[单项选择]Some interesting recent research by a team from MRC Applied Psychology Unit at Cambridge analysed the sound structure of a large number of first names, and found some interesting differences between men and women. It seems the sexes do not sound the same. The claims are of course limited by the size of their sample--1,667 entries taken from a dictionary of English first names--but the claims they make can easily be checked against our intuitions, and they seem very plausible:
● Female first names tend to be longer than males, in terms of the number of syllables they contain. Males are much more likely to have a monosyllabic first name (Bob, Jim Fred, Frank, John), and much less likely to have a name of three or more syllables (Christopher, Nicholas). By contrast, there are few monosyllabic female names in the list (Ann, Joan, May) , and many of them are trisyllabic or more ( Katherine, Elizabeth, Amanda).
● 95% of male names have a first syllable which is strongly stressed, w
A. assertive
B. doubtful
C. authoritative
D. cautious

[单项选择]Some interesting recent research by a team from MRC Applied Psychology Unit at Cambridge analysed the sound structure of a large number of first names, and found some interesting differences between men and women. It seems the sexes do not sound the same. The claims are of course limited by the size of their sample--1,667 entries taken from a dictionary of English first names--but the claims they make can easily be checked against our intuitions, and they seem very plausible:
● Female first names tend to be longer than males, in terms of the number of syllables they contain. Males are much more likely to have a monosyllabic first name (Bob, Jim Fred, Frank, John), and much less likely to have a name of three or more syllables (Christopher, Nicholas). By contrast, there are few monosyllabic female names in the list (Ann, Joan, May) , and many of them are trisyllabic or more ( Katherine, Elizabeth, Amanda).
● 95% of male names have a first syllable which is strongly stressed, w
A. 95% of male names begin with an unstressed syllable.
B. Only one fourth of female names begin with an unstressed syllable.
C. All except three popular British names begin with a stressed syllable.
D. "Jerome" is an example of male names beginning with a stressed syllable.

[单项选择]Some people think Mr Murdoch is crazy because
A. he is often motivated to change.
B. he is in the media business.
C. he often makes unreasonable decisions.

[单项选择]Some people think Mr. Smith is crazy because
A. he is often motivated to change.
B. he is in the media business.
C. he often makes unreasonable decisions.

[单项选择]What can we team from the dialogue
A. The man is calling his wife.
B. The woman won’t let the man use her telephone.
C. The man is going to make a call.

[单项选择]A special research team from the local medical center76 experiments completely blind babies. The babies to be tested on lived at home with their mothers or families. The research workers would visit the babies and closely77 the development of their senses and behavior every two weeks. In most78, the research workers tested the responses of the blind babies to different stimuli79 baby would react with smiles and laughter to tickling , to the voice of a relative, and to hugging from his family. His reactions were swift. 80 most of the blind babies, according to the experiments, responded to stimuli impassively. In fact, they were indifferent to 81sound. But82 some special situations, some of them were able to 83 to the sound of their mothers with a smile. Usually, their response was very 84 The tests were done about nine months; they85 when the blind babies were one month old and ended when they were ten months old.
A. turn
B. talk
C. listen
D. react