江苏省淮阴中学2020届高三下学期四月测试英语试题 11页

‎2019/2020学年度第二学期高三测试卷 英 语 注意事项：‎ ‎1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。‎ ‎2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净，再选涂其它答案。不能答在试卷上。‎ ‎3．考试结束，将Ⅱ卷和答题卡一并交回。‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What does Kate do?‎ ‎ A. A teacher B. A writer C. A visitor ‎2. What does the woman suggest the man to do?‎ A. Go to bed earlier B. Turn the alarm off C. Move clock far away from his bed ‎3. When is Prof. Barn’s lecture?‎ A. On Thursday morning B. On Friday morning C. On Friday afternoon ‎4. Where is the woman now?‎ A. In a kindergarten. B. At a theater. C. At her home ‎5. Why is the man worried?‎ A. He made a mistake. ‎ B. He is going to attend an interview.‎ ‎ C. He can’t find the most important thing.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题。‎ ‎6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Cousins B. Husband and wife C. Mother and son ‎7. What are they going to buy?‎ A. Sandwiches B. A present C. A turkey 听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题。‎ ‎8. What has John decide to do after he won the election?‎ A. Cut down the income tax B. Raise the income tax. C. Bring up prices.‎ ‎9. How long did the man offer to wait?‎ A. Three months. B. Six months. C. Eight months.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。‎ ‎10. Why does Mr. Johnson want to see the doctor?‎ A. To make an appointment for his wife.‎ B. To get his teeth examined and cleaned.‎ C. To see the doctor and talk to him ‎11. Why can’t Mr. Johnson see the doctor this week?‎ A. The doctor is sick in bed. B. The doctor is very busy this week.‎ C. The doctor has an important meeting to attend.‎ ‎12. When is he going to see the doctor.‎ A. Wednesday, the 20th B. Friday, the 22th C. Saturday, the 23th ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。‎ ‎13. What did the woman think of her trip to the West Coast?‎ A. It was wonderful B. It was terrible C. It was dangerous ‎14. What’s the disadvantage of Los Angeles?‎ A. It’s too crowded and noisy ‎ B. The weather is too hot and wet. ‎ C. The public transport is not good enough.‎ ‎ 15. What the weather like in San Francisco?‎ A. Warm and nice. B. Cool but comfortable. C. A little cold ‎16. Why is it easy to get around in San Francisco?‎ A. It has many subways. B. Its transportation is good. C. It has fewer tourists.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。‎ ‎17. What did China’s meterological authority(气象局) admit?‎ A. Its failure in forecasting ‎ B. Its accourate forecasting ‎ C. Its scientific and technological levels ‎18. What requires more indicators?‎ A. Forecasting short—term weather conditions ‎ B. Predicting the climate ‎ C. Both A and B ‎19. When did China’s meteorological authority do a very good job?‎ ‎ A. In 1989 B. In ‎1998 C. 1999‎ ‎20. What do we know about the ongoing drought?‎ A. It happens often in China. ‎ B. It has remained since last October.‎ C. It’s the worst in a century.‎ 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎21.— Do you think another Korean War will break out?‎ ‎— ________ Only through peaceful dialogues can a war be avoided.‎ A. No way. B. That’s for sure C. Why not? D. It depends.‎ ‎22. I'll have all of the readings ______ by the end of this term if my plan goes well．‎ ‎ A. completing B. to complete C. completed D. being completed ‎23. I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached _________ looked like a large market. ‎ ‎ A. that B. which C. what D. where ‎24. The old couple walked rather slowly, and could be seen, from time to time, to stop and rest, _______ out to sea.‎ A. to be staring B. stared C. having stared D. staring ‎25. Attention! _________ in the form right now, making sure that every detail supplied is accurate.‎ A. Fill B. Filling C. To fill D. Being filled ‎ ‎26. I know that it will be difficult to pick him out in such a crowd, but if you ______ happen to see him, give him this packet.‎ ‎ A. would B. might C. should D. could ‎27. The way he did the job was different _____ we were used to.‎ A. in which B. in what C. from which D. from what ‎28. Hardly had I seen the light ______ I heard a loud noise.‎ A. then B. when C. since D. than ‎29. --- Could you please buy me a stamp when you pass the post office?‎ ‎ ----_________ ‎ ‎ A. Yes, I could B. No, I couldn’t C. Ok, I’d be glad to D. No, you can’t ‎30. Had I known about this computer program, a huge amount of time and energy ______.‎ A. would have been saved B. had been saved ‎ C. will be saved D. was saved ‎ ‎31. —I feel sleepy, John.‎ ‎—Would you like me to________ the driving for a while?‎ A. pick up B. hold up C. look over D. take over ‎32. The plan was so shallow and impractical that no serious was ever made to realise it.‎ A. practice B. purpose C. attempt D. behavior ‎33. Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing we live can we save the earth.‎ ‎ A. that B. what C. how D. where ‎ ‎34. — I’d rather have some wine, if you don’t mind.