湖南省雅禮洋湖中學2024屆高三第六次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Lucy__writingheressayby10:00thismorning.Afterthat,shelistenedtomusicforawhile.A．willfinish B．finishesC．hasfinished D．hadfinished2．Manynetizensareimpressedwiththeexcusegivenbyateacherforquittingherjob______sheowestheworldavisit.A．because B．that C．where D．why3．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo4．Scientistshaveintroducedanewmodelof3Dprinter,______differsfromtheexistingonesincertainaspects.A．as B．which C．who D．that5．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter6．AsJohnLennononcesaid,lifeis________happenstoyouwhileyouarebusymakingotherplans.A．Which B．thatC．what D．where7．Thepartylastmonthreallygavemealotoffun.Socanwehavethismonth,Mr.James?A．any B．one C．another D．theother8．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect9．Anyonewithaneyeontheemploymentsituationknewtheassessmentabouteconomicrecovery_______justaroundthecornerwascorrect.A．beingB．tobeC．wasD．havingbeen10．Theprofessor_____abouthowtoprotecttheendangeredanimalintheconferenceatthistimetomorrow.A．talkedB．talksC．hasbeentalkingD．willbetalking11．Thelanguageinthecompany’sstatementishighly________,thusmakingitsstaffconfused.A．ambiguousB．apparentC．appropriateD．aggressive12．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken13．Peoplewhodrinkanddriveare________dangerbothtothemselvesandtoothers.Theyarein________dangeroflosingtheirlives.A．the;the B．a;a C．a;/ D．/;/14．Bythesideoftheteachingbuildingofourschool_____,whichwascompletedin2009. A．therestandingthelibrary B．doesthelibrarystand C．thelibrarystands D．standsthelibrary15．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing16．--IhaveheardMr.Morganwillbehereat4:00pm.nextThursday.--No,he_______atthattime.A．wasboarding B．wouldbeboardingC．willbeboarding D．isboarding17．HelensaidthatshewouldbringmeJustinBieber'slatestCDthenextday,butshe.A．wouldn't B．didn'tC．hadn't D．hasn't18．—Iamsearchingoneonlineshoppingsiteafteranotherforacomputer.—So__________IbeforeIdecidedtobuyanewcamera.A．had B．have C．am D．would19．---I’lltaketheblueone.Thisistwentydollars.---Here’sthechange..A．Bestwishes B．MypleasureC．Haveaniceday D．Let’scallitaday20．Wildswans’________intheareaisagoodindicationofabetterenvironment.A．exhibition B．escapeC．absence D．appearance第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）Aboutaspirin:Aspirinisacommonlyuseddrugwhichcanbetakentorelievediscomfortcausedbynumerousmedicalproblemsincludingheadaches,toothache,inflammationandinfections.Itisalsosuitabletotreatcoldsandflu-likesymptoms,andtoreduceahightemperature.Whocantakeaspirin?Adultsandchildrenover16yearsofage.Whoshouldnottakeaspirin?Womenwhoarepregnant,orplantobecomepregnant.Aspirinmayharmyourunbornbaby.Womenwhoarebreast-feeding.Aspirincanpassintoyourbreastmilkandmayharmyourbaby.Peoplewhohaveanyproblemswiththewaytheliverworksorwiththewaythekidneyswork.Howtotakeaspirin:Takeaspirinaftermeals,withafullglassofwaterormilk.Therecommendeddose(劑量)rangesfromtwotothreetabletsatatime.Nevertakemorethan4g12tablets)inany24-hourperiod.Youmustnottakethesetabletswithanyothermedicinewhichcontainsanyaspirinorpainkiller.Howtostoreaspirin:Keepallmedicinesoutofthereachandsightofchildren.Storeaspirininacool,dryplace,awayfromdirectheatandlight.Donotputaspirininthebathroombecausethedampnesstherecancauseittoloseitseffectiveness.Throwawayaspirinthatsmellsstronglyofvinegar.Possiblesideeffects:Feelingsick,increasedriskofbleeding,stomachpain,indigestionandheartburnarecommon.Iftheseeffectscontinue,contactyourdoctor.Ringingintheears,difficultybreathing,dizziness,andmentalconfusionarerare.Iftheseoccur,stoptakingthedrugandcontactyourdoctorforfurtheradvice.1、Inwhichcasewillyoutakeaspirinaccordingtothetext?A．Stomachache.B．Fever.C．Breathlessness.D．Nosebleed.2、Howmanytimescanyoutakeaspirinatmostinaday?A．6.B．5.C．4.D．3.3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Ahospitalannouncement.B．Amedicalreport.C．Adoctor’ssuggestionslist.D．Medicalinstructions.22．（8分）＂BANG!＂thedoorcausedareverberation(回聲).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）Itissaidthatifyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,wearegrowingoldunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.

