2022年河南省鶴壁市科達(dá)學(xué)校高三英語(yǔ)期末試題含解析

2022年河南省鶴壁市科達(dá)學(xué)校高三英語(yǔ)期末試題含解析一、選擇題1.Transit,acarmadeinJiangxiprovince,wassoldnearly50,000unitsin2012,withthetotalvalue_____itwasin2008．A．morethanthreetimeswhat

B．threemoretimesthanthatC．overthreetimesthanwhat

D．overthreetimesofthat參考答案：A2.Shewassoconvincingthatwewerecompletely_________bywhatshesaid.A．gonethrough

B．calledoff

C．caughtup

D．takenin參考答案：D3.Ifanymanheredoesnotagreewithme,heshould___________hisownplanforimprovingthelivingconditionsofthesepeople.A.puton

B.putout

C.putin

D.putforward參考答案：D4.—Jeff,what’sup?Youarenotyourselftoday.

—Oh,mom.IreallywishI______thechancebutIfailed.

A.hadgot

B.wouldget

C.willget

D.got參考答案：A5.﹣Couldyousparemeafewminutesofyourtime？﹣_________，butI'llbefreeanhourlater．（）A．I'mafraidnot B．WithpleasureC．Noway D．It'suptoyou參考答案：AB項(xiàng)"非常樂(lè)意"；C項(xiàng)"沒(méi)門"；D項(xiàng)"取決于你"；A項(xiàng)"我恐怕不行"；根據(jù)答句中"butI'llbefreeanhourlater"可知，說(shuō)話者表示‘我恐怕現(xiàn)在沒(méi)有時(shí)間，但是一個(gè)小時(shí)之后我會(huì)有空的'，故選A．6.Shewouldbemuchhealthiernow________withthatmuchpressurefromworkwhenyoung．（）A．hadshenotburdenedherselfB．wereshenotburdenedC．shouldshenotburdenherselfD．wereshenottobeburdened參考答案：A本句是考查虛擬語(yǔ)氣．根據(jù)whenyoung可知，從句是對(duì)過(guò)去事實(shí)的假設(shè)，由now可知主句是對(duì)現(xiàn)在事實(shí)的假設(shè)，而在if引導(dǎo)的虛擬條件句中，如果從句中含有had、were或者should，可以將if省略，然后將had、were或者should提前，構(gòu)成虛擬語(yǔ)氣句的倒裝；本句中的從句完整的句式應(yīng)該是ifshehadnotburdenedherselfwiththatmuchpressurefromworkwhenyoung，因?yàn)槭菍?duì)過(guò)去事實(shí)的虛擬，所以謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用haddone；故選A．7.Right,wewritetoeachother—not

nowandthen.A.normally

B.ly

C.actually

D.regularly參考答案：D略8.Thepreviousownerwantedasmanyas$60,000forthecar,butitwas_____Icouldgo.A.sohighas B.thehighest C.ashighas D.higherthan

參考答案：D9.Youcanholdapartyinthegarden

youcleanitupafterwards.A.aslongas

B.evenif

C.nowthat

D.assoonas參考答案：A10.Nuclear______bereallydangerousattimeseventhoughit’saniceenergyingeneral．A．shall

B．should

C．can

D．Must參考答案：Ccan在這里是“有時(shí)會(huì)”的意思。句子意思：盡管核能一般說(shuō)來(lái)是很好的能源，但是有時(shí)候也會(huì)非常危險(xiǎn)。11.Whyhaven'tyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?You___________tohavefinisheditbylastSunday．

A．a(chǎn)resupposed

B．weresupposed

C．a(chǎn)resupposing

D．weresupposing參考答案：B12.Thefactworriestheparents___theironlychildisaddictedtoplayingonlinegames．

A．when

B．that

C．because

D．whether參考答案：B13.---Ihavejustwatchedthematch.---Judgingfromyourexpression,you_______havebroughtusgoodnews.

A.should

B.need

C.would

D.must參考答案：D14.IhadwantedtohelpyoulastnightbutIcouldn’tspareanytime,forI_______areportwhichIhavetohandinthismorning.

