Question

【題目】 In Singapore, primary and high school students take outdoor-skills courses as part of their studies. They are usually three to five days long and include rope and rock climbing, going to sea in a small boat, sleeping in a tent at night, taking long walks in the forest, and learning to make a fire. It's real life. One careless mistake could make someone get really hurt. Are those outdoor skills really important?

Minister of Education Ng Chee Meng says that the outdoor courses help students develop skills like critical thinking (批判性思維), teamwork, and good communication — abilities that are necessary for work and life. He believes that these skills are as important as traditional subjects. Students need to learn from books, but for some lessons, reading isn't as useful as doing.

What do the students think? Angelique, a student from Singapore, went for a boat trip in the sea.“It helped me to grow stronger,” she says. She felt nervous because it was stormy that day. There were moments when she felt afraid and hopeless. But she remembered that“smooth seas never made a skilled sailor (水手)” and felt brave enough to continue against the storm.“I am thankful for this amazing chance,” she says.

Right now, students attend the courses with groups from their own school. After 2020, however, all students will do the course in groups from several different schools. One student said it this way, “Nothing's impossible.”And that's a great lesson to learn.

【1】In Singapore , the students usually spend________ on outdoor-skills courses.

A.3 daysB.5 daysC.8 daysD.3,4 or five days

【2】According to the first paragraph, what may make someone get really hurt?

A.taking long walks in the forestB.going to sea in a small boat

C.one careless mistakeD.sleeping in a tent at night

【3】Minister of Education Ng Chee Meng thinks that________are as important as traditional subjects.

A.skills like critical thinkingB.teamworkC.good communication D.above of all

【4】What did Angelique think of her boat trip in the sea?

A.It was terrible.B.It was hopelessC.It was amazing.D.It was boring.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文關(guān)注的是新加坡教育，介紹了新加坡在中小學(xué)生開展戶外技能課程學(xué)習(xí)的重要性和學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)體驗。

【1】題意：在新加坡，學(xué)生們通常要花3、4或5天的時間學(xué)習(xí)戶外技能課程。

考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)開頭“In Singapore, primary and high school students take outdoor-skills courses as part of their studies. They are usually three to five days long在新加坡，中小學(xué)生把戶外技能課程作為學(xué)習(xí)的一部分。通常需要三到五天的時間”可知，故選D。

【2】題意：根據(jù)第一段，什么可能使人受到真正的傷害？

考查細節(jié)判斷。A. 在森林里長時間散步。B. 乘小船出海。C. 一個粗心的錯誤。D. 晚上睡在帳篷里。根據(jù)“One careless mistake could make someone get really hurt一個粗心的錯誤會使人受到很大的傷害”，可知選C。

【3】題意：教育部部長吳志斌認為， 與傳統(tǒng)科目同樣重要。

考查細節(jié)理解。skills like critical thinking批判性思維；teamwork團隊合作；good communication良好的溝通能力；above of all以上各項。根據(jù)“the outdoor courses help students develop skills like critical thinking, teamwork, and good communication-abilities that are necessary for work and life. He believes that these skills are as important as traditional subjects戶外課程幫助學(xué)生發(fā)展批判性思維、團隊合作和良好的溝通能力等工作和生活所必需的技能。他認為這些技能和傳統(tǒng)科目一樣重要”，可知前面三項都是，故選D。

【4】題意：Angelique覺得她的海上之旅怎么樣？

考查觀點態(tài)度題。A. 太可怕了。B. 沒有希望。C. 太神奇了。D. 很無聊。根據(jù)Angelique的話“I am thankful for this amazing chance我很感謝這個神奇的機會”，可知她認為很奇妙，故選C。