A public high school in the rural town of Boonsboro，Maryland，offers a special program recently. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single－sex classes for math，science，English and social studies.
The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart. Rebecca Brown chooses the students for what Boonsboro High School calls the Academy. “What we really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve here，so that they’re prepared for college，” she said. They need high marks and test scores and strong teacher remendations. They also need to be involved in activities.
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High School for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth－grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting. “The novels they’re reading now，are very manly novels. They’re novels that deal with the arrogance(傲慢)of man and the pride of man.” One of those books，for example，is “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada’s Klondike Gold Rush.
On this day，the students are working in small groups. Vincent and Logan explain why they’re drawing pictures that relate to the story. Vincent said，“The main character，Buck，gets abducted(绑架),? and they send him off to the Yukon in a train. So I’m drawing part of the story where he’s in the train. It gets you to visualize the setting of the story and gets you to think more about what’s going on in the story，the important events of the story.”“ Instead of just doing work sheets about it，this is a lot more fun，” Logan added happily.
Morgan Van Fleet likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom. “To me，it almost seems like it’s hindering(妨碍)? your chances at developing yourself because you’re more focused on ‘Oh，I wish they’d shut up. Oh，what do they think of me？’ instead of focusing on what’s the homework or what’s going on in this class，what’s the lesson.”
【小题1】What is the purpose of the text?A．To educate.B．To persuade.C．To instruct.D．To introduce.【小题2】In Rebecca Brown’s opinion， .A．any student in Boonsboro High School can take part in the programB．students in the program are expected to get well prepared for collegeC．students can all achieve their highest levels in the programD．students don’t have to join in the activities.【小题3】The underlined word “visualize” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”．A．form a picture ofB．pay a visit toC．take a look atD．have a gift for【小题4】What can we conclude from the text? .A．Michael Bair considers it unsuitable for boys to read the book “The Call of the Wild”．B．Vincent thinks that his drawings can help understand the novel better.C．Jack London is a main character in the book “The Call of the Wild”．D．Morgan Van Fleet thinks the program does no good to her.【小题5】The text is probably taken from .A．a school’s introductionB．a teacher’s diaryC．a headmaster’s speechD．a news reportD
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(答案→)D
解析：文章向我们介绍了一个旨在帮助学生更好地准备大学生活的教育项目。
【小题1】考查目的推断。纵观全文可以看出，文章介绍了一个新的教育项目，把成绩优异的学生按性别编班，以使他们更好为大学生活做好准备。 选D
【小题2】考查事实细节。在第二段中，Rebecca Brown 表达了自己的观点，根据 so that they’re preparedfor college 可以得出在这个项目中学生可以为大学做好准备，答案是B
【小题3】考查词义猜测。由前文的 drawing pictures 以及 Im drawing part of the story 可以推出该词的意思是形成图像。选 A
【小题4】考查推理判断。倒数第二段的 It gets you to visualize the setting of the story and gets you to thinkmore about whats going on in the story the important events of the story.告诉我们，他认为通过用图画描绘故事的方式，可以使学生更好地理解故事。 选B
【小题5】考查文章出处。纵观全文可以看出，文章是对新出现的一个教育项目的介绍，包括发起人、操作方式、目的、意义等等，符合新闻报道的形式，故选 D。