高职高考英语模拟试卷(四)课件.ppt

BAroundtheworld,girlsdobetterthanboysatschool.Thesearethefindingsofarecentstudythatlookedatthetestresultsof1.5million15-year-oldsin74regionsacrosstheglobe.Thelevelofgenderequality(男女平等)inthoseregionsmadenodifferencetotheresults.Otherfactors,suchastheincomelevel(收入水平)oftheregionalsohadlittleinfluenceonthefindings.Inonlythreeregions—Colombia,CostaRicaandtheIndianstateHimachalPradesh—theresultwastotallydifferentwithboysdoingbetter.Sowhatarethecausesofgirls’strongerperformance?IntheUK,girlsdobetterthanboysinexamsthataretakenattheageof15or16,calledGCSEs.AccordingtoeducationexpertIanToone,thisisdowntothewaygirlsandboysarebroughtup.“Boysareencouragedtobemoreactivefromanearlyage,whereastherestlessmovementsofbabygirlsarekeptincalm...Hence,girlsdeveloptheskillofsittingstillforlongerperiodsoftime,whichisusefulforacademicpursuits(学术追求)likestudyingforGCSEs.”Hegoesontosaythatboysoftengetclosedtogetherinlargergroupsthangirls.Becauseofthistheyaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbypeer(同伴)pressureanddevelopagangmentality(帮派心态).HesaysthatGCSEsrequirealotofindividualworkandarenotviewedas“cool”inachildishculture.ThisisbackedupbyresearchintheUKthatsaysgirlsaredoingbetterthanboysattheageoffive.Sowhatistheanswer?Shouldgirlsandboysbeeducatedseparately?Ordoexamsandschoolcoursesneedtobechangedtobetterreflectboys’skills?Thesearethequestionsfacingeducatorsinmanycountries.()36.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph? A.Girlsdobetterthanboysinexamsinmostcases. B.Boysdobetterinschoolinpoorerareas. C.Girlswilldobetteriftheyaresociallyequaltoboys. D.Boysarenotworkinghardenoughinexams.【答案】A【解析】主旨判断题。根据第一段“Aroundtheworld,girlsdobetterthanboysatschool.Thesearethefindings...”可以选出答案为A。(