四川省宜宾市六中2025年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷含解析

四川省宜宾市六中2025年高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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．Thecrazyfans________patientlyfortwohours,andtheywouldwaittillthemoviestararrived.A．werewaiting B．hadbeenwaitingC．hadwaited D．wouldwait2．—Willitcostalottobeanexchangestudent?—________,butyoucanapplyforscholarshipandstudentloan.A．IwouldimaginesoB．You’vegotmethereC．ByallmeansD．I’mwithyouonthat3．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto4．Eversincethenewparkwasopenedtothepubliclastmonth,I______awalkiniteverymorning.A．amtaking B．takeC．havetaken D．havebeentaking5．ThePalaceofVersailles,France’snationaltreasure,has________manychangesinitscentury-longhistorywhilekeepingitsbeauty.A．gonethroughB．takenonC．ledtoD．showedoff6．ManyteacherslikesurfingtheInternet,________theymayfindalotofusefulvideosaboutteaching.A．which B．whereC．when D．that7．Perhapsyou________stopplayingcomputergamesnow.Yourbossmaybeturningupintheofficeatanymoment.A．will B．must C．should D．can8．ThoughProfessorLiu____inNewYorkforsevenyears,hehasneverregrettedmovingbacktoShanghai,hishometown.A．lived B．haslived C．hadlived D．wasliving9．Mostpeoplequit________anyresultsappear;theygiveuptoosoonandaquitterneverwins.A．whileB．untilC．sinceD．before10．Theteachertoldthechildren______quietinthemuseum.A．keepB．keptC．keepingD．tokeep11．Hisdreamwas________aphotostudiothatcouldtransportpeoplebacktothepast.A．openingB．openedC．toopenD．open12．Contrarytopopularbelief,takingawalkimmediatelyaftermealsdoesn’t_______dogoodtoourhealth.A．necessarily B．specially C．directly D．constantly13．—DoyouknowhowIcan____him?—Onhismobilephone．A．learn B．reach C．seek D．touch14．I______forShanghaithisSaturday,soIwanttoknowwhentheearliestplane______.A．leave;takesoffB．amleaving;takesoffC．leave;istakingoffD．amleaving;istakingoff15．Don’tbesodiscouraged.Ifyou________suchfeelings,youwilldobetternexttime.A．carryonB．getbackC．breakdownD．putaway16．--Ipreferacomputermadeinyourcompany,butImayneedsomemoreinformationabouttheproduct.--______.A．Thankyou B．It’sapleasureC．Youarewelcome D．Atyourservice17．Wearesotired.______wecouldtakethedayofftomorrow!A．OnlyifB．WhatifC．IfonlyD．Ifso18．Theargumentremainsextremelyheateditisnecessarytofrequentlyupdateteachingmaterial.A．that B．which C．if D．whether19．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation20．AgrandbanquetwasheldbyElizabethII_____PresidentXi’scurrentstatevisittotheUK.A．intermsofB．inhonorofC．infavorofD．inmemoryof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）Astudyof500，000songsreleased（发行）intheUKbetween193and2015showedthatpopmusichasdecreasedinhappinessandincreasedinsadness．InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsofsongsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldTheAssociatedPress．Thestudyfoundsongsin2014like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，"Whispers"byPassengerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"lowhappiness"trend．However，tracksfrom193like"GloryDays"byBruceSpringsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWhamhadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicseemstopreferhappiersongs，eventhoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleasedeachyear，"theresearcherswrote．Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，researcheisdiscoveredthatdanceandpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"cleardownwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"Soitlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleseemtowanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyofmalesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreasedduringthelast30years"Successfulsongsarecharacterisedbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartistscomparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundsexequalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsandsongwriters．1、Theresearchersexaminedlotsofsongsto．A．findsongsfordanceandpartyB．choosesongsforajournalC．releasemoresongsD．knowbetteraboutsongs2、Whosemusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．3、Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？A．PopMusicIsGettingSadderB．MusicCallsforSexEqualityC．PopMusicHasaLongHistoryD．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown22．