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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.
(14)
选项 A、pursue
B、reject
C、advocate
D、doubt
答案C
解析 语义线索题。有些人认为在中学阶段不应拿男女学生进行比较。因此这些人推崇单一性别的教育环境。故选advocate“支持,拥护”。根据上文，可知这些人对单一性别教育环境持支持态度，所以不是reject“拒绝”或者doubt“怀疑”。另外，这些人对单一性别教育的推崇更多地体现为态度和想法。而不是行为，所以不宜用pursue“追求，从事或忙于”。
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