湖南省永州市新田一中2022-2023学年高考仿真模拟英语试卷含解析

2023年高考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．_______youhearfrommetothecontrary,expectmeonFridayatabout6pm.A．Unless B．UntilC．While D．Although2．Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination．A．oncept B．responsibilityC．identity D．personality3．–Shewillfinishtheprojectwithinthreedays!--______________!Icoulddoitinthreehours.A．Youareright.B．I’mstuck.C．Oh,comeonD．Don’tmentionit.4．______youaresupposedtodo______youdon'tlikeathingis______it.Don'tcomplain.A．That;what;change B．When;that;tochangeC．What;when;change D．What;that;changing5．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff6．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t7．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．afterC．untilD．that8．Heusedtostudyinavillageschool,______wasrebuilttwoyearsago.A．which B．thatC．where D．whose9．Everyclassroominthismodernschoolis________withanewTVsetonthewallandacomputerontheteacher'sdesk.A．equippedB．decoratedC．fixedD．placed10．Notuntil_________________thebetterqualitiesinourselves____________expecttofindtheminothers.A．havewedeveloped;canweB．wehavedeveloped;thatcanweC．wehavedeveloped;canweD．canwedevelop;thatwewill11．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested12．—Canyoudomeafavour,Mr.Smith?Mycar______start.—Noproblem.Youcancountonit.A．won’tB．mustn’tC．needn’tD．shouldn’t13．Manypeoplecomplainedaboutthestoneslyingonaroad,but_______didanythingaboutgettingthestonesoutoftheway.A．both B．noone C．none D．all14．---Canthose___________atthebackoftheclassroomhearme?---Noproblem.A．seat B．sitC．seated D．sat15．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding16．Jane’spalefacesuggestedthatshe______illandherparentssuggestedthatshe______amedicalexam.A．be;shouldhave B．was;haveC．shouldbe;had D．was;had17．--Hello，________________--Oh，sorry.I'vegotthewrongnumber.A．Dr.Brown'soffice. B．Who'sthatspeaking？C．CanIhelpyou？ D．IsthatDr.Brown？18．Ascientist’sattempttoproducetheworld’sfirstgene-editedbabies_____areimmunetoHIVhassparkedcontroversyinacademiaandthepublic.A．as B．whoC．whom D．whose19．Hehaswrittentwoarticlesforthejournal，onetobepublishedinthisissue，theotherto___________inthenext.A．turnout B．comeoutC．bringout. D．leaveout20．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．needn’thavegrownC．wouldhavegrown D．wouldgrow第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(喷气式飞机)sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．abB．bcC．cdD．ad4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．aUSdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehad22．（8分）DuringWorldWarItheRedCrosssetupaprogramforpeopletosendletterstosoldiersinEuropesotheywouldneverbelonely.Duringthecourseofthisprogramasoldierreceivedaletterfromawomanhedidn’tknowandhadnevermet.Sheaskedhimthetypicalthingsandhewroteareturnletterwiththetypicalanswers.Astheirlettersbecamemorefrequenttheyrealizedthattheyhadmuchincommonandafriendshipwasformed.Thoughtheever0increasingletterstheycametoknoweachothermoreandbelookedforwardtothemashemovedeverforwardintocombatanddanger.Overtimetheirfriendshipbegantoblossomintolove,buttheyneverexchangedphotos.Eventuallythewarended.HetoldherhewascominghomeandtheymadeaplantomeetatGrandCentralStation.Hewouldlooklikecountlessothersoldierssohetoldherhewouldholdabouquetofcarnations（康乃馨）andshesaidshewouldbecarryingaparticularbook.Iftheirlovewasrealtheycouldmeet.Atthestationhewaseagerlysearchingforthebookinthehandsofeverywomanhemet.Shortlyafter,ashort,plainandoverweightwomanappearedcarryingabook.Heknewitwasher.Hisexcitementformeetingtheloveofhislifedashedaway.Butheputabigsmileonhisfaceandcalledhername.Shesmiledandcameovertohim.Hebenttokisshercheek,butshepushedhimoff.Insteadshehandedhimthebookandwalkedoff.Confused,hesuddenlyturnedaroundandabeautifulwomanwasstandingandsmilingbeforehim.“Ihadtobesure,“shesaidtohim,“ifyouwerethemanofpersonalityIdreamedabout.Andyouare.”AndshecameintohisarmsandtheykissedforthefirsttimeunderthebigclockinthecenterofGrandCentralStation.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A．SoldiersB．LettersC．ThetypicalanswersD．Thetypicalthings2、Whydidthesoldierdecidetofoldabouquetofcarnations?A．TocheckiftheirlovewastrueB．TofulfillthepromisehemadeyearsagoC．Todistinguishhimselffromothersoldiers.D．Topresentawelcomegifttothewoman.3、Howdidthemanfeelatthefirstsightofthewomanwithabook?A．EagerB．CautionsC．EmbarrassedD．Disappointed4、What’sthekeytopicofthepassage?A．WarandpeaceB．Dreamandreality.C．CheatandtrustD．Friendshipandlove23．（8分）GardenerssuchasPrinceCharleswhoclaimthattalkingtoplantsencouragesthemtogrowhavelongbeenseenasalittlesilly.ButscientistshavediscoveredevidencewhichsuggeststheRoyalmayactuallyberightandtheycouldbelisteningtohim.BiologistsatTelAvivUniversityinIsraelhavefoundthatflowerscanactasaplant’s“ears”tohelpthemdetectthesoundofapproachinginsects.Whentheresearchersplayedrecordingsofflyingbeestoeveningprimroseflowers,withinthreeminutesthesugarconcentrationsinthenectar(花蜜)ofitsflowersincreased.Thefluid,producedtoattractpollinating(授粉)insects,wasonaverage20percenthigherinflowersexposedtothebuzzcomparedtothoseleftinsilenceorexposedtohigherpitchedsounds.

ProfessorLilachHadany,wholedthestudy,said:“Ourresultsdocumentforthefirsttimethatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinatorsoundsinanecologicallyrelevantway.”However,ProfHadanysaidaplant’sabilitytorespondtopollinatorsmaybeweakenedincityenvironmentsorbesideabusyroad.

Whileplantsrequirewater,sunlightandtherighttemperaturetogrow,itiswidelybelievedtheydonothavesensesinthewayanimalsdo.Butthestudy,publishedontheopen-sciencewebsiteBioRxiv,suggeststheeffortsofgardenerswhotalktotheirplantsmaynotbeinvain.“Plants’abilitytohearhasimplicationswellbeyondpollination—plantscouldpotentiallyhearandrespondtoherbivores,otheranimals,theelements,andpossiblyotherplants,”ProfHadanyadded.Amonth-longexperimentconductedbytheRoyalHorticulturalSocietyin2009foundfemalevoicesappeartospeedupthegrowthoftomatoes.Theresearchoffersapossibleexplanation—women’svoiceswereattherightfrequencyfortheplantstohear.1、What’seveningprimroseflowers’responsetobees’buzz?A．Longerbloom. B．Sweeternectar.C．Brightercolor. D．Lessfluid.2、WherecanplantsgrowbetteraccordingtoHadany?A．Onasquare. B．Besideahighway.C．Inthewoods. D．Alongthestreet.3、Whatcanweinferfromtheresearch?A．PrinceCharlesproveskindofstupid.B．Plantscanonlypotentiallyhearanimals.C．Plantsrespondtosoundsslowlyandecologically.D．