science and math
C. How schools teach boys and girls D. Why boys do better in science

答案： 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B