（8分）Humansmakemistakes.Evensurgeonswithyearsofexperiencearenotinfallible.Butwhatifthesedoctorscouldpooltheirknowledgeandexperiencetogetherandcreateasurgicalstandardofcare,tobecarriedoutbymachines?That'stheideabehindsurgicalrobots,whichmaysoonperformmostsurgeries,fromsewinguptinywoundstoperformingheartprocedures.Manyoftheseoperationsare,infact,alreadycompletedwiththeassistanceofrobots.Butarecenttestsuggeststhatrobotsintheoperatingroommaysoongoastepfurther,performingonsofttissuecompletelyontheirown,fromstarttofinish.TheSmartTissueAutonomousRobot（STAR）,successfullycompletedsurgeriesonpigs."We'rethefirstgrouptodevelopautonomousroboticsurgerywithsoft-tissuesurgery,andwhencomparedtostandardoperation,it'sbetter,"saysPeterKim,professorofsurgery."Theideaisnottoreplacesurgeons；itwillmakethesurgeonsbetterandmaketheproceduressafer."ArecentMayoClinicstudyfoundthatmajorsurgicalerrors-includingoperatingonthewrongsiteorsideofthebody,orevenleavingtoolsorobjectsinsidethepatient-occureveryoneoutof22,000procedures.That'srare,butrobotslikeSTARwouldaimtolowerthenumberevenfurther.InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,surgeonsplacetheirarmsinsideinstrumentsandusetheirhandstocontrolthemovementofrobotictoolsontheoperatingtablefromafar.Therobot'severymajormoveiscontrolledbysurgeons,andthusitsresultsmayvarybasedonthesurgeon'strainingorexperience.STAR,ontheotherhand,isentirelyautonomous.It'snotonlyabletoworkonitsownandperformsurgerieswithamoreflexible"hand",butit'sabletoreacttotheunexpectedincidents.Cuttingintohardtissuelikebonesisonething,butoperatingonmovingsofttissueisfarmorecomplex.STARreactstoachangingenvironment,similartohowself-drivingcarsareprogrammedtonotonlydriveonthehighway,butalsoreacttoanotherdrivermakingamistakeandgettinginyourway.1、Theunderlinedword"infallible"inParagraph1probablymeans______.A．quitesmartB．reallycreativeC．ratherresponsibleD．alwaysright2、WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSTAR______.A．canperformtheoperationonitsownB．hasbeenwidelyusedintheoperatingroomC．canmakesurgeriesmuchfasterD．willtaketheplaceofsurgeons3、InthedaVincisurgicalsystem,______.A．robotsaretrainedfromafarB．robotsalwaysmakemistakesC．surgeryresultsdependonsurgeonsD．surgeonshavetroublecontrollingrobots4、Inthelastparagraph,theauthormentionsself-drivingcarsinordertoshow______.A．howsmartanautonomousrobotcanbeB．howdifficultself-drivingonthehighwayisC．howbadgettinginanotherdriver'swaymightbeD．howdangerousoperatingonpeopleis.23．（8分）Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,tocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandtransformthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSareexpensive,noteffectiveundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibration(再校正)andabundant,relativelystablesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,effective,andeasytocarryandlearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thechartshowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligenceisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A．arousepeople’sattentionontheshortcomingsofCurrenteye-trackinginputsystems.B．introduceanewsmartphoneAppforpeoplesufferingfromALStocommunicate.C．callforpeople’sawarenessofhelpingpeoplewithALStocommunicatesuccessfully.D．comparethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystemswiththenewGazeSpeakapp.2、Theunderlinedword“mitigate”inparagraph5probablymeans_________A．ignoreB．acceptC．strengthenD．weaken3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．TherearemanywaystocommunicateforpeoplesufferingfromALS.B．Thespeakerpointstheirsmartphoneatthelistenerwhenusingtheapp.C．Thecurrenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSneedimproving.D．ThenewsmartphoneappforpeoplewithALShasbeenputonthemarket.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）DisneyWorldisaverypopularattraction.Butgoingtherecanbecostly.Herearesomesuggestionsthatcanhelpyousavemoney.Insteadofeatingatthepark,getpremadefoodfromanearbygrocerystoreorevenmakeyourownlunch.Also,makesuretotakeyourownwaterwithyoubecausespending$3onwaterwillmakeyourstomachhurt.Anotherideaistopacksnacksorquickandcheappick-me-upsasyoumakeyourwayaroundthepark.Ofcourseyou’regoingtowanttotakesomeDisneysouvenirshomewithyou,butyou’llquicklyrealizethatitcomeswithaprice.Beforebuyinganything,makesureyouhaveaplan.SomesuggestionsforkeepingcostsdownincludepickingyourownpearlattheJapanstoreatEpcot,whichisallabouttheexperienceandonly$15.95plustax,orevengettingspecialtradablecollectionpinthatyoucantradewithDisneycastmembersorotherguests.WhenyougotoDisneyWorldonrainydays,youmaycatchalotofshowers.Butyoudon’thaveto.GotoalocalDollarTreeandbuydisposableponchos（一次性雨披）for$1.TheponchosatDisneyareprobablymoredurable（耐用的）,buttheycost$9.Forafamilyoffive,theDisneyponchoswouldcost$45versusspending$5atthedollarstore.Itcosts$17toparkinDisneyforaday.Luckily,mostnon-Disneyresortsofferfreeshuttles（来往的班车）toandfromtheparkandallDisneyresortsofferfreetransportationforguestsaswell.Ifyouliketobeonyourownschedulewithoutworryingaboutwhentheshuttlecomes,thenparkingisyouronlychoice.Butwaitingfortheshuttleandgoingbyascheduleisn’treallydifficult,either.1、Accordingtotheauthor,ifyouwanttoeatatDisneyWorld,youcan________.A．