五、微写作：What art form do you like best? Why? (3-5 sentences)

I like painting best. It allows me to express my feelings and creativity freely. When I paint, I can use different colors and shapes to show beautiful scenes or interesting ideas. It makes me relaxed and happy, so painting is my favorite art form.

六、完形填空
Bringing art to life
The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, "Every child is an artist. The problem he has is how to remain an artist once he grows up."
This is both encouraging and discouraging. The fact that we were all 1 to be artists is certainly exciting, and yet the reality has 2 that remaining one is a task that many of us have failed. Luckily, some people have seen the problem and want to solve it.
Western educators have suggested that we introduce the concept (概念) of "STEAM" 3 "STEM"—traditional "core majors" including science, technology, 4 , and math—since the "A", which stands for "arts", is just as important. And on April 11, China's Ministry of Education issued (宣布) a guideline. Colleges and universities are required to 5 more art-related courses and students need to earn a certain number of art credits in order to graduate.
These efforts came after many scientific studies had found that art education helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills, 6 habits of mind such as problem solving and critical thinking, according to The Washington Post.
It's true that 7 of these skills target (面向) specific (具体) jobs. But as former US ballet dancer Damian Woetzel told The Atlantic, the 8 of art is "to give kids the tools to become adults who are 9 , adaptable (有适应能力的), and expressive—able to have their eyes, ears and senses alive".
And we can now see how we lost track (轨道) of our born "artist self" on our way to growing up. We 10 to keep our abilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults. Hopefully, art education can help turn things around.
() 1. A. birth B. born C. bear D. bring
() 2. A. presented B. improved C. seemed D. proved
() 3. A. instead of B. with C. or D. and
() 4. A. electronic B. engineering C. entertainment D. education
() 5. A. play B. join C. know D. provide
() 6. A. as well as B. with C. and D. including
() 7. A. all B. none C. each D. neither
() 8. A. result B. reason C. cause D. purpose
() 9. A. strong B. honest C. creative D. patient
() 10. A. succeeded B. failed C. managed D. hope

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1. 考查固定搭配。be born to be...意为“天生就是……”，此处指“我们天生都是艺术家”，选B。
2. 考查动词词义。现实“证明”保持艺术家身份很难，proved（证明）符合语境，选D。
3. 考查短语辨析。STEAM是在STEM基础上加入艺术，故是“代替”STEM，instead of（代替），选A。
4. 考查常识。STEM指Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics，故此处为engineering（工程学），选B。
5. 考查动词词义。学校需要“提供”更多艺术相关课程，provide（提供）符合，选D。
6. 考查连词。艺术教育培养自信、团队合作技能“以及”思维习惯，as well as（以及）连接并列成分，选A。
7. 考查代词。这些技能“没有一个”针对具体工作，none（没有一个）符合语境，选B。
8. 考查名词词义。“给孩子工具”是艺术的“目的”，purpose（目的），选D。
9. 考查形容词。艺术培养“有创造力的”成年人，creative（有创造力的）符合，选C。
10. 考查动词词义。我们“未能”保持感知能力，fail to do sth.（未能做某事），选B。