2026届河北省正定中学高三英语第一学期期末达标检测试题含解析

2026届河北省正定中学高三英语第一学期期末达标检测试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，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．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．arethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought2．Thedrumsofwararebeatingonceagain.AstensionsrisebetweenAmericaandIran,Chinaappealstobothsidesto________.A．standby B．comealongC．stepback D．sticktogether3．—Whataboutwatchingaballetshowthisevening?—Thanksforinvitingme,butballetisn’treally______.A．theappleofmyeye B．myfeetofclayC．mycupoftea D．thesaltoftheearth4．.Somepeoplesaymorebutdoless______othersdotheopposite.A．once B．when C．while D．as5．Whatanunforgettableexperience!I'llwriteitdown__________itisstillfreshinmymemory.A．since B．while C．after D．until6．Thehouse______Iliveinisverysmall.A．thatB．whomC．whenD．what7．Afterclass,theteachercouldn’tleave,bythestudents.A．surrounded B．tosurroundC．wassurrounded D．surrounding8．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat9．____thismaysoundlikeasimpleprocess,greatcareisneeded．A．Since B．Once C．Although D．Unless10．Musictreatmentinvolvesaspecialistplayinganinstrumentorsing________thepatient’smood.A．bymeansof B．withregardtoC．inresponseto D．onaccountof11．.Wedidn’tfindtheBlacksduringthelecture.Noonehadtoldthemabout_____alecture.A．theretobe B．therebeing C．therebe D．therewas12．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone13．Theconflictbetweeneconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentalprotection,ifnotappropriately_________,cancausedisastrousconsequencesindailylifesettings.A．beingmanaged B．tomanageC．managed D．managing14．Whenallissaidanddone,theredoesn’tseemtobe________amysterytoexplain.A．kindof B．closetoC．farfrom D．muchof15．—Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mthinkingaboutthesalary….A．offerB．willofferC．areofferedD．willbeoffered16．ClassTwo,ourclassbecametheBasketballChampionofourschool.A．Beating B．tobeat C．Beatenby D．Havingbeaten17．Catherinecamehomehappily,whichsuggestedthatshethefinalexam.A．hadpassed B．pass C．wouldpass D．shouldpass18．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t19．________someteenagersdon’trealizeis________difficultlifecanbeaftertheygetaddictedtodrugs.A．That;how B．Which;whataC．What;what D．What;how20．Evenasmallpersonalcomputerstorevastamountsofinformation.A．might B．canC．oughtto D．hasto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）PearlopenedhereyeswhenEzraturnedapageofhismagazine.Shepulledoffherquilt.“Ezra,”shesaid.“IfIcouldjusthavesomewater,”shetoldhim.Hepoureditfromthewater-pot.Sheheardnoicecubesclinking(叮当声);theymusthavemelted.Yetitseemedjustminutesagothathe’dbroughtinawholenewsupply.Heraisedherhead,resteditonhisshoulder,andtippedtheglasstoherlips.Yes,half-heated—notthatsheminded.Shedrankgratefully,keepinghereyesclosed.Hisshoulderfeltsteadyandcomforting.Helaidherbackdownonthepillow.“DR.Vincent’scomingatten,”hetoldher.“Whattimeisitnow?”“Eight-thirty.”“Eight-thirtyinthemorning?”“Yes.”“Haveyoubeenhereallnight?”sheasked.“Isleptalittle.”“Sleepnow.Iwon’tbeneedingyou.”“Well,maybeafterthedoctorcomes.”ItwasimportanttoPearlthatshedeceivethedoctor.Shedidn’twanttogotothehospital.Herillnesswaspneumonia(肺炎),shewasalmostcertain;sheguesseditfromapastexperience.Sherecognizedthewayitsettledintoherback.IfDr.Vincentfoundouthewouldtakeheroutofherownbed,herownhouse,andsendherofftoUnionMemorial,tentheroverwithplastic.“Maybeyoushouldcancelthedoctoraltogether,”shetoldEzra.“I’mverymuchimproved,Ibelieve.”“Lethimdecidethat.”“Well,Iknowhowmyownselffeels,Ezra.”“Wewon’targueaboutitjustnow,”hesaid.1、（小题1）WhereisPearlinthepassageabove?A．Inthehospital.B．StayingwithEzraathishouse.C．Athome.D．Atahealthclinic.2、（小题2）Pearlhasspentthenight________.A．talkingtoEzraaboutthepastB．makingplanstogotothehospitalC．worryingaboutthefutureD．sleepinginherbed3、（小题3）Howdoesthewriterletoutthepassingoftimeinthefirstparagraph?A．Theicecubesinthewater-pothavemelt.B．Thewaterinthewater-potiscold.C．