Gender Gap The girls in this sixth grade class in East Palo Alto, California...

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问题 Gender Gap The girls in this sixth grade class in East Palo Alto, California, all have the same access to computers as boys. But researchers say, by the time they get to high school, they are victims of what the researchers call a major new gender (性别) gap in technology. Janice Weinman of the American Association of University Women says, "girls tend to be less comfortable than boys with the computer. They use it more for word processing rather than for problem solving, rather than to discover new ways in which to understand information." After re-examining a thousand studies, the American Association of University Women researchers found that girls make up only a small percentage of students in computer science classes. Girls consistently rate themselves significantly lower than boys in their ability and confidence in using computers. And they use computers less often than boys outside the classroom. An instructor of a computer lab says he's already noticed some differences. Charles Cheadle of Cesar Chavez School says, "boys are not so afraid they might do something that will harm the computer, whereas girls are afraid they might break it somehow." Six years ago, the software company Purple Moon noticed that girls' computer usage was falling behind boys. Karen Gould says, "the number one reason girls told us they don't like computer games is not that they're too violent, or too competitive. Girls just said they're incredibly boring." Purple Moon says it found what girls want -- characters they can relate to and story lines relative to what's going on in their own lives. Karen Gould of Purple Moon Software says, "What we definitely found from girls is that there is no intrinsic (固有的) reason why they wouldn't want to play on a computer; it was just a content thing." The sponsor of the study says it all boils downto this: the technology gender gap that separates the girls from the boys must be closed if women are to compete effectively with men in the 21 st century. The gender gap needs to be closed because（）

选项 A.it isn't fair that boys are allowed to use computers all the time. B.there isn't enough money for upgrading computers. C.most of the causes may boil down to a question of money. D.the ability to use computers is important in today's world.

答案 D

解析细节题。题干：性别差异需要被消除是因为____。利用关键词close可以定位到最后一段最后一句，意为“如果女陸想要在21世纪的竞争中取得优势的话，这种由于性别的不同而产生的技术鸿沟必须得到消除”，言外之意就是在21世纪应用计算机的能力非常重要。所以D选项“运用电脑的能力在现代的世界很重要”是正确答案。

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