A.wrote

B.hadwritten

C.waswriting

D.havewritten參考答案：C15.Thegreatsuccessofthisprogrammehasbeen______duetothesupportgivenbythelocalbusinessmen.A.rather

B.very

C.quickly

D.largely參考答案：D16.---CanIcomeandhavealookatyournewiphone5?---Yes,_____!A.withpleasure

B.byallmeans

C.Iquiteagree

D.Ilikeit參考答案：B17.There_______anumberofvolunteersintheclubandthenumberofthem_______growinglargerandlarger.

A.is;are

B.are;is

C.have;is

D.have;are參考答案：B略18.____thepressurefromwork,teachershavetodealwithpsychologicalproblemscausedbyinterpersonalrelationship.

A.Asfaras

B.Aslongas

C.Aswellas

D.Assoonas參考答案：C

本題主要考查短語(yǔ)意義的辨析。選項(xiàng)A表示“直到.遠(yuǎn)到，就……，盡……，至于”；選項(xiàng)B的意思是“只要”；選項(xiàng)C的意思是“又，和，及，除了……，還”；選項(xiàng)D的意思是“盡快”。根據(jù)句子的意思，除了工作壓力外，老師還必須處理由于人際關(guān)系所引起的心理問(wèn)題，故選C。19.Unfortunately,atleast20minerswerekilled,22_____and13_____inthecoalminegasexplosion.A.wereinjured;weretrapped

B.injuring;trappingC.injured;trapped

D.wereinjured;trapped參考答案：C二、完型填空20.ItwastheweddinganniversaryandRosewaswaitingforherhusbandtoshowup.Aftersomeyearsofmarriage,things___21___betweenthem.Onceacutecouplewhocouldn’tlivewithouteachothernowhadturnedabit___22___.Theywerenowfightingovereverylittlething,buttheybothdidn’tlikechangescameintotheir___23___.WifewaswaitingtoseeifBryanrememberedthatitwastheirwedding___24___.Asthedoorbellrangsherantowardthedoorandopeneditwitha___25___andabunchofflowerstogreetherhusband.___26___startedtocelebrate.Theywantedtomakeupforfights.Theypreparedchampagneandlightmusictocelebrate.___27___thephoneinthebedroomrang.Rosewentto___28___itup.Onthecalltherewasamanwhosaid,“Helloma’am,Iamcallingfromthe___29___station.IsthisMr.BryanCurrie’snumber?”Shereplied,“Yesitis!”“Iamsorryma’am,___30___therehasbeenanaccidentandamandied.Wegotthisnumberfromhis___31___.Canyoupleasecomeandidentifythebody?”themansaid.Rosewas___32___!!“Butmyhusbandiswithmehere!!”,shereplied.“Theincident___33___thisafternoonwhilehewasgettingoffabus.”themanreplied.Rosewasaboutto___34___herconsciousness.“Howcouldthishappen?”,Shethoughttoherself.Shehadreadstoriesaboutsoulsreturningtomeettheirlovedonesaftertheirdeathbeforetheyleave.Herheart___35___.Infearsherantowardsanotherroomtolookforherhusband.Buthewasnotthere.Shesaidtoherself“It’strue!!Heleftmeforever.OhGod,Icandietohaveanotherchancetomendforevery___36___wehad.Ilostmychanceforever.”Shefellonthefloor___37___.Allofasuddentherewasanoisefromthebathroom.ThedooropenedandBryancameoutandsaid,“Darling,I___38___totellyoutodaymywalletwasstolen.”Lifemightnotgiveyouasecondchance.Neverwasteanymomentwhileyoustillhaveachance.___39___peopleandrelationsinlife.Haveawonderfullifewithno___40___.Becauseweknownoonehaspromisedtomorrow.Livetodayandenjoyeverymomentoflife.21.A.changed B.turned C.exchanged D.transformed22.A.sweeter B.bitter C.better D.greater23.A.divorce B.work C.hope D.marriage24.A.party B.church C.congratulations D.anniversary25.A.surprise B.tear C.smile D.fear26.A.All B.Both C.None D.Either27.A.Suddenly B.Occasionally C.Finally D.Eventually28.A.hold B.put C.pick D.keep29.A.bus B.police C.train D.TV30.A.but B.however C.though D.so31.A.bag B.clothes C.wallet D.body32.A.delighted B.shocked C.satisfied D.concerned33.A.brokedown B.brokeout C.leftout D.tookplace34.A.lose B.gain C.lack D.attract35.A.sank B.suspected C.blamed D.ran36.A.loss B.merry C.fight D.failure37.A.invain B.inpain C.indifficulty D.inplace38.A.promised B.forgot C.remembered D.forgave39.A.Enjoy B.Demand C.Delight D.Value40.A.regrets B.pains C.fears D.wonders參考答案：21.A