‎ ‎— . Don’t forget you must drive.‎ A. Anything but that B. By all means C. Take it easy D. I won’t say no to this ‎35. It brought child poverty to the of the public, and for this reason alone it is a very important novel. ‎ A. attention B. acquisition C. administration D. association 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ It took me a long time to understand the different between a present and a gift. I grew up in a household where presents 36 special occasions, say there were always presents for Christmas and our birthdays.‎ So when I married Gary who did not give presents on a 37 basis, I had to make an adjustment. Gary did not wholly avoid gift-giving, though 38 _noticing how many hours I spend on the____39_____, he brought home a shoulder pad (垫肩) for the telephone receiver. But mostly, he 40 holidays, let alone shop for earrings to 41 to me showing his affection.‎ I tried to change him_____42____. I bought books for his birthdays and knitted him hats and sweaters for Christmas____43____I began to tell him what I wanted, giving__44___‎ instructions, but got nowhere.‎ Last year when the snowstorm____45____our town and he was on business, I used his present road scraper(铲土机)to___46_____both our drive and our neighbors, thinking how____47____earrings would have been. Gary had wisely chosen not the thing I____48___but the thing that he knew I would need.‎ I___49_____began to understand the difference between a present and a gift. A present is just a thing. But a gift is broader and often cannot be_____50_____. It is a small act of kindness, the 51 to bend to another's needs, the sacrifice of time and effort___52_____ is a gift. Any ‎ expression of it, freely given, is a (n)____53______from the heart that is immeasurably better than a present.‎ My insistence on presents must have seemed to Gary a lack of____54____for the gifts he had be giving all along, but he never stopped giving them.‎ Gary‎ will be home this Christmas, but I don't _____55_____a present. I already have the greatest gift.‎ ‎36‎ A．marked B．involved C．expressed D．displayed ‎37‎ A．daily B．rare C．temporary D．regular ‎38‎ A．Therefore B．Once C．Then D．Besides ‎39‎ A．gardening B．cooking C．telephone D．Internet ‎40‎ A．missed B．hated C．abandoned D．ignored ‎41‎ A．serve B．refer C．present D．relate ‎42‎ A．by tradition B．by force C．by example D．by chance ‎43‎ A．Yet B．Even C．Thus D．Still ‎44‎ A．useful B．simple C．specific D．interesting ‎45‎ A．struck B．disappeared C．melted D．passed ‎46‎ A．clear B．tear up C．build up D．speed up ‎47‎ A．priceless B．useless C．weightless D．colorless ‎48‎ A．valued B．prepared C．preserved D．desired ‎49‎ A．eventually B．definitely C．simply D．totally ‎50‎ A．obtained B．discovered C．measured D．observed ‎51‎ A．happiness B．willingness C．wisdom D．freedom ‎52‎ A．Love B．Passion C．Insistence D．Motivation ‎53‎ A．sharing B．offering C．following D．experiencing ‎54‎ A．desire B．concern C．preparation D．appreciation ‎55‎ A．purchase B．order C．expect D．evaluate 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分)‎ ‎ 认真阅读下列短交，从短交后题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，造出最佳答案 A ‎ Locks of Love is devoted to helping every child suffering from medical hair lass and thus we do not discriminate as to the cause of hair loss, We list the following information in an attempt to explain types of hair loss and specific needs of individual receivers.‎ You Should Know Locks of Love is not a manufacturer of any type of hair replacement system or hair care product. We are only a charity and try our best to help our hair receivers.‎ Who We Service ‎ Our receivers are financially Disadvantaged children aged 21 and under and suffering from medical hair loss. Others are victims of severe bums，cancer survivors, Or suffering from any number of skin disorders that cause permanent hair 1ess.‎ Why We Are Needed：‎ ‎ There are several problems facing children who suffer long-term medical hair loss Most wigs(假发)sold by retailers are made to fit adult heads，and are much too big for children to wear. They often require the use of glue to keep them from falling off. And the glue can burn the scalp(头皮)‎ Guidelines For Acceptable Donations ‎ Hair that is colored is acceptable.‎ ‎ Hair that has been bleached(漂白)is not Usable，We are not able to accept bleached hair due to a chemical reaction that occurs during the manufacturing process.‎ ‎ Layered hair is acceptable if the longest layer is 10 inches.‎ ‎ Curly hair may be pulled straight to measure at least 10 inches.‎ Please Note:‎ Locks of Love does not provide information regarding donations that we receive.