2023-2024学年广东省汕头市达濠华桥中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷含解析

2023-2024学年广东省汕头市达濠华桥中学高三（最后冲刺）英语试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Marynearlymissedtheflightdoingtoomuchshopping.A．inneedof B．ontopofC．infrontof D．asaresultof2．----CouldIaskyouaprivatequestion?----Sure,A．pardonmeB．goaheadC．goodideaD．forgetit3．—Ifeltitverydifficulttocarryontheworkallbymyself.—Icouldhavehelpedyou,butyou_____meto.A．hadn’tasked B．didn’task C．haven’tasked D．don’task4．Thinkingthatherdaughterwasdoingherhomework,themotherlefttheroom,_________.A．quicklyandgentle B．quickandgentleC．quicklyandgently D．quickandgently5．Everythingwasplacedexactly________hewanteditforthegraduationceremony.A．theplacewhere B．whenC．where D．inwhich6．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what7．Passengers_____talktothedriverwhilethebusismoving,becauseitwilltakehisfocusofftheroad.A．wouldnot B．mustnotC．maynot D．neednot8．Amongtheyoungpeople,thereisagrowingtendency_____moneymorehighlythanqualityoflife.A．regarding B．toregarding C．toregard D．regarded9．—Doyoulikethebookyoufatherboughtyou?—Verymuch.It’sexactly______Iwanted.A．which B．thatC．what D．how10．Allwehaveis24precioushoursadayandthereforeweshallwaste______A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone11．The90’speopleseemtohaveenjoyedthegreatbenefits________aboutbythegreatlevelofculturalandeconomicdevelopment.A．broughtB．bringingC．tobebroughtD．havingbrought12．---I’vegotsomethingweighingonmymind.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?---______.TellmeallaboutitandI’lldowhatIcan.A．Don’tmentionit B．NowonderC．Noproblem D．Mypleasure13．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto14．Tomissocreativeapersonthathealwayshaslotsof_________ideasinhismind,andsometimeswedon’tevenknowwhatheisthinkingabout.A．meanB．novelC．slimD．instant15．Heworkedinacarfactoryforfouryears,______hefoundedhisowncompanyinhishometown.A．afterwhich B．afterwhenC．afterthat D．afterit16．Whydomanystudentssticktoprivatetutoring_____theycouldeasilymastersuchknowledgeatschool?A．unless B．before C．after D．when17．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something18．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch19．______exactlywhatwaswrongwithhim,thedoctorsgavehimacompleteexamination.A．TodiscoverB．DiscoveringC．DiscoveredD．Havingbeendiscovered20．—Bettergetdowntoyourwork,Tom.—_________.A．It’smypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．MindyourownbusinessD．You’rewelcome第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Electricdevicescanseemlikea“thirdparty”insomerelationshipsbecausesomepartnersspentmoretimeonthemthanwitheachother.WhenAmandaGao,a26-year-oldwhitecollarworkerinBeijing,wenttoahotpotrestaurantwithherboyfriendonFridaynightseveralweeksago,sheexpectedthattheywouldhaveagoodtimetogether.Toherdisappointment,however,itdidnotturnoutthatlater.Assoonastheywereledtotheirseatsandshebegantoorderdishes,heburiedhimselfinhismobilephone.