【正文】 elop without pressure to conform to a stereotype. a US study says. Boys at singlesex 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 conform to the boy code of hiding their emotions to be a real man. The findings of the study so against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls. Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being faded by the British education system because it had bee 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 bee discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills. But in singlesex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys39。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. 57. The author believes that a singlesex school would ____ . A) force boys to hide their emotions to be real men 6 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 58. 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 59. 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。 report? A) They enjoy being in charge. C) They have sharper vision. B) They conform to stereotypes. D) They are violent and sexist. Passage Two It39。s the point if you can39。t go. Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday A YouGov poll of 2, 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. What39。s for. he explains. They39。s to save to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them. He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they39。s going on with their finances, but they don39。re doing, who39。t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it. 62. What does the author say about vacationing? A) People enjoy it all the more during a recession. B) Few people can afford it without working hard. C) It makes all the hard work worthwhile. D) It is the chief cause of family disputes. 63. What does the author mean by saying money is known ... to bring a relationship to its knees(Line 1, Para. 2)? A) Money is considered to be the root of all evils. B) Some people sacrifice their dignity for money. C) Few people can resist the temptation of money. 7 D) Disputes over money may ruin a relationship. 64. The YouGov poll of 2, 000 people indicates that in a recession ______ . A) conflicts between couples tend to rise B) it is more expensive for couples to split up C) couples show more concern for each other D) divorce and separation rates increase 65. What does Kim Stephenson believe? A) Money is often a symbol of a person39。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 . Half of the employer expressed worries about employees39。 88． Linda_____________(不可能收到我的電子郵件）： otherwise, she would have replied． 89． It39。 91． It is absolutely wrong to ________________（僅僅以金錢來定義幸福）。同時(shí)，四、六級(jí)考試不設(shè)及格線，考 試合格證書改為成績(jī)報(bào)告單。 各單項(xiàng)報(bào)道分的滿分分別為：聽力 142 分 。綜合 178 分 。各單項(xiàng)報(bào)道分相加之和等于報(bào)道總分。因此，單項(xiàng)報(bào)道分能夠報(bào)道考生在各單項(xiàng)常模群體中所處的百分位置。 某考生六級(jí)聽力報(bào)道分?jǐn)?shù)是 100 分，則其在常模群體中的百分位是 54%，表示這名考生的英語聽力成績(jī)優(yōu)于常模群體中 54%的人。 2）其中短對(duì)話 ~短文聽力，每題算一題，共計(jì) 25 個(gè)題； 聽寫單詞句子共 11 個(gè)題，每?jī)蓚€(gè)單詞算一個(gè)題，每個(gè)句子算 2 個(gè)題，共計(jì) 10 個(gè)。 2）其中快速閱讀，每題算一題，共 10 個(gè)； 15 選 10，每?jī)蓚€(gè)空算一個(gè)題，共 5 個(gè)； 篇章精讀，每題算兩個(gè)題，共 20 個(gè)。