【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 getting them to pete 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 “boyfocused” approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them． Because boys generally have sharper vision， learn best through touch, and are physically more active， they need to be given “handson”lessons where they are allowed to walk around． “ Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine(女性的 )and prefer the modern type in which violence and sexism are major themes.” James wrote． Singlesex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to give in to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships． “ In mixed schools boys feel pressed to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means.” the study reported. 32． The author believes that a singlesex school would ． boys to hide their emotions to be “real men” to form masculine aggressiveness in boys boys to express their emotions more freely place emphasis on the traditional image of a man to boys 33． It is monly believed that in a mixed school boys ． relatively better up more healthily more responsibly a better education 34． What does Tony Little say about the British education system? fails more boys than girls academically． focuses more on mixed school education． fails to give boys the attention they need． places more pressure on boys than on girls． 35． According to Abigail James， one of the advantages of singlesex schools is ． A. teaching can be designed to promote boys? team spirit can focus on their lessons without being absentminded can choose to learn whatever they are interested in D. teaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys 第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 If you think about your circle of friends and family members, you can certainly pick out one or more people who are not good listeners. 36 If you?re fortunate, that person is a good friend, a loved one or a teacher. All too often, we associate the benefits of good listening skills with achieving very specific outes, like following the boss?s orders (aimed at getting a job promotion). 37 We think of them as something basic, which we mastered in our formal schooling, along with dictation and obeying instructions, etc. This is a shame. We should know listening skills are the focus of lifetime learning and development, related to our munication skills. 38 All of these occur because two people or groups don?t listen to each other. We don?t analyze the root problem, or work on improvement steps. We still tend to treat listening skills the way we treat learning to walk: we think that once we?ve acquired them, we?ve got them. We are ready to move on to the next thing. Wrong. 39 Poor listening skills often damage effective dialogue between people. 40 If we were able to reduce misunderstandings in our conversations by 2030%, there would be benefits in efficiency and the elimination (消除 ) of tiresome repetition. A. However, think about the upside potential. B. We?re surrounded by this kind of oute. C. We tend to undervalue the importance of our listening skills. D. Think about the number of failures, misunderstandings and arguments. E. Equally you can think of someone you know who is a very good listener. F. The challenge of listening is determining when the speaker wants a response or advice. G. The problem is that people and language are far more plex than the roads we travel on. 第三部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分） 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 分，滿分 30 分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（ A、 B、 C 和 D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。 Elaine was a saleswoman， who drove all over the city five days a week． When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop, she would drive quickly along the emergency lane． While driving she usually 41 on her cell phone， drinking a soda or eating a sandwichher hands， legs， and mouth were always 42 while she was driving． Last night she got 43 in Friday evening rush hour． She was going to be 44 for her date． She was already 45 when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped． Elaine drove 46 over to the emergency lane． Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror． She had to 47 her car． A goodlooking officer walked up． “Officer, I?m pregnant． I have constant morning sickness． I?m just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my 48 ” She looked at the officer with 49 eyes． He looked at her pitifully, then said 50 ． “Okay， ma39。am． Take the first exit you e to． I hope you39。ll be feeling better.” The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on． This was the second time that 51 had worked for her． She had one more thing to do before she got home． She had to mail a package． When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm， no parking was 52 ， except for the handicapped (殘疾人的 ) space． Elaine drove right into it． It would only be a minute， and she told 53 all she had to do was 54 the mailbox store， get the package 55 ， and pay the clerk． Fortunately， there was no 56 in the store． Everything was done so 57 that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car． Then she stopped 58 ． There was an envelope on the windshield． She opened it slowly． She knew 59 it was， but not how much it was． She screamed when she saw the 60 ． A dog started barking． 41． A． depended B． carried C． talked D． sold 42． A． full B． open C． free D． busy 43． A． hurt B． stuck C． annoyed D． punished 44． A． late B． ready C． ex