专题03 完形填空（第1期）-2024届浙江高考英语模拟试题分项汇编

专题03 完形填空（第1期）-2024届浙江高考英语模拟试题分项汇编 完形填空【浙江省普通高中2023年8月尖子生深研模拟】 Girls are better at reading and writing than boys as early as fourth grade, according to a study, and the gap continues to widen until senior year. Scientists generally agree that boys and girls are psychologically more alike than they are different. But reading seems to be a(n) 21 , with growing evidence suggesting a similar 22 in writing. The study, published in the journal American Psychologist, provided further 23 to support this view. David Reilly, lead author of the study, said the study 24 the commonly held view that boys and girls start grade school with the same cognitive abilities. “It appears that the gender gap for writing tasks has been greatly 25 , and despite our best efforts with changes in teaching methods, that does not appear to be 26 over time,” he said. Factors explaining the results could include learning 27 being more prevalent among boys; the pressure to conform to masculine ideals and the idea of reading and language being 28 ; and slight differences in how boys and girls use their brain hemispheres (半球), the authors believe. To investigate how 29 levels differed between boys and girls in the U.S., the team studied data collected over three decades in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This database of test scores on over 3 million students in the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades 30 national and state performances in a range of subjects, and considered such variables such as disabilities or whether children were English learners. Reading and writing was 31 according to children’s understanding of a range of different passages and genres. 32 , girls were found to perform significantly better in reading and writing tests by fourth grade when compared with boys of the same age. As children progressed to eighth and twelfth grades, girls continued to 33 boys, b