Question 16 is based on the passage you have just heard.

Passage One

听力原文

    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.

16. What advantage does the speaker say girls from single-sex schools have over those from coeducational schools?

解析：C。录音前面部分提到，从女校毕业的女孩成为工程师的可能性是男女同校女生的三倍。C项中的more likely to become engineers为原词复现，故正确答案为C。A项的关键词social responsibility和D项的关键词potential to be leaders在录音中并未提及，故排除A、D两项。录音中间部分出现了succeed in the humanities，但原文说在男女同校的学校里，人们通常只会希望女生在人文学科或艺术方面有所成就。这不等同于“女校的女生更有可能在人文学科上取得优异成绩”，故B项错误。