22.B

23.D

24.D

25.C

26.B

27.A

28.C

29.B

30.A

31.C

32.B

33.D

34.A

35.A

36.C

37.B

38.B

39.D

40.A這是一篇記敘文。本文主要講了一對(duì)夫妻經(jīng)常吵架，感情出現(xiàn)了些問(wèn)題，妻子Rose在結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日這天想著彌補(bǔ)過(guò)去的過(guò)錯(cuò)，重新開(kāi)始，但是一個(gè)電話讓妻子誤以為丈夫Bryan死了，她后悔自責(zé)，痛苦不堪。這則故事告訴我們珍惜生活中的人和牽掛，過(guò)一次無(wú)怨無(wú)悔的人生?！?1題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：結(jié)婚幾年后，他們之間的情況發(fā)生了變化。A.changed變化，改變；B.turned轉(zhuǎn)彎；C.exchanged交換；D.transformed轉(zhuǎn)變。根據(jù)后文buttheybothdidn’tlikechanges可知他們的婚姻發(fā)生了變化。故選A?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：曾經(jīng)的一對(duì)可愛(ài)的夫妻，沒(méi)有彼此無(wú)法生活，現(xiàn)在卻變得有點(diǎn)痛苦。A.sweeter更甜的；B.bitter更苦的；C.better更好的；D.greater更棒的。根據(jù)后文Theywerenowfightingovereverylittlething可知他們?nèi)缃竦幕橐錾钭兊糜悬c(diǎn)痛苦了。故選B?！?3題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他們現(xiàn)在為每一件小事?tīng)?zhēng)吵，但他們都不喜歡婚姻發(fā)生變化。A.divorce離婚；B.work工作；C.hope希望；D.marriage婚姻。根據(jù)上文Aftersomeyearsofmarriage可知全文討論的是他們婚姻中發(fā)生的變化。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：妻子在等著看Bryan是否記得那天是他們的結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日。A.party聚會(huì)；B.church教堂；C.congratulations恭喜；D.anniversary周年紀(jì)念日。根據(jù)第一句ItwastheweddinganniversaryandRosewaswaitingforherhusbandtoshowup.可知妻子在等著看Bryan是否記得那天是他們的結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日。故選D?！?5題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：當(dāng)門鈴響了時(shí)，她跑到門口，帶著微笑和一束鮮花開(kāi)門迎接她的丈夫。A.surprise驚訝；B.tear眼淚；C.smile微笑；D.fear害怕。根據(jù)后文andabunchofflowerstogreetherhusband.可知妻子是帶著微笑和鮮花去迎接丈夫的。故選C?！?6題詳解】考查代詞辨析。句意：兩人都開(kāi)始慶祝。A.All全部；B.Both兩者都；C.None沒(méi)有人；D.Either任一的。這是他們兩人的結(jié)婚紀(jì)念日，因此是“兩者都……”應(yīng)用both。故選B?！?7題詳解】考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：突然，臥室里的電話響了。A.Suddenly突然；B.Occasionally偶爾；C.Finally終于；D.Eventually最后。根據(jù)后文的描述可知突然（Suddenly）響起的電話打斷了他們的慶祝。故選A?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：Rose去接聽(tīng)了電話。A.hold擁有；B.put放置；C.pick撿起；D.keep保持。根據(jù)后文Onthecalltherewasamanwhosaid可知Rose接聽(tīng)了這個(gè)電話。短語(yǔ)pickup“接收到（信號(hào)或聲音）”。故選C?！?9題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：你好，女士，我是警察局的。A.bus公交車；B.police警察；C.train火車；D.TV電視。根據(jù)后文Canyoupleasecomeandidentifythebody?可知電話是警察局打來(lái)的，讓Rose去辨認(rèn)尸體。故選B。【30題詳解】考查連詞辨析。句意：我很遺憾，夫人，但是發(fā)生了一場(chǎng)事故，一個(gè)人死了。A.but但是；B.however然而；C.though雖然；D.so所以。此處根據(jù)句意上下文為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，應(yīng)用連詞but。故選A?！?1題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我們從他的錢包里找到了這個(gè)號(hào)碼。A.bag包；B.clothes衣服；C.wallet錢包；D.body身體。根據(jù)后文mywalletwasstolen可知是錢包。故選C?！?2題詳解】考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：Rose震驚了！A.delighted高興的；B.shocked震驚的；C.satisfied滿意的；D.concerned關(guān)心的。聽(tīng)到這個(gè)消息，本來(lái)打算慶祝周年紀(jì)念日的Rose肯定很震驚。故選B。【33題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：事故發(fā)生在今天下午，當(dāng)時(shí)他正在下公共汽車。A.brokedown

