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Are we "Math People" or "English People"? The earliest hint of verbal de

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问题     Are we "Math People" or "English People"?
    The earliest hint of verbal dexterity is enough to earn a language ability label while the slightest struggle with a mathematical concept might as well come with a forehead stamped "mathematically inept."
    "The common wisdom in the United States is that mathematical ability is somehow innate, and there are people who, no matter how hard they try, will not be able to achieve in mathematics," said A1 Cuoco, director of the Center for Mathematics Education at Educational Department Center Inc, a nonprofit in Newton, who has taught math since the late 1960s.
    Struggling in math is socially acceptable, while having trouble reading is reason for worry. Why the stigma around numbers?
    Cuoco said the belief that you’ve got a math gene is "an American phenomenon." In the United States, he said, "kids from a very young age are put into two categories: those who get it and those who don’t. In other countries, the perspective is that if you work hard and apply yourself, anyone can achieve mathematics at an advanced high school level."
    Abby Coyle, 15, of Newton, a sophomore at Dana Hall School, an all-girls campus in Wellesley, has long noticed educators putting math and English at opposite poles.
    "It seems there is always a distinct classification between math and science and English and social studies," said Coyle. Part of making your way through elementary school, she said, is figuring out if you’re better at math or English. "Once you fit into one, you don’t concentrate on the other side," said Coyle, who said it has taken effort to see herself as good at both.
    The cultural divide around math is not just about sorting students into math-focused and English-focused, but to make assumptions based on gender. Are boys better at math? Do girls soar in English? These may be common presumptions, but research suggests.  [br] According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
选项 A、Most of the students are more capable of either mathematics or English.
B、The attitude toward language ability and mathematical ability is similar in all the countries around the world.
C、It is assumed that gender plays an important role in deciding one’s ability in either of the two aspects.
D、One can hardly be good at both of the two subjects.
答案 B
解析 是非题型见第五段提到：Cuoco说“你有数学基因”的念头是“一种美国现象”。在美国孩子们很小就被分为两类：那些有或那些没有的。在其他的国家里，人们的观点是如果你努力学习并专注于此，任何人都可以达到高级中学数学水平。因此选项B是答案。
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