题目内容
7.Most American schools have boys and gifts in the same classroom.But a public high school in the small,rural town of Boonsboro,Maryland,offers a special program called the Academy.Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math,science,English and social studies.The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart.What they really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve there,so that they're prepared for college.
Students are invited to enter this program after they finish middle school,and placement in the Academy is voluntary.However,they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations.They also need to be involved m activities.
Almost 350students have taken part in the Academy.It began as an experiment in 2010.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy.His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting.He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly (男子气概的) novels.These novels deal with the arrogance (傲慢) of man and the pride of man which finally leads to man's downfall.
One of those books,for example,is The Call of the Wild by Jack London.This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada's Klondike Gold Rush.
Morgan Fleet,a senior at Boonsboro High,likes being in the Academy.She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom.She believes this difference seems to prevent her from developing herself because she's more focused on thoughts like"Oh,I wish they would shut up.Oh,what do they think of me?''instead of focusing on"What's the homework?What's going on in this class?What's the lesson?".
There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together.At the end of the day,many of them stay and help tutor students who are having trouble in school.
36.What is the purpose of the Academy program?B
A.To offer a special program in high school.
B.To help students concentrate on study.
C.To strengthen sex education for teenagers.
D.To start learning college courses earlier.
37.To enter the Academy program,students are NOT required toD.
A.do well in their study B.be recommended by teachers
C.take part in some activities D.have worked as volunteers
38.The Call of the Wild is given as an example to show that male studentsC.
A.should learn more about literature
B.should have a sense of protecting the wildlife
C.are reading more manly novels
D.are interested in stories on animals
39.Which is likely to be Morgan Fleet's opinion?A
A.A girl cares about the boys'opinions of her.
B.Single-sex classes should be stopped.
C.Girls are more focused when studying with boys.
D.Boys and girls act the same in separate classrooms.
40.The passage is intended toA.
A.introduce the single-sex class project
B.explain the differences between boys and girls
C.persuade students to enter the Academy program
D.urge students to work hard in their study.
分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,主要介绍了美国Boonsboro小镇的一所公办中学在一个名为the Academy的项目中开设单性课堂.
解答 36-40.BDCAA
36题答案:B根据原文第二段首句The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart.目的是通过隔离异性帮助青少年注意力集中.可知本题答案为B选项.
37题答案:D考查细节推理,根据文章第三段However,they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations.They also need to be involved m activities.可知D选项不是必要条件,故本题答案为D选项.
38题答案:C考查细节推理,根据文章第四段的He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly (男子气概的) novels.及第五段的One of those books,for example,is The Call of the Wild by Jack London.可知本题答案为C选项.
39题答案:A考查细节推理,根据原文倒数第二段的she's more focused on thoughts like"Oh,I wish they would shut up.Oh,what do they think of me?''可知Morgan Fleet的观点有可能是"女孩很在乎男孩对她的看法",故本题答案为A选项.
40题答案:A考查主旨概括,本文主要向读者介绍了美国一个名为Boonsboro小镇开设"单性课堂"的项目;故本题答案为A选项.
点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
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