1、核心素养拓展练核心素养拓展练 素养解读 2017 版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养”。英语学科核心素养由 语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后的英语考试将更加坚持能 力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，有助于 学生树立正确认识：遇到精神问题时要勇于求助。 主题：遇到精神问题要敢于求助 学科素养：思维品质 When it comes to mental illness，many people often find it tough to get the help they need.This is especially true
2、 for young students making the transition(过渡) to college life. “Sometimes， students dont realize how hard it is to adjust to college， ” said Laura Smith， associate dean of students at the University of Texas at Dallas.“Youre not the big fish in your classes anymore；you have all kinds of personal str
3、ess；youre away from home.Dealing with these things is not easy.” Students who are going through these problems sometimes want to reach out.But if students dont feel comfortable seeking help，many feel that its the responsibility of their university to help them. “I really wish that there was more imp
4、ortance placed on how counseling(咨询) centers help students，” said Connie Trinh.“Counseling services are just as important as academics and sports.” Trinh,27，graduated from Texas Womans University in 2015.During college，she hosted various workshops on how to handle mental health conditions.Trinh used
5、 her own story to connect with students who might be facing similar problems.High academic pressures，cultural differences as an Asian American and stressful social situations stood out as some of the most common causes of Trinhs anxiety. It was only after years of personal problems that she could ad
6、mit that reaching out isnt a sign of weakness. “If you feel you cant connect with other people around you，you should address the issue without shame，” Trinh said.“Youll find that there are a lot of people out there who sincerely want to help you.” 语篇解读 本文主要讲了当遇到精神健康问题时，很多人发现获得需要的帮助很困难。 实际上，勇敢地寻求帮助并不
7、是软弱的表现。 1The passage can be seen as the authors reflections upon . Acollege life Bcounseling service Cmental health Dcultural differences 答案 C 解析 主旨大意题。由第一段可知本文主要谈论了精神健康问题。故选 C。 2Whats Trinhs preferred solution to the problems mentioned? AMaking self-criticism. BHandling the problems actively. CSolv
8、ing the problems on your own. DFinding the causes of the problems. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段 Trinh 说的话可推断出，她倾向的问题解决方案是积极地 解决问题。故选 B。 3What does the underlined phrase “connect with” in the last paragraph probably mean? AGet along with. BJoin together with. CBe related to. DGet through to. 答案 A 解析 词义猜测题。 画
9、线词组所在句句意为： 如果你感觉你不能和你周围的其他人和睦相处， 你不应该觉得羞于处理这个问题。connect with 意思是“与和睦相处”。故选 A。 4What can we learn from the text? ACounseling service helps doing research. BAdjusting to college life is a piece of cake. CHosting workshops improves students ability. DBeing brave to get help is not a sign of weakness. 答
10、案 D 解析 推理判断题。由倒数第二段“It was only after years of personal problems that she could admit that reaching out isnt a sign of weakness.”可推知， 勇敢地寻求帮助并不是软弱的表现。 故选 D。 Notes： .障碍词汇 1transition n过渡 2counsel v咨询 .长难句分析 But if students dont feel comfortable seeking help，many feel that its the responsibility of their university to help them. 分析 本句是一个主从复合句。if 引导条件状语从句；主句中 that 引导宾语从句。 翻译 但是，如果学生觉得寻求帮助感到不舒服，很多人认为帮助他们是他们大学的 责任。