试题题干
重新组合段落
Rearrange the following sentences so that they read logically. Put the corresponding letters in a proper sequence on the answer sheet. The positions of some sentences have been given.
A. Girls are ahead of boys on all counts, and both suffer.
B. These are the years when the uneven pace of girls’ and boys’ physical, emotional, and cognitive development is most noticeable.
C. Now separate classes are prohibited in public schools that receive federal funds.
D. This has aroused heated debate.
E. The middle school years (grades 7 and 8) are known to be the “tough years.”
F. The debate has been focused on whether separating boys and girls during these difficult years might improve students’ academic performance.
G. Although some parents and educators oppose same-sex classes, there is some evidence that separating boys and girls in middle school yields positive results.
H. But a change in the federal law that prohibits separate classes is under consideration.
E-()-A-()-()-C-()-()
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试题解析
本题考察段落的连贯性。
第一句是E, 讨论的“tough years”那么下一句就应该阐述“tough years”。所以第二句是B.
第二句阐述了”tough year的内容,又引起了新的主题“uneven pace between girls and boys",接下来就要对这个主题进行阐述,所以接下来选折A。
能够与A句衔接的是D句,A句这种现象引起了争论。接下来就要对”debate“进行阐述。所以接下来选F.C选项题干已经给出,可以按着C句的思路继续选择。
可以与C句衔接是H句,继续对”separate classes“通过转折进行讨论。最后是G句