山西省太原市2014届高三上期语英语调研考试2

山西省太原市2014届高三上期语英语调研考试2

高考英语

2014-02-05 1128

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The classroom is a man's world, where boys get two thirds of the

teacher's attention—even when they are in a minority—taunt （辱骂）

the girls without punishment, and receive praise for careless work

that would not be tolerated （容忍） from girls．They are accustomed

to being teachers' pets, and if girls get anything like equal

treatment, they will protest （抗议） soon．

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 co—educational 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 on purpose 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 2014 taped lessons （in secondary

school and college）．Spender never gave the girls more than 42

percent of her attention （the average was 38 percent） or 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 percent of the teacher' s time was given

to girls．A boy in another class said his sex got 63 percent of

teachers' attention．

Boys regarded two—thirds of the teacher's time as fair deal, and

when they got less they caused trouble in class and even complained

to higher authority．"It is 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

quiet, they are ignored．

68．If you want girls to be better treated in class, ______ would be

better．

A．single-sex classes and co-educational classes

B．co-educational classes

C．single-sex classes

D．none of the above

69．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' lessons

D．tape—recordings of her own and other teachers' lessons

70．What are the boys' reactions when girls are given more attention?

A．They will keep the teachers' attention again．

B．They will make more trouble and complain to the

headmaster．

C．They will not listen to the teacher．

D．They will feel the teachers are cheated．

71．The word "boisterous" in the last paragraph probably means

______．

A．rough B．brave C．terrible

D．encouraging

E Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoriey began looking at colleges for

their 17 — year — old daughter, Maureen．With a checklist of

criteria in hand, the Mahoneys looked around the country visiting

half a dozen schools．They sought a university that offered the

teenager's intended major, one located near a large city, and a

campus where their daughter would be safe．

"The safety issue is a big one, " says Joe Mahoney, who quickly

discovered he wasn' t alone in his worries．On campus tours other

parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always

asked what about crime? But when college officials always gave the

same answer ?"That's not a problem here．"—Mahoney began to feel

uneasy．

"No crime whatever?" comments Mahoney today．"I just don't believe

it．" Nor should he in 2007 the U．S．Department of Education had

reports of nearly 400, 000 serious crimes on or around our

campuses．"Parents need to understand that times have changed since

they went to colleges, " says David Nichols, author of Creating a

Safe Campus．"Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation．"

But getting accurate information isn't easy．Colleges must report

crime statistics （统计数字） by law, but some hold back for fear of

bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous．"The truth

may not always be obvious," warns S．Daniel Carter of Security on

Campus, Inc．, the nation's leading campus safety watchdog group．

To help concerned parents．Carter promised to visit campuses and talk

to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and

effective solutions．

72．The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______．

A．to express the opinions of many parents

B．to choose a right one for their daughter

C．to check the cost of college education

D．to find a right one near a large city