‎ ‎56.Accarding to the passage. Locks of Love_______‎ ‎ A. treats all the hair receivers equally ‎ B. gives a hand to Whoever loses their hair C. is a charity supported by wig manufacturers ‎ D. advises using glue to keep wig from falling off ‎57.If you want to donate your hair to Locks of Love，you should______‎ A. color your hair in advance B. Pull your curly hair straight C. not use chemicals to clean your hair D. avoid providing your personal information B In the animal kingdom， weakness can bring about aggression in other animal． This sometimes happens with humans also． But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people． I see it every day when people hold doors for me， pour cream into my coffee， or help me to put on my coat． And I have discovered that it makes them happy．‎ From my wheelchair experience， I see the best in people， bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily． They don't get to see this soft side of others often， we try bevery way possible to avoid showing our weakness， which includes a lot of pretending． But only when we stop pretending we're brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that's in them．‎ Last month， when I was driving home on a busy highway， I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual． People behind me began to get impatient and angry， with some speeding up alongside me， horning（按喇叭） or even shouting at me． At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty-four years of driving． I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed．‎ No more angry shouts and no more horns!‎ When I put on my flashlights， I was saying to other drivers， "I have a problem here． I am weak and doing the best I can．" And everyone understood． Several times， I saw drivers who wanted to pass． They couldn't get around me because of the stream of passing traffic． But instead of getting impatient and angry， they waited， knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak．‎ Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don't feel that way． But those are and far between． More often， it would be better if we don't pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared．‎ ‎58． The author has discovered that people will feel happy when___．‎ A． they offer their help ‎ B． they receive others' help C． they feel others' kindness ‎ D． they show their weakness ‎59． The author feels sad sometimes because___．‎ A． he has a soft heart ‎ B． he relies much on others C． some people pretend to be kind ‎ D． some people fail to see the kindness in others ‎60． What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights？___‎ A． They speed up to pass． ‎ B． They waited with patience．‎ C． They tried their best to help．‎ D． They put on their flashlights too．‎ ‎61． In this passage， the author advises us to___．‎ A． handle problems by ourselves ‎ B． accept help from others C． admit our weakness ‎ D． show our bravery ‎62． Which of the following is the best title for the passage？___‎ A． A Wheelchair Experience． ‎ B． Weakness and Kindness．‎ C． Weakness and Strength． ‎ D． A Driving Experience．‎ C I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a splendid, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.‎ ‎　　Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.‎ ‎　　Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.‎ ‎　　I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”. But in memoir（回忆录）after memoir, they reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.‎ ‎　　Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage, if he’s honest, and he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment, for commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.‎ ‎　　Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out whenever they want and sleep as late as they can. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.‎ ‎　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating（解放性的）realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.‎ ‎63. We can learn from the passage that____________.‎ A. fun creates long-lasting satisfaction B. fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness C. happiness is lasting whereas fun is short-lived D. fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness ‎64. To the author, the role Hollywood stars will play is to _________.‎ A. write memoir after memoir about their happiness B. tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun C. teach people how to enjoy their lives D. bring happiness to the public instead of going to parties D Predictions about higher education’s future often result in two very different visions about what is next for colleges and universities. In one camp: those who paint a rosy picture of an economy that will continue to demand higher levels of education for an increasing share of the workforce. In the other: those who believe fewer people will enroll（入学）in college as tuition costs go out of control and alternatives to the traditional degree emerge.‎ ‎“We are living in an age for learning, when there’s so much knowledge available, that one would think that this is good news for higher education,” Bryan Alexander told me recently. Alexander writes often about the future of higher education and is finishing a book on the subject for Johns Hopkins University Press. “Yet we’ve seen enrollment in higher education drop for six years.”