河南省鄭州二中等八校2026屆英語高三上期末學(xué)業(yè)質(zhì)量監(jiān)測試題請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．InApril,2009,PresidentHuinspectedthewarshipsinQingdao,____the60thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePLANavy.A．marking B．markedC．havingmarked D．beingmarked2．—WhatdoyouthinkofTom?—Hehasbeenworkingveryhard.______heisanadvancedworker.A．Nowonder B．Nodoubt C．Noworry D．Noproblem3．Asachild,Iwas_________tokeepquietwhenmyparentswerediscussingsomething,whileparentsnowadaysoftenaskfortheirchildren’sopinions.A．demanded B．hoped C．forbidden D．required4．________amazedusgreatlywasthatLindacouldspeakfivelanguages.A．That B．What C．Which D．Why5．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited6．Don'tyouthink_______ofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?A．this B．that C．which D．it7．—Doyoureallyplantodropoutofthefootballteam?—________It’stimeformetoconcentrateonmystudy.A．I’mjustkidding. B．Definitelynot.C．Imeanit D．Whatapity!8．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitisquite______toperformskillfullyyourself.A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．theother D．others9．Willyoube_____________thisevening，Mary？Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager，discussingaplan.A．convenient B．suitableC．a(chǎn)vailable D．efficient10．Thedoctorhadalmostlosthopeatonepoint,butthepatientfinally.A．pulledout B．pulledthrough C．pulledup D．pulledover11．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever12．—ThankyouverymuchforgivingmeahandwhenIwasintrouble.—Don’tmentionit.Ionlydidwhatanyoneelse_______inmyplace.A．mustdo B．couldhavedoneC．woulddo D．canhavedone13．（2018·海淀二模）Thisviewiscommon_________allsectionsofthecommunity.A．a(chǎn)crossB．a(chǎn)boveC．a(chǎn)roundD．a(chǎn)long14．—Thebatteryinmycellphoneisrunninglow.—Ithatlastnightbeforewewenttobed.A．wasnoticing B．havenoticed C．wouldnotice D．hadnoticed15．Wewillremain______tothepathofpeacefuldevelopmentandshouldermoreinternationalresponsibilities.A．committing B．committed C．tobecommitted D．tohavecommitted16．ThismorningIpickedupwalletinsurpriseonmywaytoschool.A．A;a B．the;a C．a(chǎn);\ D．\;the17．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s18．Mynewjob_______mytravellingalloverthecountry,whichmeansIwon’tbeabletospendmuchtimewithmyfamily.A．takes B．promises C．involves D．causes19．Whatdoyouthinkofzoology?Inmyopinion,zoologyis______botany.A．a(chǎn)subjectsointerestingasB．a(chǎn)sainterestingsubjectasC．a(chǎn)sinterestingasubjectasD．interestingasasubjectas20．ZhangXuan,______universitystudentfromShanghai,learns______artinhersparetime.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．a(chǎn);the C．a(chǎn);/ D．a(chǎn)n;the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）Didyouknowthatbadmintonisalsoafast-pacedcompetitivesport?BadmintonhasbeenaSummerOlympicsportsince1992.Para-badmintonwillbeincludedinthe2020SummerOlympicGamesinTokyo.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowifyourchildisinterestedinbadminton.Badmintonisplayedona44-foot-longrectangular(矩形的)courtthatis17feetwideforsinglesand20feetwidefordoubles.Itisdividedinthemiddlebyanetplaced5feetofftheground,likevolleyball,notatgroundlevelliketennis.Incompetition,eachmatchisasetofthreegamesplayedto21points.Thereisaone-minutebreakwhenaplayerorteamreaches11points,andatwo-minutebreakinbetweenthefirstandsecondgamesandthesecondandthirdgames.Agekidscanstart:About6yearsold.Bestforkidswho:Havegoodskills,arepatientandhardworking,andcanhandlethepressureofone-on-oneortwo-on-twocompetition.Teamorindividual:Matchescanbesingles(one-on-one)ordoubles(two-on-two).Funfact:BadmintonistheonlysportthathasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGames.Costs:Beginnersareexpectedtopay$30to$40foranentry-levelracquet(球拍).Badmintonshoesaresimilarinpricetootherathleticshoes.Joinacluborteamforlessons.Aone-hourgrouplessonforbeginnersshouldcost$20to$25,withcostsincreasingasyourchildmovesuptheranks.Youwillalsopayentryfeesforcompetitions.Timecommitmentrequired:Beginnerswillplayforjustanhourortwoperweek.Potentialforinjury:Playershaveaverylowriskofinjury.Playerswhowearglassesshoulduseeyeprotection.1、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．