江西省赣州市崇义中学2025届高三压轴卷英语试卷含解析

江西省赣州市崇义中学2025届高三压轴卷英语试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---IprefershuttingmyselfinandlisteningtomusicalldayonSundays.---That’s_______Idon’tagree.Youshouldhaveamoreactivelife.A．how B．when C．where D．what2．I____aboutwhatyou’vesaidandI’vedecidedtotakeyouradvice.A．thought B．havebeenthinkingC．wasthinking D．hadthought3．Thisresearchhasattractedwide_______coverageandhasfeaturedonBBCtelevision’sTomorrow’sWorld.A．message B．information C．media D．data4．Ineedtobemorematureandreadyto______mymistakes.A．holdonto B．cutoff C．makeupfor D．takeup5．Thenewswasaterribleblowtoher,butshe______theshocksoon．A．gotout B．gotover C．gotoff D．gotthrough6．Whentheorganization______inMarch,2019,therewasalmostnomoneyinthebankandmorethan$1millionofdebt.A．folded B．boomed C．registered D．sprang7．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got8．MarkhaslivedinChinaformanyyears,yethestillcan't________himselftotheChinesecustoms.A．observe B．adaptC．lead D．devote9．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif10．Expertswarnthatmedicalwastefromhospitals,if________properly,mayleadtospreadingdiseases.A．nothandled B．notbeinghandledC．nottobehandled D．nothavinghandled11．Notuntiltheendoftheperformance________thechancetotakephotoswiththerespectableactor.A．theaudiencegot B．theaudiencehadgotC．didtheaudienceget D．hadtheaudiencegot12．Asisknowntoall,_______openingceremonyofthe16thAsianGamesheldonNovember12thinGuangzhouwas_______greatsuccess.A．/;aB．the;aC．the;/D．a;/13．Alotofsuggestionswereputforwardatthemeeting,but______waspractical.A．nothingB．noneC．neitherD．noone14．Ensuringeverychildequalrightstoeducationis_____thekeytotheeliminationofinequalityacrosstheworldlies.A．that B．what C．whether D．where15．MostSchoolshavebannedjunkfoodandbroughtoutnewmenus.“That’scool!”saidAndreasPetrou,11thgrader.A．/;anB．/;theC．the;aD．the;/16．—Lucy,couldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?一,butIhope“afewminutes”,won’tturnintoanhour.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．That'skindofyouC．I’mafraidnotD．Iguessso17．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright18．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto19．Thebusinessmanstudiedthemarketinhishometowntofindthe____forinvestment.A．potential B．reservation C．criterion D．allowance20．ThepartinthefilmRio_______thetwobirdsescapedfromthecrashingplanemadesomeoftheaudiencegiveacry.A．which B．who C．where D．whom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）＂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.22．（8分）Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.NosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadofromtheTVthanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogettothefirstfloor.Theclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,whichseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourhousetowaitthingsout.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Aswefinallyreachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Glassfleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframe.Itflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.Wegotclosetothestaircaseonlytoheartheloudsoundofourgaragedoorcomingoff.Thebackwallofthehousefollowedandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgrippedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneeswerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydecidedtohideinthebrickstaircasebecauseitwasthestrongestplacetohide.B．Itwashardtomakeittothefirstfloorbecausetherewasnofloorunderneaththem.C．Theirhousewasoneofthehousesintheunitthatwerecompletelydestroyed.D．Ifthetornadohadn’tstoppedintime,Jimmywouldhavebeenblownawayintothedarkness.2、What’stherightorderoffollowingevents?a.Thebackwallofthehousetoreoffintothedarknessoutside.b.Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetandwasthoughttobegone.c.Theauthorfeltnopainalthoughherkneeswerefullofglass.d.Atreebranchwhippedthroughthedoorframeandflewovertheirheads.e.Thegaragedoorcameoff.f.TheauthorwaspusheddowntotheclosetbyJimmy.A．deafcbB．deafbcC．dfeabcD．daefcb3、Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheirexperience?A．Thrillingandsmooth.B．Frighteningandlucky.C．Sufferingandmiserable.D．Painfulandunfortunate.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnunforgettableexperienceB．TornadoonthewayC．LovedefeatseverythingD．Thelife-long4minutes23．（8分）TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding(衬垫)ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhad

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anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.1、Whydoesthewriterregard“ifonly”astwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguage?A．BecausepeopleusethemwhentheyfeelsadB．BecausetheyexpressregretsanddisappointmentinlifeC．BecausetheremindthewriterofsomesadexperiencesD．BecausetheymeansadnessintheEnglishlanguage2、What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3?A．givenup B．comeacrossC．gotthrough D．heldback3、TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto________.A．seeadoctor B．finishherworkC．joinacelebration D．accompanyherfather4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AdvicefromMyFather B．Avoidanceofsaying“IfOnly”C．The“ExtraMinute”Rule D．TheimportanceofEmotionalWell-being24．（8分）WeallarefamiliarwithAndroidandiOSplatformsasbotharepopularbutarequitedifferentwhenitcomestofunctionalities.IfyouaremakingabigmovefromAndroidtoiPhone,thenthefirstthingthatcountersyourmindishowtogetyourdataontheiPhone.Note:YouneedtoturnonWi-FionyourAndroid&iPhoneandconnectthemwiththesamenetwork.So,let'sgetstartedandlearnhowtotransferdatafromAndroidtoiPhone.Note:Pleasekeepinmindthatthestepsmightvaryfromdevicetodevice.Install(安装)the"MovetoiOS"ApponyourAndroiddevicefromtheGoogleplaystore.ThisapplicationisdevelopedbyAppleandavailableforfree.Onceyouaredonewithinstallingtheapp,youneedtograntpermissionstotheapp.Now,followon-screeninstructionstoproceed.Now,keepyourAndroidasideandstartyouriPhone.Followtheon-screeninstructionstosetupyouriPhone.Thetransfermighttakeabitlongerdependinguponthesizeofthecontent.OnyouriPhonescreen,youwillseeascreensaying,"ContinuesettingupiPhone".YoucancontinuesettingupyourAppleIDonyournewiPhone.Oncedone,youwillfindallyourdatasuchascontacts,messages,bookmarks,picturesetc.onit.That'sit,nowyoucandumpyouroldAndroidphoneandenjoyusingyouriPhone.1、Beforethetransfer,whatareyousupposedtodofirst?A．BefamiliarwithAndroidandiOSplatforms.B．CheckyourdataontheiPhoneandbackitup.C．Rememberthestepsmightvaryfromdevicetodevice.D．TumonWi-Fiandconnectthemwiththesamenetwork.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe"MovetoiOS"App?A．ItisrequiredtobeinstalledonyouriOSdevice.B．ItisanappthattransfersdatafromAndroidtoiPhone.C．TheGoogleplaystoredevelopedthisappfreeofcharge.D．Youneedgrantpermissionstotheappbeforedownloadingit.3、Whichsectionofawebsiteisthisarticletakenfrom?A．Technology. B．Entertainment. C．Travel. D．Relationship.25．（10分）Fashionshavealotofrules.Mostofthem,however,arejustwrong.Butthere’sonerulethatgoesbeyondtraditionandintothefieldofscientificstudyofthebrain:Blackgarmentsareslimming.Itallcomesdowntohowyourvisualsystemprocessesthelight.Thebelowholesineachsquarearethesameinsize,yetthewhiteholelooksbiggerthantheblackhole.Inthe1500s,GalileoGalileinoticedthatsomeoftheplanetslookedlargerwhenviewedwiththenakedeye(肉眼)thantheydidwhenviewedthroughatelescope,makingthewhitelightofVenus(金星)appeareighttotentimeslargerthanJupiter(木星)inthenightsky.Heknewsomethingstrangemustbegoingonwithhisvisiontocausethisillusion,buthewasn’tsurewhatitwas.Luckily,scientistsneverstoppedwondering,andin2014,theyfigureditout.Ourvisualsystemoperatesviatwomainchannels:“on”neurons(神经元)thataresensitivetolightthingsand“off”neuronsthataresensitivetodarkthings.Whenitcametothedark“off”neurons,theresearchersfoundthattheyrespondedpredictablytodarkshapesonalightbackground—thegreaterthecontrastbetweenthetwo,themoreactivetheseneuronswere.Butthelight“on”neuronsbehavedunpredictably.Evenwiththesameamountofcontrast,lightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcausedagreaterresponseintheseneurons.Thismakessomesense,evolutionarilyspeaking.Inthedarkofnight,you’dwanttobeabletotakeineverybitoflightyoucanget,soavisualsystemthatenlargeslightobjectsonadarkbackgroundcouldbeveryuseful.However,it’snotthathardtoseedarkobjectsinthelightofday.Ithassomeeffectsinthecolorsofyourclothesandintheappearanceoftheplanets—thebrighterappearanceofVenusinthenightskymakesitlookbiggerthanthedarkerJupiter.1、WhatdidGalileoGalileibelieveaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Theneuronsledtothedifference.B．Therewassomethingwrongwithhistelescope.C．Thedifferencewascausedbyhisvisualillusion.D．Thingswerebiggerwhenseenthroughtelescopes.2、Whatdoweknowaboutthe“off”neurons?A．Theyaresensitivetolightobjects.B．Theirbehaviorcan’tbepredicted.C．Theybehavedifferentlyfrompersontoperson.D．Theiractivenessimproveswiththecontrastofcolors.3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephenomenon?A．Itmakespeoplefeelpuzzled.B．Itbringsgreatharmtopeople.C．