上海高考英语试卷评析

1、2009年上海高考英语试卷评析上海市行知中学 徐继田 陈娅琴 舒莉莉一、基本特点从宏观角度分析，2009年上海高考英语试卷以测量学知识和语言测试科学为理论指导，试题的难度、区分度设置合理，具有较高的信度和效度。试卷命制严格按照考试大纲的要求，有助于高等学校选拔新生，有助于中学实施素质教育和对学生的语言综合运用能力的培养。从微观上分析，试卷的结构和题型保持相对稳定，具有“重视基础、难易适中、情景丰富、贴近生活”的命题特点，既考查学生对英语基础知识的掌握，又着重考核学生获取、理解、表达信息的语言运用能力，并且含有速度和强度测试的成分等。试卷中的语篇具有趣味性、时效性、科学性、知识性、导向性和教育性

2、等特点。因此，考生在答题的过程中也有增长知识、开阔眼界的收获。二、试题分析对2009年上海高考英语试卷评析，我们将从各部分入手，逐题分析。逐题分析时，侧重试题分析“考查目标”、有的还涉及“考查分类”和对“应对策略”的建议。此后再对各大题的命题特点做总结性概括，并提出学习或复习策略。这样不仅让学生知道高考题是考什么、为什么考，还要让学生知道怎样去准备高考。 （一）听力部分听力由三部分组成，分别为短对话，语篇和长对话。主要考查学生获取重要事实信息的能力，理解话语中的隐含意思的能力及归纳话语中的主旨大意的能力。一是获取重要事实信息的能力，即让考生在听力部分所提供的大量未经分类的语言信息中选择出可供解

3、题的有用信息。二是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力，即考生能运用生活常识和基本逻辑对相关文字信息进行衍生和迁移，得出相关隐含信息。三是归纳话语中的主旨大意的能力，即考生能通过所获取的相关语言信息，对其进行语言加工和简化概括，归纳出语段的大意或者作者意图等。2009年听力部分突出考查了考生获取重要事实信息的能力，理解话语中的隐含意思的能力及归纳话语中的主旨大意的能力。该部分继续保持题材丰富和体裁不断变化的特征。如语篇部分的第二篇2007年为newsp report、2008年为instructions、2009年为speech。今年听力部分的难度系数为0.69，与 2008年的难度系数0.62相比，今

4、年听力的难度有所降低。I. 听力Section A本部分仍然选取了贴近学生生活，反映时代特征的题材。在往年判断对话发生的场所，判断人物身份，判断对话者情绪，判断对话者意图等常规题型的基础上，对话的平均长度略长于往年, 因此信息量更大。1. M: I am so sick of calling the ticket office, the line is always busy. W: Why dont you order through the Internet?Question: What does the women suggest the man do?A. Go to the offi

5、ceB. Keep callingC. Try online bookingD. See a doctor答案为C。考查目标：本题考查目标是获取重要事实信息能力。根据男士的抱怨“我觉得打电话订票这件事让我很头痛，总是占线”，女士回答“你为什么不在网上预订”可以确定女士建议男士在网上订票，因此C选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是日常生活中的网上购物话题。应对策略：考生应掌握与本话题相关的词汇。此类话题的词汇一般有：have /gain /get /obtain access to the Internet, serf the Internet, log on to, order, place

6、 an order, 等。此外，考生还应掌握Why dont do ? 或Why not do? 等表示建议的常用功能句型，以便明确对话者的意图。2. W: What was the best moment of the race for you? M: Oh, when I got to the finishing line, definitely. Question: What kind of person is probably the man?A. A reporterB. An athleteC. A fishermanD. An organizer答案为B。考查目标：本题考核目标是

7、理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。根据女士提到的race赛跑及男士提到的finishing line终点可以确定其职业与运动有关，因此B选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题是属于会话者身份、职业判断的话题。应对策略：人物关系、身份、职业推测要求考生通过对场景词的把握来推测事情发生的地点以及当事人之间的关系。此类题型有两种设计：(1) 说话者自身的身份或职业；（2）说话双方之间的关系。职业、身份以及说话双方关系的选择所依据的是信息词。此类话题词汇一般有：（1）dentist/ nurse/ doctor/ cook/ tailor/ teacher/ student/ professor/ libraria

