2025屆云南省通?？h第三中學(xué)高考英語必刷試卷含解析

2025屆云南省通?？h第三中學(xué)高考英語必刷試卷考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until2．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou3．_______withallsortsofaffairs,themanagerhadlittletimetohaveagoodsleep.A．Occupying B．BeingoccupiedC．Occupied D．Havingoccupied4．HowcouldIlietohershelivedforthetruth，whetheritwasfoundinmusicorpeople?A．unless B．whenC．while D．though5．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked6．—Excuseme,Iwonderifyoucanhelpme?—Sure.______?A．Whathelp B．Whatisthis C．Whatisit D．Whatdoyouwant7．Someexpertsthink,________genes,intelligencealsodependsonanadequatediet,agoodeducationandanicehomeenvironment.A．insteadof B．exceptforC．a(chǎn)partfrom D．farfrom8．Wehadbetterputoffinterviewingtheathlete,forheisbusypreparingforaninternationalcontest__________inShanghainextmonth.A．held B．toholdC．beingheld D．tobeheld9．---Howdidshelosesomuchweightasexpected？----_____________eatingless，shejoggedforseveralmileseveryday.A．Inadditionto B．InspiteofC．Insteadof D．Thanksto10．Therearevariousthingsonsale,soyoucanchoose______interestsyou.A．whoever B．nomatterwhoC．whatever D．nomatterwhat11．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow12．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．a(chǎn)greed B．reportedC．explained D．decided13．Kateaskedthegirlstososhecouldhearwhatherhusbandsaidonthephone.A．slowdown B．comedown C．settledown D．breakdown14．IhavenodoubtthatAnnawill________it,butIwonderwhethersheisreallyreadyenough.A．digB．hitC．makeD．lift15．—NextMondayismybirthday.—Isthatso?______A．Ican’tbelievemyears.

B．I’msogladtohearthat.C．Whatpresentsdoyouwant?

D．Manyhappyreturnsoftheday!16．Itwaswarmandnicethatevening.Istayedawakeuntileleveninordertohaveagoodlookatthemoonbymyself.A．onaverageB．onpurposeC．onbusinessD．ontime17．Thepeoplesucceededbecausetheyunderstoodthatyoucan’tletyourfailures_________you——youhavetoletyourfailuresteachyou.A．defineB．declineC．qualifyD．simplify18．Theaccidentwhichleft15peopleonboarddead________ifboththeangryfemalepassengerandthebusdriverhadkeptcalm.A．shouldhaveavoided B．shouldbeavoidedC．couldhaveavoided D．couldhavebeenavoided19．Shedoesn’tspeakourlanguage,sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．a(chǎn)ndC．orD．so20．---ItwasSundaytoday,andI_______upveryearly.---Soyoureallyhadagoodrest.A．didn’tneedtoget B．needn’thavegot C．needn’ttoget D．don’tneedget第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Angeritselfisneithergoodnorbad.It’swhatwedowhenwe’reangrythatmatters.Angerisatoolthathelpsustoreadandrespondtothesocialsituationsthatbotherus.Buthowcanwekeepitundercontrol?It’snormaltothinkthatgettingangryisbadandmanytimeswepunishourselvesfordoingso.Butcontrarytopopularbelief,researchindicatesthatangerincreasesoptimism,creativityandefficiency.Inaddition,studiessuggestthatangercanleadtomoresuccessfulnegotiationsatwork,aswellasinourpersonallives.Infact,suppressing（抑制）angercanbeverybadforyourhealth.Inthissense,Dr.ErnestHarburgperformedastudybymonitoringagroupofadultsandtheircapacity（最大容量）foranger.Whathefoundisthatthemenandwomenwhosuppressedtheirangerasaresponsetoanunfairattackhadahigherriskofdevelopingbronchitisorsufferingfromheartattacks,andweremorelikelytodiebeforetheircolleagueswholettheirangersurfacewhentheyfeltbothered.Whenangerarises,wefeeltheneedtoeitherpreventorputanendtothispowerfulfeelingforthebenefitofourwelfareorthewelfareofthosewecareabout.Butthisactofkindness,mercy,loveorjusticeisn’tbeneficialinthisway.However,it’scertainlyagoodthingtobecautiouswhenangerbeginstosurface.Expressingyourangercanbeappropriatewithcertainpeopleatcertaintimes.Thequestionliesinhowtodoitwithoutlosingcontrol.Thekeytoexpressingyourangerisfindingtheappropriatetoneforexpressingwhatitisthatupsetsyou.Buttoavoidunnecessaryshouting,hitting,orotherviolentreactions,it’sworthtakingamomenttostepbackandthink,eventhoughwemaybeinthemiddleofanargumentwithsomeone.1、Whatdopeoplegenerallythinkofanger?A．