Itismorecommonamongyouths.D．Itisbeneficialtopeople’sevolution.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whywelookthinnerwheninblack.B．Whatvisualillusionsbringtopeople.C．Howweareaffectedbythefashionrules.D．Whetherpeople’svisualsystemisdifferent.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）In1948，myfamilydrovetotheSingerSewingCenterandboughtabrand-newelectricSinger.ThenRuby,mymother-in-law,1sewing.Aftersupper,Rubywouldbendoverthemachine,2clothesforherchildrenandneighbors.Thousandsofdresses.TheSingerraiseditsneedlemillionsoftimes.In1987，Ruby3usonthephone,4.Afterthirty-nineyears,herSingerdidn’twork.Norepairmancouldfixitbecausepartswerenot5.Iwenttoasewingmachinestoretobuyone.Heroldonewas6.Thenewmachinesareplasticandhavecomputers.Theygiveclassesonhowto7them.Inthedisplaywindowwasa1948metalSingerblackhead.“Doesthatone8?”Iaskedtheman.“Idon’tknow，”hesaid.Hepluggeditin.It9towork.“It’snotforsale，”hesaid.It’sa(an)10.Therearen’tlotsofoldSingerblackheadsaroundanyone•”I11himaboutRuby—howshelivesbyherselfandsewstokeepbusy,howshe12onlysixdollarstomakeadress13thepeopleshesewsforarepoor.He14themachinetomefortwenty-fivedollars.ThenextweekendwetookittoRuby’s.Shestoodbythecarasweopenedthetrunk.Asshelookeddownatthe15,asmilecreased(弄皱）herface.“It’sjustlikemy16one，”shelaughed.It’sstillgoingstrong.Ruby17chargessixdollarsadress.Onseveraloccasions,mywifeandIfound1948Singerblackheadsinantiquestores.We18themandgavethemtoRuby.She’sgotalotof19ahead,andwedon’twanthertorunoutofsewingmachines20sherunsoutofthingstosew.1、A．tookoutB．gaveupC．setaboutD．putoff2、A．dryingB．makingC．washingD．folding3、A．calledB．advisedC．changedD．ordered4、A．puzzledB．excitedC．frightenedD．discouraged5、A．availableB．practicalC．simpleD．helpful6、A．plasticB．metalC．noiselessD．man-made7、A．fixB．linkC．useD．get8、A．workB．stayC．matterD．stop9、A．failedB．beganC．continuedD．meant10、A．inventionB．artworkC．bargainD．display11、A．askedB．warnedC．toldD．reminded12、A．spendsB．chargesC．savesD．earns13、A．whileB．untilC．thoughD．because14、A．soldB．lentC．deliveredD．donated15、A．carB．clothesC．machineD．computer16、A．newB．oldC．smallD．large17、A．stillB．onceC．alreadyD．never18、A．bookedB．boughtC．copiedD．borrowed19、A．travellingB．learningC．cookingD．sewing20、A．soB．ifC．beforeD．when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）WethinkthatlifeinChinesehighschoolisanadventureinwhichwehavetosurvivemountainsofhomeworkandexams.Yetwoulditbe1．(surprise)ifItellyouthathighschoollifeintheUSisalmostasstressfulanddemandingasitisinChina?InUShighschool,everything2．(record)andgraded,includingyourgradesonquizzes,testsandfinalexaminations.Failing3．(turn)inyourhomeworkontimewilldirectlyaffectyourgradeforacertaincourse.Perhapscontraryto4．weusedtothinkoftheUShighschoolstudents,theypaygreatattentiontotheiracademicperformancetotrytogetintodistinguisheduniversity.5．they’llbedisappointedaftergraduationfromhighschool.Likeuniversitystudents,UShighschoolstudentshavethe6．(free)tochoosethecoursesthatmostinterest7．(they).Evena9th-gradercansit8．thesameclassroomas12th-graders.Butthisalsomeansheorshehastoworkveryhard,becausetheteacherwillnottreathimorher9．(difference)justbecauseheorsheisafewyears10．(young).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。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限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Excuseme、MayIhaveyourattention,please?Ihaveaurgentannouncementtomake、IamLiHua,studentassistanttopresidentofyourschoollibrary、Inordertoprovidebetterservice,ourlibrarywasscheduledtohaveitsInternetsystemupdatefromJune7toJune9、Forthisperiod,thereadingrooms,includingtheelectronicreadingones,willbeclosedtemporary、YouwillbeabletoborrowandreturnbackbookonlyonTuesdaysandFridays、Pleasepassontheinformationstothestudentsarenotpresent、I’mterriblysorryfortheinconveniencetheupgradewillbringyou、Iwouldbegreatlyappreciatewhetheryoucouldunderstandandcooperate、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）某电视台英语频道今年暑假准备举办"外国人游中国"的夏令营活动,假定你是李华,是这个活动的志愿者,你的美国网友Mike发来邮件询问该活动。请你给他回复一封邮件,邮件内容包括：1.活动时间和地点；（6月18-28日,北京和成都）2.活动内容（游长城,看大熊猫,听京剧PekingOpera等）3.邀请他参加该活动。注意：1.词数100左右；2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数；3.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearMike,I’mgladtoreceiveyouremail,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Best,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、B3、D4、C5、B6、A7、D8、B9、C10、A11、C12、B13、B14、D15、A16、D17、B18、C19、A20、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、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.