Question

【题目】Recently, educators and parents become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The so-called “boy crisis” in education refers 【1】 both their academic performance and their behavior. In both areas boys’ results are much 【2】(bad) than girls’.

USA data shows that boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower 【3】 (grade) overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing, and 30 percent of 【4】 are in bottom quarter of standardized tests, 【5】(compare) with 19 percent of girls.

Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not 【6】(full) understood, some experts believed that the same-sex classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is【7】(remove) some of the distractions(分心) caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students’ concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea 【8】(be) Shanghai No.8 Middle School, 【9】began “boys-only” classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform has made a difference, its supporters argue that the results are 【10】 (promise).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】to

【2】worse

【3】grades

【4】them

【5】compared

【6】fully

【7】to remove

【8】is

【9】which

【10】promising

【解析】文章讲述了学校里出现的“男孩危机”，分析了出现原因，并举出一些学校的解决办法。

【1】to

考查动词短语。refer to“涉及，指的是”，此处指所谓的教育上的男孩危机涉及到学习成绩和行为举止两方面。故填to。

【2】worse

考查形容词。根据句中的than girls’可知，用比较级，且由much修饰表示程度，故填worse。

【3】grades

考查名词。根据主语they是复数可知，此处名词也用复数，指分数，故填grades。

【4】them

考查代词。此处用代词指男孩们，介词后用宾格，故填them。

【5】compared

考查动词形式。动词compare与主语They是被动关系，此处用过去分词。故填compared。

【6】fully

考查副词。此处修饰动词understood用副词，指充分理解，故填fully。

【7】to remove

考查不定式。此处用不定式表目的，指这个主意就是消除由异性造成的分心。故填to remove。

【8】is

考查主谓一致。句中主语是The first Chinese school，是单数，动词与之一致也用单数，故填is。

【9】which

考查定语从句。先行词是Shanghai No.8 Middle School指物，在定语从句中作主语，故填which。

【10】promising

考查形容词。此处指这种结果是有希望的，用形容词作表语。故填promising。