2022-2023学年安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校高一（上）第一次月考英语试卷（含解析）

B. It was mysterious. C. It was thoughtful.

D. It was wonderful. B Scientists have proved the idea wrong that women are underrepresented in the science,technology,engineering and mathematics （STEM） industries because of biological differences which affect their math skills.Girls and boys have similar brains and are equally able when it comes to understanding math,according to the study. The research involved 104 children aged between 3 to 10 years old,55 of whom were girls.The kids watched an educational video featuring math concepts such as counting and addition,while the scientists recorded their brain activity using an MRI scanner.The team then compared all the scan results.According to the data,there was no difference between the children's brain functions or development.And the boys and girls appeared to be equally tuned into the videos.The team also looked at the results of a math ability test taken by 97 children aged between 3 and 8 years old,50 of whom were girls.Both genders performed equally well,regardless of age. Between 2015 and 2016，women made up only 35.5 percent of STEM students in the US，32.6 percent of masters courses,and 33.7 percent at PhD level.Jessica Cantlon,professor of developmental neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University and senior author of the paper,commented in a statement： "Science d

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