Question 18 is based on the passage you have just heard.

Passage One

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    Single-sex education can have enormous benefits for female students. Numerous studies have shown that women who attend single-sex schools tend to have stronger self-confidence, better study habits and more ambitious career goals than women who attend coeducational schools. (16) Girls who graduate from single-sex schools are three times more likely to become engineers than those who attend coeducational schools. The reason is that all-girls schools encourage women to enter fields traditionally dominated by men, such as science, technology and engineering. In coeducational schools, girls are often expected to succeed only in humanities or the arts. (17) Research has also shown that in coeducational settings, teachers are more likely to praise and give in-depth responses to boys’ comments in class. In contrast, they might only respond to a girl’s comments with a nod. They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem. In an all-girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in a coeducational setting. Girls studying in a single-sex setting also earn higher scores on their College Board and advanced placement exams than girls who study in coeducational settings. (18) All girls schools tend to be smaller than coeducational schools, which means teachers will be able to tailor the materials to girl students’ personal learning styles and interest.

18. What are teachers more likely to do in an all-girls’ school? 

解析：A。根据录音最后可知，所有女校的规模都比男女同校的规模要小，这意味着老师可以根据女生的学习风格和兴趣来对教材进行调整。A项内容是对录音中tailor the materials to girl students’ personal learning styles and interest的同义转述，故正确答案为A。录音结尾提到这意味着老师可以根据女生的个人学习风格和兴趣来对教学材料进行调整（tailor），但这并不代表女校提供了选修课，只是根据学生的能力进行个性化调整，故B项排除。录音中只是说女校的学生的女生在大学理事会和大学预修课程考试中的成绩也比在男女同校学习的女生高，这并不等于女校的老师重视考试成绩，故C项错误。录音中没有提及女校中的老师是否重视优等生，故D项排除。