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While: Logical twist
Different ∃ similarities
The fifth paragraph
While the “average”male and“average”female brains were 30
different， you couldn’t tell it by looking at individual brain
2019 CLOZE TEST (gap filling)
From shallow to deep, from theory to actual combat
The content of the presentation
1 Let's get the
concept
2
Let's see there are several types of
by
gender。
distinguished≈categorizing
The fourth paragraph
Daphna Joel ，who led the study， said her research found
that while there are some gender‐based 29 ，many
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article
Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are“male”and“female”brains，believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes. A new study 26 that belief， questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by
Offer A for B+ Noun
28 possibility
Nouns Verbs（-ed –ing) Adjectives
A new study challenges that belief， questioning
distinguished whether brains really can be
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Problem solving thinking
Skim the article Focus on the first paragraph
Classification of parts of speech Each word may have more than
Locate the paragraph and analyze the part of speech to
While the “average”male and“average”female brains were 30different， you couldn’t tell it by looking at individual brain scans。 Only a small 31of people had “all-male”or“all-female”characteristics。
Verbs： B） applied D） categorizing E）challenges F）figure H）proving J） searched M） suggests N）tastes
find≈searched
The third paragraph
And what did they find？ Not much。 Rathera small 31of people had “all-male”or“all-
female”characteristics。
30 different
Adverb+Adjective
a small 31of people a+adjective+ Singular countable noun +of+ noun
evidence for 28 brains as “male” or“female”，research shows that brains fall into a wide range ， with most people falling right in the middle。
offer evidence for 28 brains
Classification of parts of speech
Nouns： E）challenges F）figure G）percentage K） similarities N）tastes
Adjectives： A） abnormal I） regardless O）traditional
Larry Cahill， an American neuroscientist（神经科学家），said the study is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning 32 beliefs about gender and brain function。 But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same， 33 of gender。
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3 Let's
practice
concept
concept
The purpose of the cloze part is to test
students'ability to use language comprehensively,
that is, to understand texts and to use vocabulary and
or“female”，research shows that brains fall into a wide range ， with most people falling right in the middle。
Daphna Joel ，who led the study， said her research found that while there are some gender‐based 29 ，many different types of brain can’t always be distinguished by gender。
grammar.
supplementa It requires candidates to choose the best answer based
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on a comprehensive understanding of the content, so that the meaning and structure of the passage can be restored
The word options
A） abnormal I） regardless B） applied J） searched C） briefly K） similarities D） categorizing L）slightly E）challenges M） suggests F）figure N）tastes G）percentage O）traditional H）proving
paragraph
Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are“male”and“female”brains，believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes. A new study 26 that belief， questioning whether brains really can be
Verbs： B） applied D） categorizing E）challenges F）figure H）proving J） searched M） suggests N）tastes
Adverbs： C） briefly I） regardless L）slightly
The first
different types of brain can’t always be distinguished by gender。
there are some gender‐based 29
There be +some+plural noun
Nouns： E）challenges F）figure G）percentage K） similarities N）tastes
instruction to integrity.
questio n types
questi on types
1 word sense discrimination
2 verb usage
3 structure recognition
preposition selection
fixed collocation
distinguished by gender。
A new study 26 that belief •A+subject+ Transitive verb third person singular+that
questioning≈ challenges
Verbs： B） applied D） categorizing E）challenges F）figure H）proving J） searched M） suggests N）tastes
30slightly
Nouns： E）challenges F）figure G）percentage K） similarities N）tastes
gender。 In the study， Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences throughout the entire human
brain And what did they find？ Not much。 Rather than offer evidence for 28 brains as “male”
“There’s a mountain of evidence 34 the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function ，”he told The Seattle Times。
If anything， he said， the study 35that gender plays a very important role in the brain—“even when we are not clear exactly how。”
the second paragraph
In the study， Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences throughout the entire human brain
Tel Aviv University researchers 27 for sex differences Subject+ intransitive verb+ preposition+ noun phrase
And what did they find？ Not much。 Rather
than offer evidence for 28 brains as “male” or“female”， research shows that brains fall into a wide range ， with most people falling right in the middle。