2019专八阅读理解练习题附答案：男女同校的贡献

2019专八阅读理解练习题附答案：男女同校的贡献

　　Contribution of Coeducation

　　Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years ofyour life in a society which consisted only ofmembers of own sex. How would you react? Unlessthere was something definitely wrong with you, youwouldn't be too happy about it, to say the least. It is all the more surprising therefore that somany parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their childrenconditions which they themselves wouldn't put up with for one minute!

　　Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing children'sheads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims ofeducations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society.

　　Now adult society is made up of men and women, so how can a segregated school possiblyoffer the right sort of preparation for it?

　　Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock.

　　A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature.Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get to know each other, to learn to live togetherfrom their earliest years.

　　They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms ofacademic ability, athletic achievement and many of the extra-curricular activities which arepart of school life.

　　What a practical advantage it is(to give just a small example)to be able to put on a school playin which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense co-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa.

　　When segregated, boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. Rivalry betweenthe sexes is fostered.

　　In a coeducational school, everything falls into its proper place. But perhaps the greatestcontribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages.

　　Boys don't grow up believing that women are mysterious creatures一airy goddesses, more likebook-illustrations to a fairy-tale, than human beings. Girls don't grow up imagining that menare romantic heroes.

　　Years of living together at school dispel illusions of this kind. There are no goddesses withfreckles, pigtails, piercing voices and inky fingers. There are no romantic heroes with knobblyknees, dirty fingernails and unkempt hair. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharpfocus some of the physical and emotional problems involved in growing up. These can betterbe overcome in a co-educational environment.

　　Segregated schools sometimes provide the right conditions for sexual deviation. This is hardlypossible under a co-educational system. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school,they are fully prepared to enter society as well-adjusted adults.

　　They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face menand women.

　　【阅读练习题】

　　1.What is the best title for this passage?

　　[A] only co-education can be in harmony with society.

　　[B]people are in great need of co-education.

　　[C] any form of education other than co-education is simply unthinkable.

　　[D] co-education has many features.

　　2.what does co-education offer to children?

　　[A] A society.

　　[B]A true small model of society.

　　[C] A real life.

　　[D] 1}ue version of social condition.

　　3.According to the passage, what is one of the chief aims of education?

　　[A] It is for students to acquire knowledge.

　　[B]It is to equip future citizens with scientific technology.

　　[C] It is to equip future citizens with what is required in getting a position in society.

　　[D] It is for students to get academic achievements.

　　4.Why do boys and girls in co-education have no illusion about each other?

　　[A] They live together and know each other too well.

　　[B]Years of living together at school dismiss such illusion.

　　[C] co-education encourage them to have an healthy attitude toward life.

　　[D] They are familiar with each other' s problems.

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