Question

It is commonly believed that all over 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（情感） and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.

Always 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＂.

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

George Carl, headmaster 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 adjust 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 eye, 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.Traditionally, in a mixed school ,boys __________.

A. behave more responsibly    B. perform relatively better

C. grow up more healthily    D. receive a better education

2.The writer argues that a single-sex school would __________.

A. encourage boys to express their emotions more freely

B. help boys to be more competitive in schools

C. force boys to be their emotions to be ＂real men＂

D. naturally strengthen boys’ traditional image of a man

3.In Abigail James’ opinion, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is ______.

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

B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted

C. teaching can be adjusted to suiting the characteristics of boys

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

4.The underlined word ＂acute＂ in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______ .

A. lovely    B. serious

C. sharp    D. dull

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】传统上，男孩子和女孩子都上同一所学校，也就是男女混合的学校，但是有人认为男孩在单一性别学校里更容易涉足文化艺术活动，有助于培养他们的情感表达能力。在本文中作者介绍了一项对此进行的调查结果，对男女混校和单一性别学校里男孩子的表现进行了分析。

1.B

细节理解题。根据文章第三段the findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.可知人们普遍的看法是在男女混合的学校里男生做得更好，故选Ｂ。

2.A

细节理解题。根据文章首段But boys schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions（情感）和第二段Always 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，可知有人认为单一性别学校有助于培养男孩在情感方面的表达，答案选Ｃ。

3.C

细节理解题。根据地五段Abigail James在书里写的内容 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, 可知他认为在单一性别学校的老师可以根据男孩的性格特点来制定和调整相应的教学方式，选C。

4.C

词义猜测题。本段是介绍男孩子的特点，根据句子内容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.可知男孩子反应灵敏，适合他们的学习方法是通过触觉和动手操作，由此推断此处是指男孩子视觉敏锐，选C。

【名师点睛】

在细节考查题中有一类事实细节题 。该题属于细节类型的阅读理解题，一般只针对某个特定的细节，题型可以多种多样。此类题型一般分两种。第一种是直接理解题，在原文中可以直接找到答案。第二种是词义转换题，正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的转换。做此类试题一定要抓住事件发生的时间、地点、人物、发展过程和结局等环节，所选答案一定要符合原文，切不可望文生义。本题第2小题是细节理解题。根据文章首段But boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions 和第二段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,可知有人认为单一性别学校有助于培养男孩在情感方面的表达，答案选C。