Withateamof

colleagues

atTokyoNationalUniversity,hesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupations.

Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidepartsofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoneconomicalfaculties.

Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.

Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimplewaytothecontractionnormallyconnectedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetown.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutine

workin

governmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinking(萎縮)

brains

asthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintain,goodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain.”hesays.“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”1、Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout

______.A．thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsB．howtomakepeoplelivelongerC．whichpeoplearemostintelligentD．whycertainpeopleareagingsoonerthanothers.2、Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeople.B．Thestudyofbrainvolumesofoldpeople.C．Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.D．Asurveyoffarmersinnorthernoldpeople.3、Thedoctors’testsshowthat_______.A．ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB．thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC．sixty-year-oldshavebetterbrainsthan

thirty-year-oldsD．somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's4、Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoagemoreslowlythantheothers?A．Lawyers.B．Farmers.C．Clerks.D．Shopassistants.24．（8分）Anewkeyboardcantellwhetheryouareitsowner.Thekeyboardrecordsinformationaboutthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthetypingpatternandsendsittoacomputerprogram.Theprogramthencheckstoseeifthepatternmatchestherightuser,Ifnot,analarmsounds,andthecomputerlocksthetypistout.Itlocksoutanyoneelse,evenifthanpersonknowspassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsallthepersonknowsyourpassword.What’smore,thisdeviceneedsnobatteries.Itharvestsalltheenergyitneedsfromtheactionofyourtyping.Besides,thekeyboardisalsoself-cleaningandthekeysarefreeofdamagefromwater,oilanddirt.Thekeysofthenewkeyboardaremadeofthesameinexpensiveplasticthatmightbefoundonanyotherstandardkeyboard.Butinsteadofbeingsmooth,thekeyshavemillionsoftinyplasticnanowires（納米線）ontheirsurfaceareatoeverykey,increasingthegffectivecontactareabetweentheplasticsandfingers.Thisensuresthatthere’senoughpowertorunthekeyboardassomeonetypes.LimingDai,ascientist,didnotworkonthenewkeyboard,buthethinksthedesigncouldbeimportantingettingbetterperformancefromavarietyofdevices.“Itcouldalsobeappliedtoatouchscreen,forinstance,”Daisays.“Thensmartphonesandnotepadscouldharvestenergyfromtheactionofsomeonetypingordrawing.”“Futureworkmightmakethekeyboardevenmoreuseful,”Daiadds.“Alaterdesignmightbuildtinycapacitors（電容器）ontothenanowires,”hesuggests.Capacitorsarelittledevicesthattemporarilystoreelectriccharges.ThosemightthenLEDstolightaKeyboardinthedark.ZhonglinWangisaco-designerofthenewkeyboard.Histeamhasbuildaworkingmodelofthekeyboard.“Ifacompanydecidestofund（投資）itsproduction,thiskeyboardcouldbeinstoresinaslittleastwoyears,”saysWang.1、Howdoesthenewkeyboardtellwhetheryouareitsowner?A．Bycheckingtherightuser’spasswords.B．Bysendingalarmstoacomputerprogram.C．Bymatchingthetypingpatterntotherightuser.D．Byrecordinginformationaboutthetypingpattern.2、Whyaretheremanynanowiresonthesurfaceofthekeys?A．Tomakethekeysbeautiful.B．Tohelpproducepower.C．Tomakethekeyssmooth.D．Toimprovethespeedoftyping.3、What’sDai’sattitudetothenewkeyboard?A．Unconcerned.B．Positive.C．Doubtful.D．Critical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ANewKeyboardMadeofNanowires.B．ANewKeyboardPoweredbyTyping.C．ANewKeyboard’sFuture.D．ANewKeyboardEntirelyOwnedbyYou25．