初中英语高难度首字母填空(原创).docx

(A)For many men, the idea that they have a better sense of direction than women was never in d__1__, but now a scientific study has proved it.Researchers from Norway scanned the brains of volunteers after they c__2__ navigation tasks to discover men do better in finding their way because they use a separate part of their brain. Surprisingly, when women had testosterone(睾丸素) d__3__ onto their tongues, their navigational skills i__4__. Using 3D goggles(护目镜) and a joystick, 36 participants a__5__ - 18 men and 18 women - had to orient themselves in a large virtual maze while functional images of their brains were continuously r__6__. In the MRI scanner(核磁共振扫描仪), they were given 30 seconds for each of the 45 navigation tasks. One of the tasks, for example, was to find the yellow car from different starting points. The men solved 50 p__7__ more of the tasks than the women.According to lead researcher Dr Carl Pintzka from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), women and men have d__8__ navigational strategies. Men use cardinal directions – the use of north, south, east and west - during navigation to a greater degree. Mens sense of direction was more effective. They quite simply got to their destination faster, he said. If theyre going to the Student Society building in Trondheim, for example, men usually go in the general direction where its l__9__, Dr Pintzka explained. Women usually orient themselves a__10__ a route to get there, for example, go past the hairdresser and then up the street and turn right after the store.The study shows that using cardinal directions is more efficient because it is a more flexible strategy. The destination can be r__11__ faster because the strategy d__12__ less on where you start.(B)Confusing accents and odd public transport habits have been listed a__1__ the biggest culture shocks for people moving to the UK.Users of online message board Reddit were asked What is biggest culture shock youve ever r__2__ either after mo