吉林省白城市2025届英语高三上期末检测模拟试题含解析

吉林省白城市2025届英语高三上期末检测模拟试题考生请注意：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．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation2．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso3．---Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?---Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience4．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing5．Thedifferencesthechildren’sachievementscannotbecompletelyexplained________theirsocialbackgrounds.A．infrontof B．incaseofC．inneedof D．inchargeof6．Greatpity!Hisillnessis________thetreatmentavailablesofar.A．within B．above C．about D．beyond7．Beijing’snewinternationalairportintooperationin2019willserve72millionpassengersannually.A．beingputB．tobeputC．putD．toput8．Thetwobrotherslooksomuchalikethatitisdifficultto______.A．tellthemfrom B．tellfromthemC．tellapartthem D．tellthemapart9．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since10．Thepurposeofhertalkingtomelastnightactually_______this:ThatIshallnevertrusthimanymoreinfuture.A．comesround B．comesout C．comeson D．comesto11．—Ouch,mum!Afishbonehasstuckinmyteeth!—______,Lucy.Iamcoming.A．TakeyourtimeB．HelpyourselfC．Don’tbotherD．Takeiteasy12．.Openingthebook,shefoundinitawhite,plainenvelopewithhername______onit.A．toprint B．printed C．printing D．print13．Eachparty_______respectthearticlesofthiscontract,oradouble-sizedfinancialpunishmentisamust.A．will B．could C．shall D．should14．Withthehelpofhightechnologyinthepastfewyears,electronicbusiness_______tobankindustryandtravelindustry..A．appliedB．haveappliedC．hasbeenappliedD．hadbeenapplied15．—Mum，lookatmyshoes．Ineedanewpair．—________．Iboughtthemforyouonlyaweekago!A．YoubetB．YousaiditC．Youdon'tsayD．Younameit16．—Didyoucatchthefirstbusthismorning?—No.Ithadleftthestop_________Igotthere.A.inthetime B．atthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime17．–Let’stakeacoffeebreak,shallwe?–IwishI________,butIhaveareallytightschedule.A．can B．shall C．could D．should18．—CouldyouturntheTVdownalittlebit?—________.Isitdisturbingyou?A．Takeiteasy.B．I’msorry.C．NotabitD．Itdepends19．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof20．Weworkduringtheweek，butweekendsandeveningsareusually________．A．vacant B．casual C．empty D．clear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）EveryonehastheirfavouritescenesandcharactersinHarryPotterbooksandfilms．Oneofthemostmemorablescenesformanycameearlyonintheseries．InHarryPotterandtheSorcerer'sStone，theowlsbegantosendletterstoHarryinvitinghimtoHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry．Owlswerethenmentionedfrequentlyinthebooksandcreatedamazingimagesinthefilms．EveryonearoundtheworldlovestheHarryPotterseries．ButiftherehasbeenonebadresultofJ．K．Rowling'screativegifts，itisthecrazethathassweptthroughmanycountriesforowninganowl．ManyexpertssuggestthatbecauseHarryPotterfanswouldliketoowntheirownowl，thereisastrongchancethatowlsmaysoonstarttodieout．Thereareover200differentspeciesofowl．Theyarenocturnalbirds，whichmeanstheyareawakeatnight，usuallyhunting．Theyhavelargeroundeyesthatfaceforwardsontheirflatfaces．Owlsalsoliketobeontheirown，unlessitisthematingseason．IndonesiaisoneofthemaincountriesthatarenowsellingowlstoyoungandoldHarryPotterfans．Therearemanybirdmarketsthroughoutthecountry，withthelargestbeingPramukainIndonesia'scapitalcity，Jakarta．BirdsareIndonesia'smostpopularpet，withabout20percentofallhomeskeepingatleastone．Itisthoughtthatabout13，000owlsaresoldeachyearinIndonesia'sbirdmarkets．Theycostbetween﹩10and﹩30．Thisisaffordableformostfamilieswheretheparentswork．Mostoftheowlshavebeentakenfromthewildanddonotliveforverylongoncetheyhavebeencaught．Noteveryoneishappyaboutthesituation，includingtheHarryPotterauthor，J．K．Rowling．Shesaid，"Ifanybodyhasbeeninfluencedbymybooks，tothinkanowlwouldbehappiestshutinasmallcageandkeptinahouse，IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytosayasforcefullyasIcan，"youarewrong!""1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serve？