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It’s widely agreed that girls generally start talking earlier than boys, and

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问题     It’s widely agreed that girls generally start talking earlier than boys, and use more complex vocabulary. When they【C1】______ school, most girls have slightly better verbal skills than boys—【C2】______, they are a month or two ahead.
    As they progress【C3】______ primary school, girls continue to【C4】______ boys when it comes to verbal skills. By the time children leave primary school, girls are about a year【C5】______ with reading and the gap is even bigger for writing.【C6】______, it should be noted that boys are【C7】______ level with girls when it comes to attainment in maths at primary school.
    The gap in attainment at the age of 16 has led some teachers to believe that【C8】______ lessons in core subject are the way forward when it comes to【C9】______ male students and improving boys’ grades. They argue that boys,【C10】______, feel less disheartened in subjects like【C11】______ when there are no female students in the classroom to【C12】______.
    Others believe that girls and boys【C13】______ best when the opposite sex is taken out of the equation completely—and【C14】______ a single-sex environment, especially at【C15】______ school level.
    Some schools believe that a male【C16】______—whether it is a male teacher or more【C17】______ from dad at home—is a key factor in impelling boys and improving their grades. Others advocate a more ’boy-friendly’ environment at school, whether it’s【C18】______ more books in the library that appeal to boys or trying【C19】______ different teaching styles in lessons to【C20】______ boys in learning. [br] 【C5】
选项 A、behind
B、backward
C、ahead
D、forward
答案 C
解析 词义辨析兼句意关系题。到小孩小学毕业时，女孩在阅读方面领先(男孩)大约一年时间，ahead“处于(某人[某事物])的领先地位；比……更先进；领先”，符合句意。
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