Question

    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 remaining one is a task that many of us have failed.

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 “arts”, 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-confidence 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 target 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 capabilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults.

Hopefully, art education can help turn things around.

1.What is the function of the first paragraph?

A.To introduce a famous artist. B.To summarize the whole passage.

C.To lead in the topic. D.To encourage us to be artists.

2.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C.Traditional “core majors” are out of date.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 helpful.

3.What can we predict from the guideline issued by China’s Ministry of education?

A.More art-related courses will appear in all schools.

B.College students will have to gain enough art credits to graduate.

C.More students will major in art at colleges and universities.

D.Art will become much more important than science.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A.Every child is an artist B.Bringing art to life

C.Learning from the artists D.Life is art

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】

本文是议论文。西方教育工作者提出“STEAM”的概念，说明 “艺术”和其他的核心专业同样重要。中国教育部也发布了准则，要求 高校提供更多与艺术相关的课程，学生需要获得一定数量的艺术学分才能毕业。艺术教育可以培养他们的自信、团队合作精神、思维习惯等。

1.推理判断题。文章第一段借用西班牙著名画家Pablo Picasso说过的话Every child is an artist. The problem he has is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”每个孩子都是艺术家。 他所面临的问题是，一旦他长大，如何继续成为一名艺术家”，是为了引出下文的关于孩子应该接受艺术教育的话题。故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据第四段中“we introduce the concept of “STEAM” instead of “STEM” - traditional “core majors” including science, technology, engineering, and math -since the “A”, which stands for “arts”, is just as important”可知， STEM是传统的“核心专业”，包括科学、技术、工程和数学；STEAM中的A代表“艺术”；由此判断出引入“STEAM”的概念是表示“艺术”和其他的核心专业同样重要。故选A项。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段中“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.”可知，根据中国教育部发布的准则，学生需要获得一定量的艺术学分才能毕业。故选B项。

4.主旨大意题。西方教育工作者提出“STEAM”的概念，说明 “艺术”和其他的核心专业同样重要；中国教育部也发布了准则，要求 高校提供更多与艺术相关的课程，学生需要获得一定数量的艺术学分才能毕业；文章第6～7段论述艺术教育的作用。因此文章主题是应该发展艺术教育，让艺术重回我们的生活中。所以短文的最佳标题是“让艺术重回我们的生活中”。选项B项。