A．Tobringupthetopic．B．Toexpressthemainidea．C．ToadvertiseHarryPotterbooks．D．Todescribetheauthor'sfavouriteanimal．2、WhatharmfulresultdotheHarryPotterseriesbringabout？A．Owlsbeingforcedoutoftheirhomes．B．Anincreaseintheanimalattacks．C．Damagetochildren'screativity．D．Afallinthenumbersofowls．3、WhatdoweknowaboutIndonesia'sbirdmarket？A．Theymainlysellowls．B．Theyhaveareadysaleforowls．C．Theyusuallysellhome﹣raisedowls．D．Theysellowlsatacomparativelyhighprice．4、WhatdidJ．K．Rowlingthinkofthesituation？A．Itissomethingshedislikes．B．Itwouldbeunderstandable．C．Itistoocomplextochange．D．Itmadeherfeelexcited．22．（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.23．（8分）Reducingplasticwasteisn'teasybecausethecheapmaterialisfoundinalmosteveryhouseholditem.Now,adeliciousandnutritioussolutionhascomeuptohelpreduceourdependenceonthisenvironmentalhazard.DavidChristian,theco-founderofEvoware,saystheideaofcreatingthebiodegradable(生物降解的)productscamefromconcernatthecountry'shighpollutionrate.Indonesiaishometofouroftheworld'sworstpollutedrivers.Sincesingle-usepackagingisalargecontributortotheproblem,Evowaredecidedtodealwiththatfirst.Afterinvestigatingvariousmaterials,thecompanysettledonseaweed.Unlikecorn,commonlyusedforbiodegradablecontainers,seaweeddoesnotrequireresourceslikewaterorlargeamountsofspace.SinceIndonesianfarmersalreadyharvestmoreseaweedthantheycansell,it'seasyforthecompanytofindthematerial.Thoughtheywillnotrevealtheirproductionprocess,Evowaresaystheseaweedpackagingcontainsnochemicalsandissafetoconsume.Thecompanyhasalsoinventedsingle-usecups,whichcanbreakdown30daysafterthey'rethrownaway.Whilereplacingplasticwiththeseaweedproductsmayseemappealingtomostofus,itisahard-sellinIndonesia.AccordingtoChristian,“Theawarenesstoreducesingle-useplasticisstillverylow.Thismakesourbioplasticunnecessary.”Alsoafactoristhecost,whichishigherthanusingplastic.Hopefully,EvowarewillsucceedinconvincingIndonesiansandpeopleworldwidethatswitchingtotheirproductswillbehelpfultoprotectingourbeautifulplanet.1、WhatproblemdidEvowaredecidetodealwithfirst?A．Waystocleanthefourworstpollutedrivers.B．Howtodealwithsingle-usepackaging.C．Meanstocontributetothecountry'seconomy.D．Whatnutritiousmaterialsforpeopletouse.2、WhydidEvowarechooseseaweed?A．Itcouldbefoundeverywhereinhiscountry.B．Itwasmostcommonlyusedforpackaging.C．Itdidn'trequiremuchspaceandwaseasytoget.D．Itgrewthicklyinmostofthepollutedrivers.3、WhatcanweinferfromChristian'swords?A．Sometimesit'shardtogetpeopletoreducetheuseofplastics.B．Theirseaweedproductshavewongovernmentsupport.C．Theirnewproductshavereceivedworldwidepopularity.D．Thecostofmakingseaweedproductswillbeloweredsoon.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hard-sell”(inPara.5)referto?A．Somethinglastinglong. B．Somethingcommonlyseen.C．Somethingeasytoget. D．Somethinghardtoaccept.24．（8分）“YearsagowhenIwasattheGrandCanyon,Irememberedsomeonecominguptothecanyon’sedge,takingashotwithacameraandthenwalkingaway,like‘gotit–done’,barelyevenglancingatthemagnificentsceneinfrontofhim,”LindaHenkel,ascientistatFairfieldUniversity,UStoldLiveScience.Henkelwassurprisedbyhowobsessed(痴迷的)peoplearewithtakingpicturesthesedays-beforedinner,duringfriends’birthdayparties,onmuseumtoursandsoon.Theykeeptakingpicturesbecausetheythinkthatithelpsrecordthemoment,butasHenkel’slateststudyhasjustfoundout,thisobsessionmaypreventtheirbrainsrememberingwhatactuallyhappened,reportedTheGuardian.Inherstudy,Henkelledagroupofcollegestudentsaroundamuseumandaskedthemtosimplyobserve15objectsandphotograph15others.Thenextdaythestudents’memoryofthetourwastested,andtheresultsshowedthattheywerelessaccurateinrecognizingtheobjectsandtheyrememberedfewerdetailsaboutthemiftheyphotographedthem.