二、完形填空(本题共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
The famous painter Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem he has is how to
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an artist once he grows up.”
This is both encouraging and discouraging. The fact that we were all
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to be artists is certainly exciting, and yet the reality has
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that remaining one is the task that many of us have failed in.
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, some people have seen the problem and want to solve it.
Western educators have suggested that we introduce the concept(概念) of “STEAM” instead of “STEM”—traditional core majors including science, technology,
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, and maths—since the “A”, which
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“art”, is just as
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. Meanwhile, China’s Ministry of Education issued(宣布) guidelines. Colleges and universities are required to
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more art-related courses and students need to earn a
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number of art credits in order to graduate.
These efforts came after many scientific studies had found that
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education helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills,
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habits of mind like problem-solving and critical thinking.
It’s true that
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of these skills target(面向) specific jobs. But as a USA ballet dancer said, the
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of art is “to give kids the tools to become adults who are
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, adaptable(有适应能力的), and expressive—able to have their eyes, ears and senses alive”.
And we can now see how we lost track of our inborn “artist self” on our way to growing up: we
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to keep our abilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults.
(
D
)11. A. inspire B. achieve C. become D. remain
(
B
)12. A. believed B. born C. carried D. brought
(
D
)13. A. built B. improved C. said D. proved
(
C
)14. A. Sadly B. Finally C. Luckily D. Unluckily
(
B
)15. A. energy B. engineering
C. entertainment D. education
(
A
)16. A. stands for B. sticks to
C. belongs to D. depends on
(
C
)17. A. useless B. harmful C. important D. different
(
D
)18. A. play B. join C. know D. provide
(
A
)19. A. certain B. suitable C. terrible D. large
(
C
)20. A. science B. maths C. art D. technology
(
A
)21. A. as well as B. in general
C. instead of D. for example
(
B
)22. A. all B. none C. each D. neither
(
D
)23. A. result B. reason C. cause D. purpose
(
C
)24. A. strong B. dishonest C. creative D. impatient
(
B
)25. A. succeeded B. failed C. managed D. hoped