“Itseemedthathisphonewasmakingitswaybetweenus.AdatethatshouldhavebelongedtousturnedintoonewheremyboyfrienddatedathirdpartyandIfeltleftout.”Gaosaid.Somepeople,likeher,havefoundelectronicshavebeensabotaging(破坏)theirromanticrelationships.Astudy,publishedinthejournalPsychologyofPopularMediaCulture,inApril,2017,questionednearly200collegeagedadultswhowereincommitted(真诚的)relationshipstoreportontheirandtheirpartner’ssmartphonedependency.Theresultsshowedpeoplewhoweremoredependentontheirphoneswerelesssureabouttheirrelationships,andpeopleconsideredtheirpartnersexcessively(过度地)dependentontheirdeviceswerelesssatisfiedintheirrelationship.LinYuan,arelationshipadvisorinBeijing,notedthatasmoreandmoreelectronicscomeoutandspiceuppeople’slives,theyareatthesametimebecomingathirdpartyinrelationships,especiallyforyoungpeople.Linsaidsheknewofsomepeoplewhosuggestthatelectronicsshouldbekeptoutofbedrooms,whichsheconsideredchallengingandhardtobeputintopracticeformostcouples.Sherecommendedthatifpeoplearefeelingneglectedintheirrelationship,theyneedtorespectfullylettheirpartnersknowtheirfeeling.“Communicationisalwaysthebestandthemostefficientway.”shesaid.1、WhatisGao’sfeelingwhenenteringtherestaurantwithherboyfriend?A．Expectant.B．Disappointed.C．Annoyed.D．Uneasy.2、WhichofthefollowingmayLinYuanagreewith?A．Gao’sboyfriendmustbeaddictedtoplayinggames.B．Mostcouplescanpracticekeepingelectronicsoutofbedrooms.C．Partnersshouldcommunicatemoretounderstandeachotherbetter.D．Couplesshouldrestricttheuseofelectronicstoavoidpossibleproblems.3、WhywasthecaseofAmandaGaomentioned?A．Toexplainwhothe“thirdparty”is.B．Tostresstheimportanceofelectronicdevices.C．Tomakeadvisorsknowmoreaboutthematter.D．Tointroducepeoples’dependenceonelectronics.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Athirdparty—electronicdevicesB．Areelectronicdeviceskillingromance?C．Dosmartphonesruinpartnership?D．Couplesandsmartphones22．（8分）Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.23．（8分）Airbags,nowfoundinalmosteveryvehicle,havesavedcountlesslivesandlargelyreducedtheseverityofinjuriesincrashes.Similartechnologycouldgreatlyreducebrokenhips(髋部)resultingfromafall,somethingmostseniorsfear.Dr.RobertBuckmanandhisstart-upcompany,ActiveProtectiveinAllentown,Pennsylvania,hasdevelopedapromisingsolution,awearableairbagthatcanprotecthipbonesintheeventofafall.TheideawastheresultofDr.Buckman’syearsasadoctoratTempleUniversity.Henoticedhowmanyelderlypeoplewerebeingbroughtintohospitalswithbrokenhipduetofalls,andhowtheyoftennevercompletelyrecoveredfromtheinjuries.Hestartedtoaskwhathecoulddoforthesepeople,andthatwaswhenhestartedtryingtofigureoutwhethertherewasawayofhelpingpeoplewhowereatthehighestriskoffallingandsufferingthesekindsofinjuries.Thedeviceiswornmuchlikearegularbelt,butontheoutsideoftheclothing,anditincludessensorsthatmonitorthemovementofhips.Ifthedevicedetectsthattheperson,isfalling,anairbagopensbeforethepersonhitstheground,cushioningthefall.Whenthewearerhitstheground,thebagreducestheforcetothehipbonesby90percent,enoughtoavoidthemajorityofhipinjuries.Withoneoutofeverythreepeopleaged65andoldersufferingseriousfallseachyear,ActiveProtectivehasabigmarketforitswearabledevice.Italsohasthepotentialtosizablyreducehip-relatedhealthcareexpenses:HipinjuriesamongtheelderlycosttheUShealthcaresystemin2012$30billion,whichdoesn’tincludethelong-termcareexpensesassociatedwiththehighpercentageofpatientsthatcannolongerliveindependently.1、WhatisthepurposeoftheActiveProtective’sairbag?A．Toavoidhipinjuriesamongseniors.B．Toprotectseniorsfromcaraccidents.C．Tohelpseniorswiththeirdailynursing.D．Tohelpdoctorsdealwithseriousinjuries.2、WhatinspiredDr.RobertBuckmantomakethedevice?A．