听力题

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 
【真题来源:2013年12月大学英语六级真题(第二套)Part Ⅲ,Section A,第13-15题】

单选题
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

听力原文:
Conversation Two

M: You also hired the mistresses of Oxford High School for girls. How many girls do you have here?
W: We have 650 girls.
M: In your experience, do girls do better academically and later professionally in single-sex schools?
W: Yes. I think they do better academically and you can measure that very crudely from the examination results. I also think they do better academically because they have more opportunities to take the leading role in discussions and in managerial responsibilities. I think they see the role models of the chief positions in the school being held by women.
M: I wonder if you could say then in a few words what the advantages are for a girl at a single-sex school.
W: Well, I think within the classroom, she's going to have full opportunities to express her own opinions. She isn't going to be shouted down by over-confident young gentlemen.
M: Are teenagers in particular, do you think, sheltered too much from contact with the opposite sex? Does this cause them difficulties when they find themselves in mixed groups?
W: Well, I would like to find the parents who could shelter girls from the opposite sex if they live in Oxford.  They encounter boys all the time socially out of school, and through debating societies and things like that, some school activities as well.
M: So, no disadvantages at all?
W: I don't think there are any disadvantages. I think that it's grossly overstated that one needs to have contact with the opposite sex right through the whole of life, in the classroom and outside the classroom and at all ages.

Q13:What does the woman say about the girls in her school?

预览三道题各选项,其中出现了peers,skills,extracurricular activities,students,women,opposite sex等,因此推测对话可能与学生的学习情况以及男女性别之间的问题相关。
选项中的They指的是对话中提到的某一女子学校的女学生。女士指出学生们在学习成绩上更加出色,是因为她们有更多的机会在讨论和管理责任中担任领导角色,也就是说,她们有更多的机会发展领导技能,故答案为C。

单选题
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

听力原文:
Conversation Two

M: You also hired the mistresses of Oxford High School for girls. How many girls do you have here?
W: We have 650 girls.
M: In your experience, do girls do better academically and later professionally in single-sex schools?
W: Yes. I think they do better academically and you can measure that very crudely from the examination results. I also think they do better academically because they have more opportunities to take the leading role in discussions and in managerial responsibilities. I think they see the role models of the chief positions in the school being held by women.
M: I wonder if you could say then in a few words what the advantages are for a girl at a single-sex school.
W: Well, I think within the classroom, she's going to have full opportunities to express her own opinions. She isn't going to be shouted down by over-confident young gentlemen.
M: Are teenagers in particular, do you think, sheltered too much from contact with the opposite sex? Does this cause them difficulties when they find themselves in mixed groups?
W: Well, I would like to find the parents who could shelter girls from the opposite sex if they live in Oxford.  They encounter boys all the time socially out of school, and through debating societies and things like that, some school activities as well.
M: So, no disadvantages at all?
W: I don't think there are any disadvantages. I think that it's grossly overstated that one needs to have contact with the opposite sex right through the whole of life, in the classroom and outside the classroom and at all ages.

Q14:What do we learn about the woman's school?

对话中女士指出,她认为女学生们视学校里那些担任高级管理人员的女性为榜样,也就是说,学校的主要职位是由女性来担任的,故答案为A。

单选题
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

听力原文:
Conversation Two

M: You also hired the mistresses of Oxford High School for girls. How many girls do you have here?
W: We have 650 girls.
M: In your experience, do girls do better academically and later professionally in single-sex schools?
W: Yes. I think they do better academically and you can measure that very crudely from the examination results. I also think they do better academically because they have more opportunities to take the leading role in discussions and in managerial responsibilities. I think they see the role models of the chief positions in the school being held by women.
M: I wonder if you could say then in a few words what the advantages are for a girl at a single-sex school.
W: Well, I think within the classroom, she's going to have full opportunities to express her own opinions. She isn't going to be shouted down by over-confident young gentlemen.
M: Are teenagers in particular, do you think, sheltered too much from contact with the opposite sex? Does this cause them difficulties when they find themselves in mixed groups?
W: Well, I would like to find the parents who could shelter girls from the opposite sex if they live in Oxford.  They encounter boys all the time socially out of school, and through debating societies and things like that, some school activities as well.
M: So, no disadvantages at all?
W: I don't think there are any disadvantages. I think that it's grossly overstated that one needs to have contact with the opposite sex right through the whole of life, in the classroom and outside the classroom and at all ages.

Q15:What does the woman say about the girls' social life?

对话中女士指出,她们的女学生在校外的社交活动、辩论会以及其他的学校活动中总是能够有机会和男生接触,故答案为D。