Question

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（创新）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（活组织检查）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.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】本文主要介绍了新加坡学校的全面教育注重培养学生的创造力，并举相关的例子，如：Rosyth学校实施活组织检查是为了调查为什么蜜蜂、鱼、鸟或者是植物都奇怪地死亡，是否与人类活动有关，带着同学们外出旅游。这给我们当代教育灌输了新的理念，我们要注重创造力的培养而不是一味地读死书，而应应用于实践之中。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Singapore's schools have become global role models with high results in international tests.”得新加坡的学校因为测试结果而著名，故选A。

2.细节理解题。文章中第二段主要介绍了该校有关教育要注重培养创新力的理念“He describes this challenge of innovating（创新）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养学生的创造力。故选B。

3.细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段“"We are conducting a biopsy（活组织检查）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学校实施活组织检查是为了调查为什么蜜蜂、鱼、鸟或者是植物都奇怪地死亡，是否与人类活动有关，故选C。

4.归纳概括题。A. By giving examples.举例子 B. By making comparisons.作比较C. By listing figures.列举特征 D. By analyzing cause and effect.分析原因和影响 本文主要介绍了新加坡学校的全面教育注重培养学生的创造力，并举相关的例子，如：Rosyth学校实施活组织检查是为了调查为什么蜜蜂、鱼、鸟或者是植物都奇怪地死亡，是否与人类活动有关，带着同学们外出旅游。