Test 2-【沸腾英语】2024年高一英语(阅+完+七选五+语法+续写)五项全练

五项全练 高 一 8 Test 2 阅读理解第 部分一 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem he has is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” This is both encouraging and discouraging. The fact that we were all born to be artists is certainly exciting, and yet the reality has proven that many of us have failed to remain one. Fortunately, some people have seen the problem and want to solve it. Western educators have suggested that we introduce the concept of “STEAM” instead of “STEM” —traditional “core majors” including science, technology, engineering and math—since the “A”, which stands for “art”, is just as important. And on April 11, China’s Ministry of Education issued a guideline. Colleges and universities are required to provide more art-related courses and students need to earn a certain number of art credits in order to graduate. These efforts came after many scientific studies had found that art education helps students develop self-confi dence and teamwork skills, as well as habits of mind such as problem solving and critical thinking, according to The Washington Post. It’s true that none of these skills is aimed for specific jobs. But as former US ballet dancer Damian Woetzel told The Atlantic, the purpose of art is “to give kids the tools to become adults who are creative, adaptable, and expressive—capable of having their eyes and ears and senses alive”. And we can now see how we lost track of our born “artist self” on our way to growing up: We failed to keep our abilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults. Hopefully, art education can help turn things around. ( ) 1. Why should the concept of “STEAM” be introduced according to western educators? A. Art is as important as traditional “core majors”. B. All of us should learn art in college. C. Traditional “core majors” are out of date. D. Western education is more helpf