PASSAGE TWO
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
THE CLASSROOM is a man's world, where boys get two thirds of the teachers' attention — even when they are in a minority— taunt (辱骂) the girls without punishment, and receive praise for sloppy work that would not be tolerated from girls. They are accustomed to being teachers' pets, and if girls get anything like equal treatment, they will protest eagerly and even wreck lessons.
These claims are made in a book out this week, written by Dale Spender, a lecturer at the London University Institute of Education. She argues that discrimination against girls is so deeply in coeducational schools that single sex classes are the only answer. Her case is based on tape recordings of her own and other teachers' lessons. Many of them, like Spender, had deliberately set out to give girls a fair chance. “Sometimes,” says Spender, “I have even thought I have gone too far and have spent more time with the girls than the boys.”
The tapes proved otherwise. In 10 taped lessons (in secondary school and college), Spender never gave the girls more than 42 per cent of her attention (the average was 38 percent) and never gave the boys less than 58 percent. There were similar results for other teachers, both male and female. In other words, when teachers give girls more than a third of their time, they feel that they are cheating the boys of their rightful share. And so do the boys themselves. “She always asks the girls all the questions,” said one boy in a classroom where 34 per cent of the teachers' time was allocate d to girls. “She doesn't like boys, and just listens to the girls.” said a boy in another class, where his sex got 63 per cent of teacher attention. Boys regarded two thirds of the teacher's time as a fair deal — and when they got less they caused trouble in class and even complained to higher authority. “It's important to keep their attention,” said one teacher, “Otherwise, they play you up something awful.” Spender concludes that, in mixed classes, if the girls are as boisterous and pushy as the boys, they are considered “unladylike”, if they are docile and quiet, they are ignored.
26. If boys are better treated in class, ____ would be better.
A) single sex classes and coeducational classes B) coeducational classes C) single sex classes D) None of the above
27. Dale Spender obtained the evidence for her claims by ____ .
A) her own lessons in secondary school and college
B) the other teachers' tape recordings
C) both male and female teachers
D) tape recordings of her own and other teachers' lessons
28. What are the boy's reactions when girls are given more attention?
A) They will keep the teachers' attention again.
B) They will make some trouble and complain to the headmaster.
C) They will play up the teacher something awful.
D) They will feel they are cheated by teachers.
29. The word “boisterous” in the last paragraph probably means ____.
A) rough B) brave C)troublesome D) emotional
30. The best title for this passage would be ____.
A) boys are teachers' pets
B) boys do better in co educational classes
C) single sex classes are better than co eduationed classes
D) girls do better than boys
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26. 答案C。A. 单性别课堂和混合课堂教育更好;B 混合课堂教育更好,正是在混合课堂,男生更吸引老师的注意。 C. 单性别课堂教育更好,这是正确答案,这样就不会有老师偏心的问题。 D.以上的答案都不对。
27. 答案D。从文中我们得知是通过她自己及其他教师的课堂录音记录。 A. 通过她自己在中学和大学的课堂,显然不正确。 B. 其他教师的课堂记录， C. 男性和女性教师的课堂，也不正确。
28. 答案B。文中提到他们将会制造一些麻烦并向领导抱怨。 A.他们会再次引起老师的注意。B. 他们会制造麻烦及向领导发牢骚,B是正确答案。C.他们将使老师难看;D.他们将感到他们被老师欺骗, 这只是他们的感受而非反应,因此D也不正确。
29. 答案A。boisterous 的含义是什么。 根据下文的unladylike(不像女孩似的),选项中只有rough( 粗鲁的)与之词义最接近。 B.勇敢;C.讨厌的;D. 感情用事的。
30. 答案A。A, 男孩是老师的宠物(爱),本文主要篇幅在男生在课堂上如何受偏爱,因此A是正确答案。 B, 男生在混合教育课堂中做得好些。 C, 单性别课堂比混合教育课堂更好。D, 女生比男生做得好。
