(A)Formanymen,theideathattheyhaveabettersenseofdirectionthanwomenwasneverind__1__,butnowascientificstudyhasprovedit.ResearchersfromNorwayscannedthebrainsofvolunteersaftertheyc__2__navigationtaskstodiscovermendobetterinfindingtheirwaybecausetheyuseaseparatepartoftheirbrain.Surprisingly,whenwomenhadtestosterone(睾丸素)d__3__ontotheirtongues,theirnavigationalskillsi__4__.Using3Dgoggles(护目镜)andajoystick,36participantsa__5__-18menand18women-hadtoorientthemselvesinalargevirtualmazewhilefunctionalimagesoftheirbrainswerecontinuouslyr__6__.IntheMRIscanner(核磁共振扫描仪),theyweregiven30secondsforeachofthe45navigationtasks.Oneofthetasks,forexample,wasto'findtheyellowcar'fromdifferentstartingpoints.Themensolved50p__7__moreofthetasksthanthewomen.AccordingtoleadresearcherDrCarlPintzkafromtheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology(NTNU),womenandmenhaved__8__navigationalstrategies.Menusecardinaldirections–theuseofnorth,south,eastandwest-duringnavigationtoagreaterdegree.'Men'ssenseofdirectionwasmoreeffective.Theyquitesimplygottotheirdestinationfaster,'hesaid.'Ifthey'regoingtotheStudentSocietybuildinginTrondheim,forexample,menusuallygointhegeneraldirectionwhereit'sl__9__,'DrPintzkaexplained.'Womenusuallyorientthemselvesa__10__aroutetogetthere,forexample,"gopastthehairdresserandthenupthestreetandturnrightafterthestore."'Thestudyshowsthatusingcardinaldirectionsismoreefficientbecauseitisamoreflexiblestrategy.Thedestinationcanber__11__fasterbecausethestrategyd__12__lessonwhereyoustart.(B)Confusingaccentsandoddpublictransporthabitshavebeenlisteda__1__thebiggestcultureshocksforpeoplemovingtotheUK.UsersofonlinemessageboardRedditwereasked"Whatisbiggest'cultureshock'you'veeverr__2__eitheraftermovingorwhilevacationingtoanewplace?"byuserthechosenone16-andrespondedwithanumberofh__3__observations(评论)aboutlifeinBritain."TherearenoclosetsintheUK,"posteduserSurfeitOfPenguinsinoneentry."Livablespaceofhousesismaybeaone-footradiusaroundeachradiator.Eithertheskyisc__4__overcast(天阴的),ortheskyisbluewithonesinglecloudandthatcloudisraining."Accentsareabigdeal.AnativeBritcanpinpointaperson'splaceofb__5__,annualsalary,andparentagegoingbackthreegenerationswithinmomentsofhearinganotherBritishspeak."RedditorDondo666alsopointedoutthedifferencebetweentheBritishaccentsasdepictedonscreen,andhowtheyareinreallife."Englishismy3rdlanguagebutI'dsayI'mfluent,"hesaid."Ihavenoproblemu__6__whatAmericanssay99%ofthetime.ButBritishareawholeotherthingentirely.MostofthetimeIcouldmakeout1/5words.AfterawhileIstoppedaskingpeopletorepeatt__7__andjustsmiledandnodded."IunderstandBritishinBritishmovies.Inreallife?notsomuch."ListenDry,anIndianuserfromUAE,reportedonBritain'sobsession(强迫症)withmanners,havingvisitedLondonin2012."Sorry,please,thankyouandwelcomewerethewordstogainrespect,"hesaid.Aninternationalstudent,theRedditoralsosummedupotherBritishidiosyncrasies(特色)."Taxeswerehigh,"hewrote."Alcoholwascheap(eventhoughIdon'tdrink).Heatingwascentralandwastimedwhichwasthick.Noclosetstohideindespairandtheroomsweretiny.Accentsarevast,fromallovertheglobe."Racismdoesexistbutisnotvisible.It'sjustthatpeoplewillignoreinsteadofassaultingorreplyinginwordorphysically."ForFrenchRedditorpompompompompom,itwasBritishtoiletsthatmadeforasourceofculturalconfusion."SomeoldertoiletshaveasortofdoorhandleflushwhichIcannevergetthehangof,ifyou'retooslow...
