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Boys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dan

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问题     Boys’ schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music.
    Far from the traditional image of a culture of aggressive masculinity (阳刚), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to conform to a stereotype, a US study says.
    Boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to conform to the "boy code" of hiding their emotions to be a "real man".
    The findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.
    Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticised teachers for failing to recognise that boys are actually more emotional than girls.
    The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when their female peers do better earlier in speaking and reading skills.
    But in single-sex schools teachers can tailor lessons to boys’ learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study’s author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia.
    Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. "Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine (女性的) and prefer the modern genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes," James wrote.
    Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel they had to conform to a stereotype that men should be "masterful and in charge" in relationships. "In mixed schools, boys feel compelled to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means," the study reported.
Which of the following is characteristic of boys according to Abigail James’ report?
选项 A、They enjoy being in charge.
B、They conform to stereotypes.
C、They have sharper vision.
D、They are violent and sexist.
答案C
解析 根据题干中的James和characteristic of boys将本题出处 定位到第八段末两句。该处提到Abigail James，认为男生一般眼光敏锐， 通过实际接触学习效果最好，而且更好动。[C]中的have sharper vision 是对该处的have more acute vision的同义转述，故为答案。 enjoy being in charge是传统上对男性的看法，不是James报告中提到的男生特点， 故排除[A]。[B]与末段首句矛盾。文中虽然提到，双性学校的男生可能 因为古典音乐太阴柔而选择以暴力和男性主义为主要内容的音乐，但这 并不能说明男生有暴力和性歧视的特点，故排除[D]。
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