8、n/ journalist/ police officer/ clerk/ artist/ reporter/ driver等。（2）parents and child/ teacher and student/ doctor and patient/ boss and secretary/ mother and son/ husband and wife等。另外，要判断双方的关系宜从说话的方式入手，因此要注意积累与人物身份相关的词汇，如boss and secretary通常对应type, files, meeting, schedule等；teacher and student 通常对应l

9、esson, teach, homework等；customer and waitress通常对应what can I do for you, menu, order, bill, (table) close to the window等；doctor and patient 通常对应medicine, headache, symptom, treatment, cure, blood, sick, hurt, injection, operation等。3. W: I'd like to mail this package special delivery. Can it arriv

10、e within two days?M: Sure, no problem.Question: Where does this conversation probably take place?A. At a post officeB. At a fast-food restaurantC. At a booking officeD. At a check-in desk答案为A。考查目标：本题考核目标是获取重要事实信息的能力。根据女士所说“我想以快递方式寄这个包裹，两天后能到吗？”可以确定对话发生在邮局，因此A选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题为判断对话发生的地点的话题。应对策略：学生应掌握与场

11、景话题相关的词汇和常用句型。与邮局场所相关的词汇一般包括：letter, stamp, envelope, postage, ordinary mail, express mail, zip code, money order, package, parcel, registered letter, airmail, mail a letter等。在邮局对话的常用句型一般包括：How much is an airmail letter to Canada? How much more would it cost ot send this special delivery?Could you t

12、ell me how much it would cost to send this to France by regular mail?I'd like a 20 cent stamp, please. I'd like five airmail stamps.I'd like to send a $20.00 money order.类似的场景话题和词汇一般有：（1）校园：department, school, research paper, term paper, reading list, reading report, lecture, undergradua

13、te, graduate, post graduate, freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, course, credit, tuition, scholarship, cafeteria等。(2) 公司：interview, post, position, apply for, resume, working experience等。（3）银行：deposit, draw, interest, check, bankbook, open an account, exchange, money exchange, rate of exchange, cur

14、rency, deposit savings. (4) 火车站：platform, waiting-room, inquiry office, ticket office, one-way ticket, return ticket等。（5）机场：plane, waiting lounge, information office, duty-free shop, boarding pass/ ticket, first/ business/ economy class, air ticket, airfare, direct flight, non-stop flight, stopover,

15、 domestic/ international flight, flight No. 280. air hostess, No smoking sigh, seatbelt, take off, land, gate number, departure, arrival, coach, go through the customs等。（6）餐厅：menu, waiter, waitress, main dish, appetizer, dessert, the first course, ready to order, a table for four, underdone, well-do

16、ne, half-done, over-done, tender, have the bill, reserve a table, beef, mutton, pork, steak, chicken, salad, cabbage, potato, tomato, knife, fork, spoon, tray, sea food, hamburger, drinks, apple pie等。 (7) 旅馆：single room with bath, double room, suite, presidential suite, lobby, check in/ out, room nu

17、mber, receptionist, make a reservation等。(8) 图书馆：borrow a book, return a book, magazine, journal, bookshelf等。（9）医院：prescribe some medicines, run a fever, have a running nose, nose congestion, take the temperature, scratchy throat, sore throat, cough, pills, tablets, headache, stomach, dizzy, flu, cat

18、ch a cold, worn out等。4. W: My brother is thinking of eating out with us Saturday night. Any suggestions?M: It is up to you. I don't know the restaurant around here that well.Question: What does the man mean?A. He already has plans.B. The woman should decide where to eat.C. He will make a reserva

19、tion.D. The woman can ask her brother for advice. 答案为B。考查目标：本题考核目标是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。女士征求男士他周六晚与哥哥外出就餐有什么好的建议。根据男士所说“你自己决定。我对周围的饭店不太了解”可以推断该女士需自己决定去哪家饭店就餐。因此C选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是日常生活中的外出就餐问题。应对策略：学生应掌握与本话题相关的词汇。此类话题的词汇见第三题。此外，该对话中出现了征求对方建议的句型。建议句型往往是比较复杂的句型之一，因为句型相对比较多，而且隐蔽性比较强。但有时会出现明显的提示词或句型，要注意这类信息的提示

