第PAGE"pagenumber"pagenumber頁，共NUMPAGES"numberofpages"numberofpages頁高考英語閱讀理解專項練習(xí)（一）InSingapore,itseemslikeartisateveryturn.Lookcloselyandyou’lldiscovermasterpiecesinfrontofanofficebuilding,awalkway,andevenonarooftopgarden,whereeveryonecanappreciatethemupclose.Inordertofurtherpromoteart,festivalsareheldthroughouttheyear.Herearesomeofthebiggestartdrawstocome.ARTWALK

When:JanuaryAnannualpublicartfestival,ArtwalktakesplaceintheculturallyrichneighborhoodsofLittleIndiaandKatong-JooChiat.Visitorscanlearnaboutthefood,storiesandhistoryoftwoofSingapore’smostdistinctcommunitiesonguidedwalkingtours.Theycanevenexperienceartandcultureupclosewithhands-onworkshopswithlocalartists,storytellersandculturalexperts.ARTSG

When:MarchDuringthebiggestartfairinSoutheastAsia,morethan150oftheworld’sbestgallerieswillshowcasetheircollectionofmorethan1,000artists.Thefilmsectorwillfeaturepaneldiscussions,experimentalfilms,andnewfilm-makingpractices.SomegallerieswillalsopresentdigitaltechnologyartworkslikeAR,VR,andNFTs.SINGAPORENIGHT

When:AugustDuringthisparty-likenightfestival,theBrasBasah-Bugisbusinessstreetlightsupforthismulti-dimensionalartfestivalwithdiverselightinstallations(裝置).Buildingwallsprovidelarger-than-lifecanvases(畫布)forshows;undergroundtunnelsarebrilliantwithlights.Artandcreativityblossomthroughapassionforexperiments.SINGAPOREBIENNALE