出故障；B.brokeout爆發(fā)；C.leftout忽視；D.tookplace發(fā)生。根據(jù)后文thisafternoonwhilehewasgettingoffabus.可知是在說(shuō)明事故發(fā)生的經(jīng)過(guò)。故選D?！?4題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：Rose快要失去意識(shí)了。A.lose失去；B.gain獲得；C.lack缺乏；D.attract吸引。根據(jù)后文herconsciousness可知此處指“失去意識(shí)”短語(yǔ)為loseconsciousness。故選A。35題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：她的心沉了下去。A.sank下沉；B.suspected懷疑；C.blamed責(zé)備；D.ran奔跑。Rose沉浸在悲痛中，心也沉了下去。其它選項(xiàng)不符合語(yǔ)境。故選A?！?6題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：我愿意用死來(lái)?yè)Q取能夠彌補(bǔ)爭(zhēng)吵機(jī)會(huì)。A.loss損失；B.merry愉快；C.fight爭(zhēng)論，打架；D.failure失敗。根據(jù)第二段第一句Theywerenowfightingovereverylittlething可知此處是指用死換來(lái)彌補(bǔ)他們之間爭(zhēng)吵的機(jī)會(huì)。故選C?！?7題詳解】考查短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：她痛苦地倒在地板上。A.invain徒勞地；B.inpain痛苦地；C.indifficulty處境困難；D.inplace適當(dāng)?shù)?。根?jù)上文Ilostmychanceforever.可知Rose此處得知丈夫去世非常痛苦地倒在地板上。故選B?！?8題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：親愛(ài)的，我忘了告訴你今天我的錢包被偷了。A.promised承諾；B.forgot忘記；C.remembered記得；D.forgave原諒。結(jié)合上文可知Bryan之前沒(méi)有告訴Rose自己的錢包被偷了，否則Rose也不會(huì)以為死的人真的是Bryan。故選B?！?9題詳解】考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。句意：重視生活中的人和事。A.Enjoy欣賞；B.Demand要求；C.Delight使高興；D.Value重視。根據(jù)上文Neverwasteanymomentwhileyoustillhaveachance.可知要重視和珍惜生活中的人和事，不要浪費(fèi)任何一分鐘。故選D?！?0題詳解】考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：過(guò)一個(gè)沒(méi)有遺憾的美好生活。A.regrets遺憾；B.pains痛苦；C.fears害怕；D.wonders奇觀。根據(jù)后文Becauseweknownoonehaspromisedtomorrow.可知此處強(qiáng)調(diào)的是要過(guò)一個(gè)沒(méi)有遺憾的生活，因?yàn)闆](méi)有人能承諾明天會(huì)怎么樣。故選A。21.完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）Mydaughterisasingleparent.Sheworkshardto___41___forherselfandherthreeyoungsons.Shebudgetscarefullyand___42___

toplanforthelittleluxuries(奢侈品)andtreatsthatotherstakeforgranted.Whenhereldestson,David,wanteda___43___

sothathecoulddoanafter-schoolnewspaperdeliveryjob,she___44___

andsoon,hewastheproud___45___

ofagoodsecond-handbike.