Itisanimportanttool.B．Itisabadfeelingstate.C．Itincreasesourhappiness.D．Ithelpsinsocialsituations.2、WhatdoesDr.EmestHarburg’sstudyimplyaboutanger?A．Itneedsawayout.B．Itshouldbeavoided.C．Itcancausesuddendeath.D．Itmustbekeptundercontrol.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggestwedowhenwe’reangry?A．Findoutitscause.B．Pretendtoignoreit.C．Reacttoitviolently.D．Expressitreasonably.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WaystoControlAngerB．BenefitsofMildAngerC．ShowingAngerProperlyCountsD．AngerDoesAffectHealth22．（8分）StandingdeskshavebecomecommonacrossSiliconValley,offeringhealthbenefitstothosewillingtoworkontheirfeet.However,duetotheirhighprice,theyhavefailedtocatchonuntilnow.Recently,IkeahasbroughtoutBekantconvertible（可變換的）standingdeskthatcanbecomeanormaldeskatthetouchofabutton.The$500adjustabledeskcantransformfromastandarddesktoastandingone,andIkeahopesitcouldmakethestandingdeskmainstream.Expertssaythatchangingfromaseatedtoastandingdeskcanimproveproductivity.SimilardeskshavebecomeacommonsightattechfirmssuchasGoogle,wheresomeemployeeshaveeveninstalledtreadmill(跑步機)andbicycledesks.Thedeskisnotthefirst“convertible”onthemarket.Asearlyas2013,StirKinectbroughtoutanadjustabledesk.The$3,890StirKinectdeskhasamotortoraiseandloweritself,changingitintoastandingdeskoratraditionaldesk.Thedeskcanevenbeprogrammedtomoveupanddownslightly,makingitappeartotakeagentlebreathtoremindtheusertochangetheirpositions.Tomovebetweensittingandstandingpositions,ownerssimplydoubletaponthescreen.Thedeskcanlearntheuser’spreferencesovertimeandsuggestthebestseatingposition.TheStirKinectdeskwascreatedbyateamofex-AppleandDisneyengineers.Ithasabuilt-intouchscreentocontrolandtrackmovement,andcantellusersexactlyhowmanycaloriestheyburnbystandingduringtheirworkingday.ItalsohasdevicescontainingpowerpointsandUSBportsforchargingphones,tokeepcableshidden.“Ikea’sheight-adjustabledeskisgreatforopeningupthelowerendofthemarket,’’saidJPLabrosse,founderandCEOofStir.1、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Ikeahasbroughtoutanadjustablestandingdesk.B．SiliconValleyofferedhealthbenefitstoofficials.C．Googleformedtheirtechfirmstodesignbicycledesks.D．TheStirKinectdeskwillbecomemainstreaminthemarket.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．BeforeBekantdesk,similaradjustabledeskshavebeenwidelyused.B．Theseateddeskswilltaketheplaceofthestandingdesksinthefuture.C．ComparedtotheStirKinectdesk,theBekantdeskismuchcheaper.D．TheadjustabledesksweredesignedbytheAppleandDisneyCompany.3、TheStirKinectdesk______.A．canbreatheinandbreatheoutbypressingthebuttononceB．canchargephonesbyusingadevicecontainingpowerpointC．cantellyouhowmanycaloriesyouneedforawalkD．canadviseyoutodomoreexerciseatapropertime4、WhatcanweinferfromthelastsentencegivenbyJPLabrosse?A．Ikea’sadjustabledeskwillbepopularwithaveragepeople.B．Ikeawillhavetosellfurnitureatalowerpriceinthefuture.C．ThisheightadjustabletablecanonlybefoundinIkea.D．ItisnotnecessaryforIkeatoopenupthemarketatall.23．（8分）＂BANG!＂thedoorcausedareverberation(回聲).Itwasjuststandingthere,withfatherstandingononeside,andmeontheotherside.Wewerebothingreatanger.＂Neversetfootinthishouseagain!