金学案高考英语北师大一轮复习课时作业：语言朋友95

1、语言朋友 (95)阅读理解Boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity （ 阳刚 ）, the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pr

2、essure to conform to a stereotype, a US study says.Boys at single- sex 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

3、 a “ real man ” The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.Tony Little, headmaster of the British boys-only school, Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls.He critici

4、zed 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 become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.But in single- sex schools teachers can t

5、ailor lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete 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“ boy-focused” approach

6、es 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 “ hands- on” lessons where they are allowed to walk around, James found.Single- sex education also made it less likely th

7、at 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 compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means ， ” the study reported.解题导语 ： 美国一项研究表明，比起在混合学校，男孩子在男子学校

8、学习会得到更好的发展。1 The author believes that a single - sex school .A forces boys to hid e their emotions to be “ real men ”B helps to cultivate masculine aggressiveness in boysC encourages boys to express their emotions more freelyD naturally reinforces in boys the traditional image of a man解析： 细节理解题。根据第一

9、段“ Boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions ” 可知选 C 。答案： C2 It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys A perform relatively betterB behave more responsiblyC grow up more healthilyD receive a better education解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“received wisdom that boys

10、 dobetter when taught alongside girls ” 可知选 A 。答案：A3 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.解

11、析：细节理解题。根据第五段“because it had become toofocused on girls”可知男孩子没有得到适当的关注，故选 C。答案：C4 According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single - sex schools is A teaching can be tailored to suit the characteristics of boysB boys can focus on their lessons without being distractedC boys can choose to

12、learn whatever they are interested inD teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit解析： 细节理解题。根据第七段“ But in single-sex schoolsteachers can tailor lessons to boys' learning style ” 可知教学可以量身 定做，以适合男孩的特点，故选A 。答案： A5 Which of the following is characteristic of boys according to Abigail J

13、ames' report?A They enjoy being in charge.B They have sharper vision.C They conform to stereotypes.D They are violent andsexist.解析：细节理解题。 根据倒数第二段“Becauseboys generally havemore acute vision learn best through touch ”可知选 B。答案：B书面表达根据下列提示写一篇短文和美国笔友交流。1 简述以下现象。(1)健康之重要人尽皆知。(2)许多青少年不注重健康问题，假期尤甚。长时间看

14、电视，通宵上网聊天，玩游戏等。(3) 导致的危害如：影响视力、身体虚弱、缺乏人际交往等。2你的看法。注意：1.词数120左右。2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【参考范文】As is known to us, health is important.However, a great many teenagers don't pay attention to their own health, especially during their holidays.Some of them take too much time to watch TV , which does harm to

15、their eyes.Some chat on the Internet all night.They can't focus on their studies.As a result, they drop out of school.Also, some are addicted to playing games.They even dislike communicating with people around them.Therefore, it can be seen that all these teenagers spend little time in doing exercise or spo