20、作用，如：I suggest/ Youd better/ You ought to/ But you could/ Shall we?/ How about?/ why not?/ What do you think of?等5. W: The floor is awfully wet, what happened?M: The moment I got into the shower, the phone rang.Question: What does the man imply?A. He got wet in the rain.B. The shower was out of orde

21、r.C. He didnt hear the phone ringing.D. He got out of the shower to answer the phone.答案为D。考查目标：本题考核目标是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。根据男士所说“我刚开始洗澡电话就响了”可以推断男士在洗澡中途去接电话，因此将地板弄湿了，因此D选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是日常生活中的偶发事件的话题。应对策略：考题中现在越来越多的出现隐含原因的表达，即没有原因表达词的原因考点。考生在推断时，除了要抓住对话中的具体信息外，还可以通过关键词把握其要表达的隐含信息。如转折引起的说话人态度及谈论重点的变化常用句型

22、有Id love /like to, but/ I hate to tell you this, but/ Sorry, but同时也可通过说话者的语音语调来推测，一般声调表示不确定、不满或委婉礼貌；降调则意味着确定、满意。此外也要了解一些特定短语句型。如：You cant be too careful to drive the car at night.表示晚上开车再小心也不为过。而不能理解为过于小心。 6. M: I'm going to a party at Carol's house.W: you can't be serious. We've got

23、two tests at school tomorrow.Question: How does the woman feel about the man's idea?A. ReasonableB. BrightC. SeriousD. Ridiculous答案为D。考查目标：本题考核目标是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。男士说要去参加派对，根据女士的反应“你肯定在开玩笑，我们明天有两门考试”可以判断她觉得男士的话很荒唐，因此D选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是校园生活中的考试话题及说话者态度的话题。应对策略：学生应掌握与本话题相关的词汇。与考试相关的话题的词汇一般有：mid-term

24、 exam/ final exam/ pass/ fail/ cheat/ grade/ score等。说话者态度除了使用具体的词，如serious/ joke等，还常以反义疑问句的形式出现。反问和反意疑问句在高考中一般以一种无疑而问的形式出现。因此只要很好的把握其“无疑而问”的特点，就能方便解题。当然，也应该注意到，反问句往往作为加强语气的建议句型出现的这一特点。7. W: Where shall we go today then?M: Shall we try the Royal Garden, recommended in the leaflet?Question: What will

25、the two speakers do next?A. Send leafletsB. Go sightseeing C. Do some gardeningD. Visit a lawyer答案为B。考查目标：本题考核目标是归纳话语中的主旨大意的能力。根据女士所说“我们要不要去旅游册上推荐的皇家花园看看”可以确定她们要去观光，因此B选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是日常生活中的外出旅游话题。应对策略：考生除需掌握第三题中提到的旅馆词汇外还应掌握与本话题相关的词汇。此类话题的词汇一般有：book a room/ tourist/route/business trip/ backpacker

26、/ tour group/holiday resort/ half-price ticket/ single ticket/express train/ sleeper/ waiting room/ left-luggage office等。8. M: I have come to repair your doorbell.W: You should have come earlier. I'm just going out.Question: What does the woman imply?A. Her doorbell doesnt need repair. B. She di

27、dnt expect him to come so earlyC. The man has just arrived on time. D. It is not the right time for her.答案为D。考查目标：本题考核目标是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。男士来修门铃时，根据女士所说“你应该早点来，我正要出门”，其中隐含的意思是现在修门铃时间并不合适，因此D选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是日常生活中修理的话题。应对策略：本题主要测试如何推断人物的态度与情感。如能正确理解本题中表示“责备”语气的常见句式should have come earlier，就可推断出说话者的态度。

28、此外，学生在日常学习中应注意虚拟语气在对话中的应用，特别是正确理解含蓄条件的表达形式对推断人物的的情感、态度、观点和意向有时会起着关键作用。近几年来，在高考题中对虚拟语气的考查的突出特点是侧重对其的理解而不是运用。9. M: It has been pouring for days now.W: Tomorrow is my day at the beach. I will just have to forget about it if it doesn't clear upQuestion: What does the woman imply?A. She wont go to th

29、e beach if it rains.B. She would like the man to go to the beach.C. It will clear up tomorrow.D. It was pouring when she was at the beach.答案为A。考查目标：本题考核目标是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。根据女士所说“明天我要去海边，要是明天不放晴我就不得不忘了这件事”，其中这件事指的是前面提到的“明天我打算去海边”，可以推断如果下雨她就不去海边了，因此A选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是有关天气与外出的话题。应对策略：学生应掌握与本话题相关的词汇。此类话题

30、的词汇一般有：sunny/ rainy/ cold/ breeze/ pleasant weather/ go for a picnic/ swim/ go hiking/ weather forecast10. W: When I'm playing the piano, I don't worry about anything. How about you?M: I go to the gym everyday. It helps me deal with stress.Question: What are the two speakers talking about?A.

31、 What to take up as a hobby.B. How to keep fit.C. How to handle pressure.D. What to play with.答案为C。考查目标：本题考核目标是归纳话语中的主旨大意的能力。女士说“我弹钢琴的时候会忘记一切”，男士附和道“每天去健身可以减轻压力”，两者谈话的中心在于“忘记一切”，“减轻压力”，因此C选项为正确答案。话题分类：本题涉及的是兴趣爱好和压力的话题。应对策略：学生应掌握特定兴趣爱好的词汇及与该兴趣爱好有关的词汇。如gardening/ raise flowers/ sweet sense of smell/ r

32、eading/ be crazy about/ provide a large amount of knowledge/ spare time/ be good at等。Section B本部分测试由两部分组成。第一部分一般为故事短文，内容涉及名人轶事、百姓故事、传奇经历等。第二部分一般为新闻报道或新闻综述，近两年也稳中有变，文章的体裁分别为游览说明、学术演讲。这部分听力材料具有以下两个特点：一是文章篇幅长，信息量大，题材范围广，而且较难预测到考查信息。其次体裁主要是记叙文、新闻、说明文和演讲等。Questions 11 through 13 are based on the followin

33、g passage. When I was 12, my parents moved out of London to a small village in Oxford. I was the only Asian girl in my school, and I suddenly felt a bit lonely. Luckily, I had a brilliant art teacher who encouraged me to go to art college. However, on the day of my college interview in Bath, I woke

34、up late. I left the house wearing two odd shoes and didn't notice that my bottle of chocolate milk had poured all over the painting in my bag. Then when I finally got to the station, I got on the wrong train. Who knows, if I had gone to Bath that day, I might have become a professional artist. B

35、ut I went to Swenden instead. I told the woman next to me on the train about what had happened, and she suddenly cried with laughter. It turned out she was a producer of a comedy program on the radio. To cut a long story short, I got an invitation a week later to attend an interview for the show, an

36、d the rest, as they say, is history. I am very lucky my life has been full of happy accidents. Now I am in charge of a very popular TV comedy program.11. Why did the speaker feel lonely in her new school?12. Where did the speaker plan to go for her college interview?13. What incident had changed her

37、 fate?11. A. Her school was in a small village.B. She was outstanding at school.C. She was the only Asian girl there. D. Her parents were in London.12.A. LondonB. BathC. SwindonD. Oxford13.A. Coming across a radio producer.B. Taking an earlier train.C. Meeting a professional artist.D. Wearing two od

38、d shoes.译文：我12岁的时候，我父母从伦敦搬到了牛津的一个小村子里。我是学校里唯一的亚裔女生，突然觉得有点孤独。幸运的是我有一个出色的艺术老师，她鼓励我去读艺术学院。然而我去巴斯入学面试那天起晚了。我出门的时候穿了两只奇怪的鞋而且并没注意到包里的巧克力牛奶全洒到画上。后来到车站的时候还上错了车。如果我那天去了巴斯，我可能就成了一名专业艺术家了，这谁又知道呢。但是却我去了瑞典。在火车上我把我的遭遇告诉了坐在我旁边的一位妇人，她突然大笑起来。原来她是一家电台的戏剧节目制作人。长话短说，一个星期后我接到了一个表演秀节目的采访邀请，接下来发生的事情就像他们说的一样是段历史了。幸运的是我的人生中