‘‘Whenpeoplerelyontechnologytorememberthem—countingonthecameratorecordtheeventandthusnotneedingtoattendtoitfullythemselves,itcanhaveanegativeimpactonhowwelltheyremembertheirexperiences,”Henkelexplained.Butthereisalsoanexception:ifstudentszoomedintophotographpartofanobject,theirmemoryactuallyimproved,andthosewhofocusedthelens(镜头)onaspecificareacouldevenrecallpartsthatweren’tintheframe.Sobasically,thisstudyissayingthatconstantlytakingpicturescanharmyourmemory.Butshouldn’treviewingpictureswehavetakenhelpwakeupourmemories?Thisistrue,butonlyifwespendenoughtimedoingit.“Inordertoremember,wehavetoaccessandinteractwiththephotos,ratherthanjustcollectthem,”HenkeltoldTheTelegraph.However,previousresearchhasshownthatmostpeoplenevertakethetimetolookovertheirdigitalpicturessimplybecausetherearetoomanyofthemandtheyaren’tusuallyveryorganizedontheircomputers.1、WhydidtheauthormentionHenkel’striptotheGrandCanyonatthebeginning?A．Tocomplainaboutsometourists’badhabits.B．Togivesuggestionsonhowtoenjoyone’stour.C．Topointoutpeople’sobsessionwithtakingpictures.D．TodescribethebeautifulviewoftheGrandCanyon.2、WhatcanwelearnfromHenkel’sstudy?A．Reviewingpicturesalwayshelpspeoplebringbackmemorieseasily.B．Takingpicturesinamuseumtourhelpsstudentsrecognizeobjectsbetter.C．Peopleshouldspendmoretimetakingpicturesthanstudyingrealobjects.D．Picturesfocusingonthedetailsofobjectsprobablyimprovepeople’smemories.3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5probablyrefersto“________”.A．thecameraB．technologyC．theeventD．anobject4、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．People’sobsessionwithtakingpicturesanditsinfluence.B．Possiblewaysofusingpicturestoimproveone’smemory.C．Greatharmtomemorycausedbytakingpicturesconstantly.D．Abelievablestudyintothenegativeimpactofliningcamerasoften.25．（10分）ThesixthmassextinctionoflifeontheEarthisunfoldingmorequicklythanfeared,scientistshavewarned.Morethan30percentofanimalswithabackbone—fish,birds,amphibians,reptilesandmammals—aredeclininginbothrangeandpopulation,accordingtothefirstcomprehensiveanalysisofthesetrends.Aroundadecadeago,expertsfearedthatanewrangewipeoutofspecieswasappearing.Today,mostagreethatitisunderway—butthenewstudysuggeststhatthedie-outisalreadygrowingfast.Thelossofbiodiversityhasrecentlyaccelerated.Severalspeciesofmammalsthatwererelativelysafeoneortwodecadesagoarenowendangered,includingcheetahs,lionsandgiraffes,thestudyshowed.Thereisnomysteryastowhy:ourownever-expandingspecies—whichhasmorethandoubledinnumbersince1960to7.4billion—iseating,crowdingandpollutingitsplanetarycohabitantsoutofexistence.Bycomparison,thereareasfewas20,000lionsleftinthewild,lessthan7,000cheetahs,500to1,000giantpandas.Themaindriversofwildlifedeclinearehabitatloss,over-consumption,pollution,otherspecies,disease,aswellashuntinginthecaseoftigers,elephants,rhinosandotherlargeanimalsprizedfortheirbodyparts.Climatechangeisthoughttobecomeamajorthreatinthecomingdecades,withsomeanimals—mostfamouslypolarbears—alreadyindeclineduetorisingtemperaturesandchangingweatherpatterns.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accelerated”inParagraph3mean?A．Madeup.B．Putup.C．Spedup.D．Usedup.2、Whyhasthelossofbiodiversityspedup?A．Themankind’spopulationisgrowingfast.B．Theairpollutionistoosevere.C．Therearefewerspeciesinlargerareas.D．Mancauseswiderwaterpollution.3、Whichisnotthemaindriverofwildlifedecline?A．Outsideanimals.B．Lossoflivingareas.C．Variousillnesses.D．Lackofwater.4、Howisthefutureofpolarbears?A．Uncertain.B．Hopeful.C．Doubtful.D．Unsatisfying.