Question

Traditionally, across the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.

Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to(和…相符) the "boy code" of hiding their emotions to be a "real man".

The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

Tony Little, head master of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls.

The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.

But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.

Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. "Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的） and prefer the modern genre （类型） in which violence and sexism are major themes," James wrote.

Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they had to be "masterful and in charge" in relationships. "In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means," the study reported.

1.The author believes that a single-sex school would __________.

A. force boys to hide their emotions to be "real men"

B. help boys to be more competitive in schools.

C. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely

D. naturally strengthen boys’ traditional image of a man

2.It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys __________.

A. behave more responsibly.

B. grow up more healthily.

C. perform relatively better.

D. receive a better education.

3.According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is __________.

A. teaching can be tailored to suit the characteristics of boys

B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted

C. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in

D. teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit

4.What does the underlined word “acute” in paragraph 8” mean?

A. lovely    B. sharp    C. serious   D. dull

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲的是单一性别学校和混合学校里男生的区别。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句But boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music. 。但是男孩的学校教年轻人宣泄自己的情绪，并让他们参与的活动，如艺术，舞蹈和音乐的理想场所。

2.推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句"In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means," 在混合学校，男生在他们很了解自己，知道这意味着什么以前，他们觉得是被迫举止表现要像男人一样。故选C。

3.A细节理解题。根据第六段in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, 在单一性别的学校老师可以根据经验教训，男孩的学习方式，让他们在教室里移动，并让他们在团队竞争，防止无聊，故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据第七段中Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. 因为男孩子一般都有更加尖锐的眼光，最好通过触觉学习，并且他们身体都比较活跃，他们需要给予“动手”的课，在那里他们被允许走动。故选B。

【名师点睛】

根据内在逻辑关系推测词义是指应用语言知识分析和判断相关信息之间存在的逻辑关系，然后根据逻辑联系推断生词词义或大致义域。比如第31小题，根据第七段中Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. 因为男孩子一般都有更加尖锐的眼光，最好通过触觉学习，并且他们身体都比较活跃，他们需要给予“动手”的课，在那里他们被允许走动。故选B。根据后半部分的描述，可知对vision的形容应该用“敏锐的、尖锐的、犀利的等”来修饰。

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