AtaprimaryschoolinasmalltowninthecastofSouthCarolinasecond-gradeteachersGarneauandLynneareconvincedthatseparatingelementary-ageboysandgirlsproducesimmediateacademicimprovementinbothgenders(性别).Dav

　　AtaprimaryschoolinasmalltowninthecastofSouthCarolinasecond-gradeteachersGarneauandLynneareconvincedthatseparatingelementary-ageboysandgirlsproducesimmediateacademicimprovementinbothgenders(性别).

　　DavidChadwellSouthCarolina'scoordinatorofsinglegendereducationsays“Boysandgirlslearnhearandrespondtotheirsurroundingsdifferently.Wecanteachboysandgirlsbasedonwhatwenowknow.”

　　Maleandfemaleeyesarenotorganizedinthesamewayheexplains.Thecompositionofthemaleeyemakesitsensitivetomotionanddirection.“Boysinterprettheworldasobjectsmovingthroughspace”hesays.

　　Themaleeyeisalsodrawntocoolercolorslikesilverandblack.It’snoaccidentboystendtocreatepicturesofmovingobjectsinsteadofdrawingthehappycolorfulfamilylikegirlsdointheirclass.

　　Thefemaleeyeontheotherhandisdrawntowarmercolorslikeredyellowandorange.ToattractgirlsChadwellsaystheteacherdoesn'tneedtomoveasmuchasinboy'sclass.Usingdescriptivephrasesandlotsofcolorsinpresentationsorontheblackboardgetstheirattention.

　　Boysandgirlsalsoheardifferently.“Whensomeonespeaksinaloudtonegirlsinterpretitasyelling"Chadwellsays.“Theythinkyou'remadandcanshutdown.”Girlsaremoresensitivetosounds.Headvisesgirls'teacherstowatchthetoneoftheirvoices.Boys'teachersshouldsoundmoreforcefulevenexcited.

　　Aboy'snervoussystemcauseshimtobemorecautiouswhenheisstandingmovingandtheroomtemperatureisaround69degreesFahrenheit.Stressinboyshesaystendstoincreasebloodflowtotheirbrainsaprocessthathelpsthemstayfocused.Girlsaremorefocusedwhenseatedinawarmerroomaround75degreesFahrenheit.Girlsalsorespondtostressdifferently.Whenexposedtothreatandconflictbloodgoestotheirguts(肠道)leavingthemfeelingnervousoranxious.

　　Thesedifferencescanbeappliedintheclassroom.Chadwelladds.“Singlegenderprogramsareaboutmaximizingthelearning."

　　59.Whichofthefollowingstudentsismostlikelytobefocused?

　　A.Aboysittinginawarmroom

　　B.Astandingboywhoisfacedwithstress

　　C.Agirlstandinginacoldroom

　　D.Agirlwhoisfaci