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GenderDifferencesUnit10Unit10GenderDifferences1AroundtheTopic2SectionA3SectionB4SectionCLeadinginExploringtheTopicPlusActivitiesWarming-upTextAExercisesBackgroundInformationReadingThroughExercisesRelatedKnowledgeSampleReadingExercisesUsefulTermsSectionBSectionCSectionAExploringtheTopicPlusActivitiesWhodoyouthinkissmarter—boysorgirls?Whoshoulddothecooking?Whoshoulddrivethetruck?Andwhydoyoubelievethesethings?Whenitcomestoboysandgirls,therearejustsomanyquestionsaboutwhywedothethingswedo!Maybeifwestartfromthebeginning,whenwe’reborn,wecantryandsolvethismysteryonceandforall!LeadinginPlusActivitiesSectionASectionBSectionCDirections:Inthissection,you’llhearashortdialogbetweenPenny,amother,andMr.Green,anexpert,aboutgirlsbeingdifferentfromboys.Whilelistening,trytocompletethefollowingchartwiththeinformationyouhear.HowmanysonsanddaughtersdoesPennyhave?1)_____________________WhatdoesPennyfindaboutgirls?2)_______________________WhatdifferentthingsdogirlshaveaccordingtoMr.Green?Theyhavedifferentworries—abouttheirdevelopmentandabouttheirfeelings.WhatshouldPennydoaboutherdaughter?3)_______________________Threesonsandonedaughter.Theyaresodifferentfromboys.TalkwithheraboutherworriesAnddon’tgetangrywhenshetalksback.LeadinginExploringtheTopicSectionASectionBSectionCBigBillBellHe’shere!Ofcourseheis.Who’shere?BigBill.BigBillBell.Bill’shere.Oh,youmeanBill!Billwho?BigBill!BillBell.That’sright,that’shim!BillBell?Who’she?Youknowhimverywell.Youknowhim.SureIdo!Ido?BigBillBell!Ofcourseyoudo.BigBillBell!He’safriendofyours.Iknowhimverywell.Heis?ReturnTask1ReadthefollowingchantbythetempoofJazzmusicandpayattentiontothesoundsandintonations.JazzLeadinginExploringtheTopicSectionASectionBSectionC1.Whoarestronger,boysorgirls?2.Whodoyouthinkaresmarter－boysorgirls?3.Whoshoulddocooking?4.Whoshoulddrivetrucks?5.Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?6.Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebettervocabulariesthanboys?Task2Discussthefollowingquestionsintwogroups,boysinonegroup,andgirlsinanother.Giveyouranswerstothequestionsfirst,andthengiveyourreasons.AroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCTextAExercisesAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCDirections:ThefollowingparagraphistakenfromTextA.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithoutreferringtotheoriginaltext.Ateamof___________discoveredthattherearestrong__________betweenhowboysandgirlsare________:whiledaughtersintheirstudywereoftenkeptclosetotheirparents,sonswere___________tomove_____________andtodevelop____________.researchersdifferencesraisedontheirownindependenceencouragedSpotDictationTextAExercisesAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCWatchthevideoanddiscussthefollowingtopics.1.Whatdoyouthinkof“Boyswillbeboys”?Whatdoesitimply?2.Whatisthewoman’straditionalstatus?Arethereanychangesinmodernsociety?Watch&DiscussTextAExercisesAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionC“Boyswillbeboys,andgirlswillbegirls”isadeeplyrootedconvictionheldbypeopleinancientChina.Intheolddays,womenaresupposedtodothingswomenmustdo,likedoingthelaundryandcooking,caringforthechildrenandtakingcareoftheirhusband,spinningandweaving,etc.LuckyasMuLanwhowasgoodatmanythings,suchasfighting,running,shooting,riding,andevenreadingandwriting,whichareonlysupposedtowhatboyscando,stillherplaceis“inthehome”.MuLanissixteennowand“oldenoughtomarryagoodhusband”accordingtohermother.1.Whatdoyouthinkof“Boyswillbeboys”?Whatdoesitimply?TextAExercisesAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCItistraditionallybelievedthatawoman’splaceisinthehome.Therearemanytasksforawomantodo,suchascaringforthechildren,docooking,cleaning,mendingandsewing,andevenlookingafterherhusband.Inmodernsociety,however,itispossibleforawomantogooutofthehome.Familiestodaytendtobesmallwithonlyonechild.Thusawoman’swholeperiodofchild-caremayoccurwithinatmostfiveyears.Asforhousework,washingmachinescanwashalargequantityofclothesinafewminutes.Refrigeratorshavemadeitpossibletostorefoodforlongperiods.Thewifeneverhastodosewingandmendingsincegoodready-madeclothesarecheapandplentiful.2.Whatisthewoman’straditionalstatus?Arethereanychangesinmodernsociety?Warming-upAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCExercises你相信只有男孩能学好理科吗？在你看来，女孩比男孩更善言辞？如果你回答“是”，根据《当代科学》杂志的一篇文章，你也许是对的。读书不存先入为主之见固然重要，然而在这还是先介绍一些这篇文章中的研究结果。ChineseDoyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebettervocabulariesthanboys?Ifyouranswersare“yes”,youmayberight,accordingtoanarticleinCurrentScience.Whileitisimportanttoreadthingswithanopenmind,herearesomeofthearticle’sfindings.WhyDoGirlsandBoysLearnDifferently?Warming-upAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCExercisesOnaverage,malesscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskills.Females,ontheotherhand,dobetterontestsmeasuringvocabulary,spelling,andmemory.Chinese一般而言，男性在测验数学推理、机械能力和解决问题等技能的考试中得分较高，而女性则在词汇、拼写和记忆力方面的测试中表现更好。Warming-upAroundtheTopicSectionBSectionCExercisesUsually,too,babygirlstalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatnervesintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys.Itisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesaperson’sabilitytousewords,t