Plantsgardenerstalktofrequentlydevelopwell.4、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Flowerscanhear.B．Beesarebestpollinators.C．Plantscan’tgrowwithoutsound.D．Women’svoicesimproveplants’growth.24．（8分）＂BANG!＂thedoorcausedareverberation(回声).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）Iwasgettingreadytogotobedwhenthephonerang.Thiscouldnotbegood.Mymindracedthroughthelistoffamilymemberswhomightneedhelp,butthevoicewashardlyfamiliar.“Linda,thisisLesley.”Ididn’tknowLesleywell.Wedidoccasionallyspeakwitheachother,buttosaywewerefriendswasnotappropriate.Iaskedwhatsheneeded.Perhapssomethingreallyawfulcausedhertoreachsomeoneshebarelyknew.Instead,sheaskedme,“Doyouhaveroomforaturkey?Inyourfreezer?”Wehadlotsofroominourfreezer,andinfact,toomuch.“Sure,”Iresponded,“didyourfreezerbreakdown?”“Notexactly,”Lesleyreplied,“butIwillexplainwhenIarrive.”Minuteslatercameahugefreezertruck.Lesleysteppeddownandexplainedthelease(租约)ofthegrocerystoreherhusbandservicedhadrunoutandthattheyhadtoemptyallthefreezersthatnight.Thinkingitwasashametothrowawayallthisgoodfood,theydecidedtodropofffoodtoanyoneshecouldthinkof.Noticingourfreezerwasprettyempty,Lesleyaskedtofillitup.Ourhomewastheirlaststopandanythingleftwouldhavetobeputinourfreezer.Anhourlater,everythingfinished,Iaskedher,“Whenwillyoucomebackforallthis?”Lesleylaughed,“Wedon’twantitback.Itisyours!Thanksforhelpingusout!”Thentheywavedgoodbyeanddroveaway.“Forhelpingthemout?”Weopenedourfreezerdoor.Insidewereallexpensivefoodsweneverboughtbutoftenlongedtotry.Wewerestrugglingtobuygroceries,yetitwasnotsomethingwesharedwithanyone.However,ourneedsweremetinanunexpectedwaybythatcall.1、Howdidthewriterfeelwhensheheardthephoneringing?A．Relieved. B．Anxious.C．Shocked. D．Angry.2、WhatdoestheauthorindicatebytheunderlinedsentenceinPara.2?A．Theywereshortoffoodsupplies.B．Theirfreezerwasnotfrequentlyused.C．Theyweregladtoputtheturkeyinthefreezer.D．Theirfreezerwastoosmalltofillmuchfoodin.3、WhydidLesleycallupthewriter?A．Becausethewriterwashergoodfriend.B．Becausesomethingawfulhadhappened.C．Becausesheknewthewriterwasinneed.D．Becauseshedidn’twantfoodtogotowaste.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhoIsMyAngel? B．UnexpectedBargainsC．AFriendonSpeakingTerms D．DoYouHaveRoomforaTurkey?第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）About30yearsago,MarieRothtaughtapaintingclass.Whensomeofher1expressedaninterestinpurchasingherworks,sheturnedpaintingintoaprofession.She’s70now,anagewhenmanyfolksarestartingtobe2onthesofainfrontoftheTV.But3areifthere’sa(n)4barn(谷仓)comingdownsomewhereinnortheasternIllinois,Mariewillbethere.Wearingleathergloves,Mariewillpickthroughthepilesofwoodand5piecesthat,asshedescribes,“whisper”toher.She’llremovethe6boardstoherhome,whereshe’ll7themandallowthemtodryoutbefore8thepiecestogetherandgluingthemintoplace.Butit’sonlywhenMarie9paintingthemintheeye-catching,beautifulcolorslovedbyeveryAmericanthatitbecomesclearwhatshe’s10.Fromthebroken-downbarns,sheconstructsfinewoodenreproductionsoftheAmerican11.“Thewoodiscontinually12byanimals,orsometimesnailedandhammeredbyhumans,”shesaid.