2022年译林版高考英语总复习第二部分核心考点培优训练二十八 选择性必修第四册Unit 4Never too old to learn.docVIP

PAGE 12 - 　二十八　选择性必修 第四册　 Unit 4　Never too old to learn (限时60分钟) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2021·桂林模拟) 　　Creating art or engaging in artistic efforts has numerous benefits for young people — from fewer disciplinary infractions to better academic performance and increased likelihood of struggling for post-secondary education. 　　And yet students’ participation in arts classes varies by what school they attend. Higher-poverty schools in King County have lower enrollment in arts classes. 　　That’s one data point evident in a new dashboard released by the cultural funding agency 4Culture and the state superintendent’s office. It shows the percentage of high school students taking different kinds of arts classes in individual schools within King County’s 19 school districts. It’s intended to let anyone in the public research arts classes participation and compare schools. For example, more than two-thirds of students at Bellevue’s International School took a music class compared with just 12 percent at Kent-Meridian High School in the Kent School District in the 2018-19 school year. 　　“We strongly believe the arts can make for a happier, healthier education in every single way,” said Charlie Rathbun, director of arts programs with 4Culture. “So we will be looking at outcomes around the dropout rate, discipline rate, graduation rate, things like that.” 　　Overall, the dashboard shows higher participation in visual arts and music classes than in theater or dance. “Dance, for example, being almost non-existent in our schools — we have to ask why and think about those students who might respond quite positively to dance,” Rathbun said. Alternative schools and dropout re-engagement programs have very low participation in arts classes. Students across the state are required to take two arts courses to graduate. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。创造艺术或从事艺术活动对年轻人有很多好处——从较少的违纪行为到更好的学业表现,再到努力接受高等教育的可能性增加。文章介绍了参与艺术课程的重要性及意义。 1.What does the underlined word “infractions” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean? A.Obedience.