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Many men and women have long bought into the idea that there are "male" and "female" brains, believing that explains just about every difference between the sexes. A new study (1) __ that belief, questioning whether brains really can be distinguished by gender. In the study, Tel Aviv University researcher (2) __ for sex differences throughout the entire human brain. And what did they find? Not much. Rather than offer evidence for (3) __ brains as "male" or "female", research shows that brains fall into a wide range, with most people falling right in the middle. Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender - based (4) __, many different types of brains can't always be distinguished by gender. While the "average" male and "average" female brains were (5) __ different, you couldn't tell it by looking at individual brain scans. People had "all - male" or "all - female" characteristics. Only a small (6) __ of people had "all - male" or "all - female" characteristics. Larry Cahill, an American neuroscientist, said the study, is an important addition to a growing body of research questioning (7) __ beliefs about gender and brain function. But he cautioned against concluding from this study that all brains are the same, (8) __ of gender. "There is a mountain of evidence (9) __ the importance of sex influences at all levels of brain function," he told The Seattle Times. If anything, he said, the study (10) __ that gender plays a very important role in the brain — "even when we are not clear exactly how."(含图)(含图)
What are the differences between city life and country life? When we talk about the city life, we will surely think of tall buildings, busy streets, successful (1) __ and a great many advanced pieces of equipment. What about the country life? The first (2) __ coming into our minds is peace and quiet. In the countryside, people live a quiet life. They have less noise and (3) __ than people who live in the city. City life and country life, which is better? The answer is uncertain. People who live in the country want to be city people. In their thoughts, city is full of chance and (4) __. Today many country youth leave their hometown for big cities in search of (5) __ and good jobs. With the development of industry, more and more pollution is coming out in cities. Citizens have to put up with noise, harmful smoke and dirt. The air is not clean enough for people, especially in the (6) __ areas. The majority of citizens are tired of (7) __ conditions and bad environments. But in the country, the condition is obviously different. It is pleasant to live with green mountains, clean springs and grand plains. Blue sky, green trees, red sunsets and golden crops. Wow! What a lovely picture! So at present, more and more citizens are eager to escape from the city. In the old days, there was a clear (8) __ between city and countryside. But now some countries look like modern cities, (9) __ some cities are as beautiful as the countryside. If we (10) __ attention to protecting the environment while we are developing industry, the city can also have the advantages of the countryside. And we shouldn't forget to develop the countryside. If so, we, the city people or country people, will enjoy both modern and peaceful lives!(含图)(含图)
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