人教版中考英语复习： 难度较大的阅读文章含答案（八）.doc

Two People，Two Paths
You must be familiar with the situation：Dad’s driving，Mum’s telling him where to go．He’s
sure that they need to turn 1eft．But she says it’s not for another two blocks．Who has the better
sense of direction?Men or women?
They both do,a new study says．but in different ways．
Men and women．Canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their
way．Men look quickly at landmarks f地标)and head off in what they think is the right direction
Women．however．try to picture the whole route in detail and then f01low the path in their head，
“Women tend to be more detailed．”said Edward Cornell，who led the study。“while men
tend to be a little bit faster and…a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)”
In fact．said Cornell．“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．
The first is the“survey method，’．This is when you see an area from above，such as a printed
map You can see．for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the
supermarket is on its right
The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directions．Yon start
from the hospital．then turn 1eft．turn right，go uphill—and then you see the supermarket．
Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route
and follow directions
Both work．and neither is better
Some scientists insist that these different skills