When:October-FebruaryLastingfivemonths,theSingaporeBiennaleisadynamiceventthatencouragesfolkstoseeartinanewlightthroughinteractiveinstallationsandexhibitions.Thehighlightsincludearttours,airperformances,afilminstallationandvariousexhibitions.1．WhatcanavisitordoinARTWALK?A．Visitmuseumsandgalleries. B．Joinininteractiveactivities.C．Tryoutglobalcuisine. D．Sharepersonalstories.2．WhenshouldvisitorsgotoSingaporeiftheywanttoenjoylightshowsatnight?A．InJanuary. B．InMarch. C．InAugust. D．InNovember.3．What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．FourartshowsinSingapore. B．FourplacesofinterestinSingapore.C．FourartfestivalsinSingapore. D．FourtravelroutesinSingapore.（二）Kortenwenttoapublicschool.TherewerestudentswhowerefriendswithKortenandwhoweren’t,Butdeepdown,ourheroknewthathewas“thatkid”inschoolbecauseofhisKortenwasoftennulledButism(自閉癥).Diagnosedthathecouldneverspeak,Kortenwasoftenpulledoutofclassforspeechtreatment.Hewasinfamousforhaving“breakdowns”inthemiddleofaclassandforseeingspecialistsinsideandoutsideoftheschool.Whenallhopeseemedlost,itwasathleticsthatcametoKorten’srescue.Aftertryingswimming,hetookuprunningandjoinedthecross-countryteamofhisschool.Butautismseriouslyaffectedhim,Inthebeginning,Kortencouldn’trunaroundtheschoolyardwithoutstoppingatleastacoupleoftimes.Frustrated,hewouldoftendropoutofthem.However,thesportsperson’smentality(心態(tài))whichwaslockedupbyhisautismbeforehadbeguntorise.Despitehiscondition,Kortendecidedtotakepartinthecross-countryracesduringtheupcomingseason.Heworkedonhisskillswithhisfatherduringthesummerbreakandtohissurprise,Kortenwasnotonlycompetingbutsuccessfullyfinishingtheraceswithsomeofthebestrecords.Heevenalmostwonthe1,500-metreracethatyear.Whenhestartedhiscollegelife,Kortenrealizedthathewasn’ttheonlyonewith“issues”.Therewerepeoplewho,though,maynotbeautistic,werefightingtheirownbattles.Havingdisplayedhisrealandcompleteselfinfrontoftheworld,Kortennotonlywasabletogivehis100%tosports,butalsowasawardedthe“Who’swhoamongstudentsoncampus”,avaluablerecognitiongiventothosewithhighacademicsalongwithparticipatinginmanyafter-schoolactivities.；4．WhywasKortenreferredtoas“thatkid”inschool?A．Hedroppedoutofschool. B．Hehadnofriendsatschool.C．Hewasaheroofhisschool. D．Hewasoftenabsentforhiscondition.；5．WhatinspiredKorten’sinnerstrength?A．Hisloveforsport. B．Hisspecialcondition.C．Hisnewly-foundfightingspirit. D．Hisfather’sencouragement.；6．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Oneshouldaccepthisrealself. B．Everyoneincollegefoughtforagoal.C．FewstudentsincollegeknewKorten. D．Kortenwasmorerecognizedinacademics.；7．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．ShowConcernforAutism B．FaceYourLifeChallengesC．FindanInterestinaSport D．RecognizeYourOwnIssue（三）Today,I’vebeenrecordinganaudiobook.IamexcitedthatIhaverealizedmylife-longdream.IwillneverforgetatprimaryschoolIusedtowaitwithbreathlessanticipationtotakemyturnreadingoutaparagraphofgreatworksinfront.Atmysecondaryschool,whenstudentswereencouragedtoselectandpresentareadingat“morningtalk”,Ioftenaddedmynametothelist.Thiswasallhandybackgroundformycareerinbroadcasting.But,muchasIenjoyhostingshowsandinterviewingpeople,Ioftenfindmyselfmissingthesimplepleasuresofreadingoutloud.I’dthoughtaboutputtingmyselfforwardasanarrator(朗讀者)foraudiobooks.ButI’mnotanactor.Ican’tdoregionalaccentsorplayfemalevoice.Non-fiction,then,seemedtheobvioustarget,butIfeltthatsuchbookswerebestreadbytheirauthors.Ifitwereauthors’ownvoice,theirstorieswouldtouchme.Recently,deliveringmyson’snightlybedtimestoryhasreawakenedmyloveforreadingoutloud—highlightssofarhaveincludedCharlotte’sWeb.ButIneverthoughtI’dgettheopportunitytodoitprofessionally.Then,lastmonth,IwascontactedbyJamesPlunkett,authorofEndState,aforthcomingbookaboutpoliticalideas.Hehadnodesiretoreadhisbookoutloud,butasafanofmyprogram,hethoughtImightdoareasonablejob.So,I’vespentthisweekinastudio,simplyreadingstuffoutloud.AndI’mLOVINGIT!Mindyou,it’sanentirelyunexpectedexperience.It’sdishearteningwhentherecordingneedstobestoppedbecauseI’vejustcarelesslyskippedovera‘the’,orhadtoclearmythroat,orcatchmybreath.I’vealsolearnedhowmanywordsI’vebeenmispronouncingmyentirelife:behavioralisBE-HAYVE-YOU-RAL,notBE-HAYVE-EE-AH-RUL.Thoughtacklingthis339bookdoesn’tturnouttobethateasy,I’vefoundthewholeprocessawesome,andhopethisbecomesthefirstofmany.；8．Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbymentioninghisexperiencesatschool?A．Thepurposeofschooling. B．Hisloveforreadingaloud.C．Thepowerofencouragement. D．Histalentforsilentreading.；9．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromparagraph3?A．HeregretsbeingaTVhost. B．Hedoesn’tlikenon-fictionatall.C．Helacksworkingexperience. D．Heisawareofhisdisadvantages.；10．Whycouldtheauthorgetthejobasanarrator?A．Becausehewasspecificallyinvited. B．Becauseheappliedforitinperson.C．Becausehereadmanybedtimestories. D．Becausehehadabigcrowdoffans.；11．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbeinganarrator?A．Frighteningbutprofitable. B．Rewardingbutunsafe.C．Demandingbutenjoyable. D．Promisingbutunstable.（四）Curiosityiskeytolearning.Infact,studiesshowthat,whenwe’recuriousaboutasubject,wearemuchmorelikelytorememberinformationwelearnedaboutthatsubject.Ifyou’reaneducationalprofessionalorareconsideringearningateachingdegreeandenteringtheclassroom,knowinghowtoenlightenstudents’curiositycanhelpyouimprovelearningoutcomes.Curiositymostoftenbeginswith“why”.Whydoesnaturalgasburnblue?Whyisbluespelledblueandnotblew?Whydoesthewindblow?Ifyouwanttofireupyourstudents’curiosity,youneedtoencouragethemtoaskandtrytoanswerquestions.Thatmeansyoushouldavoidgivingtediouslectureswhereyouexplaineverything.Instead,trydesigningyourclassessothatyou’reposingquestions.Andbesuretoleaveopeningsforstudentstoparticipateandaskquestionsaboutwhatthey’relearning.Noteveryquestionyourstudentsaskwillbeaquestionyouexpect.Butallquestionsproveacuriousmind,sodon’tdismissquestionsthatdon’tfitwithyourlesson.Instead,leaveunstructuredtimeinclasstoaddressunexpectedquestions,orestablishasystemwherebyunexpectedquestionscanbe“stored”forlater,likeonawhiteboardorinanonlinedocument.Inadditiontomakingroomforunexpectedquestions,youshouldalsomakeroomforstudents’explorationoftheirquestions.Ifyougiveyourstudentsenoughtimetodiscussquestions,theircuriosityiscertainlytoexpand.Curiosityisafuel.Itdrivesustotrytofigurethingsoutand,finally,tolearn.Somakesureyougiveyourstudentstimeforreflectionaftereveryclass.Askthemtocreateaquickpieceofarttoreflectwhat