《2026年薪火金卷高考仿真模拟卷英语》

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Art and science may seem like opposite things. One means the creative flow of ideas, and the
other means cold, hard data—some people believe. In fact, the two have much in common. Now,a
study finds art can help students remember better what they learned in the science class.
Mariale Hardiman, an education specialist at Johns Hopkins University, noticed that
students who used art in the classroom listened more carefully. They might ask more questions.
They might volunteer more ideas. What’s more, students seemed to remember more of what they
had been taught when their science lessons had involved art. To prove that, Hardiman teamed up
with some researchers and six local schools.
In the experiment, the researchers worked with teachers in 16 fifth-grade classrooms. They
provided traditional science lessons and art-focused ones. In a traditional science class, for
example, students might read aloud from a book. In the art-focused one, they might sing the
information instead.
The team randomly assigned each of the 350 students to either a traditional science
classroom or an art-focused one. Students then learned science using that way for the whole
unit—about three weeks. When they changed to a new topic, they also changed to the other type
of class. This way, each student had both an art-focused class and a traditional one. Every unit
was taught in both ways, to different groups of students. This enabled the researchers to see how
students did in both types of classes.
The team found that students who started off in traditional classes performed better after
they moved into an art-focused class. But those who started in an art-focused class did well even
when they went back to a traditional science class. These students appeared to use some of the
art techniques after going back to a traditional class. Classroom teachers reported that many
students continued to sing the songs that they learned after finishing the unit. “The more we hear
something, the more we retain it,” Hardiman says. “It suggests that the arts may help students
apply creative ways of learning on their own. ”
32. Why did Mariale Hardiman do the study?
A. To prove the importance of art at school.
B. To know how to encourage students to ask questions.
C. To find a way to help her students learn better.
D. To see if art might improve science learning.
33. What were the students required to do in the experiment?
A. Learn three units in total.
B. Choose what they’d like to learn.
C. Learn two topics for three weeks.
D. Take two types of classes.
34. What does the underlined word “retain” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Remember. B. Express. C. Improve. D. Finish.
35. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Art helps students develop creativity.
B. Art-focused classes interest students a lot.
C. Art can make science easier to remember.
D. Art has something in common with science.

答案： 32. D [细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知，哈迪曼的研究是为了证明艺术是否能够提高科学学习水平。]
33. D [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The team randomly assigned... or an art - focused one.”以及“This enabled the researchers to see how students did in both types of classes.”可知，在实验中，学生被要求选两种类型的课。]
34. A [词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“‘It suggests that the arts may help students apply creative ways of learning on their own.’”可知，艺术有助于学生的学习，我们听到的越多，记住的就越多，由此可知，画线词意为“记住”。]
35. C [主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段最后一句可知，文章主要介绍了艺术可以帮助学生更好地记住科学课上学到的东西。]