According to a new study, preschool boys perform better on tests that measure learning and other important skills when they are in classes that have more girls than boys. This doesn’t seem to apply to girls, though. For preschool girls, the presence or absence of boys does not affect learning.
“The study raises questions about having all-boy or all-girl classes for preschool”, says psychologist Arlen Moller, who led the study. She added, “Previous researches have shown that high-school girls may study better in all-g irl schools. In middle school, however, the effects of same-sex schooling are unclear, and even less is known for very young kids.” To find out, researchers studied 70 preschool classes with a total of 806 children who were between 3.5 and 6 years old. For each class, teachers recorded the student’s progress over a 6.5-month school year.
Their data included scores of motor skills, social skills and thinking skills. Researchers found that boys developed each of these skills more quickly when there were more girls in the class than boys.
In majority-girl classrooms, boys developed at the same rate as girls. But in classes where boys were the majority, boys developed more slowly than girls. Girls tended to advance in classrooms which had any combination of boys and girls.
The study is one of the first to look at how the proportion of boys and girls in a class affects learning. Because it’s a new finding, researchers don’t know why this difference exists.
“This is an exciting topic, but it’s too early to draw any conclusion because this area is so under-explored,” says psychologist Lean Malofeeva of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
81．What is the finding of the researchers led by Arlen Moller? (no more than 15 words)(2 marks) 82．According to the research , what effect does a minority-girl class have on boy’s study?(no more
than 8 words)(3 marks)
83．How does Lean Malofeeva find the study of the researchers led by Arlen Moller?(no more than
6 words)(3 marks) 84．List three abilities the researchers focused on. (on more than 7 words)(3 marks)
SECTION C(15 marks)
Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 请根据下列四幅图画用英语写篇故事，并简要谈谈你的看法。
注意：
1．故事须包括所有图画的内容，可以适当增加细节，使故事连贯；
2．图中学生为Tom；开头已给出，不计入总词数； 3．词数，不少于120。
参考词汇：写生draw from nature 画板drawing board 斧 axe
Tom is a primary school student and he enjoys drawing every much.
参考答案
1-5．CBCAB 6-10．AABBC 11-15．ACBBA
16．Friday 17．Kiled 18．2/twobusdrivers 19．Canada 20．hospitals
21-25．BABDD 26-30．BBCCB 31-35．DACAC 36-40．ABAAC 41-45．BCBBC 46-47．DD
48．while 49．awake 50．However 51．You 52．Second 53． a 54．to 55．and 56-60．CABDC 61-65．CBCDA 66-70．DBABC 71．Obesity among teenagers 72．Reasons/Causes 73．overweight parents
74．lacking exercise 75．Physical effects 76．poor memory 77．the soil events 78．Treatments 79．changing diets 80．advice/suggestions/tips
81．Preschool boys study better on tests when in classes with more girls than boys． 82．They could develop more slowly than girls． 83．It remains to be continued．
84．Moor skills, social skills and thinking skills． Writing:
One possible version:
Tom is a primary school student and he enjoys drawing very
much.
One day, he went to the small woods not far from town to draw from nature, taking along with a drawing board. When he got there, he found that only one tree remained. “It’s better than nothing.” He comforted himself. So he began to put up his board in order to draw it quickly. At this time, a young man carrying an axe on his shoulder walked towards the tree and got down to cutting the tree. In no time he cut it down and pulled it away.
When Tom got ready and turned back to draw, he found the only tree was missing. “Dear me! Where on earth is the tree?” Tom wondered, puzzled and disappointed.
What Tom saw is a reminder to all of us that we human beings are destroying the Earth without taking our responsibilities into consideration. As far as I’m concerned, measures should be taken to protect the environment, or nobody could survive in the near future. 版权所有：高考资源网(www.ks5u.com)