Oneafternoon,mydaughteraskedDavidtogotoalocalshop.Herodehisbicycle,___46___foolishlyleftitoutsidetheshopwithout___47___

itup.WhenDavidcameoutoftheshop,itwas___48___.Hewalkedhomein___49___andthen,togetherwithhisfrustratedmother,wenttothelocalpolicestationtoreportthe___50___.

Imaginetheir___51___

whentheyarrivedatthestation:acarparkedoutfronthadDavid’sbikewedged(擠進(jìn))initsboot(汽車后部的行李箱).The___52___toldthemhowhe’dseenagroupofkids___53___thebikeoncemygrandsonhadgoneinsidetheshop.

Thedriver–inhislateteenshimself–hadcalledouttothemto“l(fā)eavethatbike___54___!”Despitethis,onememberofthegroup___55___onthebicycleandrodeitawaywhiletheothersfollowed.Nottobe___56___,theteengotinhiscar,droveafterthemand___57___thattheygivethestolenbikeback.

Hewashappytobeableto___58___ittomygrandsontogetherwithalecture(echoedbythepolicemanandhismother)aboutthesillinessof___59___tousethebikelock.___60___,inalltheexcitement,heslippedaway,withoutevengivingthemhisnameortelephonenumber.

41.A.stand B.provide C.change D.watch

42.A.permits B.refuses C.manages D.decides

43.A.bicycle B.watch C.phone D.backpack

44.A.gaveout B.setaside C.savedup D.workedup

45.A.driver B.worker C.seller D.owner

46.A.and

B.but

C.so D.when

47.A.locking B.picking C.covering D.hiding

48.A.left B.missed

C.broken

D.gone

49.A.surprise B.trouble C.tears D.peace

50.A.danger B.theft C.accident D.fight

51.A.joy B.regret C.anger D.disappointment

52.A.policeman B.manager C.teacher D.driver

53.A.ride B.fix C.steal D.knock

54.A.out B.off C.away D.alone

55.A.jumped B.touched C.walked D.moved

56.A.annoyed B.angry C.confused D.discouraged

57.A.advised B.demanded C.forced D.promised

58.A.donate

B.explain C.return D.pass

59.A.learning B.teaching C.reminding

D.failing

60.A.Besides B.Then C.Finally D.Therefore參考答案：41-45BCACD

46-50BADCB

51-55ADCDA

56-60DBCDB三、閱讀理解22.閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A,B,C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng).。Pollutionisreducingthefragranceofplantsandthuspreventingbeesfrompollinating(授粉)them—endangeringoneofthemostessentialcyclesofnature,anewstudysuggests.Thepotentiallyhugelysignificantresearch,fundedbyUSNationalScienceFoundation,hasfoundthatgasesmainlyformedfromtheemissionsofcarexhaustpreventflowersfromattractingbeesandotherinsectstopollinatethem.Andthescientistswhohaveconductedthestudyfearthatinsects’abilitiestodriveawayenemiesandattractmatesmayalsobedisturbed.ProfessorJoseFuentes,wholedthestudy,said,“Scentmolecules(分子)producedbyflowersinalesspollutedenvironmentcouldtravelforroughly1,000to1,200meters.Buttodaytheymaytravelonly200to300meters.Thismakesitincreasinglydifficultforbeesandotherinsectstolocatetheflowers.”Theresearchers,whoworkedonthemoleculesofsnapdragons(金魚草),foundthatthemoleculesarevolatile(易揮發(fā)的)andquicklybondwithpollutants,mainlyformedfromvehicleemissions.Thischemicallychangesthemoleculessothattheynolongersmelllikeflowers.Aharmfulcycleisthereforesetupwhereinsectsstruggletogetenoughfoodandtheplantsdonotgetpollinatedenoughtomultiply.Alreadybees,whichpollinatemostoftheworld’scrops,reinsuchagreatdeclinethathasneverbeenknownbeforeinBritainandacrossmuchoftheglobe.AtleastaquarterofAmerica’s2.5millionhoneybeecolonieshavebeenmysteriouslywipedoutbycolonycollapsedisorder(CCD),wherehivesarefoundsuddenlydeserted.ThecristshasnowspreadtoEurope.PoliticiansinsistthatCCDhasnotyetbeenfoundinBritain,butconsideringthepresentnumberofbees,theagricultureministerLordRookerhassentthewarning,“Thehoneybeepopulationcouldbewipedoutin10years.”AlthoughtheresearchersarenotcertainwhetherthisistherealcauseofCCD,theysaythatpollutionismakinglifemoredifficultforbeesandotherinsectsinmanyways.68.Inwhatwaydoespollutionpreventflowersfromattractingbees?