Areportonseniors’health.B．Aseriousfallheexperienced.C．Hisworkexperiencesasadoctor.D．SuggestionsofseniorsatTempleUniversity.3、Howdoesthedevicemainlywork?A．Bypredictingroadconditions.B．Byspeedingupbonerecovery.C．Byreducingtheeffectsoffalling.D．Bypreventingpeoplefromfailing.4、WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheActiveProtective’sairbag?A．Itstillneedsimproving.B．Ithasapromisingfuture.C．Itmayencourageseniorstodoexercise.D．ItmayincreaseAmerica’sspendonseniors.24．（8分）HappyBirthdaytoMe(andMyMom)Forty-threeyearsagomymotherwentintolabourforthesecondtime.ItwaseitherverylateNewYear’sDayorveryearlyontheseconddayof1969dependingonhowyoulookedatitbuteitherway,itwasafullweekpastherduedatewhenmymomwokeupknowingitwastimetowakemydadup,getdressed,packupthecarandheadtothehospital.Herregulardoctorwasonvacationandwhentheyreachedthehospitaltheyplannedtodeliverinweretoldthatthedoctorwasonhiswaytoanotherhospitalsotheyshouldheadthere,inaneighbouringcity.MostsurprisingtomenowisthatshefeltwellenoughtoattendaNewYear’spartythepreviousnightandstayedlongenoughtotoastinthenewyear!MymomandherfamilyhadimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesjusttwentyyearsearlierfromElSalvador.Andthatwasaluckythingforme.NotonlydidmymomgainaccesstoabettereducationandcareeroptionshereintheUSforherself,eachofherthreedaughterswouldalsoenjoyheraccesstoqualitymaternity(孕产妇的)care.WhiletheUSishardlytheworldleaderinmaternalhealthorbirthoutcomes,thesedaysawomanfacesa1in2,100riskofdyingduringherlifeandinElSalvador,it’s1in350-6timesworse.In1969,thatdifferencewasevengreater.However,IwaspregnantwithmysecondchildinElSalvadorsixyearsagowhenIrealizedhowverydifferentmylifemighthaveturnedoutifI’dlivedtherewhenIdeliveredmyfirstchild.ItravelleddowntherewithCARE,thehumanitarianrelieforganization,whoseeffortsmymomhadlongsupported,toseesomeoftheirprincipalprogrammesinaction.Amongthemwasoneinparticularthatremainswithmetoday.Itwasawaterprojectwherepregnantwomen,manyofwhomhadwalkedmilestoaccessthiscleanwater,receivesomebasiccarebeforeorafterchildbirth.Herethesewomenwere,facingtheexactsamephysicalchallengesasmebutstillcarryingthefullworkloadofthefamilyandwithlittletonoresourcesforinformation,care,transportationorcomfortduringoraftertheirpregnancies.Bythistime,Iwasalltooawareofwhatachallengechildbirthcouldbe.Afterdeliveringmydaughterin2003,Isurvivedahemorrhage(大出血),theleadingchildbirth-relatedcomplicationthattakesthelivesofthousandsofothermothersallovertheworld.Onegirlorwomandiesevery90secondsinpregnancyorchildbirthfromwhatisinmostcasesapreventabledeath.IwasasshockedasyouarewhenIdiscoveredthisfactbutIwasalsograteful.GratefulbecauseIhadbeeninthecareofateamofhealthworkerswhenIneededthemmost.Ithoughtofmymother’slife.WhileshehadbeenborninagoodhospitalinSanSalvadorinthe1930’s,atthattimepregnancy-relateddeathswerecommonevenintheUS.Mygreatgrandmotheralsohemorrhaged,onlyafterdeliveringherfifthchildandshedied.Herhusband,mymom’sgrandfatherwasaphysicianatthetime.Hewouldgiveuppractisingmedicineforeverwhenhecouldn’tsaveher.Butitwasn’tonlymymomandherfamilythatIthoughtofasIconsideredmyownfateandgoodfortune,itwasallthosewomenI’dspentthedaywithintheruralcommunityI’dvisitedwithCARE.We’dmadeaconnectionthatday,wemothers,aswomen.Thesewomendidnothaveaccesstothesimpleinterventions(介入)thatcouldinsuretheirsurvivalandthat’swhatconcernedme.Itdidmorethanconcernme,itwokemeupandbeggedthisquestion,whyshouldanyonelifebeofdifferentvaluethananyother?Andso,ImadethecommitmentrightthereandthentodoallIcouldtoimprovematernalhealthandreducethenumberofmaternaldeathsaroundtheglobe.1、Theunderlinedphrase“wentintolabour”inParagraph1means“________”.A．