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）Wealladmitthatmoderntechnologyhastakenoverourlives,forgoodofcourse.Youngpeoplecelebratethefastspeed1canmoveat.Butthereisagroupofpeoplewhocannot2.Itisthegroupofpeoplewhoarecaughtupbetweentraditionaland3society,notexactlyoldand4change,buttryingveryhardtobecomemodernized,endingupbeing5inthemiddle.Theyare40to60yearsoldand6thelatestiPhoneorSamsungphone.TheybuyaniPadjust7theycanaffordto,andtoplaythesamegamesonalargerscreen.Theyarealmost8theteenagersfiveyearsago,9ontheirphonesplayingagameorusingsocialmedia.They’reeverywhere.AndIsawsomethingtodaythatmademeextremely10.Onatrain,amotherwas11playingaCandyCrush-likegame.Herdaughterwassittingbesideher.Thelittlegirl,aboutfiveyearsold,wastalkingtohermotheraboutherday,shoutingthenextstop’snamecheerily-obviouslydesperateattemptstogethermother’s12.Themother?Allshedidwasnodandsaytheoccasional“mmhm”.Withhereyesonthe13,sheconcentratedoncompletingthelevel.Iwatchedthegirlmakeafinal14togethermomtolookather,andwhenshehad15,shesighedandfellsilent,defeated.Itbrokemyheart,andgotme16—whatkindofgamecanmakeyou17thatyouhavethemostbeautifulthingintheworld,apersonyoulovewithallyourheart?Whatdoesit18whenyouwon’tevenlookintohereyesorlistentoher?Thescenewassofamiliaryearsagowhenparents19thattheirchildrenweretoointerestedintheirmobiledevices.Lookhowthetableshaveturnednow.I’m20whethertolaughortocry.ButallIcandonowishopethatthisstormpasses.1、A．traditionB．challengeC．technologyD．knowledge2、A．makeupB．keepupC．turnupD．fixup3、A．stressfulB．complicatedC．developingD．modern4、A．resistingB．acceptingC．expectingD．considering5、A．lostB．stuckC．setD．involved6、A．ownB．sellC．pickD．bring7、A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．because8、A．amongB．likeC．withD．beyond9、A．seldomB．neverC．alwaysD．ever10、A．sadB．happyC．confusedD．curious11、A．tiredofB．goodatC．focusingonD．usedto12、A．adviceB．attentionC．supportD．reward13、A．windowB．girlC．bookD．screen14、A．talkB．sighC．attemptD．practice15、A．failedB．stoppedC．spokenD．done16、A．workingB．realizingC．learningD．wondering17、A．forgetB．feelC．imagineD．recognize18、A．changeB．meanC．proveD．explain19、A．admittedB．decidedC．complainedD．questioned20、A．uncertainB．uninterestedC．afraidD．serious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）We’reofferingfreeticketstogoandseeafilmcalledAYearinGreenland.Thefilm,which1．(tell)youallabouttheplantsandanimalsinthatwonderfulcountry,haswon2．prizeatthenationalfilmfestival—it’swellworth3．(see).ThefilmcanonlybeseenatthenewcinemathathasjustbeencompletedinsidetheScienceMuseuminthecitycentre.It’sshowingthisSundaywith4．(perform)everyhourfrommiddayonwards,withthelastshowingat5o’clock,twohoursbeforethemuseumcloses.Sotherearesixtimestochoose5．.SowhynottakethewholefamilytothemuseumthisSunday?Childrenwillwanttoheadstraightdowntothebasement6．thecomputersarekept.Ipromiseyouthey’11comeawaywithallsortsof7．(excite)picturesthey’vecreated.EntrancetothemuseumisfreeonSundays,butitwould8．(normal)cost$3.25togoandseethefilm.9．(get)yourfreetickets,youshoulde-mailthisprogrambymiddayonFriday.We’veonlygotalimitednumberoftickets,sothe10．(early)youe-mailus,themorelikelyyouaretogetone.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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），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：在错的词下划一横线，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。DearMommy、HappyMother'sDay!ThisisaspecialholidaybecausethatitisadayforyoutofeeltheappreciationforallyouhavedoneforAmyand1、Iammostthankfulforallthesacrificesyouhadmadeinorderforuslivethemostcomfortablelivespossible、Youputyourselfindifficultysituationssothatwehavefoodtoeat,cleanclothestowearandawarmhometosleepin、Thankyouforyourendlessloveandhardworks、Youreffortsarenevertakingforgranted、Ireallycouldn’taskforthebettermom、Throughyou,Iamabletounderstandwhichtrueloveis:lovingsomeoneunconditionalforwhattheywere,areandwillbe、Love,Anna第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）目前，每个城市每天都产生大量垃圾，垃圾分类刻不容缓。请根据下列提示，写一篇英语短文。1.严峻形势：每天产生大量垃圾，已成为令每个城市头疼的问题2.垃圾分类的意义：减少垃圾量和垃圾对环境的污染；回收资源，有利于环境保护。3.呼吁：政府应采取有效措施，在公共场所放置不同垃圾箱供市民投放不同的垃圾。注意：1.词数：100左右；2.内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；3.参考词汇：垃圾分类rubbishclassification_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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、A4、A5、A6、D7、B8、D9、C10、D11、D12、B13、C14、D15、C16、C17、C18、B19、C20、D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、D3、B4、A22、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