It’s widely agreed that girls generally start talking earlier than boys, and use more complex vocabulary. When they(1)______ sch

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问题     It’s widely agreed that girls generally start talking earlier than boys, and use more complex vocabulary. When they(1)______ school, most girls have slightly better verbal skills than boys— (2)______, they are a month or two ahead.
    As they progress(3)______ primary school, girls continue to (4)______ boys when it comes to verbal skills. By the time children leave primary school, girls are about a year (5)______ with reading and the gap is even bigger for writing.(6)______, it should be noted that boys are (7)______ level with girls when it comes to attainment in maths at primary school.
    The gap in attainment at the age of 16 has led some teachers to believe that(8)______ lessons in core subject are the way forward when it comes to (9)______ male students and improving boys’ grades. They argue that boys, (10)______, feel less disheartened in subjects like(11)______ when there are no female students in the classroom to(12)______.
    Others believe that girls and boys (13)______ best when the opposite sex is taken out of the equation completely—and(14)______ a single-sex environment, especially at(15)______ school level.
    Some schools believe that a male (16)______—whether it is a male teacher or more(17)______ from dad at home—is a key factor in impelling boys and improving their grades. Others advocate a more ’boy-friendly’ environment at school, whether it’s(18)______ more books in the library that appeal to boys or trying(19)______ different teaching styles in lessons to(20)______ boys in learning.
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选项 A、driving
B、motivating
C、pushing
D、cheering

答案B

解析 词义辨析题。此句意思是,就激发男生学习动力和提高男生成绩来说,在核心科目采用单一性别课程是一种进步。因此选motivating。表示激发(某人)的兴趣;使欲做某事物。drive意为“迫使”,push“通过压力去迫使、敦促某人做事”,均不是通过鼓励等正面方式加以促进,故不合句意;cheer“给(某人)安慰、希望、支持或鼓励;使欢喜”,侧重于使人精神愉悦,欢喜,故也不合句意。
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