14．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 criticized teachers for failing to recognize 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．
63．The author believes that a single-sex school wouldC．
A．force boys to hide their emotions to be"real men"
B．help to cultivate masculine aggressiveness in boys
C．encourage boys to express their emotions more freely
D．naturally reinforce in boys the traditional image of a man
64．According to the passage，in mixed schools boysD．
A．grow up less healthily
B．behave less responsibly
C．get an unequal education
D．perform relatively worse
65．What does Tony Little say about the British education system？C
A．It fails more boys than girls academically．
B．It focuses more on mixed school education．
C．It fails to give boys the attention they need．
D．It places more pressure on boys than on girls．
66．According to Abigail James，one of the advantages of single-sex schools isB．
A．teaching can be designed to promote boys'team spirit
B．teaching can be made to suit the characteristics of boys
C．boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in
D．boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted．
分析 本文讲述的是单独的男生学校的优点和好处，在这样的学校里，可以根据男性的特点组织教学，不受女生发展的影响．
解答 63．C．细节理解题．根据文章第一段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．可知在a single-sex school，男孩更自由地表达自己的观点．故C正确．
64．D．推理判断题．根据文章2，3段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 obey a stereotype（陈规旧俗），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 obey the"boy code"of hiding their emotions to be a"real man"．可知在这样的学校里，男生可能会表现得更好．故D正确．
65．C．细节理解题．根据第5段1，2行Tony Little，headmaster of Eton，warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls．可知他认为在英国，老师给予了女性太多的关注．给男性的关心太少．故C正确．
66．B．推理判断题．根据文章倒数第二段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．
可知他认为在这样的学校里，老师可以根据男性的特点来进行教学活动，故B正确．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
