Recently, educators and parents become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The so-called “boy crisis” in education refers 1. both their academic performance and their behavior. In both areas boys’ results are much 2. (bad) than girls’.
USA data shows that boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower 3. (grade) overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing, and 30 percent of 4. are in bottom quarter of standardized tests, 5.(compare) with 19 percent of girls.
Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not 6. (full) understood, some experts believed that the same-sex classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is7.(remove) some of the distractions(分心) caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students’ concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea 8. (be) Shanghai No.8 Middle School, 9.began “boys-only” classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform has made a difference, its supporters argue that the results are 10. (promise).
appeal to in addition leave out in the flesh
sit around enter for cut out hang up
1.The film star looks thinner _______________________ than in the photograph.
2.Thanks to your encouragement, I decided to _____________________ the beauty contest.
3.Jimmy has turned down offers from several different law firms in that they don’t _____________ him.
4.______________, to recite the text is also a more effective way.
5.I said goodbye to Tony and then ______________ the receiver.
6.I need a pair of scissors to ______________ the newspaper article.
1.我们就不能看到很多使这一时代著名的杰作。
We would not be able to see the many great masterpieces, ________ ________ ________ this period is famous.
2.陶土罐非常脆弱，所以需要小心处理。
Clay vases are fragile and so ________ ________ ________ with care.
3.翻阅报纸的时候我发现了一篇关于福建台风的新闻报道。
________ ________ the newspaper, I found a news report about a typhoon in Fujian.
4.对女性的偏见甚至持续到今天，这让我很气愤。
I am so angry that this ________ ________ ________ continues even today.
5.大多数与会代表都赞同他的方案。
Most of the representatives in the conference ________ ________ his program.
1.I wish I _______________ (have) a chance to talk with you about my writing before you left.
2._______________ ( live ) in Zhangzhou for many years, I know this ancient city quite well.
3.Quiet student _______________ he may be, he talks a lot about his favourite singer after class.
4.She is proud to _______________ (represent) her country recently in an international competition.
5.Unless ________________(invite) to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
6.If I can help ______________, I don’t like working late into the night.
1.Home-working opportunities and __________（灵活的）working hours are top concerns for the working mothers.
2.Many people were waiting anxiously and they looked ______________ (disappoint).
3.The CPC and the KMT Party will continue to ______________ (strength) exchanges based on 1992 Consensus(共识).
4.Because final exams are coming, most students are under a lot of p_____________.
5.He gave a detailed ______________(描述) of what he had witnessed yesterday.
6.Life’s ______________ are not supposed to paralyze you; they’re supposed to help you discover who you are. (something that tests strength, skill or ability)
7.There is a growing _______________ (tend) for people to work at home instead of in offices.
8.His wound became _______________ (infect) with a new virus, so he had to be kept in hospital.
9.To some degree, only those people who are _______________ (ambition) can have their own careers.
10.We should submit our plans to the committee for _______________(approve).
I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n)_______.
I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered _______ into her classroom. From corner to corner, the_______were decorated with clippings (剪报) and posters _______ Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of _______hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌).
Once the rest of my classmates _______ in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands _______ about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name is Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not _______ until later that week, but still I sat upright at my desk, trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “_______”.
As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually large family. Ms. Lewison was like our ________. When we were feeling troubled, we just let our ________do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about ________.
Ms. Lewsion performed a tough task. She ________ repla
ced all the ignorance in me with ________. Then she opened my ________ and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a ________ signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are ________.
Today my fingers have learned to ________. Ms. Lewison pushed me ________ into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse ________.
1.A. picture B. voice C. order D. poster
2.A. calmly B. excitedly C. quickly D. anxiously
3.A. walls B. ocean C. students D. desks
4.A. caused by B. related to C. contributing to D. aimed at
5.A. welcoming B. outstanding C. signing D. waving
6.A. settled B. seated C. backed D. locked
7.A. flowed B. wandered C. flew D. came
8.A. draw attention B. make sense C. catch sight D. hold breath
9.A. silent B. dull C. strange D. strict
10.A. teacher B. partner C. friend D. mother
11.A. bodies B. hearts C. hands D. eyes
12.A. sings B. language C. love D. life
13.A. successfully B. finally C. easily D. unwillingly
14.A. confidence B. patience C. curiosity D. freedom
15.A. mouth B. mind C. arms D. fingers
16.A. clever B. unique C. special D. fluent
17.A. endless B. strong C. weak D. uncertain
18.A. dip B. dance C. swim D. think
19.A. firmly B. hardly C. gently D. heavily
20.A. classes B. worlds C. families D. waters
