第一篇 &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; &nBsp; two pEoplE,two pAths you must BE FAmiliAr with thE situAtion:DAD’s Driving,mum’s tElling him whErE to go. &nBsp;hE’s surE thAt thEy nEED to turn lEFt. &nBsp;But shE sAys it’s not For AnothEr two BloCks. &nBsp;who hAs thE BEttEr sEnsE oF DirECtion?mEn or womEn? thEy Both Do,A nEw stuDy sAys. &nBsp;But in DiFFErEnt wAys. &nBsp; mEn AnD womEn. &nBsp;CAnADiAn rEsEArChErs hAvE FounD,hAvE DiFFErEnt mEthoDs oF FinDing thEir wAy. &nBsp;mEn look quiCkly At lAnDmArks F地标)AnD hEAD oFF in whAt thEy think is thE right DirECtion womEn. &nBsp;howEvEr. &nBsp;try to piCturE thE wholE routE in DEtAil AnD thEn Follow thE pAth in thEir hEAD, “womEn tEnD to BE morE DEtAilED. &nBsp;”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. &nBsp;sAiD CornEll. &nBsp;“sEnsE oF DirECtion”isn’t onE skill But two. &nBsp;thE First is thE“survEy mEthoD,’. &nBsp;this is whEn you sEE An ArEA From ABovE,suCh As A printED mAp you CAn sEE. &nBsp;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. &nBsp;yon stArt From thE hospitAl. &nBsp;thEn turn lEFt. &nBsp;turn right,go uphill—AnD thEn you sEE thE supErmArkEt. &nBsp; mEn ArE morE likEly to usE thE survEy mEthoD whilE womEn ArE morE likEly to usE onE routE AnD Follow DirECtions Both work. &nBsp;AnD nEithEr is BEttEr somE sCiEntists insist thAt thEsE DiFFErEnt skills hAvE A long history. &nBsp;thEy ArguE it is BECAusE oF thE DiFFErEnCE in trADitionAl rolEs. &nBsp; in AnCiEnt timEs. &nBsp;young mEn oFtEn wEnt FAr AwAy with thE olDEr mEn to Fish or hunt thE trip took hours or DAys AnD CovErED unFAmiliAr plACEs. &nBsp;thE only wAy to know whErE you wErE wAs to usE thE survEy mEthoD to rEmEmBEr lAnDmArks—thE mountAins. &nBsp;thE lAkEs AnD so on. &nBsp; thE womEn,on thE othEr hAnD,took young girls out to FinD Fruits AnD plAnts. &nBsp;thEsE ACtivitiEs wErE muCh ClosEr to homE But rEquirED lEArning wEll—usED pAths. &nBsp;so,womEn’s sEnsE oF spACE wAs BAsED on lEArning CErtAin routEs 31 &nBsp;whEn FinDing his wAy DAD tEnDs to rEly on A, his intuitivE knowlEDgE B, his Book knowlEDgE. &nBsp; C, &nBsp;mum’s AssistAnCE. &nBsp; D, thE poliCE’s AssistAnCE, 32 &nBsp;womEn ArE morE likEly to usE A, &nBsp;山 survEy mEthoD B, thE trADitionAl mEthoD. &nBsp; C, thE routE mEthoD D, thE right mEthoD. &nBsp; 33 &nBsp;whiCh works BEttEr. &nBsp;thE routE mEthoD or thE survEy mEthoD? A, thE survEy mEthoD B, 111E routE mEthoD. &nBsp; C, &nBsp;EithEr. &nBsp; D, &nBsp;nEithEr 34 &nBsp;whiCh oF thE Following is not A lAnDmArk? A, &nBsp;Along rivEr. &nBsp; B , A high mountAin. &nBsp; C, &nBsp;A mAgniFiCEnt ChurCh D, &nBsp;A pAth in your hEAD 35 &nBsp;womEn DEvElopED A sEnsE oF spACE out oF thE nEED A, to go Fishing. &nBsp; B, to go hunting. &nBsp; C, to lEArn wEll-usED pAths. &nBsp; D, to go swimming. &nBsp;