39、充满了许多类似意想不到的幸事。现在我主持着一个深受欢迎的电视喜剧节目。11. 答案为C。考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力。听懂短文第一段第二句话中作者说“我是学校里唯一的亚裔女生，突然觉得有点孤独”，可以知道C选项为正确答案。应对策略：抓住问题的关键词，注意回顾文章中与问题关键词相同或相近的词汇，就近寻找答案。本题问题为Why did the speaker feel lonely in her new school?关键词为lonely，而短文第一段第二句话就提到lonely，因此答案应该在该句前后出现。12. 答案为B。考查目标：本题考核的目标是理解话语中的隐含意思的能力。

40、听懂短文第二段第一句话中作者说“然而我去巴斯入学面试那天起晚了”，可以知道主人公本来打算去 是巴斯，后来没赶上火车去了瑞典。因此，B选项为正确答案。应对策略：密切注意文中的要素，如事件发生的时间、地点、人物、和情节，因为设置的问题通常以what，when, where,which, who, how, why等wh疑问词开头。由于一篇文章中会出现多个时间、地点等，因此考生在处理此类信息时要作好记录，这样才至于听到问题时因混淆不清，而难以决断。13. 答案为A。考查目标：本题考核的目标是归纳话语中的主旨大意的能力。听懂短文第二段中“一个星期后我接到了一个表演秀节目的采访邀请现在我主持一个非常受欢

41、迎的电视喜剧节目。”，可以知道A选项为正确答案。应对策略：抓住故事性短文的主线、理清故事的情节、弄清人物的关系及把握事件发展的关键，由此便归纳出短文中的核心信息。Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following speech.Today, I will make a speech on zoos. Many people think zoos are cruel, and have no place in the modern world. It is my own opinion that zoos, although not perfec

42、t, do have a useful function. Firstly, zoos are places of education. Zoos can help children to appreciate nature. Further more, research into animal behavior is done in zoos, and has increased on knowledges of zoology, genetics and even psycology. Above all, zoos can protect the future of many speci

43、es of animal. Many species today are in danger of extinction, and thanks to zoos, they have a chance of survival. Opponents of zoos say that they are cruel. First of all, they argue, zoos can not recreate the environment in which animals live and because of this, animals are bored and depressed. Sec

44、ondly, animals have frequent contact with human visitors, which can be stressful. However, in my opinion, most zoos have improved recently. It is now quite rare to see animals in cages, and most zoos try hard to recreate the environment in which different animals live. In conclusion, although zoos a

45、re not perfect environment for animals, I believe that they have more advantages than disadvantages. In an ideal world, zoos would not be necessary. But as long as man hunts animals for profit and destroy their environments, zoos are essential.14: What is the most important function of zoos accordin

46、g to the speaker?15: Why are some people against zoos?16: What does the speaker think of zoos?14.A. Educating children.B. Saving rare animals.C. Recreating an environment.D. Making a profit.15. A. Animals make visitors stressful.B. Animals must live their lives in cages.C. Animals can feel bored and

47、 sad.D. Animals are in danger of extinction.16. A. They are still useful and necessary.B. They have more disadvantages than advantages. C. They are a perfect environment for animals.D. They are recreative places for animals.译文：今天我演讲的话题是动物园。很多人认为动物园很残忍，而且在现代社会没有一席之地。我个人认为，动物园尽管不完美，但却有很多作用。首先，动物园是个教育的

48、地方。它可以帮助孩子们欣赏大自然。此外，动物园还对动物行为进行研究，提升了人们动物学，遗传学及心理学方面的知识。最重要的是，动物园可以保护多种动物的未来生存发展。多亏了动物园才使得当今大量濒临灭绝的动物有幸存的机会。动物园的反对者说他们很残忍。首先，他们认为动物园不能再造动物生存的环境，动物会感到厌烦沮丧。其次，动物频繁地与人类接触，会给他们造成很大压力。然而我认为，大部分动物园最近有所改善。现在很少看到动物在笼子里。大多数动物园都努力重新创造适合不同动物生存的环境。总之，尽管动物园无法为动物提供非常理想的环境，但我相信他们的存在是利大于弊。在理想化的世界中，我们并不需要动物园，但只要有人类为