＂stormedfather.Withtearswellingupinmyeyes,Irushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshining,causingrathersadfeelings.Iwanderedaimlessly.Ayoungfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastme.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandcarefree.Butnow…Idon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingold.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.Itfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopened.Iwanderedthestreets,withoutadestinationinmind.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedon,therewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreets,untilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlived,Isawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:＂Isfatherwaitingforme,orishestillangrywithme？＂Infact,itwasnothing.Perhaps,dadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatme,henevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Thiswashowhealwayswas.Hehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnature.Thelightwasstillon.＂AmIwrong＂Iwhispered,maybe…Withthekeyinmyhand,IwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.Atlast,Idecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoor,tearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love—it’ssecondtonone.1、Accordingtotheauthor,whydidhisfatheroftenshoutathim?A．Perhapsthefatherwasgettingolderandolder.B．Perhapstheyneveragreedwitheachother.C．Perhapsthesonhadalreadygrownup.D．Perhapsthefatherhadbeenusedtodoingthat.2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthorfullyunderstoodwhyheandhisfatherhaddifferentthinking.B．Theauthorandhisfatherlackedcommunication.C．Theauthor’sfatherdidn’tapproveofhisstampcollecting.D．Theauthor’sfatheropenedthedoorforhimwhenhecameback.3、Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardshisfatherattheendofthestory?A．Hewasfrustratedwithhisfather.B．Helovedhisfather.C．Hewasafraidofhisfather.D．Hewasdissatisfiedwithhisfather.24．（8分）Theendoftheschoolyearisinsight-Christmascards，candycanesandofcourse，endofyearreports．Whilemostparentswelcomeanassessmentoftheirkids'performance，theydonotexpecttheirowninputtobeevaluated．ButaschoolintheUKischangingthat．Aswellasassessingtheirstudents，theyaredishingoutgradestomumsanddads．Parentsthatarereallyinvolvedintheirkids'educationarerewardedwithanA，andparentsthathaven'tdonetheirbitgetadisappointingD．Theschool，GreasleyBeauvalePrimaryinNottinghamshire，usesstandardsuchaswhethermumsanddadshaveattendedschooleventssuchasplaysandparentteachereveningstodecideonthegrade．Theschool'sprincipal，DonnaChambers，saidthattheschemehadbeenwellreceived．"Thereweresomecritics．Inspiteofit，between15percentand20percentofparentsstartedoutinthelowercategoriesbutnowthathasbeenreducedtojusttwopercent，"sheexplained．Chambershopesthattheschemewillhelpmotivateparentalinvolvement．"Thesystemisimportantbecauseyouhavegottogettheparentsonboardfromdayone．Thatonehourinitialconversationsayingtheycouldimprovewillmakeadifferencetotherestofthatchild'sacademiclife"，shesaid．Butwhiletheschememaybewellintentioned，itislikelytobeconnectedwithparentshaming．Therearelotsofreasonswhysomemumsanddadsmightnotbeinvolvedinschoolactivitiessuchasworkcommitments，lookingafteryoungerchildrenorcaringforelderlyrelatives．Andofcourse，beinginvolvedinyourkid'seducationdoesn'tbeginandendatschool．Thereisalotthatgoesonbehindthescenesfromhelpingwithhomeworktokeepinguniformsfreshlylaundered．Andwhataboutalltheparentswhostayedupsewingspecialcostumesatthelastminute？Surelythatearnsagoldstarinsteadofagrade!1、Whatdoschoolsusuallydoattheendoftheschoolyear？