‎ Alexander believes that for some colleges and universities to survive, they need to shift from their historical mission of serving one type of student (usually a teenager fresh out of high school) for a specific period of time. “We’re going to see many different ways through higher education in the future,” Alexander said, “from closer ties between secondary and postsecondary（中学后）schools to new options for adults. The question is, which institutions adopt new models and which try desperately to hang on to what they have.”‎ ‎“The fact is that to maintain affordability, accessibility and excellence, something needs to change,” Rafael Bras, Georgia Tech’s provost (院长), told me when he unveiled the report at the Milken Institute Global Conference this past spring.‎ The commission’s report includes many impressive ideas, but three point to the possibility of a very different future for colleges and universities.‎ ‎1) College for life, rather than just four years. The primary recommendation of the Georgia Tech report is that the university turns itself into a place for lifelong learning that allows students to “associate rather than enroll.”‎ ‎“Students who we educate now are expected to have a dozen occupations,” Bras said. “So a system that receives students once in their lives and turns them out with the Good Housekeeping seal(印章) of approval to become alums (校友) and come back on occasion and give money is not the right model for the future.”‎ ‎2) A network of advisers and coaches for a career. If education never ends, Georgia Tech predicts, neither should the critical advising function that colleges provide to students. The commission outlines a plan in which artificial intelligence and virtual tutors help advise students about selecting courses and finding the best career options. But even for a university focused on science and technology, Georgia Tech doesn’t suggest in its report that computers will replace humans for all advising.‎ ‎3) A distributed presence around the world. Colleges and universities operate campuses and ‎ require students to come to them. In the past couple of decades, online education has grown greatly, but for the most part, higher education is still about face-to-face interactions.‎ Georgia Tech imagines a future in which the two worlds are blended in what it calls the “atrium” — a place that share space with entrepreneurs and become gathering places for students and alumni.‎ In some ways, as the report noted, the atrium idea is a nod to the past, when universities had agricultural and engineering experiment stations with services closer to where people in the state needed them.‎ Whether Georgia Tech’s ideas will become real is, of course, unclear. But as Alexander told me after reading it, “There is a strong emphasis on flexibility and transformation so they can meet emergent trends.” This is clear: colleges and universities are about to undergo a period of deep change — whether they want to or not — as the needs of students and the economy shift.‎ ‎65.What can we learn from the two camps’ opinions about future colleges?‎ A．Future workforce will have high levels of education.‎ B．The expensive traditional degree is losing its appeal.‎ C．Traditional higher education is not practical.‎ D．Declining enrollment in college results from easy learning.‎ ‎66.What should traditional colleges do according to Alexander?‎ A．They should provide new options for adults to enter colleges.‎ B．The should strengthen the ties between secondary and postsecondary schools.‎ C．They should abandon what they have and change their historical mission.‎ D．They should offer more freedom to students throughout their life.‎ ‎67.What can we infer from the commission’s report?‎ A．Students can return for further study or make donations freely after graduation.‎ B．Artificial intelligence and virtual tutors will perform better in career guidance.‎ C．It focuses on how to make people enjoy good education without stress.‎ D．There is no point in requiring students to be present at school.‎ ‎68.The underlined words “two worlds” refer to _______.‎ A．Basic education and higher education B．entrepreneurs and students C．present education and future education D．virtual education and real classes ‎69.What does the author think of atrium idea?‎ A．It corresponds to the past idea in some way.‎ B．It is hard to realize despite its flexibility.‎ C．It makes some industries more accessible.‎ D．It is a practical solution to the declining enrollment.‎ ‎70.The passage mainly talks about _________.‎ A．a reflection on the drawbacks of current higher education B．the key factors which determine higher education’s future C．two camps’ opposite opinions about higher education's future D．a comparison between traditional and future higher education 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题　共50分）‎ 第四部分：任务型阅读 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格只填一个单词。