49、了获取利益而猎杀动物，并且破坏了他们生存的环境，那么动物园的存在就是必需的。14. 答案为B。考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力。根据第一段最后一句话的提示“zoos, although not perfect, do have a useful function.”接下来的第二段主要讲了动物园的三种功能。根据题目要求选出最重要的功能，抓住关键词“above all最重要的是”。理解该句的意思“最重要的是，动物园可以保护多种动物的未来生存发展。多亏了动物园才使得当今大量濒临灭绝的动物有幸存的机会。”同时下文中两处提到“recreating an environment”,分别是第

50、二段第二句话“动物园不能再造动物生存的环境”和第三段最后一句“大多数动物园都努力重新创造适合不同动物生存的环境”。结合这三处语境，并根据全文可以判断出B选项为正确答案。应对策略：抓住关键词来获取答案。文章中的关键词往往与问题中的关键词同义，即语言形式不同，但是意义相近，这要引起我们的特别注意。如本题文中above all即是问题中the most important所表达之义。15. 答案为C。考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力。若能听懂短文第三段最后一句话中作者所说的“其次，动物频繁地与人类接触，会给他们（指动物）造成很大压力”，可以知道C选项为正确答案。应对策略：注意代词的指

51、代。可通过把握全篇文章的论述基调，或者能在找到答案的关键句前后寻找代词所指代的对象。本题只要能理解造成压力的对象是动物则能够很容易找到答案。16. 答案为A。考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力。听最后一段最后两句话 “在理想化的世界中，我们并不需要动物园，但只要人类为了获取利益而猎杀动物，并且破坏了他们生存的环境，那么动物园的存在是必要的”，可以知道作者对动物园的存在是持肯定态度的，因此A选项为正确答案。应对策略：把握议论文的主题要注意其论题、分论点及文章上下文对某个问题的暗示。 Section C长对话考查的重点往往落在答语上。这与短对话中体现的原则不谋而合。而且短对话中的建议

52、请求原则也和此处的情况极其相似。除此之外，并不是每组问答都作为考查要点，而作为考试重点的几组问题之间关系不大，所设的答案多为细节理解题，其余为信息综合题。Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.W: Good morning, I'd like to rent a family car, please.M: Yes, man, for how long?W: Em, 14 days.M: Where do you want to leave the car?W: Can I leave it at the

53、 downtown office?M: Sure, may I see your driver's license?W: I have an international driver's license.M: Fine, thank you.W: Now, do you want a personal accident insurance?M: Yes, please.W: Right, can you sign your name here?M: There you go!W: How do you want to pay?M: Cash please.Complete th

54、e form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Car Rental Information Name:Length of time:Location to leave the car:License:Insurance:Means of payment:Amy Toms_17_ daysThe _18_ officeAN International Drivers LicenseA _19_ accident insurance_20_17. 答案为Fourteen/14。考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力，即要求听懂并写出租车的时间。答案Four

55、teen或14皆可。18. 答案为downtown。 考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力，即要求听懂并写出停车地点。19. 答案为personal。 考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力，即要求听懂并写出所需保险的种类为人身意外伤害保险。20. 答案为Cash。 考查目标：本题考核的目标是获取重要事实信息的能力，即要求听懂并写出支付方式为现金支付。Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.M: In England today, are schools mixed, or single s

56、ex?W: Well, there are both. 50 years ago, all schools used to be single sex. I mean, girls only or boys only. Then in the 1970s, many schools changed and became mixed.M: Do parents still prefer mixed schools?W: No, things have changed. Today, many parents, especially parents of girls, think their ch

57、ildren get a better education in single sex schools. M: Why do girls do better at single sex schools?W: Because girls learn to be more self-confident and less worried about their appearance.M: What about boys?W: Well, today many parents of boys want to send them to mixed schools. They think that the girls will be a positive influence on boys.M: So generally speaking, who does better at mixed schools?W: Oh, the girls. They get better exam results than boys.What happened to schools in England in the 1970s? Many schools became _21_.Why do girls do better at single-sex schools?They learn