______A．Evaluatingkids'performances．B．MakingChristmascards．C．Dividingcandies．D．Gradingparents．2、Whatdoestheschool'sprincipalChamberssayaboutthescheme？______A．Itusesanewwaytoevaluatekids．B．Ithasgainedmuchacceptance．C．Itgivesparentsfurthereducation．D．Itimproveskids'motivationforlearning．3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofparentsbeinginvolvedinkids'education？______A．Itaddstoparents'burden．B．Itbringsshametoparents．C．Itmeansfarmorethanbeinggraded．D．Itincreasesparents'commitmenttoeducation．4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout？______A．Thereistoomuchstressforparentsabouttheirchildren'sacademiclife．B．Parentsaswellastheirchildrenareonthelistoftheyearschoolreport．C．Parentsshouldbeinvolvedinchildren'sschoollife．D．Whetheraparentisexcellentdependsonthegradehegets．25．（10分）InstructorTipSheet#1Thankyouforyourinterestinsharingyourpassion,enthusiasmandloveoflifelongwithEdinaCommunityEducation!Welookforwardtopartneringwithyoutoenrichlivesandstrengthenourcommunity.Thisseriesofsheetisdesignedprovidesomeofthebeststrategiestohelpusdeliverourprogrammissionbetter.Wehopethattheyalsohelpyoulearnandgrowasalifelonglearnerandinstructor.Thissheetwilldiscusshowtowritegooditles.Pleasefeelfreetousethemforyourcoursedescriptions.TitleYourtitleiscritical.It’syourmainopportunitytoattractyourreader’sattentionandgenerateinterestinreadingfurther.GoodIdeasExamplesMakeitinteractiveEverythingYouAlwaysWantedtoAskYourDentistMakeitpersonalYouTubeandYourBusiness:WhatYouNeedtoKnowUsehumorYouGenesDoFitJustfortheHalibut（大比目魚）KeeptitlessimpleandpositiveSimpleWinterSoupsUsenumbersinthetitleTenWaystoTurnOutTerrificKidsEmphasizecuriosity,fun,discovery,uniqueideasNoBonesaboutIt:Dis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B．CleanupYourManCaveC．LiveBetteronLess D．What*sYourHomeLongingtoTellYou?1、Thistipsheetisintendedto.A．writebeltercoursedescriptions B．makeinstructors'lifecolorfulC．supportthecommunityprograms D．promoteeffectivelearnin第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）MyFirstPart-timeJobIt’sbeenamonthsincethesummervacationstarted.Wehadalongholiday,1mostofusplannedtofindapart-timejobinordertokilltheboringtime.I’vebeen2totakeapart-timejobsinceIwasinjuniorhighschool,moretogetsomevaluable3thanmoney.Lotsofmyfriendshavehadsomeworkexperiencesandhaveamore4lifeasaresult.Theyalwayssharetheirworkexperienceswithme.Intheirworklife,theymetmany5,butthosesetbacksmadethemstrongerandeverythingeasierafterwards.6,theywouldalsotrytodosomethingontheirownintheirwork.Ifeltsomehow7ofmyselfbecauseIdependedonmyparentsforeverything.Forthis8,Itookapart-timejobtogetherwithmyfriends.Our9wasdemanding(費時的).Sometimeswefeltdisappointed,mademanycomplaints,and10thoughtaboutgivingup.Butwe11doingit.Whileworking,Imetsomereally12people.Therewasawarm-heartedoldman,whowasasecurityguard.Hetookgoodcareofus,whichmadeusfeel13inanothercity.Wewereverygratefultohim.14,IgotabadheadacheandahightemperaturewhenIwasplanningtogoback.Thatwas15thehotweatherandthehardwork.WhenIwasill,myfriends16me,asifmymotherwasaround.Theymademefeeldeeplyabouttheimportanceof17.WhenIgotthefirstsalaryofmylife,I18howdifficultitistomake19.Now,myfirstworkexperienceinlifeisover.I20lotsofthings.It’sbeenmeaningful.1、A．butB．orC．soD．because2、A．wantingB．choosingC．managingD．remembering3、A．helpB．ideasC．informationD．experiences4、A．similarB．independentC．relaxingD．unpleasant5、A．chancesB．changesC．difficultiesD．secrets6、A．BesidesB．InsteadC．HoweverD．Therefore7、A．a(chǎn)fraidB．proudC．gladD．a(chǎn)shamed8、A．ruleB．reasonC．purposeD．a(chǎn)dvantage9、A．workB．