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 (男子氣概), the absence of girls gives boys the chance to develop without pressure to be consistent 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 abilities to express their emotions, rather than feeling they had to obey to the “boy code” of hiding their emotions to be a “real man”.

The findings of the study are against the received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls.

Tony Little, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being ignored 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 adjust 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 sharper 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 type 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 give in to a stereotype that men should be “masterful and in charge” in relationships. “In mixed schools boys feel pressed to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means,” the study reported.

1.The author believes that a single-sex school would ____ .

A．force boys to hide their emotions to be “real men”

B．help to form masculine aggressiveness in boys

C．encourage boys to express their emotions more freely

D．naturally place emphasis on the traditional image of a man to boys

2.It is commonly believed that in a mixed school boys _____ .

A．perform relatively better                 B．grow up more healthily

C．behave more responsibly                 D．receive a better education

3.What does Tony Little say about the British education system?

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.

4.According to Abigail James, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _____.

A．teaching can be adapted to suit the characteristics of boys

B．boys can focus on their lessons without being absent-minded

C．boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in

D．teaching can be designed to promote boys’ team spirit

5.Which of the following is the characteristic of boys according to Abigail James’ report?

A．They enjoy being in charge.

B．They act the same to stereotypes.

C．They have sharper vision.

D．They are violent and sexist.

 

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment.

The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the proper time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained. Time is more valuable than material things. In fact, time is life itself. The unpunctual man is for ever wasting and mismanaging his most valuable asset as well as others’. The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments promptly. But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time and seldom complains of want of it. He knows that he can not get through huge amount of work unless he faithfully keeps every piece of work when it has to be attended to.

Failure to be punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him. Usually this will be regarded as a great disrespect to the host and all other guests present.

Unpunctuality, moreover, is very harmful when it comes to doing one’s duty, whether public or private. Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time. A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by his friends or fellow men. 

5. What is an unpunctual person like?

A. He always does a thing when it should be done.       B. He is always very busy.

C. He always does a thing at the wrong time.            D. He always keeps the appointments.

6. Why is unpunctuality very harmful?

A. Because it makes a man lose many chances of doing important affairs.

B. Because it makes a man lose friends.

C. Because it makes a man work quickly.

D. Because it makes a man be more respected by others.

7. According to the passage, which is right?

A. The punctual person has no much work to do.

B. The unpunctual person is very rich. (from www.nmet168.com)

C. The unpunctual person is often respected by his friends.

D. The unpunctual person loses what can’t be regained again.

8. According to the passage, what are good manners when you are invited to a party?

A. Arriving at the appointed time.     B. Arriving before all other guests.

C. Arriving after all other guests.     D. Keeping all other guests waiting.

9. Why is a person always unpunctual?

A. He is too busy.                  B. He has too much work to do.

C. He does care much about time.   D. He doesn’t manage his time properly.

Health and climate scientists have mapped how climate change affects different parts of the world in different ways. The scientists point to the fact that changes in the past thirty years may, have been affecting human health. Possible effects include more deaths from extreme(極度的) heat or cold, more storms and more crop failures in dry periods.

The health and climate scientists recently estimated(估計) that climate changes caused by human activity lead to more than one hundred and fifty thousand deaths each year. Cases of sickness are estimated at five million. And the W.H.O. says the numbers could rise quickly by the year of 2003.

Jonathan Patz of an environmental institute led the study. Professor Patz points out that climate scientists connected global warming with the heat that killed thousands in Europe in August, 2003. But he says poor countries least responsible(對……負(fù)責(zé)) for the warming are most in danger from the health effects of higher temperatures.

Professor Patz says areas in greatest danger include southern and eastern Africa and coastlines along the Pacific and Indian oceans. Also, large cities experience what scientists call a "heat island"effect that can make conditions worse.

Representatives(代表) from about two hundred countries hold a meeting in Canada, to discuss climate change. The ten-day meeting ends on December 9th. It is the first such United Nations meeting since the Kyoto Protocol(京都議定書) took effect earlier this year. The agreement aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) and other heat-trapping(吸熱的) gases sent off into the air.

1.Who is Jonathan Patz?

A．A scientist responsible for the climate change.

B．A scientist in charge of the study of the climate change.

C．A professor interested in the climate change.

D．A professor who is a representative from an African country.

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Climate changes affect different parts of the world in the same way.

B．The ten-day meeting is the first United Nations meeting on climate change.

C．The Kyoto Protocol aims to make smaller the amount of heat-trapping gases into the air.

D．Poor countries are responsible for the global warming.

3.Possible effects from the climate changes include the following EXCEPT ______.

A．crop failures

B．storms

C．more deaths from overheat

D．a(chǎn)ir pollution

4.According to the health and climate scientists, climate changes have been caused by ______.

A．dry weather

B．cold weather

C．human activities

D．storms

5.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A．climate changes are having a bad effect on human’s health

B．Professor Patz leads the study of climate changes

C．a(chǎn) "heat island"effect large cities experience makes the matter worse

D．rich countries are most responsible for climate changes

 

A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the proper time and is never late in keeping an appointment．The unpunctual man, on the other hand, never does what he has to do at the right time．1

There's a proverb which says，“Time flies never to be recalled．” This is true．2．The unpunctual man is forever wasting his most valuable possessions as well as others'．The unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters, or return calls or keep appointments．3  He knows that he can get through his huge amount of work only if he faithfully keeps every appointment and deals with every piece of work when it has to be attended to．

4 ．If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the appointed time, he keeps all the other guests waiting for him．Usually this will be regarded as rude both to the host and the other guests．

Unpunctuality, moreover，is very harmful when it comes to one's duty．Imagine how it would be if those who are put in charge of important tasks failed to be at their proper place at the appointed time．5

A．They appear to be busy but never get well paid．

B．He is always in a hurry and ends up losing time．

C．Maybe nobody minds being kept waiting at a dinner party．

D．A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be regained．

E．But the man who really has a great deal to do is very careful of his time．

F．A man who is known to be habitually unpunctual is never trusted by others．

G．Failure to be punctual in keeping one's appointment is a sign of disrespect towards others．

 

I am in _______charge of the class which was in __________charge of my wife.

  A. 不填；the　　B. 不填；不填  C. the; 不填　　　D. the; the