badmintonisafast-pacedcompetitivesportwhichbeganin1992B．thecourtforsingleshasthesamewidthasthatfordoublesC．badmintonhasmixeddoubleseventintheOlympicGamesD．para-badmintonhasbeenincludedintheSummerOlympicGames2、Howmanyminutesinallwillaplayerhaveforarestinasetofthreegames?A．2.B．3.C．7.D．11.3、Accordingtothepassage,forthebeginners,theyshould________.A．wearglassestoprotecttheireyesB．starttolearnbadmintonattheageof8C．playforatleastanhourortwoeverydayD．payatleast$20foraone-hourgrouplesson22．（8分）IwastravellingbytheWestCoastExpresstoMangaloretwoyearsago.Berth(鋪位)No.55,notfarfromme,wasoccupiedbyamiddle-agedgentleman.WhenthetrainreachedPalakkadJunctionaround9:00p.m.,alargegroupoftouristsenteredwithmuchnoise.Justthenanothermiddle-agedmanfromthegroupdeclaredthatheownedBerth55.Heevenhadapapergivenbyhistravelagenttosupporthimself.Theticketexaminerarrivedandtoldthesecondmanthatitwasnothisberth.“No,”saidthesecondman.“It’smine.”ApolicemanfromtheRailwayProtectiontriedtogetthesecondmanleave.Buthewouldn’tgiveinandhehadthesupportofhiscompanions.Fierceargumentcontinued,evenlongafterthetrainleftPalakkad.Thensomeoneevenpulledtheemergencychain(應(yīng)急鏈)aswewereleavingTirurstation,fourstopsafterPalakkad.Nobodycouldsleepanditwasgettinglate.Suddenly,aroundmidnight,Iwatchedateenager,astudentIamsure,climbeddownfromanupperberthclosetome.“Pleasetakemyberth,”hetoldthesecondman,whoaccepteditafterabitofhesitation.Tomygreatsurprise,thestudentthenspreadanewspaperonthefloorandwassoonlostindeepandpeacefulsleep.Bynoweveryonewasquiet,asifnothinghadhappened!I’ma58-year-oldbiologyteacherwhohashandledtworecentgenerationsofstudents.Iwasconvincedonceagainthat,contraytopopularopinions,youngpeoplecanoftenbefar,farnoblerthanmanyolderones.Andthat’sthehopeofournation.1、Wheredidtheauthorspendthenightwhentheargumentshappened?A．Athome.B．Inahotel.C．Onatrain.D．Inarestaurant.2、Whowasreallywrongintheaccident?A．Therailwaystation.B．Thetravelagent.C．Themiddle-agedgentleman.D．Thesecondman.3、Facedwiththetwomen’sarguments,thepassengerswere.A．couriousB．excitedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．puzzled4、Whywaseveryonequietafterthearguments?A．Theyweretoosleepyinfact.B．Theywereafraidtospeakanything.C．Theyweretiredfromhardwork.D．Theyreachedtheirdestination.5、Readingthepassagegivesreadersasenseof.A．encouragementB．responsibilityC．disappointmentD．excitement23．（8分）PeopleYou’veNeverHeardofWhoChangedtheWorldItisafactthatmostpeoplelivetheirlivesunremarkedbyhistory.Whetherbydesignorbyaccident,therearesomepioneerswhoseachievementschangedthecourseofhistorybutwhosenamesareunknowntous.JamesHarrisonJamesHarrisonhassavedthelivesofovertwomillionpeoplebydonatinghisblood1,173times,aGuinnessworldrecord.Hisbloodproducesarareantibody(抗體)whichcurestheotherwisedeadlyRhesusdiseaseinunbornchildren.Ithasalsobeenusedinthedevelopmentofamedicineanti-D,whichwillcuretheRhesusdiseaseinchildrenforever.LewisLatimerAfterhelpingAlexanderGrahamBellobtainhispatentforthetelephone,LewisLatimerpatentedacarbonfilament(碳燈絲),whichallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout,muchmoreusefulthanthatinventedbyThomasEdison.Latimerwentontoinventmanyotherusefuldevices,includingadevicewhichcooledandcleanedpatients’roomsinhospitals.MauriceHillemanNotallachievementsrequirebraveryandself-sacrifice.TakeMauriceHillemanforexample.Hefoundanotherwaytochangetheworld.Hedevelopedthemumpsvaccine(疫苗)afterhisdaughtergottheillness.Andhedidn’tstopthere.Intotal,hehassingle-handedlydevelopedover40vaccines,includingeightcommonlygiventochildren.Hisworkhassavedmillionsoflivesandpreventedseriousconsequencesduetothediseases.NilsBohlinIn1959NilsBohlinpatentedarevolutionarydesignthathassavedmillionsoflives－thethree-pointsafetybelt.Aftertheinitialresistancefromdriverswhohatedbeingtoldwhattodo,andevenfortheirowngood,thethree-pointbelthasbecomeastandardfeatureinnewcarsaroundtheworld.1、Whosepatentallowedlightbulbstoburnforhoursbeforeburningout?A．AlexanderGrahamBell.B．LewisLatimer.C．ThomasEdison.D．NilsBohlin.2、What’sthesimilaritybetweenJamesHarrisonandMauriceHilleman?A．Theybothhadspiritsofbraveryandself-sacrifice.B．Theircontributionssavedthelivesofmanychildren.C．Theydevotedthemselvestoworkbecauseoffamilymembers.D．TheybothsetaGuinnessworldrecord.3、Whatwasdrivers’initialattitudetothethree-pointseatbelt?A．Theyrefusedtouseit.B．Theyweresatisfiedwithit.C．Theyweresurprisedatit.D．Theygotexcitedaboutit.24．（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.25．（10分）IwasinataxiinSingaporelastweekandIcouldn’thelpbutnoticethestickerattachedtothebackofthedriver’sseat.InEnglishandChineseitread,“WeacceptAlipay.”Itwasareminderthate-commerceinChinaisnolongerjustabouthowgreatbrandsbreakintotheChinesemarket.It’salsoaboutanimportantsliceofChina’seconomycomingtoyou.Ifyouareabrandmanagerorasalesman,you’reincreasinglylikelytofindyourselffightingwiththepushofChinesee-commercecompaniesinyourhomemarket.That’sfortworeasons:China’sleadershipinelectronicpaymentsandthecontinuedriseinChinesetourism.TheresultofthisisthatChineseconsumersareanincreasinglyimportantfactorinmarketsaroundtheworld.Ontheelectronicpaymentfront,therearesomestrongreasonstointroducetheelectronicpaymentsystemsChineseconsumersarealreadyusing.InChina,thetraditionalwallethasbeenreplacedbyanelectronicwalletonasmartphone.It’scommontomakeallofyourpaymentsfordailyneedsthroughthatsmartphone,usingoneofthetwomainelectronicpaymentproviders:WeChatPayorAlipay.It’snotjusteasytouse.Thesetwotechcompanieshavethereachandcustomerbasetopushtheirpaymentsystemsbeyondtheiroriginale-commercemission.Noodleshopswilltakeelectronicpayments,andevenstreetmusicianshaveQRfordonations.Whetheryouarepayingyourelectricitybillorseeingadoctor,yourmobilephonecanhandlethepayment.Asaresult,Chinaistodaythemostcash-freeofanyoftheworld’smajoreconomies—andthattrendwillcontinue.Already,thenumbersarestaggering.AccordingtoasurveybyIpsosandTencent,14%ofChinesepeopledonotcarryanycash,while26%holdlessthanRMB100(lessthan$16)intheirwallets,daytoday.AccordingtoconsultingfirmiResearch,in2016China’smobilepaymentshit$5.5trillion,almost50timesAmerica’s$112billion.1、ThewritertellshisexperienceinataxiinSingaporeto________.A．introducethetopicofthetextB．examineaproblemindetailC．offersomesolutionstoanissueD．informthefindingofanewstudy2、ThefactthatAlipayisacceptedoverseasindicatesthat________.A．mobilepaymentinchinaisbecomingmoreandmorepopularB．ChineseeconomyistakingupabiggershareinternationallyC．greatbrandsfindithardertoentertheChinesemarketD．theworldmarketisdeterminedbyChinesetourists3、Theaimofparagraphs3-4isto________.A．warnthecostandsafetyofcash-freepaymentB．explainthereasonsforthepopularityofelectronicpaymentC．provethecommonusageofmobilepaymentwithnumbersD．introducethetwomaindigitalpaymentproviders4、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“staggering”inthelastparagraph?A．Worrying.B．Important.C．Ridiculous.D．Impressive.