（10分）I’mlearningtodriveinSwitzerland.IthinkitwillbeagoodideatolearnnowbecauseIhaveplentyoffreetimeandamearningalittlemoneytopayforlessons.IneverlearntwhenIlivedintheUK,soluckilydrivingonthe“wrong”sideisn’taproblem.However,therearealotofrulestoremember.Whenyouseearoadtoyourrightandtherearenowhitelinesontheground,thecarstoyourrighthavetherighttogobeforeyourcarandyouhavetostopforthem.Inpractice,lotsofpeopleforgetthisandcarseitherwaitforeachotherwhilebothdriverstrytorememberwhattodo,orbeep(鳴喇叭)ateachotherifbothtrytogoatthesametime!Whenyoudriveroundaroundabout,youshouldcheckallyourmirrors.Torememberhowtodothis,Ioftencountthemaloud—one,two,three—thenasecondglanceatyourblindspotwhenyou’reintheroundabout.OnefriendcamedrivingwithmeandafteraboutanhouraskedwhyonearthIwascounting.Hehadpassedhistestsolongago,hecouldn’tremembereverhavingtocheckthreemirrors!DrivingstillseemsscarytomesoIdrivequiteslowly.Ialsodon’tknowthecountrysideroadsverywellanddon’tknowwhat’scominguproundthecomeroroverthenexthill.IdriveslowlysoIfeelsafe,butmydrivinginstructortellsmetospeeduporcarswillbumpintomefrombehindortrytoovertakesomewheredangerous.Sodrivingslowlyisjustasdangerousasdrivingfast!I’mnotaverypracticalpersonsolearningtodrivehasbeenachallenge.Idon’thavealotofconfidenceandfinditquitedemotivatingtodosomethingthatdoesn’tcomenaturallytome.Tomakedrivingmorefunandinteresting,IlearninSwissGerman,somyinstructorgivesmeinstructionsinSwiss.ThiswayI’vetrickedmyselfintoenjoyingdrivingandhopefullywillpassthetest!1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itisn’tapropertimefortheauthortotakedrivinglessonsnow.B．Drivingonthe“wrongside”doesn’tinfluencetheauthor..C．TheauthorwastoopoortopayfordrivinglessonsinSwitzerland.D．ItiseasyfortheauthortogetconfusedaboutthedrivingrulesinSwitzerland.2、Theauthoroftencounts“one,two,three”aloudwhendrivingroundaroundaboutto________.A．remindhimselftocheckthemirrorsB．speedupC．overtakesomewheredangerousD．makedrivingmoreinteresting3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“demotivating”inParagraph5mean?A．Encouraging.B．Amazing.C．Exciting.D．Discouraging.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Drivingspeed.B．Strictdrivinginstructors.C．Anecdotesofmydrivingexperience.D．ComplicateddrivingrulesinSwitzerland.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節）第一節（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）MydaughterandIwerewalkingdownthehillbacktomycar.“Whatdidyoujustsay,Mom?”askedmyyoungestdaughter.HerquestioncausedmetostopwalkingasIwas1thatI’dsaidanything.IamnowatanagewhenI2talkaloudtomyself.IknewithappenedwhenIlistenedtotalkbackradio,butIhadn’t3italsohappenedwhenIadventuredwithdaughter.“Sweetpea,Ididn’trealizeyouheardme,4Iwasjustsaying‘woooah’becauseofthatviewatthebottomofthehill.”There,infrontofusinallofherbeauty,wasSydneyHarbor.It’sasightInever5of;sometimesI6itoutbecauseitmakesmyheartsing.Whatisthe7tohappiness?Thereisnosimpleanswer.However,forme,itmeans8thesmalljoysinlife.Toooftenwe9timewaitingforthe“extraordinary”andforgettocelebratethe10momentsofbliss(幸福).Thingslike11mygirl’ssandyfingersaswewatchapinksunsetonthebeach.Inthesemomentsmyheart12,andI’mhappy.Laughtermatterstoo.WhenIlaugh,lifeisgood.Soitmademehappytodressupinagreenpeasuitandsurprisemyhusband.“13!”Ishoutedashewalkedintoourbedroom.Therewasa14silence,thenaquestion.“Areyouallright?”askedPeter.“Yes!Don’tyouthinkthisisfunny?”Ireplied,alittleannoyed.15hisnonplussed(令人發懵的)response,Icouldn’thelplaughingaboutitlaterwithmyfriends.16Iwanttobehappy,sincebecomingaparentIhavecometorecognizethatIcanonlyeverbeashappyasmy17child.Myheartisheavywhenmygirlhastroubles,andnonumberofharborsightingswill18that.Idomybestto19thatweightonmysoulbycelebratingmomentsofjoywithmyfamily.Whenmydaughterchatswithmeaboutherdayatschool,itmakesmehappy.Alittlethinglikethis,cominginthemiddleofthemessand20oflife,isenoughformetorecognizethatthedayisahappyday.1、A．uncertain B．unhappy C．unaware D．unusual2、A．tendto B．happento C．attemptto D．seeto3、A．felt B．imagined C．realized D．understood4、A．and B．but C．or D．while5、A．dream B．hear C．tire D．think6、A．find B．hold C．let D．seek7、A．solution B．approach C．answer D．key8、A．appreciating B．acknowledging C．addressing D．applying9、A．take B．waste C．kill D．spare10、A．permanent B．long C．short D．exciting11、A．grasping B．touching C．shaking D．holding12、A．extends B．spreads C．expands D．stretches13、A．Surprise B．Great C．Look D．Yes14、A．absolute B．long C．brief D．shocked15、A．Besides B．Despite C．Considering D．Concerning16、A．