Ezrahasfinallyarrived.D．Pearlcloseshereyesanddreams.4、（小题4）IfEzraknewthatPearlhadpneumonia,hewouldmostprobably________.A．agreetoletherstaywheresheisB．agreetolietothedoctoraboutherillnessC．insistthatshegotothehospitalD．askanotherdoctorforasecondopinion23．（8分）KieronGrahamhasknownfromayoungagethathewasadopted.Whileheloveshisadoptivefamily,hehasalwayswonderedabouthisbirthmotherandbrother.WhenhisadoptivemomgavehimaDNAtesttool,theybothhopeditmightleadtohisbirthfamily.Butneitherguesseditwouldworksoquickly,orthatwhenitdid,Grahamwouldlearnheandhislong-lostbrothermayhavecrossedpathseveryday.IttookjustoneweekfromthetimeGraham,acollegestudentatGeorgia'sKennesawStateUniversity,receivedhisDNAresultsonAforhimtoconnectwithhisbrother.Graham'sDNAresultsshowedthathisclosestmatchwasamannamedVincentGhant,anditturnedoutGhantlivedjustafewminutesaway.Grahamreachedoutandlearnedthatthetwowereinfactlong-lostbrothers.Theirmother,ShawnGhant,madethedifficultdecisiontoplaceKieroninadoptivecarewhenhewasjustababy.Andshehasworriedandwonderedaboutheryoungestsoneversince.Grahamhassincebeenreunitedwithhismotherandbothofhisbrothersonhismother'sside.“It’sallsurreal(离奇的),toomanyemotionstodescribeexactlywhatI’mfeelingabouttheentiresituation,butit’sagoodsituation,”GrahamtellsMNN.Asfatewouldhaveit,KieronandVincentarebothstudentsatKennesawState.Theyevenhavethesamemajor:politicalscience.Soit'sasafebetthetwocrossedpathsmanytimesoverthepastthreeyears.Andnow,thankstosomeDNAsleuthing(筛查),thetwowillcrosspathsmanymoretimesintheyearstocome.“We’regettingtogetheronChristmaswitheveryone,birthmotherincluded,”Grahamsays.“That'ssuretobeaveryindelibleChristmasindeed,whichwillalwaysbetreasuredbyus.”1、Accordingtothepassage,Graham___________.A．isquitefamiliarwithhisbirthfamilyB．reliedonawebsitetofindhisbirthfamilyC．happenstobeworkinginAD．isstudyingengineeringinthestateuniversity2、Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A．ItwashardforShawntoplacehersoninadoptivecare.B．Grahamhasthreeadoptivebrothersonhismother’sside.C．Itwastoodifficultforthewholefamilytogetunited.D．ShawnGhantlovesheroldersonsmore.3、WhatdoesGrahamprobablythinkofhisexperience?A．Unbelievableandexciting. B．Surprisingbutcommon.C．Undoubtedandinspiring. D．Movingbutpainful.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“indelible”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Normal. B．Silent. C．Traditional. D．Unforgettable.24．（8分）Anewstudyfrombrainresearchershelpsexplainhowthehumanbrainevolved,orchangedovertime,topermitpeopletospeakandwrite.MichaelUllman,theleadresearcher,aprofessoratGeorgetownUniversityMedicalSchoolinWashington,D．C,hasbeenstudyinglanguagelearningformorethan20years.Ullmansayshisresearchshowsthatthehumanbraindoesnothaveaspecialareaorsystemformakinglanguage.Overtimewehavesimplyreusedorco-opted(指派)partsofourbrainforlanguage.Andthoseparts,hesays,areancient-oldereventhanhumansthemselves."Thisstudyexaminesthetheoreticalframework(准则)thatlanguageislearned,storedand'processedintwoancientlearningandmemorysystemsinthebrain."Ullman,Hamrickandtherestoftheteamlookedatdatafrom16otherstudiesonlanguage.Theyfoundthatpeoplelearnlanguageusingtwomemorysystems:declarativeandprocedural.Memorizingvocabulary,forexample,isadeclarativememoryprocess.Butlearninggrammaris,mostly,aproceduralmemoryprocess."Declarativememory,inhumansatleast,iswhatwethinkofaslearningmemory',suchas,'Oh,rememberwhatyousaidlastnight'orthingslikethat.Andproceduralmotormemoryiswhatweoftencallmotormemory'suchashowyoulearntorideabicycle."Or,Ullmanadds,"Theseproceduralmemoryskillsbecomesodeeplyleanedthatwearenolongerawarethatwearedoingthem."However,Ullmanexplainsthatthetwolong-termmemorysystemscansharetasks.And,heads,theadultbrainusesthesystemstolearnlanguageabitdifferentlythanachild'sbrain."Adultlanguagelearnersofasecondlanguagemayusetheirdeclarativememoryforusinggrammarpatterns.Theythinkaboutitpurposefully.Forachild,thegrammarmaycomemorenaturally.Theydon'thavetothinkaboutthegrammarrulesbeforespeaking."Inadditiontolanguagelearners,Ullman'sstudycouldhelppeoplewhohaveabraininjurythataffectsspeakingandwriting.Thisknowledgecanalsohelpthosewhohavelearningdisabilitiessuchasdyslexia(阅读障碍).Peoplewithdyslexiahavedifficultyrecognizingwordsandsymbolsaccurately.1、HowdidUllmanstudyhuman'smemorysystems?A．