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）Iwenttothestoretogetsomeballoonsandwrappingpaperforapresentformydaughter’sbirthday.Iwenttostandinlineandsawaladytryingtogetherkidstocometotheregister,1themastheyweretakingtheirtimepickingoutsomething.I2tolethergobeforeme,butshe3declined.Shetriedagaintogethertwochildrentogetamoveon.Icouldhearthe4inhervoice.5Iwaspayingformyitems,Iaskedthe6ifshecouldholdmyballoonsforasecond.ThenIheardthe7oftheladyasIguessshethoughtIwastakingtoolong.Whatshedidn’t8wasthatIaskedthecashiertoholdthe9formesoIcouldgeta$20billoutforher.Iturnedtoherand10herthe$20.Atthattimeherkidsfinallygotinlineandwereobviously11.Iadvisedtheladytobuysome12forherselftomakehernotthatdepressed.Itoldthekidstomakesuremommygotflowersandthey13.Shesoappreciatedthisrandomactof14.Iwashappyandleftthestore.Onceoutsidethestore,Iwasatmycar15mydaughter’sgiftasIwouldbegoingstraighttoherhomeassoonasIwasdone.Thislady16tomeandaskedmeifshecouldtakeapictureofus17.Iagreedandshegotapictureandwasso18tome.Igavehera19andtoldhertobe20toherself.1、A．scoldingB．rushingC．orderingD．dragging2、A．offeredB．promisedC．refusedD．hoped3、A．a(chǎn)nxiouslyB．proudlyC．patientlyD．politely4、A．tirednessB．sorrowC．depressionD．excitement5、A．AlthoughB．AsC．BecauseD．Until6、A．cashierB．sellerC．a(chǎn)ssistantD．waitress7、A．shoutB．sobC．screamD．sigh8、A．ignoreB．a(chǎn)dmitC．realizeD．imagine9、A．balloonsB．itemsC．bagD．basket10、A．droppedB．deliveredC．handedD．threw11、A．thrilledB．a(chǎn)mazedC．frightenedD．disappointed12、A．flowersB．giftsC．foodD．clothes13、A．a(chǎn)pprovedB．discussedC．hesitatedD．a(chǎn)greed14、A．beautyB．kindnessC．carefulnessD．spirit15、A．A．wrappingB．cleaningC．decoratingD．repairing16、A．pulledupB．carriedonC．cameupD．turnedout17、A．a(chǎn)loneB．togetherC．soonD．later18、A．devotedB．kindC．friendlyD．grateful19、A．glanceB．talkC．hugD．look20、A．gentleB．meanC．faithfulD．good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）Youwillmeetmanypeopleinschool,incollegeandatwork.They’lltrytohavenicercars,biggerhouses,nicerclothes.Tothem,lifeisa1．(compete)—theyhavetodo2．(good)thantheirpeer(同齡人)tobehappy.Here’sasecret:lifeisn’tamatch.It’sajourney.Ifyouspenditalways3．(try)toimpressothers,you’rewastingyourlife.Instead,learntoenjoythejourney.Makeitajourneyofhappinessofcontinualimprovement,andfilled4．love.Don’tworryabouthavinganicercarorhouseoranythingmaterial,oreven5．better-payingjob.Noneofthemmatters,andnoneofthemwillmakeyouhappier.You’llacquirethese6．(thing)andthenonlywantmore.Instead,learntobe7．(satisfy)withhavingenoughandthenusethetime8．wouldhavebeenwastedtotrytoearnmoneytobuythosethings.Findyourpassion,andgoafterit9．(constant).Don’tworkforonlypayingthebills.Lifeistooshort10．(waste)onajobyouhate.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，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句最多有兩處。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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。Asisoftenthecase,whenpeopleareattendingtomeetings,havingmealsorwaitingforbuses,youcanalwaysfindthemaddictingtotheirphones,completelyignoringothers、Thisisreallyacommonphenomenainourlife、ThereasoniswhysmartphonesnowadayscanbeusedforpeopletoplaymobilegamesandkeptintouchwithfriendsthroughQQandWeChat、Therefore,toomuchexposuretophonesarebadforpeopleintermsofhealth、Moreover,peopleinvolvedinphonesfailtocommunicatewellwiththesearoundthem、AsfarasIamconcerned,peopleshouldwiselymakeuseoftheirphonestohelptheirworkandstudy、Meanwhile,caremuchabouttheirfamilyandfriendsratherthanmobilephones、60第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李明，你的美國筆友Tom得知和他一樣，你也非常喜歡奇幻小說，寫信詢問你對奇幻小說的看法。請根據(jù)以下要點給Tom回信：1．奇幻小說情節(jié)生動、離奇，很有吸引力；2．給人以很好的想象空間；3．對于培養(yǎng)小說創(chuàng)作能力有很大的幫助。注意：1.詞數(shù)120個左右；2．可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、B3、D4、B5、A6、D7、C8、A9、C10、B11、A12、B13、A14、D15、B16、C17、A18、C19、C20、C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、C2、C3、D22、1、C2、B3、C4、A5、A23、1、B2、B3、A24、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.＂Boysinmixedsc