justtakepick-me-upstosavemoneyB．getpremadefoodatDisneyWorldC．avoidfoodthatstimulatesyourappetiteD．preparefoodbeforeenteringthepark2、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofbuyingpearlattheJapanstoreatEpcot?A．Itcanbeaterribleexperience.B．Itenablesonetogetpearlatareasonableprice.C．It’sagoodwaytofindatradablecollection.D．It’sthebestwaytogetDisneysouvenirs.3、IfyoubuyfourponchosatalocalDollartreeinsteadofatDisney,youcansave________.A．$32B．$36C．$40D．$454、Theauthorthinksitisadvisableto________.A．parkinDisneyWorldforadayB．avoidgoingtoDisneyWorldonrainydaysC．usemoredurableponchosatDisneyWorldD．usetransportationofferedbytheresorts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）完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AnEnglishpadre（神父）wantedtobecomeamemberofacertainclubinAfrica.Inordertobecomeamember,eachpersonhadto1atleastonelion.Thepadrehadnevershotananimalforhislife.So,armedwitharifleandledbyayoungAfricanboy,thepadresetoutoneeveningforapoolinthejunglewherehewastoldalioncameeacheveningto2.Hewaitedpatientlyforafew3untilshortlybeforemidnightwhenheheardarustling(沙沙声)noise.Sureenoughafewfeetawaytheheadofthelionappearedaboveabushthatseparatedthepadreandthepool.Heaimedandfired.Theheadofthelion4fellbehindthebushbutamomentlater5.Sothepadreaimedand6again.Theheadofthelionfellbehindthebushandoncemorereappeared.Thepadrefiredagain:thesame7.Heremainedcalmbecausehe8hehadbroughtsixteenbulletswithhim.Afterhisfourthtry,hisaimseemedtobecomemoreandmore9:infact,afterhis10trytheAfricanboyhadto11him:“Thisisyourlastchance.Ifyou12thistime,weareintrouble.”Thepadrethenrealizedhow13thesituationwas,sohetookadeepbreath,aimedverycarefullyandfired.Theywaitedforamoment,andthenslowly14uptotwenty:theheadoftheliondidnotreappear.Thepadrewascertainthatatlasthehadshothislion.They15forwardtogethertothespotbehindthebush.Andwhatdoyouthinktheyfound?Sixteenlions!1.A．shoot B．kill C．catch D．hurt2.A．eat B．walk C．drink D．hunt3.A．minutes B．seconds C．days D．hours4.A．fast B．immediately C．once D．directly5.A．turned B．reappeared C．returned D．moved6.A．killed B．jumped C．fired D．tied7.A．result B．situation C．answer D．problem8.A．acknowledged B．understood C．believed D．knew9.A．inaccurate B．unnecessary C．impossible D．indirect10A.last B．fifteenth C．sixteenth D．many11.A．tell B．frighten C．warn D．remain12.A．fell B．shot C．fired D．missed13.A．difficult B．serious C．exciting D．mad14.A．counted B．waited C．added D．named15.A．drove B．rushed C．wandered D．climbed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）读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,1．othergoodssuchastea,medicinalherbsalsobeingexportedfromChina．Manymerchantsfoundinstantwealththroughthetradeinluxuryitems．RatherthantravelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,2．(buy)theminonetownandthensellinginanother．Thetravelersandmerchantsalso3．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoad．Ofallthese,Buddhism,4．camefromIndia,hadthe5．(great)influenceonChineseculture．It6．(eventual)becameChina'sprimaryfaith,morewidespreadthantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoism．SilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravans(旅行队)ofcamels．Thismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransported．TheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesbywhichgoods10．(transport)betweentheEastandtheWest．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。Hello,everyone.Welcometoourschool.NowI’dliketointroduceourschooltoyou.Ourschoolislocatedinthenorthpartofthecity.It’sfamousasitsbeautifulscenery.Thereliealakeinourschool,thatstudentscanboat.Closetoourschoolisabeautifulparkwithfloweraround.Everyclassismadeup50livelystudents.Theyarewarm,generousbutreadytoofferhelp.Theyfeelhonouredwhenaskforhelp.Sotheyareveryfriendlyandeasytogetalongwiththem.Youwillhavethewonderfultimeandgetusedtothelifesoon.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，下周六下午四点你校图书馆报告厅将有一场关于饮食健康的讲座，请给你的外教David写封邮件，邀他一同前往。内容包括：1.时间、地点；2.讲座内容：中餐特点和饮食建议；3.邀请理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearDavid,Howareyourecently?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、A3、A4、D5、A6、B7、C8、A9、D10、D11、C12、A13、B14、B15、D16、D17、C18、D19、A20、B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、D2、D3、A4、A22、1、D2、A3、C4、A23、1、B2、D3、C24、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＂hand