‎ If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate on teaching children something really useful. Here is what our schools should teach.‎ Politeness is a mark of civilization. The sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.‎ Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don’t make an effort to teach children how to manage it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.‎ We’re likely no accept something we are told, but that’s not what educated people do. Educated people are reasonable and they look at facts. If our schools teach nothing else, they should at least teach critical（批判性的）thinking.‎ Children should learn to take care of their health. They should know that if they eat junk food（垃圾食品）, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about what happens to their bodies when they drink or smoke.‎ All of us are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We ought to understand what they are. We have to know a little bit of history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to relate to the people around us.‎ How will we test students on these? We can’t. But that’s not a reason to avoid teaching what is important. Our schools should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face, and this is how you deal with it.”‎ Title Very Useful (71) ‎ Introduction Education should be a (72) for life.‎ Advice Important things should be taught in (73) .‎ Teaching ‎(74) ‎ ‎●How to behave (5) ‎ ‎●The basic skill of (76) money ‎●How to (77) in a critical way ‎●How to keep (78) ‎ ‎●The rights and responsibilities one has in (79) ‎ Conclusion Children should be taught what (80) is and how to deal with it.‎ 第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）‎ ‎81.阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。‎ In recent years educators and parents have become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The so-called “boy crisis (危机)” in education refers to both their academic performance and their behaviour, In both areas boys’ results are much worse than girls’.‎ USA‎ data shows that boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower grades overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing, and 30 percent of them are in the bottom quarter of standardized tests, compared with19 percent of ‎ girls. Boys are also more likely to have behavioural problems, to repeat a grade and drop out of school altogether. Studies in China have found similar trends.‎ Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not fully understood, some experts believe that same-sex (boys-only and girls-only) classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is to remove some of the distractions caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students’ concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea is the Shanghai No. 8 Middle School, which began “boys-only” classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform has made a difference, its supporters argue that the results are promising.‎ ‎[写作内容]‎ ‎1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。‎ ‎2. 以约120个词就“学校按性别分班”的话题谈谈你的想法，内容包括：‎ ‎（1）你认为按性别分班有何优、缺点；‎ ‎（2）你是否赞成学校按性别分班；gkstk ‎（3）你赞成或反对按性别分班的理由。‎ ‎[写作要求]‎ ‎1. 作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事．也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。‎ ‎2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。‎ ‎[评分标准] ‎ 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。‎ 英语参考答案 ‎01-20BCACB BCBBB BCACB BABBC ‎21-35 DCCDA CDBCA DCCAD ‎36-55ADBCD CCBCA ABDAC BABDC ‎56-57 AB ‎ ‎58-64 ADBCB CB ‎65-70 BDCDDB ‎71．Teaching/Education/Schooling 72．preparation 73．school(s)‎ ‎74．Content(s)/content(s)/Subjects/subjects/Topics/topics ‎75．politely/properly/well 76．managing 77．think 78．healthy/fit 79．society 80．Life 作文参考：‎ ‎ The passage shows that nowadays boys tend to perform worse than girls in all aspects in school, which is known as the “boy crisis”. Experts suggest that same-sex schooling may be a possible solution to the problem.‎ From my perspective, the merits of single sex education are as follows. Firstly, kids feel more comfortable being themselves in this environment. Secondly, it is easier for teachers to design learning tasks because boys and girls process information differently. When it comes to its ‎ disadvantages, the lack of socialization is my primary concern. If kids lack the opportunity to communicate with the opposite sex, their psychological development and their communication skills may be harmed.‎ As for me, I'm opposed to the same-sex education. One reason is because it's not practical to be carried out on a large scale at present. Moreover, same-sex schools could encourage inequality and unfairness between boys and girls. But most importantly, if kids can encounter the opposite sex, they will have more appreciation, understanding and sympathy for others. This will help them be more mature and open-minded and contribute to their well-being in later life.‎