【正文】 organ has put emphasis on (強調(diào)) science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), saying that students who focus on the arts risk their careers. Stopping young people from expressing themselves at such a young age is not doing them any favours. Perhaps Nicky Morgan has forgotten to open the door of having a drive to study that subject day in, day out. It shouldn39。t matter what that subject is. I don39。t doubt the influence that STEM subjects can have on the people that love them. But to force children into one field is cruel. As much as I try, I39。m not good at and don39。t love physics, biology or maths. I don39。t want a career in these areas. There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers. I can39。t even imagine how it feels to be told that you don39。t teach a real subject by an 8yearold boy. To the teachers, the parents, the government I say: Let children make their own decisions. Let them live in the present. Let them have a real, unlimited education.（1）How does the boy in maths feel about dance? A.Useless.B.Difficult.C.Beautiful.D.Important.（2）After the author took GCSE dance, she ________ A.lost interest in itB.kept her mind on itC.turned to other subjectsD.struggled with Her lessons（3）What do we know about Nicky Morgan? A.She encourages students to learn soft subjects.B.She suggests students take a risk in their careers.C.She underlines the importance of STEM subjects.D.She allows students to express themselves freely.（4）What39。s the present situation of arts subjects? A.They attract much attention worldwide.B.They are taught by nonprofessionals.C.They are considered less important.D.They have made great progress.【答案】 （1）A（2）B（3）C（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇議論文，很多人認為藝術(shù)課是學(xué)習(xí)不好的孩子的救命稻草，是毫無用處的學(xué)科。而作者卻認為藝術(shù)課給了她歸屬感，是使她不斷奮斗的動力源泉。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的”The easy ones: the stupid girls at the bottom take them. Like dance. It shouldn39。t even be a subject.“很簡單：底層愚蠢的女孩才會上這些課。就像跳舞。它甚至不應(yīng)該成為一個學(xué)科?？芍瑢W(xué)數(shù)學(xué)的男孩認為舞蹈沒有用處。故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的” Dance gives me something to pour my head and heart into“舞蹈給了我全身心投入的東西，可知，在作者參加完GCSE的舞蹈課程后，她就一直專注于此。故選B。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的”The education secretary Nicky Morgan has put emphasis on science , technology. engineering and maths (STEM)“可知，Nicky Morgan強調(diào)理工學(xué)科的重要性。故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的”There has been a decrease in the number of state schools offering arts subjects taught by specialist teachers“開設(shè)由專業(yè)教師講授藝術(shù)課程的公立學(xué)校數(shù)量有所減少?？芍?，藝術(shù)學(xué)科被認為是不重要的，沒有得到重視。故選C。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準確捕捉細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 The spine (脊柱) stands at the center of your health, providing your body with structure and support. It also contains a major collection of nerves that deliver electric signals from the rest of the body to your brain. So it39。s important to take care of it. Staying in a good position is one of the most important things to keep your spine healthy. A proper position means standing or sitting while keeping your spins straight, except for its natural bending. Positions play a vital part even when you39。re asleep. Stomach sleeping is far from a good idea. Many people prefer sleeping on their side, which is in the interests of their spine. Sleeping on your back has lots of benefits yet can cause lower back pain and put some pressure on your spine. Staying still for too long — even if your position is good — can be hard on your back. Especially if you work at a task most of the day, it39。s important to get up and stretch (伸展) periodically. Strength exercises with light weights like pushups can also help by strengthening the muscles. However, don39。t overdo the exercise, as repeated movements can hurt the muscles around the spine, as trying to lift heavy weights with poor technique. Vitamins also affect the health of your spine. In particular, vitamin B and omega3 fatty acids help keep nerves healthy. Another important part is vitamin D, which is required for strong bones. Vitamin D can e from some foods, but it39。s also absorbed from sunlight, so it may help to do some exercises outside. At last, many of the actions necessary to keep a spine healthy are similar to those used to protect your health in other ways. So protect your back, and the rest of the body will benefit.（1）Which sleeping position is best for our spine according to the passage? A.B.C.D.（2）What is suggested in paragraph 3? A.Strengthening muscles around the spine.B.Repeating a certain movement more.C.Doing a proper amount of exercise.D.Staying still in a good position.（3）What can we infer about vitamins? A.Vitamin B reacts with omega3 fatty acids.B.Abundant vitamin D guarantees strong bones.C.Vitamin D can39。t be absorbed without sunlight.D.Doing pushups outside increases vitamin D intake.（4）What is the best title for the text? A.Stay still, stay healthyB.Good position, good spineC.Healthy means, healthy spineD.Proper exercise, proper weight【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）D（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，脊柱位于健康的中心，為你的身體提供結(jié)構(gòu)和支撐。它還包含一個主要的神經(jīng)集合，將身體其他部位的電信號傳遞到你的大腦。所以照顧好它很重要。作者介紹了一些有助于脊椎健康的方法。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Many people prefer sleeping on their side, which is in the interes