Question

At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders（性別）．

David Chadwell, South Carolina’s expert of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn, hear and respond to their surroundings differently．We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know．”

Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains．The organization of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction．“Boys understand the world as objects moving through space,” he says．

The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black．It’s no accident that boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class．

The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange．To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesn’t need to move as much as in boy’s class．Using descriptive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention．

Boys and girls also hear differently．“When someone speaks in a loud tone, girls understand it as yelling,” Chadwell says．“They think you’re mad and can shut down．” Girls are more sensitive to sounds．He advises girls’ teachers to watch the tone of their voices．Boys’ teachers should sound more forceful, even excited．

A boy’s nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 69 degrees Fahrenheit．Stress in boys, he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused．Girls are more focused when seated in a warmer room around 75 degrees Fahrenheit．Girls also respond to stress differently．When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts（腸道）, leaving them feeling nervous or anxious．

These differences can be applied in the classroom, Chadwell adds．“Single gender programs are about making the best use of the learning．”

1.What is David Chadwell’s attitude toward separating elementary-age boys and girls while learning?

A．Supportive B．Worried

C．Concerned D．Uninterested

2.To engage boy in a class, the teacher ______．

A．must have a moving object in this hand

B．needs to wear clothes in warm color

C．has to speak politely

D．had better move constantly while teaching

3.Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?

（ ?= Paragraph 1 ?= Paragraph 2 ?= Paragraph 3 …．．． ?= Paragraph 8 ）

4.Which of the following students is most likely to be focused?

A．A boy sitting in a warm room

B．A standing boy who is faced with stress

C．A girl standing in a cold room

D．A girl who is facing a lot of pressure

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：南加州東部一所小鎮(zhèn)小學支持實行男女生分開學習的方式，因為性別的差異在學習，傾聽和回應方面都存在差異。他們認為單一性別教育勢在必行。

1.1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)前兩段得知南加州東部一所小鎮(zhèn)小學支持實行男女生分開學習的方式。南加州單一性別的教育專家大衛(wèi)認為：男孩和女孩在學習、聽講和反應方面都不同。因此專家大衛(wèi)是支持的態(tài)度。選A。

2.2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Boys understand the world as objects moving through space,” he says 和The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black．It’s no accident that boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class．在班里，男孩更能理解移動中的物體，更容易創(chuàng)造出移動的物體。選D。

3.3】語篇結構題。第一段總述南加州東部一所小鎮(zhèn)小學支持男女生分開學習的方式，第二段講述南加州單一性別的教育專家大衛(wèi)也是支持的態(tài)度。第三、四、五段在講男女生在學習上的差異。第六段講述男女生在聽課上的差異。第七段在講男女生對壓力的反應上的差異。最后一段總結單一性別教育就是要充分利用這些差異。因此選A。

4.4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第七段A boy’s nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 69 degrees Fahrenheit．Stress in boys, he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused。得知男孩在站立移動時，他的緊張系統(tǒng)使他更謹慎。有壓力的男孩更容易注意力集中。選B。

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