Byexaminingthebrainwithhisteam.B．Bystudyinglanguagelearningoveryears.C．Bycomparingdifferentlanguagesyearafteryear.D．Byreferringtodatafromotherstudiesonlanguage.2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"motormemory"?A．Learningtomakeamodelplane. B．RememberingthegrammarpatternsC．Repeatingwhatyouheard. D．Memorizingwhatyouread.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?A．Declarativememory. B．Anadultlanguagelearner.C．Usinggrammarpatterns. D．Asecondlanguage.4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Ullmanhasadvancedourlanguageunderstanding.B．Anewresearchhelpspeoplelearnanewlanguage.C．Learningmemoryismoreactivethanmotormemory.D．Humanbeingslearnlanguageinprehumanareaofbrain.25．（10分）CantrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprogrammes—whichtypicallyfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmusclethatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Itconsistsoftasksorgamescarriedoutoncomputersorsmartphones.Despitemuchresearch,therehassofarbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasesabroadrangeofcognitiveabilities,whileotherslessoptimistic.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskills,suchasworkingmemoryandintelligence,tendtogotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisexactlytheunderlyinghypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytrainingwecouldfindwithnormallydevelopingchildren:26experimentsand1,601totalparticipants.Childrenrepresentanidealtestgroup:duringchildhood,skillsarestillatthebeginningoftheirdevelopment.Thus,cognitivetrainingismorelikelytosucceedwithchildrenthanadults.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence,aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandadapttonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheiracademicachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlyreliableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheytrainedtodo.Nomore,noless.Soperformingworking-memorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.Nonetheless,thefactthatparticipantsgotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworking-memoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthatparticulartypeoftask.Theresultsdoindicatethattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisfruitless.Moregenerally,togetherwithotherresearch,theresultscontributetodisprovingcognitivetrainingcompaniespromisesofabetterbrain.Theresultshaveevenmoreimportantimplicationstheoretically.Theyquestionthehypothesisthattraininggeneralcognitivemechanismscanaffectothercognitiveorreal-lifeskills.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshowntheimprovingcognitiveskillsoutsidemusic-includingacademicskills.However,thesenegativeresultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetobeawareoftheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit-themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.1、Tofindouttheeffectofworkingmemorytraining,theauthor________.A．madesomescientificstudiesB．reviewedthepreviousresearchC．compareddifferenttestgroupsD．gotsomechildreninvolvedintheexperiment2、Childrenjoiningintheexperimentswereableto__________.A．dobetterinthefieldwheretheyaretrainedB．obtaingreateracademicachievementsC．adjusttonewsituationsquicklyD．succeedwhentheydealwithreallifeproblems3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecognitivetraining?A．PessimisticB．DisapprovingC．ObjectiveD．Optimistic4、Cognitivetrainingislikelyto_______accordingtothepassage.A．discoverthesecretsofhumanmindsB．makeone’sbrainstrongerbywayofpracticeC．earnagoodnameforthetrainingcompanyD．