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   It is reported that one middle school in Shanghai offered two boys only classes in order to help them become more masculine and improve their academic performance. However, after a second thought, we can find single-sex education has several pitfalls that may give rise to severe problems. Thus, I do not support it.
   First of all, why are boys not as masculine as before? Is the combination of boys and girls in one class the real reason for it? Conspicuously, we can find that there are more female teachers than male ones, exerting much influence on the formation of boys, characters. And also, due to the traditional thought preferring boys to girls, boys are often more likely to be spoiled by their parents. Growing under such circumstances, many boys are accustomed to being cared for, so they sometimes behave like their counterparts. In addition, it seems rather ridiculous to attribute boys' poor academic performance to having classes with girls together. Academic performance is under the influence of a number of factors What's the point in offering courses to boys only in the hope of enhancing their academic performance?
   In brief, it needs further study to find out the root-cause of boys' less masculinity and poor academic performance, rather than rashly ascribe the problem to the designing of courses. Otherwise, it may not only leave the problem unresolved but make it even worse.

【答案解析】 这篇作文是英语专业四级考试常考的一类作文模式，即针对这个问题可以有正反两种观点，观点本身无所谓对错，关键是如何对自己的观点展开充分的论述。第一段可以对话题的背景进行简单的介绍，并给出自己的观点。第二段分析影响男生的性格与学业的多种因素，比如女教师偏多、传统的重男轻女思想等。第三段总结全文，指出要想在真正意义上帮助男生改善性格并提高学习成绩，学校需要找出根本原因并采取有效措施，这样才能从根本上解决问题。