sufferedfromadiseaseB．gavebirthtoababyC．tookupanofferofworkD．tidiedupthehouse2、Accordingtothepassage,thewriterfeltfortunateenough________.A．toenjoythebestmaternitycareintheworldB．toattendbetterschoolsintheUnitedStatesC．toliveinadevelopedcountrypermanentlyD．tohaveabettersenseofmaternalsecurity3、Whenshereturnedtohermotherlandsixyearsago,thewriter________.A．regrettednotdeliveringherfirstchildthereB．wasverysurprisedatthegreatchangesthereC．offeredspecialcaretowomeninneedthereD．researchedintothemedicalconditionsthere4、Thewriterrealizedthevitalimportanceofmaternitycare________A．throughherownexperienceB．withthehelpofhealthworkersC．duringherstayinElSalvadorD．uponthedeathofsomewomen5、Thewriterisobviouslydeterminedto________.A．beaphysiciandifferentfromhergreatgrandfatherB．changethesituationinthefieldofmaternalhealthC．requestmorepeopletocareaboutmaternitycareD．volunteercareduringorafterwomen’spregnancies6、Whatconclusiondoesthepassageleadyouto?A．Pregnancy-relateddeathscanhardlybekeptfromhappening.B．Birthanddeathwenthandinhandwitheachotherveryoften.C．Physiciansfailedtosavepatientsfromvariouscurablediseases.D．Womenwouldratherhavenochildrenfortearofahemorrhage.25．（10分）Iattendedapartyonenight.Duringthedinneramantoldahumorousstorybasedonthequotation:"There'sadivinitythatshapesourends,rough-hewthemhowwewill.”ThestorytellermentionedthatthequotationwasfromtheBible.Iknewhewaswrong.Therecouldn'tbetheslightestdoubtaboutit.Togetafeelingofimportanceanddisplaymysuperiority,Iappointedmyselfasanunwelcomecommitteemembertocorrecthim.Hestucktohisguns."What?FromShakespeare?Impossible!Absurd!ThatquotationwasfromtheBible.”Andheknewit.Thestorytellerwassittingonmyright;andFrankGammond,anoldfriendofmine,wasseatedonmyleft.Mr.GammondhaddevotedyearstothestudyofShakespeare.SothestorytellerandIagreedtosubmitthequestiontoMr.Gammond.Mr.Gammondlistened,kickedmeunderthetable,andthensaid,"Dale,youarewrong.Thegentlemanisright.ItisfromtheBible."Onourwayhomethatnight,IsaidtoMr.Gammond,“Frank,youknewthatquotationwasfromShakespeare."Yes,ofcourse,"hereplied,“Hamlet，ActFive,SceneTwo.Butwewereguestsatahappytime,mydearDale.Whyarguewiththestoryteller?Whyprovetohimheiswrong?Whynotlethimsavehisface?Alwaysavoidyoursharpangle."IlearnedalessonI'llneverforget.Inotonlyhadmadethestorytelleruncomfortable,butalsohadputmyfriendinanembarrassingsituation.HowmuchbetteritwouldhavebeenhadInotbecomeargumentative.Ninetimesoutoften,anargumentendswitheachofthecontestantsmorefirmlyconvincedthaneverthatheisabsolutelyright.Youcan'twinanargument.Youcan'tbecauseifyouloseit,youloseit;andifyouwinit,youloseit1、Whatdidtheauthordotogetafeelingofimportanceattheparty?A．Tellahumorousstory. B．Showoffhisrichknowledge.C．Teachthestorytelleralesson. D．Correctthestoryteller'smistake.2、.WhydidFrankGammondkicktheauthorunderthetable?A．Becausehedidn'tknowmuchabouttheBible.B．Becausehethoughttheauthorwasreallywrong.C．Becausehewasthoughtfulandwantedtostoptheauthor.D．