Jack White is a 17-year-old student who has already published a collection of poetry with a local publisher Jack believes switching （轉(zhuǎn)）to an all-boys school from his coed （男女同校）high school changed his life．
   "When I was at my coed school，poetry was for girls not boys，Guys were supposed to like subjects like math，computers，and science．When I wrote poems，the guys at school used to make fun of me and girls didn't want to date me．At my new school，things are different．I don't worry what girls are thinking since there aren't any．"
   Jack may not realize that boys and girls also learn and think differently based on specific （具 體的） biological developments．These differences affect how and when boys and girls learn，so single-sex education is actually better for children．
   Take，for example，brain development．The areas of the brain related to language，feelings，physical coordination （協(xié)調(diào)），and social relationships，develop in a different order and speed in girls and boys．Research has shown that girls' brains develop the connections between language and emotions earlier than boys' brains．In a single-sex classroom，everyone's brain is developing at similar speeds，so teachers can teach according to their students' actual abilities．
   Boys and girls also have different hearing abilities．Girls have a sense of hearing which is two to Our times better than．boys．Women teachers often speak more quietly so boys may have more difficulty hearing a woman teacher if sh，e is talking in．her "normal" voice．The teacher needs to speak louder to get the boys' attention．In a single-sex school，teachers do not have to keep adjusting （調(diào)整） their voice．
   Jack might not be aware of the biological arguments why single-sex education is better，but he realizes that he is learning faster at his new school．As Jack says，"I hated writing and studying English in my old coed school，but now I'm a published poet!My new school helped me become comfortable with who I really am．

（1）What do we know about Jack' s former school？
A．It published Jack's poetry collection．
B．It was a school attended by both sexes．
C．It didn' t provide native language classes．
D．It discouraged students from writing poems．
（2）Why does the author say single-sex education is better for children？
A．Girls are smarter than boys．
B．Boys are easily attracted by girls．
C．Girls have natural differences from boys．
D．Boys and girls are good at different subjects．
（3）What will probably happen in a single-sex classroom？
A．Students make progress at the same speed．
B．Students learn to express themselves freely．
C．Teachers speak louder to make themselves heard．
D．Teachers match lesson plans with student abilities．
（4）Jack thinks that his new school has helped him to ．
A．raise awareness of education
B．find confidence in learning
C．improve ability to publish
D．reduce chance of dating

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【答案】B；C；D；B