BBCLEARNINGENGLISHTakeAwayEnglish随身英语Girlsdobetteratschool女生在校学习成绩更好关于台词的备注:请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。請注意：中文文字内容只提供簡體版TakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbcukchina.com/learningenglishPage1of4Vocabulary:education:词汇：教育Aroundtheworld,girlsdobetterthanboysatschool.Thesearethefindingsofarecentstudythatlookedatthetestresultsof1.5million15-year-oldsin74regionsacrosstheglobe.Thelevelofgenderequalityinthoseregionsmadenodifferencetotheresults.Otherfactors,suchastheincomeleveloftheregionalsohadlittleimpactonthefindings.Inonlythreeregions–Colombia,CostaRicaandtheIndianstateHimachalPradesh–wasthetrendreversedwithboysdoingbetter.Sowhatarethecausesofgirls’strongerperformance?IntheUK,girlsoutperformboysinexamsthataretakenattheageof15or16,calledGCSEs.AccordingtoeducationexpertIanToone,thisisdowntothewaygirlsandboysarebroughtup.“Boysareencouragedtobemoreactivefromanearlyage,whereastherestlessmovementsofbabygirlsarepacified…Hence,girlsdeveloptheskillofsittingstillforlongerperiodsoftime,whichisusefulforacademicpursuitslikestudyingforGCSEs."Hegoesontosaythatboysoftenclustertogetherinlargergroupsthangirls.Becauseofthistheyaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbypeerpressureanddevelopagangmentality.HesaysthatGCSEsrequirealotofsoloworkandarenotviewedas'cool'inaladdishculture.ThisisbackedupbyresearchintheUKthatsaysgirlsareout-performingboysattheageoffive.Sowhatistheanswer?Shouldgirlsandboysbeeducatedseparately?Ordoexamsandschoolcurriculaneedtobechangedtobetterreflectboys’skills?Thesearethequestionsfacingeducatorsinmanycountries.词汇表请参看答案与词汇部分GirlsgethighergradesinUKexamsTakeAwayEnglish©BritishBroadcastingCorporation2015bbcukchina.com/learningenglishPage2of4Quiz测验阅读短文并回答问题。1.Howmanyyoungpeoplewereincludedinthestudy?2.Whataretwothingsthatmadelittleornodifferencetotheresults?3.AccordingtoIanToone,whatskilldoyounggirlsdevelopthatboysdonot?4.Whatdoeshesa...
