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Research has shown that teacher-student interaction differs according to the gender of the student (the gender of theteacher does not seem to matter), although most teachers are unaware of any inequities. Studies consistently show that boyshave more interventions with teachers than do girls. For example, it has been found that teachers are more responsive to thedisruptive behavior of boys than girls and more likely to reprimand boys. When children request attention, teachers generallyrespond to boys with instructions and to girls with nurturance. In addition, girls receive more attention when they are physicallyclose to the teacher, whereas boys are given attention at a distance.It has also been found that the feedback received by boys and by girls on the intellectual quality of their work differs. For第 5 頁，共 6 頁example, boys receive considerable criticism for failing to obey the rules, whereas girls receive criticism related to theirperformance. Boys attribute their failure to do well to lack of effort, whereas girls attribute it to a lack of ability. Do some girls,then, give up trying to succeed when they reach high school due to the responses their elementary teachers have given them?It is well established that girls generally perform better academically than boys in elementary school but falter in highschool. For example, girls do not do as well as boys in science and math by the time they reach adolescence. In addition, girlstypically take fewer advanced math classes than do boys in high school and college. Even though Title IX of the EducationalAmendment Act of 1972 obliged schools to provide equal treatment for males and females, schools are still shortchanging girlsaccording to a report by the AAUW. Although more girls are now involved in athletics, the contributions and experiences offemales are not as visible as are those of males in textbooks. Furthermore, the pace of change is slow in gender-segregatedenrollment patterns in vocational education, with girls primarily enrolled in office and business-training programs, and boys inprograms leading to higher-paying trade jobs. Sexuality and the realities of sexual activity (pregnancy, disease, rape) are rarelydiscussed in schools, although, by law, sexual harassment is defined and consequences delineated.Teachers must be trained to foster assertive and affiliative skills in both girls and boys. School curricula and textbooksshould be monitored for gender stereotypes and provide positive role models for both girls and boys.
47. The main idea of the first paragraph is _____.
(A) boys and girls have different learning styles
(B) teachers are unaware of the differences between how boys and girls learn
(C) teachers work hard to give boys and girls equal treatment
(D) teachers interact differently with boys than with girls
(E) girls usually do better in primary schools, but in high schools their performance falls behind boys’

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答案：D
難度：適中0.6
統計：A(0),B(2),C(0),D(3),E(0)

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