A.Byshorteningthedistancetraveledbythescentmoleculesofflowers.

B.Bydisturbingthebees’abilitytoattractmates.

C.Byweakeningthebees’abilitytofightagainstenemies.

D.Bystoppingflowersfromgivingofffragrance.69.Whatharmdoesthedecreasingnumberofbeesdotohumanbeings?

A.Itwillcausehumansnottogetenoughhoney.

B.Itwillreducethefoodsuppliesfortheworld.

C.Humanswillhavetodependonotherinsectstopollinateplants.

D.Humanswillfindithardtodealwiththedesertedbeehives.70.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat

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A.EuropeisaffectedgreatlybyCCD

B.CCDhasdestroyedmostofthehoneybeecoloniesinEurope

C.nohoneybeeswillbefoundallovertheworldinthenearfuture

D.EuropeanofficialshavepaidmuchattentiontoCCD71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TrafficPollutionPutsBeesinDangerB.TrafficPollutionistoBlameforCCDC.PollutionMakesFlowersLoseTheirScentD.PollutionCausestheDecreaseinFlowers參考答案：ABDC23.Acrosstheworld,studieshaveconsistentlyfoundthatgirlsperformsignificantlybetterthanboysinreading.Thesestudiesshowthatgirlstypicallyreadmorefrequentlythanboys,andhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardreading.Thereareseveralreasonsthathelpexplainthesegender-baseddifferences.Parentsreadmorewiththeirdaughters.Thissendsastrongandearlymessagethatbooksareforgirls,aswellasequippinggirlswithasignificantadvantage.Recentresearchhasfoundeventhoughboysreadlessfrequentlythangirls,girlsstillreceivemoreencouragementtoreadfromtheirparents.Sohowcanparentsandeducatorshelpbridgethissocially-engineeredgapforboys’reading?Toimproveboys’readingperformance,parentsandeducatorsmaylookforwaystoconnectboyswithreading.Thishasledtodiscussionabouttheimportanceofpromotingso-called“boy-friendly”booksthatboyssupposedly“prefer”Thesearetypicallyassumedtobenon-fictionworks,asmanypeoplebelievedthatboysprefertoreadnon-fiction.Butthisbeliefisnotsupportedbyrecentresearch,whichinfactsuggestsboysaremorelikelytochoosetoreadfictionthannon-fiction.Encouragingallboystoreadnon-fictionunderthemistakenbeliefthatitistheirpreferencemayactuallybeharmful.Fictionreadersreadmorefrequentlyanddemonstratefasterlanguagelearningandhigherlanguageability.Besidesencouragingmorefictionreading,thereareanumberofwaysthatwecanhelpconnectboyswithbooks.Firstly,don’tassumethatboysofthesameagehavethesameinterestsorthattheirinterestsstaythesameovertime.Tomatchboyswithsuitablereadingmaterial,haveregulardiscussionsaboutreadingforpleasureinordertokeepupwiththeirinterests.Schoolsshouldalsoprovideaccesstolibrariesduringlessonsthroughouttheyearsofschooling.Girlsvisitthelibraryintheirfreetimemorethanboys,andasstudentsmovetohighergradestheyoftenhavelessaccesstolibrariesduringclass.Accesstobooksforboysisessentialtopromotereading.Inaddition,weshouldkeeppaperbooksavailablebecauseresearchshowsthatboysarelesslikelytochoosetoreadonscreensthangirls.Finallyweshouldp