[单选题]PassagethreeManypeoplebelievethatboysandgirlsshouldbeeducatedinseparateclassesbecausetheirbrainsaretolearnindifferentways.Forthepastdecadeparentsandteachershavebecomeworriedincreasinglyaboutboys,whoarenowroutinelyoutperformedbygirlsateverylevelandwhoshowgrowinglevelsofself-dissatisfactionandlackofmotivation.Dr.Sax,founderoftheNationalAssociationforSingleSexPublicEducationintheUnitedStates,arguesthatthisgendergapistheresultofinnatelydifferentlearningstylesofboysandgirls,andthatmostclassroomsplaytothestrengthofgirls.Boys,forexample,donothearaswellasgirls.So,afemaleteacherwithasoftvoicemaybelievethataboywhoisnotpayingattentionisplayingup,whenactuallyhecannothearherproperly.Herreactionmaybetodisciplinehim.ButDr.Saxsaysthatshewouldgetbetterresultsbyspeakinglouderandmovingpurposefullyaroundtheclassroom.Boys’eyesalsorespondbettertomovementanddirection,whilegirls’eyesaremoreaffectedbycolorandtexture.Askedtodraw,five-year-oldgirlsproduceflowers,petsandpeople.Boyswilldrawacarcrash,butmaybereproachedbyteachersforproducingsomethingthatis“notnice”.Similarly,althoughmostgirlscansitstillfromayoungage,mostboysneedtobeactivetodiscovertheirownpace.Oneresult,Dr.Saxbelieves,istheoverdiagnosisofattentiondeficitdisorderamongboyswhoareconsideredinattentivebyteachers.Parentsanddoctorsaretemptedtotreatthiswithmedication,whensimplyputtingtheminaboy-friendlyclassroomwouldbefarmoreeffective.Thefailureofschoolstounderstandwhygendermattersmeansthatboysveryoftenswitchofffromlearningfromanearlyageandneverreengage.Longaftertheirsistershavegonetouniversity,theyarestilltrappedathomesufferingfrom“failuretolaunch”intoadultlife.Thesolution,Dr.Saxbelieves,liesinsingle-sexeducationprovidedbyteacherstrainedtounderstandthedifferencesinbrainfunctionbetweenboysandgirls.34.Accordingtothepassage,inattentiveboysmaydobetterinschool___________.
[单选题]Passage2MostAmericansdon’tliketogetadvicefrommembersoftheirfamily.Whentheyneedadvice,theydon’tusuallyaskpeopletheyknow.InsteadmanyAmericanswriteletterstonewspapersandmagazineswhichgiveadviceonmanydifferentsubjects,includingfamilyproblems,sex,theuseoflanguage,health,cooking,childcare,clothes,andhowtobuyahouseoracar.Mostnewspapersregularlyprintlettersfromreaderswithproblems.Alongwiththelettersthereareanswerswrittenbypeoplewhoaresupposedtoknowhowtosolvesuchproblems.Someofthesewritersaredoctors;othersarelawyersoreducators.Buttwoofthemostfamouswritersofadvicearewomenwithoutspecialtrainingforthesekindsofwork.Oneofthemanswerslettersaddressedto“DearAbby”.Theotherisaddressedas“DearAnnLanders”.Experienceistheirpreparationforgivingadvice.Thereisonewriterwhohasn’tlivedlongenoughtohavemuchexperience.SheisagirlnamedAngelCavaliere,whostartedwritingadvicefornewspaperreadersattheageoften.HeradvicetoyoungreadersnowappearsregularlyinthePhiladelphiaBulletininacolumncalledDEARANGEL.birdintheUK,nowit’sindanger.”Bynowthesunisupandthebirdsarequiet.It’slightsotheycanstartlookingforfood,theyneedabigbreakfastafterallthatsinging.19.Accordingtothepassage,twoofthemostfamouswritersofadviceare___.