Becausehewashumorousandplayedtricksontheauthor.3、Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheeventthathappenedattheparty?A．Thankful. B．Regretful.C．Satisfied, D．Confused.4、Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．YouCan'tWinanArgument B．YouCan'tMakeMistakesinPublicC．DoHaveanOpenMind D．MindYourMannersataParty第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Peerpressureleadsmanyhighschoolstudentstofollowthecrowdandnotdowhattheybelieveisright.Iwasoneofthem.IttookmetwoyearsofhighschooltorealizethatIwas1tostandonmyownfeetand2thechallengeofwrestling.AndIhavegrownfromthisexperience.Wrestlinghasalonghistoryinmy3.Mygrandfatherandmytwouncleswrestledandwere4.Icanremembermygrandpatellingmehowhe5hischampionshipmatchandhowhefeltwhenhisnamewasannouncedasNewYorkStateChampion.Icouldneverhaveimaginedthat6tillthenightIwonmyfirstmatch.Ineverrealizedthe7demandthatwrestlingtookonone’sbody.Thelonghoursoflearningnewmoves,liftingweights,andthementalpreparationsneededtoprepareforthissportare8.Ihadtolearnto9mytimebetweenschool,homeandfriends.Wrestlingismoreofanindividualsport,butitalso10thehelpandsupportofateamtobesuccessful.Thecoachestaughtusto11ourselvesandalsotheopponentswefaceonthemat.AtChristmas,weasateambroughttoystoUpstateHospitalcancerunitforthe12childrenwhocouldnotbehomeforthe13withtheirfamilies.HereIwasableto14thechildrenwhoneverknewiftheywereabletoleavethehospitalandlivea(n)15life.ThismademerealizethatIneedtoliveeachdaytothefullestbecausenoonecantellwhatlifehasin16forus.WrestlinghastaughtmeIamcapableofbeingmyown17.Icannotgobackintimetochangethepast.18,theconfidenceIhavegainedallowsmethepossibilityoffurtheringmy19careerincollege.Fromthissport,Inowknowthattobe20youmustnotbeafraidtotrysomethingnew.1、A．afraidB．pleasedC．ableD．likely2、A．pickingoutB．pickingupC．takinginD．takingon3、A．schoolB．familyC．mindD．study4、A．speakersB．trainersC．believersD．champions5、A．wonB．heldC．attendedD．designed6、A．actionB．reactionC．feelingD．change7、A．littleB．physicalC．materialD．economic8、A．enoughB．interestingC．satisfactoryD．awesome9、A．spendB．spareC．manageD．value10、A．lacksB．requiresC．consultsD．deserves11、A．prepareB．expressC．contentD．respect12、A．cleverB．confidentC．unfortunateD．innocent13、A．giftsB．ceremoniesC．holidaysD．treatments14、A．visitB．cureC．thankD．gather15、A．normalB．positiveC．activeD．brilliant16、A．needB．caseC．advanceD．store17、A．teacherB．individualC．friendD．status18、A．HoweverB．ThusC．BesidesD．Meanwhile19、A．servingB．wrestlingC．guidingD．running20、A．successfulB．attractiveC．braveD．determined第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Recently,educatorsandparentsbecomeconcernedaboutthepoorperformanceofboysinschool.Theso-called“boycrisis”ineducationrefers1．boththeiracademicperformanceandtheirbehavior.Inbothareasboys’resultsaremuch2．

(bad)thangirls’.USAdatashowsthatboysrankbehindgirlsinalmostallareasofschooling.Theyearnlower3．(grade)overallinprimaryschoolandhighschool.Theyarebehindgirlsinreadingandwriting,and30percentofthemareinbottomquarterofstandardizedtests,4．(compare)with19percentofgirls.Althoughthecausesofthe“boycrisis”arenot5．

(full)understood,someexpertsbelievedthatthesame-sexclassroomsandschoolsmayhelpsolvetheproblem.Theideais6．(remove)someofthedistractions(分心)causedbytheoppositesex,inordertoimprovestudents’concentrationandhopefullytheirgrades.ThefirstChineseschoolto