阅读理解：
Do you have any strong opinion on co-educational or
single-sex schools?
A supporter of co-educational schools would probably
say that schools should be like the societies they belong
to. In Hong Kong, men and women mix socially on a day-to-day
basis. In many fields men are even likely to have female
bosses. It is, therefore, desirable that boys and girls
grow up together, go to school together, and prepare themselves
for a society that does not value sexual separation.
Some would go on to argue further that growing up with
members of the opposite sex is important for personal development.
Regular contact (接触) can remove the strange ideas about
the opposite sex and lead to more natural relationships.
Single-sex conditions are seen as leading to more extreme
opinions, and possibly even as encouraging homosexuality
(同性恋), though there is no proof that this is the case.
Those who are against co-education often also fix their
attention on the sexual side. Some parents fear that close
contact with members of the opposite sex is dangerous for
teenagers. they want their children to be attentive to
their studies, Such parents feel uncomfortable with modern
ways and the free mixing of the sexes.
A stronger argument comes from research into school
results. Girls grow up earlier than boys. tend to be more
orderly and are likely to be better at languages. In a
mixed class, boys who might do well in a single-sex class
become discouraged and take on the role of troublemaker.
Certainly in the UK this situation has greatly alarmed
(惊动) the government for it to be encouraging co-educational
schools to have some single-sex classes. In the UK the
best schools are all single-sex, strongly suggesting that
co-education is not the best answer. This may, however,
not be as simple as it looks. It may simply be that the
famous old schools that attract the best students happen
to be single-sex, rather than that being single-sex makes
them better schools.
1．In the third paragraph, by saying“though there is no
proof that this is the case”, the writer means that ______.
A．students in single-sex schools will certainly become
homosexual
B．students in co-educational schools cannot have extreme
opinions
C．students in co-educational schools are likely to be
homosexual
D．single-sex school conditions may or may not have effects
on the students
2．All the following arguments can be found in the passage
EXCEPT that _____.
A．co-education can produce a society-like situation
B．co-educational schools may lead to love affairs between
boys and girls
C．co-education will help develop a better understanding
about the opposite sex
D．co-education can make boys perform well in mixed classes
3．Alarmed by the situation, the UK government encourages
______.
A．co-education
B．single-sex education
C．single-sex classes in co-educational schools
D．co-educational classes in single-sex schools
4．At the end of the passage the writer suggests that ______.
A．single-sex schools are the best schools in the UK
B．being single-sex does not necessarily make a school
better
C．co-educational schools are better for both sexes in
personal development
D．because boys cannot compete with girls in study, they
go to single-sex schools
答案及解析：
1．D 由前句可知：单一性别有可能鼓励同性恋，只是现在没有证据。
2．D
3．C 文章最后一段说：“for it to be encouraging co-educational schools
to have some singles-sex classes.”所以C项正确。
4．B 文章最后一句话：“rather than that being single-sex makes them
better schools.”由此可知B对。
