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

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、preparatory
B、advanced
C、coeducational
D、single-sex
答案D
解析 语义线索题。根据下一句话以及第四段的提示，此处应该指单一性别课程的好处，即老师们相信在核心科目采用针对单一性别授课的课程，有利于激发男生的学习动力，提高他们的成绩。所以选single-sex。
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