专题02 2021年中考英语时事热点必读（2）（原卷版）.doc

v 2021年中考英语必读时事热点(2) 文章导读 一、阅读理解 音乐、美术等艺术课程将进入中考。 二、阅读理解 党的十九届五中全会描绘了我国未来发展的宏伟蓝图。 三、任务阅读 扶贫路上的小人物、大感动。 四、阅读理解 神秘的三星堆又一次惊艳世界。三星堆新坑发掘，古蜀文明的“盲盒”被打开。 五、阅读理解 嫦娥五号成功带回月球“土特产”，揭秘月壤价值。 六、阅读回答问题 新总统拜登入主白宫，面临种种期待解决的问题。 七、书面表达 音乐美术进入中考，我们要多元发展自己的兴趣爱好。 阅读理解 Will it be too hard to study art? “Art does not solve problems, but tells us their existence (存在),” famous Polish sculptor (雕塑家) Magdalena Abakanowicz once said. “Arts education, on the other hand, does solve problems.” The high school entrance exams (中考) for Chinese Junior 3 students are mainly about academic (学术类的) subjects, such as math and Chinese. But starting from 2022, they will be tested in areas like music and art. On Oct 16, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said that fine arts will be included in high school entrance exams in more provinces and cities by 2022. Twelve cities in six provinces have already started the practice, including Nanjing and Qingdao. The scores for these subjects are from 10 to 40 points.? This is being done to encourage primary and secondary schools to provide more fine arts classes. They should cover subjects such as music, painting, calligraphy (书法), dance, drama and opera, The Paper noted. “Aesthetic (艺术的) education is not just about teaching students how to paint, sing or dance – it’s about the ability to appreciate artistic beauty, which is very important for students’ mental (心理的) health,” Fan Di’an, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, told China Daily.? However, the change has caused heated discussion. Many students and their parents worry about this new policy will bring too much extra (额外的) work. They think that since students already have heavy academic workloads (压力), adding new testing material would make things worse.? It was also pointed out that not every student would be talented enough to be good at these subjects. “It’s really hard for tone-deaf (五音不全的) people like me to remember melodies (旋律). So I need to do ex