高考英语完形填空专项练习-说明文类 有答案

说明文类完形填空 一．完形填空（共15小题） 1．Why girls do better at school than boys？ For centuries，boys were top of the class．But these days，that's no longer the case． A new study by the OECD，a club of mostly （51）　 　 countries in Europe and North America，examined how 15﹣year﹣old boys and girls performed at reading，mathematics and science．Boys still get somewhat better （52）　 　 at maths and physics，and in other science courses the genders are roughly （53）　 　．But when it comes to the students who really struggle and suffer at school，the difference is （54）　 　：boys are 50% more likely than girls to fall short of basic standards in all three areas． （55）　 　，why are girls performing better at school than their male classmates？ First，girls read more than boys．Reading proficiency （熟练） is the basis upon which all other learning is built．When boys don't do well in reading，their （56）　 　in other school subjects suffers too． Second，girls spend much more time on their homework and out﹣of﹣class learning．（57）