第二节 阅读简答（共3个小题，每小题2分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，根据第70至第72小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。（共3个小题，每小题2分，满分6分）
The research found that female students were more faithful, less likely to miss lectures, and more likely to believe that their marks reflected their abilities than male students. Female students were also more likely to ask for and receive support from their professors.
Women were also more likely to choose their universities because they liked the courses offered.
In contrast, men were likely than women to miss lectures due to “other affairs” and “laziness”, and to believe that playing sports was an important part of university life.
Generally, people think that women’s success comes from more emphasis on coursework, but the research showed that female geographers at Brunel did better in their exams than in their coursework.
Dr Smith said, “ Most women feel that getting grades is the most important part of university life. They believe that they need to work harder in order to compete in the male-dominated environment they will encounter at work. Good grades are viewed as an ‘insurance policy’ for success. Men, on the other hand, prefer going out and playing sports to academic work.
“ This research sh
ows how important it is to get all young people working hard and teach them the value of higher education,” he said.
70. What is the main purpose of the research? (Please answer within 15 words.)
71. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Men would play rather than academic work. (Please answer within 12 words.)
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72. Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence according to the underlined words. (Please answer within 12 words.)
Most women think _________________________________________________________
in the competition against men.
