【正文】 m badly in mixed schools because they bee discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills. But in singlesex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys39。 learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to pete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study39。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 more acute 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 modem genre (類型 ) in which violence and sexism are major themes, James wrote. Singlesex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be masterful and in charge in relationships. In mixed schools, boys feel pelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means, the study reported. 5 The author believes that a singlesex school would______. A) force boys to hide their emotions to be real men B) help to cultivate masculine aggressiveness in boys C) encourage boys to express their emotions more freely D) naturally reinforce in boys the traditional image of a man 5 It is monly believed that in a mixed school boys______. A) perform relatively better C) behave more responsibly B) grow up more healthily D) receive a better education 5 What does Tony Little say about the British education system? A) It fails more boys than girls academically. B) It focuses more on mixed school education. C) It fails to give boys the attention they need. D) It places more pressure on boys than on girls. 60、 According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of singlesex 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 boys39。 team spirit 6 Which of the following is characteristic of boys according to Abigail James39。 report? A) They enjoy being in charge. C) They have sharper vision. B) They conform to stereotypes. D) They are violent and Sexist. Part Ⅴ Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Employers fear they will be unable to recruit students with the skills they need as the economic recovery kicks in, a new survey (67) . Nearly half of the anisations told researchers they were already struggling to find (68) with skills in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), (69) even more panies expect to experience (70) of employees with STEM skills in the next three years. The Confederation of British Industry (71) 694 businesses and anisations across the public and (72) sectors, which together employ million people. Half are (73) they will not be able to fill graduate posts in the ing years, while a third said they would not be able to (74) enough employees with the right Alevel skills. (75) we move further into recovery and businesses plan (76) growth, the demand for people with highquality skills and qualifications will (77) , said Richard Lambert, Director General, CBI. Firms say it is already hard to find people with the right (78) or engineering skills. The new government must make it a top (79) to encourage more young people to study sciencerelated (80) . The survey found that young people would improve their job prospects (81) they studied business, maths, English and physics or chemistry at Alevel. The Alevels that employers (82) least are psychology and sociology. And while many employers don39。t insist on a (83) degree subject, a third prefer to hire those with a STEMrelated subject. The research (84) worries about the lack of progress in improving basic skills in the UK (85) . 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