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. 單性別課堂和混合課堂教育更好;B 混合課堂教育更好,正是在混合課堂,男生更吸引老師的注意。 C. 單性別課堂教育更好,這是正確答案,這樣就不會有老師偏心的問題。 D.以上的答案都不對。
27. 答案D。從文中我們得知是通過她自己及其他教師的課堂錄音記錄。 A. 通過她自己在中學(xué)和大學(xué)的課堂,顯然不正確。 B. 其他教師的課堂記錄， C. 男性和女性教師的課堂，也不正確。
28. 答案B。文中提到他們將會制造一些麻煩并向領(lǐng)導(dǎo)抱怨。 A.他們會再次引起老師的注意。B. 他們會制造麻煩及向領(lǐng)導(dǎo)發(fā)牢騷,B是正確答案。C.他們將使老師難看;D.他們將感到他們被老師欺騙, 這只是他們的感受而非反應(yīng),因此D也不正確。
29. 答案A。boisterous 的含義是什么。 根據(jù)下文的unladylike(不像女孩似的),選項中只有rough( 粗魯?shù)?與之詞義最接近。 B.勇敢;C.討厭的;D. 感情用事的。
30. 答案A。A, 男孩是老師的寵物(愛),本文主要篇幅在男生在課堂上如何受偏愛,因此A是正確答案。 B, 男生在混合教育課堂中做得好些。 C, 單性別課堂比混合教育課堂更好。D, 女生比男生做得好。
