[四级] 大学英语四级模拟试卷 第21组（阅读2）

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Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
THE CLASSROOM is a mans world, where boys get twothirds of the teachers
attention — even when they are in a minority— taunt (辱骂) the girls without
punishment, and receive praise for sloppy work that would not be tolerated from
girls. They are accustomed to being teachers pets, and if girls get anything like equal treatment, they will protest eagerly and even wreck lessons.
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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 disc
rimination against girls is so deeply in coeducational schools that single sex classes are the only answer.
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Her case is based on taperecordings of her own and  lessons. Many of them, like Spender, had deliberately 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.”
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The tapes proved otherwise. In 10 taped lessons (in secondary school
and college), Spender never gave the girls more than 42 per cent of her attention (the average was 38 percent) and never gave the boys less than 58 percent. There were similar results for , both male and female.
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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 per cent of the teachers time was allocate
d to girls. “She doesnt like boys, and just listens to the girls.” said a boy
in another class, where his sex got 63 per cent of teacher attention.
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Boys regarded twothirds of the teachers time as a fair deal — and when
they got less they caused trouble in class and even complained to higher authority. “Its important to keep their attention,” said one teacher, “Otherwise,
they play you up something awful.”
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Spender concludes that, in mixed classes, if the girls are as boisterous and pushy as the boys, they are considered “unladylike”, if they are docile
and quiet, they are ignored.
26. If boys are 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

27. Dale Spender obtained the evidence for her claims by ____
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A) her own lessons in secondary school and college
B) the  taperecordings
C) both male and female teachers
D) taperecordings of her own and  lessons

28. What are the boys reactions when girls are given more
attention?
A) They will keep the teachers attention again.
B) They will make some trouble and complain to the headmaster.
C) They will play up the teacher something awful.
D) They will feel they are cheated by teachers.

29. The word “boisterous” in the last paragraph probably means ____.
A) rough B) brave
C)troublesome D) emotional

30. The best title for this passage would be ____.
A) boys are teachers pets
B) boys do better in coeducational classes
C) singlesex classes are better than coeduationed classes
D) girls do better than boys