bringmuchprofittothetrainingcompanies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）Theycallthemselves“TheSoulKnights(骑士)”andcomefromdifferentuniversitiesinGuangdongProvince.Duringtheirsummervacation,theteam,consistingoffivemaleandtwofemalestudents,1morethan3,000kilometersfromGuangzhoutoBeijing.Ittookthem2daystocompletethejourney.TheSoulKnightshaveanoble3,whichistoadvocatecivilizedtravelbytakingphotosofgraffiti(涂鸦)4bytourists.“WhenweheardthataChinesetouristwrotehisnameonanEgyptiantemple,itmade5thinkalot.Wewantedtousephotosto6everyonehowimportantitistoprotecthistoricrelics,”saysZhangZhihao,22,theteam’scaptain.Ontheirtrip,theteamhadaclear7ofduty.Someprovidedmedicalcare,somewere8fund,andothersupdatedtheteam’smicroblog.Cyclingisagreatwayofenjoyingthelandscape,butit’s9Onthewaytheypassedthroughmanycities10heatwaveswithtemperatureswellabove40degrees.Theyrodeabout20kilometersperhour.Theygotupat6am,departedat7:30and11atnoontocooldown.Sometimestheyborrowedsheetsofcardboardsfromrestaurantsandslept12trees.Aftercyclingforonemonth,theteam13arrivedinBeijing,theirdestination14itwasn’ttheendoftheirjourneyyet.Theteam15asmallexhibitionontheGreatWallofChina,oneofthecountry’smostvisitedattractions,toshoweveryonethe16theyhadtakenofgraffitiinvariousplaces.Totheir17,manyvisitorsshowedtheirsupportfortheyoungteam’sprojectby18theirnamesonthebanner(横幅)theyhadprepared.“Wedo19thisadventure,forsendingamessagetothepublicaboutprotectingourcountry’sculturalheritage(遗产)isaveryrewarding20,”saidtheteam’scaptain.1、A．walked B．drove C．flew D．covered2、A．fifty B．forty C．thirty D．twenty3、A．cause B．excuse C．suggestion D．view4、A．brushed B．printed C．sent D．left5、A．him B．us C．them D．you6、A．amuse B．inform C．urge D．remind7、A．division B．sense C．goal D．faith8、A．inneedof B．inpossessionof C．inchargeof D．incaseof9、A．shocking B．confusing C．amazing D．challenging10、A．experiencing B．witnessing C．avoiding D．appreciating11、A．bathed B．rested C．danced D．sweated12、A．in B．between C．under D．beside13、A．nearly B．finally C．naturally D．gradually14、A．So B．And C．Since D．But15、A．setup B．ledto C．puton D．calledoff16、A．marks B．pictures C．surprises D．effects17、A．puzzlement B．shame C．delight D．disappointment18、A．painting B．signing C．typing D．fixing19、A．enjoy B．envy C．hate D．ignore20、A．mind B．envy C．role D．feeling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）Doesthenameofthecollegeyouattendreallymatter?Researchonthequestion1．(suggest)that,formoststudents,itdoesn’t.Whatstudentsdoatcollegeseemstomattermuchmorethan2．theygo.Thestudentsbenefittingmostfromcollegearethose3．aretotallyengaged(参与)inacademiclife,takingfulladvantageofthecollege’schancesandresources(资源).Studentsshouldhaveaproperattitudetowardscollegebeforethinkingaboutwhichcollegetoattend,andit’snevertooearlytomakenecessarypreparationsforahealthyand4．(meaning)collegeexperience.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。作文中共有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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。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。LastFridayIsawtheworstweatherinyears、Inthemorning,thesunwascompletelyblockedsothatIcouldseesomethingclearly、Istayedathome,lookoutside、Thatcameintosightwasaflashoflightning、Secondslater,thenoiseofthunderbrokethesilent、Thenastrongwindstartstoblowintomyroom、Piecesofpaperonmydeskwasblownhighintotheairandsomeflewouttheopenwindow、ThenIclosedthewindowwhenitrainedhardandnearbrokemywindow、Whatabadweather!IhateitsoIcan’tgoouttoplay、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是学生会主席李华，你校即将举行一年一度的“校园书展（acampusbookfair）”活动，其目的是给同学们提供一个交换、利用图书的机会。请你用英语写信给你的加拿大笔友Mike，介绍此次活动的有关活动并征求他的建议。内容应包括：1.活动目的；2.活动内容：买书、卖书、交换图书；3.活动意义。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总次数。DearMike,Howareyoudoingthesedays?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、C3、C4、C5、B6、A7、A8、B9、C10、C11、B12、C13、C14、D15、C16、D17、A18、C19、D20、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、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＂approachessuchasthemesan