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【題目】Singapore's schools have become global role models with high results in international tests.But now they want to move,beyond this—towards something that encourages creativity and what they term "holistic（全面的）education".

Minister of Education,Heng Swee Keat,says this is "less about content knowledge",but "more about how to process information".He describes this challenge of innovating（創(chuàng)新）as being about to "tell truth from untruth,connect seemingly different things,and create knowledge even as the situation changes".

This approach aims to prepare today's students for the demands of the next 20 years.It means that schools are under more pressure,and will be given more freedom,to come up with creative ways to teach students.So instead of the traditional impressions of high-pressure Asian schools,with rows of heads buried in books,they are trying different approaches to learning.

To put this into practice,on a sunny April morning,80 students from one of Singapore's top schools were traveling outdoors.The nine to ten-year-old from Rosyth School were on a "learning journey" in a park,with science topics and values such as caring for the environment.

"We are conducting a biopsy（活組織檢查）to find out why a bee,a fish,a bird or a plant died strangely,"said one student."Is it because of human actions?"

They photographed "evidence" on smart phones and digital cameras,getting facts on plants and animal species. "They can really learn through hands-on experience and putting things into action,"said moral education teacher, Joslyn Huang.

【1】What are Singapore's schools famous for according to the passage?

A. Test results. B. Strict management.

C. Teaching methods. D. Learning environment.

【2】What does Singapore's "holistic education" lay emphasis on?

A. Students' moral behavior. B. Students' creative ability.

C. Students' content knowledge. D. Students' hands-on experience.

【3】Why did the 80 students from Rosyth School conduct a biopsy?

A. To improve the environment.

B. To protect animals and plants.

C. To study the relationship between human actions and some animals' death.

D. To find out the relationship between human behaviors and climate changes.

【4】How did the author tell us about a different way of learning in Singapore's schools?

A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisons.

C. By listing figures. D. By analyzing cause and effect.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】本文主要介紹了新加坡學校的全面教育注重培養(yǎng)學生的創(chuàng)造力，并舉相關的例子，如：Rosyth學校實施活組織檢查是為了調查為什么蜜蜂、魚、鳥或者是植物都奇怪地死亡，是否與人類活動有關，帶著同學們外出旅游。這給我們當代教育灌輸了新的理念，我們要注重創(chuàng)造力的培養(yǎng)而不是一味地讀死書，而應應用于實踐之中。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段中“Singapore's schools have become global role models with high results in international tests.”得新加坡的學校因為測試結果而著名，故選A。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。文章中第二段主要介紹了該校有關教育要注重培養(yǎng)創(chuàng)新力的理念“He describes this challenge of innovating（創(chuàng)新）as being about to "tell truth from untruth,connect seemingly different things,and create knowledge even as the situation changes".”新加坡的全面教育也是注重培養(yǎng)學生的創(chuàng)造力。故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段“"We are conducting a biopsy（活組織檢查）to find out why a bee,a fish,a bird or a plant died strangely,"said one student."Is it because of human actions?"”可知Rosyth學校實施活組織檢查是為了調查為什么蜜蜂、魚、鳥或者是植物都奇怪地死亡，是否與人類活動有關，故選C。

【4】歸納概括題。A. By giving examples.舉例子 B. By making comparisons.作比較C. By listing figures.列舉特征 D. By analyzing cause and effect.分析原因和影響 本文主要介紹了新加坡學校的全面教育注重培養(yǎng)學生的創(chuàng)造力，并舉相關的例子，如：Rosyth學校實施活組織檢查是為了調查為什么蜜蜂、魚、鳥或者是植物都奇怪地死亡，是否與人類活動有關，帶著同學們外出旅游。