studyC．preparationD．performance10、A．stillB．a(chǎn)gainC．evenD．just11、A．riskedB．a(chǎn)voidedC．waitedforD．kepton12、A．luckyB．niceC．funnyD．strange13、A．happyB．freeC．braveD．peaceful14、A．ClearlyB．ImportantlyC．UnfortunatelyD．Undoubtedly15、A．uptoB．a(chǎn)longwithC．a(chǎn)ccordingtoD．becauseof16、A．playedB．lookedafterC．caughtupwithD．walkedawayfrom17、A．teamworkB．trustC．friendshipD．kindness18、A．realizedB．noticedC．provedD．a(chǎn)greed19、A．timeB．effortC．progressD．money20、A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．learnedC．discoveredD．expected第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Wearewhatweeatbecausewhatweeateverydayhas1．greatimpactonourhealth.Therefore,weshouldmakeeveryefforttochangeourbadeatinghabits.2．weallknow,bakedorfriedfoodsmaybe3．(taste),buteatingtoomuchofthemwill4．(probable)resultinsomeillnesses.Moreover,junkfoodthatcostsusagreatdealofmoneybutisnothealthy.5．(compare)withpeopleinthewest,Chinesepeopleusedtoeatmoregrainandvegetablesbut6．(little)meat,whichisagoodeatinghabit.However,thingsarequitedifferentnow.Withtherapideconomic7．(grow)ofourcountry,nowwearealsoeatingalotoffoodhighinsugarandfat.We8．(run)theriskofeatingunhealthilywithoutconsideringthebalanceofourdiet.Thefoodwechooseaffectsourhealth,sowemustkeepit9．mindthatthefoodwechooseshouldgiveusthenutrientsthat10．need.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：把錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Everyonetendshavemanyproblemswhilegainingknowledge．Therefore，yourwillingnesstodealwiththeseproblemswilleventuallyenableyoutoworkitout．WhatI’dliketoshareismyapproachestosolvetheproblems．First，youmustfocusonwhichyouarefacedwith．Thereseemstobealotofattractivethings，likecomputersorgame．Tostayfocused，youcanlistthesethingsandtellyourselfyoushouldtouchthemafterfinishingyourwork．Second，believetoyourself．Thoughthereisnodoubtthateachofusmightmakemistakesorcomeacrosssometoughproblemsinlearning，butitcanneverbeareasonforthelossofconfidence．Last，keepmodest．Neverfee1embarrassingtoturntoyourteachersorclassmates．Everyoneinyoursurroundingscanbeyourteacher．134第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華。你參加了學(xué)校剛剛組織的英語口語大賽，并獲得了一等獎，在座的評委Ms.Monica對你的表現(xiàn)進(jìn)行了點評并給予了充分肯定，同時鼓勵你繼續(xù)努力?，F(xiàn)在你想給她寫封email。要求：1.詞數(shù)100左右。2.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)為你寫好，不計人總詞數(shù)。3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容更加連貫。DearMonica,IamLiHua.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wearelookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、B2、A3、C4、B5、B6、C7、C8、D9、A10、C11、C12、D13、C14、C15、D16、B17、A18、D19、A20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、A3、D4、C22、1、A2、C3、B4、A23、Itiscommonlybelievedthatallovertheworld,boysandgirlsattendamixedschool,wheretheystudytogether.Butboysschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotions（情感）andinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Alwaysboysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtocorrespondto(和……相符)the＂boycode＂ofhidingtheiremotionstobea＂realman＂.Surprisingly,thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.GeorgeCarl,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhengirlsdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy’sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith＂boy-focused＂approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacuteeye,learnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven＂hands-on＂lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.＂Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andprefer