“Recently,Ihadapieceofwoodfromthefloorofabarnthatwas13byhooves(蹄子).IusedittopaintflagsfromtheCivilWarera—themarksmademe14allthosebravesoldiers.”Mariecomesbyherloveofbarnwood15becauseherfatherisacarpenter.Shepaintedherfirstflagonashippingpallet(托盘)morethan30yearsago.Theoldpallet,she16,“17lookedlikeaflag.”Theself-taughtartistpaintsAmericanflags18sheisreallygoodatdrawingstraightlines.Creatingartis19shehastodo.Shesometimes20thatshehopesonedayshedieswithapaintbrushinherhand.1、A．studentsB．employeesC．customersD．managers2、A．bravelyB．modestlyC．gratefullyD．comfortably3、A．tasksB．processesC．chancesD．purposes4、A．smallB．oldC．ordinaryD．dangerous5、A．lookforB．waitforC．workonD．getthrough6、A．borrowedB．selectedC．limitedD．carved7、A．washB．repairC．cutD．store8、A．fittingB．foundingC．replacingD．holding9、A．continuesB．startsC．avoidsD．risks10、A．collectingB．showingC．writingD．creating11、A．flagB．pictureC．sceneD．toy12、A．chewedB．kickedC．smashedD．made13、A．disturbedB．spottedC．printedD．marked14、A．thinkofB．careforC．attendtoD．bringback15、A．frequentlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．secretly16、A．imaginedB．noddedC．pretendedD．remembered17、A．justB．yetC．evenD．still18、A．becauseB．orC．thoughD．so19、A．anythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything20、A．admitsB．declaresC．criesD．jokes第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Whatdoyoureadwhenyoutravellingbytrain?Whataboutotherpassengers?Perhapsawoman1．(sit)nearyouisreadingaromanticnovel.Amanisreadingaseriousbiographyaboutapolitician.Andthere’sastudentreadinganEnglishtextbook.Whatdotheir2．(choice)sayaboutthem?Doyoujudgethemby3．theyarereading?Ihavetotellyouthatyourimpressionsofthemmaybe4．(complete)wrong.Thewomanreadingtheromanticnovelcouldbea5．(law).Shejustwantsalightreadtotakehermindoffwork.Themanreadingthebiographywantsyou6．(consider)himknowledgeable,andheisjust7．(show)off.Thestudentreadingthetextbookisn’tastudentatall.She’sanEnglishteacher.Publishersknowpeopleare8．(concern)aboutwhattheyreadonpublictransportandputoutdifferentversions(版本)ofacover.Forexample,booksaboutHarryPotterhavean9．(interest)coverforyoungreadersandthenanothermoreseriousversionforadults.Sonexttimeyouseewhatotherpeoplearereadingonatraindon’tjumptoanyconclusions.Hereisasituation10．youcouldsay,"Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover.”第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iamgladtohearofyouagain、Youwanttoknowthateverythingisgoinginourschool、Inshortly,allisimproving、Inthepast,teachershadalwayskeptonexplainingthepointsinclass、Ourstudentsjustlistenedandtooknote、Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsraisingbytheteachersorourselves、Beforeclass,weenjoydifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework、Forexample,wecanreadwhatweareinterestedin、WecangotothelibraryorsurfInternetforvariouskindsofinformation、Wearenowmastersofstudy,butwearehappy、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Jack正在学习汉语，看了电视节目“中国诗词大会”（ChinesePoetryConference）之后，非常喜欢中国诗词，因而询问你最喜欢的中国诗人及原因。请就此给他回一封电子邮件。要点如下：1.你喜欢的诗人；2.喜欢他的原因；3.欢迎Jack来访。注意：1).词数100左右；2).可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3).开头和结语已为你写好。DearJack,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、C3、C4、C5、A6、A7、A8、A9、A10、C11、C12、A13、C14、C15、A16、B17、A18、B19、B20、C第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、C3、B4、D22、1、B2、C3、D4、D23、1、B2、C3、D4、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,learnbes