【正文】 (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，很多人認為藝術課是學習不好的孩子的救命稻草，是毫無用處的學科。而作者卻認為藝術課給了她歸屬感，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。它甚至不應該成為一個學科?？芍?，學數(shù)學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強調理工學科的重要性。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“開設由專業(yè)教師講授藝術課程的公立學校數(shù)量有所減少。可知，藝術學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 Everyone at Pacsafe is always eager to get out in the world and enjoy new cultures, food, and experiences. With that in mind we asked a few of our top travel bugs for their best travel destination remendations for 2019. They also included their favorite Pacsafe bag to take on the trip. Enjoy and hopefully get some ideas for your own globe trotting adventure. Sri Lanka Alison Hanko, Global Marketing Director I39。m going to Sri Lanka this summer holiday and can39。t wait. It39。s close to Hong Kong where I live and I39。ve always wanted to go. The food is supposed to be amazing. It seems really relaxing and I really want to do the Kandy to Badulla train ride, which looks just stunning. We39。ve booked a good mix of beaches, some time in a safari tent to hopefully see elephants in the wild. For my bag, I39。ll most likely take the Quiksilver 40L Pack because it has the builtin wet pack for my bikinis. It39。s also a great size for a weeklong trip in a warm climate. Japan Ben Barras, Creative Director Japan is definitely my best travel destination remendation. The culture, the streets, the architecture, the inspiration you get from all of that is amazing. The food is also fascinating. It39。s where I39。m most planning to go. Tokyo obviously, but also visiting the mountains. You can go snowboarding, which I haven39。t done for years. I have a Vibe 25L Backpack which you can pack a lot in. The thing I like most about it is that it39。s pact, but still fits plenty in. I39。ll pair that up with a larger travel bag for the rest of my things and use the backpack to get around day to day. Berlin Phil Hayes, Executive VP of Global Design For me, it39。s definitely Berlin. I39。m particularly excited about the fashion, which I hear is pretty full on. Also the art galleries and history. Food, nightlife. Everything I39。ve heard about Berlin is pretty cool, so I39。m going to suck as much as I can out of it. World39。s Global Style Network had the Berlin shopping list that came out recently, so I39。m going to follow that through as well. Bag wise, it will be the Quiksilver X Collab Bag. It39。s the 25L Antitheft Backpack. It39。s normally my goto bag for city trips because it39。s super easy to lock on the plane and in bars, and it39。s just the right amount of space.（1）Which of the Pacsafe bag is a good choice for beach travel? A.The Quiksilver 40L Pack.B.The Vibe 25L Backpack.C.The Quiksilver X Collab Bag.D.25L Antitheft Backpack.（2）If you are interested in fashion, which destination should you choose? A.Sri Lanka.B.Japan.C.Hong K