My New Teachers教案
such a way of teaching is not likely to encourage girls to take many mathematics and science courses，nor is it likely to support girls who do.when it comes to these subjects it seems certain that school widens the difference between boys and girls.
1.girls are likely to think that .
a.science courses are for both boys and girls
b.science courses make them more popular
c.science courses make them successful
d.science courses are difficult for them
答案 d
解析 第二段第三句“interestingly，both boys and girls often regard the subjects for boys as more difficult.”說明女孩似乎認為科學課程對她們來說很難。
2.the text mainly discusses reasons for the difference between boys and girls in scientific achievements.
a.biological b.historical
c.social d.personal
答案 c
解析 第二段第四句“yet it has been suggested that girls do not take mathematics courses，not because they are difficult，but for social reasons.”和作者在下面幾段中對這個原因的論述說明了這篇短文主要討論了造成男孩與女孩在學習科學課程方面的差異的原因是一種社會原因。
3.what are boys usually encouraged to do at school?
a.to get help with their homework.
b.to play the leading role in class.
c.to work with girl students in class.
d.to learn to take care of others.
答案 b
解析 倒數第二段第四句“they are more likely to call on boys for answers and to allow t hem to take the lead in classroom discussion.”告訴我們，教師常常鼓勵男孩在課堂上起主
導作用。
4.what does the passage say about great mathematicians?
a.their teachers did not supply answers to them.
b.they started learning mathematics at an earlier age.
c.they showed mathematical abilities in their teenage years.
d.their success resulted from their strong interest in mathematics.
答案 a
解析 從第四段最后一句“facts show that outstanding mathematicians and scientists have not had teachers who supplied answers.”可知，對于偉大的數學家來說，教師不給他們提供答案。
5.the author would probably agree that .
a.boys and girls learn in the same way
b.boys and girls are equal in general intelligence
c.girls are more confident in themselves than before
d.girls should take fewer science courses than boys
答案 b
解析 作者在短文的開頭就提出了一個十分尖銳的問題：if there is no difference in general intelligence between boys and girls，what can explain girls’ poor performance in science and mathematics？接著，作者表明了自己的態度：男孩和女孩在智力上不存在差異，而女孩學習科學課程困難的原因是一種社會原因。