Although B．Since C．Because D．When17、A．happiest B．unhappiest C．youngest D．oldest18、A．strengthen B．shorten C．broaden D．lessen19、A．balance B．increase C．hide D．escape20、A．happiness B．tension C．worry D．thrill第二節（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Consideringhimselfafarmer,YuanLongping,oneofChina’smostfamousscientists,has1．(struggle)forgrowingsupperhybridriceforthepastfivedecades.Thisspecialstrainofricemakes2．possibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthefields.Thanks3．hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhunger,4．buildsuptheconfidenceforChina.Peoplemake5．(comment)onitandthinkDrYuanisthefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowthehybridstrain.DrYuanisquitecontent6．hislife.However,hedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.Hewouldrather7．(keep)timeforhishobbies,suchaslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreading.Spendingmoneyonhimselfor8．(lead)acomfortablelifealsomeansverylittletohim.Onedreamisnotalwaysenough,9．(especial)forapersonwholovesandcaresforhispeople.Henowhasanotherdream:toexporthisricesothatitcanbe10．(grow)aroundtheglobe.第四部分寫作（共兩節）第一節短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英浯課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加—個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。Thereisnodenyingthatmobilephonesareplayinganimportantlyroleinourdailylife、However,thephenomenonpeoplearetooaddictedintheirmobilephonesisbecomingmoreandmorepopular、Mobilephoneaddictscan’thelpchecktheirmobilephonesallday,evenwhentheyarewalkingontheroad、Astheresult,theircommunicationwithpeoplearoundthembecomeslessandless、Besides,theirhealthyisgreatlyaffected、Manyaresufferedfromneckpains,forexample、Inmyopinion,itistimewethrowawayourmobilephonesandraisedourheadsup、Weshouldspendlesstimecommunicatingwithourfamilyandfriendsfacetoface、129第二節書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）美國某中學舉辦英語寒假訓練營，開設以下課程cooking,swimming,givingfirstaid，playingfootball/basketball。假定你是李華，請你寫封申請信，報名參加其中一門課程的學習。內容包括:1.你感興趣的一門課程;2.為什么想學這門課程;3.你期望從中學到什么。注意:1.詞數100左右;2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。DearSir/Madam,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,Lihua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、B3、D4、B5、B6、C7、C8、A9、A10、D11、A12、C13、C14、D15、C16、C17、B18、A19、C20、D第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、A3、D22、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.＂Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemoderngenre(類型)inwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes,＂Jameswrote.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeelthattheyhadtobe＂masterfulandincharge＂inrelationships.＂Inmixedschools,boysfeelforcedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,＂thestudyreported.4、Traditionally,inamixedschool,boys__________.A．behavemoreresponsiblyB．performrelativelybetterC．growupmorehealthilyD．receiveabettereducation5、Thewriterarguesthatasingle-sexschoolwould__________.A．encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyB．helpboystobemorecompetitiveinschoolsC．forceboystobetheiremotionstobe＂realmen＂D．naturallystrengthenboys’traditionalimageofaman6、InAbigailJames’opinion,oneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.A．boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinB．boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC．teachingcanbeadjustedtosuitingthecharacteristicsofboysD．teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit7、Theunderlinedword＂acute＂inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto______.A．lovelyB．seriousC．sharpD．dull23、Somepeople

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whenIsay“workisrest”.Butthat’sthewayitis—weneedtorest.Withoutrest,wewilldie.Ataminimum,wewon’thavetheenergytowork.Nobodyforcesustobesostupidaboutthis.Wejustdon’tknowhowtorestproperly.Werestinwaysthatarenotrestful,evenstressful.Someofourwaysofrestinterfere

withourworkingenergy.Insteadofsleep,wegotothemoviesandclubs,drinkorhaveasmokewithfriends.Thisisbecausewemisunderstandthemeaningof“rest”.Weshouldrememberthatrestmeansnotworking,bothphysicallyandmentally.Onlythenisitreal