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  3. [A]appears [B]case [C]distinguishes [D]dramatically [E]engaged [F]experience [G]lazy [H]noisy [I]pr

[A]appears [B]case [C]distinguishes [D]dramatically [E]engaged [F]experience [G]lazy [H]noisy [I]pr

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问题 [A]appears      [B]case    [C]distinguishes    [D]dramatically    [E]engaged
[F]experience    [G]lazy    [H]noisy          [I]proficiency      [J]role
[K]roughly      [L]set     [M]short          [N]struggle        [O]suffers
    For centuries, boys were top of the class. But these days, that’s no longer the【C1】______ .
    A new study by the OECD, examined how 15-year-old boys and girls performed at reading, mathematics and science. Boys still score somewhat better at maths, and in science the genders are【C2】______ equal. But when it comes to the students who really【C3】______ , the difference is obvious: boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall【C4】______ of basic standards in all three areas.
    Why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates?
    First, girls read more than boys. Reading【C5】______ is the basis upon which all other learning is built. When boys don’t do well at reading, their performance in other school subjects【C6】______ too.
    Second, girls spend more time on homework. Researchers suggest that doing homework【C7】______  by teachers is linked to better performance in maths, reading and science. Boys, it【C8】______ , spend more of their free time in the virtual world: they are 17% more likely to play online games than girls every day. They also use the Internet more.
    Third, peer pressure plays a【C9】______ . A lot of boys decide early on that they are just too cool for school which means they’re more likely to be【C10】______ in class. Teachers mark them down for this. In anonymous(匿名的)tests, boys perform better. In fact, the gender gap in reading drops by a third when teachers don’t know the gender of the pupil they are marking.
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答案A
解析 空格所在处是插入语，主语是it，所以应填入动词第三人称单数形式作谓语。上文提到，女生在家庭作业上花费的时间更多。此处是相对于上文的转折，即男生似乎在虚拟世界里花费更多的空闲时间，玩网络游戏、使用互联网等，故空格处应填入appeals“看上去好像，似乎”，所以答案为[A]。备选的第三人称单数形式动词distinguishes“区别，区分”不符合文意，故排除。
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