Unit 1　School life 走进高考·文化品格渗透

试题出处 试题信息 语篇概要 文化品格 2016·全国卷Ⅱ 阅读理解B 老师让学生拼装玩具以激励学生的创造力 创造力比知识更重要，它是一个国家、一个民族不断保持生命力的基础

Five years ago，when I taught art at a school in Seattle，I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students.I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student，and said：“Make something out of the Tinkertoys.You have 45 minutes today—and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.” A few students hesitated to start.They waited to see what the rest of the class would do.Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided.Another group built something out of their own imaginations.

Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time.His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home.I was delighted at the presence of such a student.Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work.His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.

Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside.I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking.Without fail one would declare，“But I’m just not creative.” “Do you dream at night when you’re asleep？” “Oh，sure.” “So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.” The student would tell something wildly imaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads.“That’s pretty creative.Who does that for you？”

“Nobody.I do it.” “Really—at night，when you’re asleep？” “Sure.” “Try doing it in the daytime，in class，okay？” 语篇解读　这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是作为一名老师，作者让学生拼装玩具是为了更多地了解他们，从中发现并激励他们的创造力。

√ 25.The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to . A.know more about the students B.make the lessons more exciting C.raise the students’ interest in art D.teach the students about toy design √ 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“...I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students.”可知，作者使用Tinkertoys是为了更多地了解自己的学生。故选A。 25 26 27 28 解析 答案

√ 26.What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3? A.He liked to help his teacher. B.He preferred to study alone. C.He was active in class. D.He was imaginative. √ 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第二句“Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work.”可知，他是一个很有创造力的人。 25 26 27 28 解析 答案

27.What does the underlined word “downside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A.Mistake.　　　　　　 B.Drawback. C.Difficulty. D.Burden. √ 解析　词义猜测题。画线词所在句为段落主题句。结合后面的句子“I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking.”可知，这里指的是：激励的教育方式也有缺点。drawback缺点，符合语境。 25 26 27 28 解析 答案

√ 28.Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams? A.To help them to see their creativity. B.To find out about their sleeping habits. C.To help them to improve their memory. D.To find out about their ways of thinking. √ 解析　推理判断题。根据最后的对话内容可知，作者让孩子们谈论他们那些富有想象力的梦，是为了帮助他们看到自己的创造力。 25 26 27 28 解析 答案