1、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“文化意识”这一学科素养展开。作者小时候与小提琴为伴，从一个安静的孩子成长为一个自信的小提琴手，彰显了音乐的魅力。主 题 ： 音 乐 学 科 素 养 ： 文 化 意 识After I mastered my first concerto(协奏曲) at age 14，my parents decided to get me a nice violin.I tried out
2、dozens of instruments before I found my match：a German violin.It was beautiful，but what I liked best about it was its voice.Confident and strong，it was everything I longed to be.Im not sure how much that violin cost，but my parents made me promise never to let it out of my sight.They didnt understand
3、 that dragging a large violin case ran counter to my daily middle school task of being invisible.I was a strange，absentminded kid.When I spoke up in class，my comments brought confused silence from teachers and wild laughter from students.Like a deer in a wolf pack，I tried to be quiet and still.In co
4、ntrast，my new violin was almost shockingly loud.Together，we could drown out the rest of my middle school orchestrawhich was encouraged，since the other kids made sounds like cats crying.For one glorious hour every day，I was showered with attention.Everyone wanted to hear what I had to say.Between cla
5、sses，I bent under the combined weight of my violin case and a backpack filled with books.My posture suffered，but my confidence grew.With my violin by my side，I found my voice.More and more，I contributed to class discussions and even made a couple of friends.Today， Im just an amateur violinist with a
6、 regular day job.As I sit in my community orchestra，sometimes I feel jealous of my fellow musicians instruments with their elegant voices.I may not be the best violinist around，but at least Im still the loudest.语篇解读 这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者小时候通过和小提琴在一起的时光，从一个安静的孩子成长为一个自信的小提琴手。1The underlined part “ran coun
7、ter to” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”Awas similar toBwent along withCwas the opposite ofDhad something in common with答案 C解析 词义猜测题。根据下文的“I was a strange，absentminded kid.”和第三段首句“In contrast，my new violin was almost shockingly loud.”可知，作者小时候个性古怪，因此行事低调，这和拖着一个很大的小提琴盒在校园里走来走去的引人注目正好相反。run counter to
8、 和相反，故选 C。2We know from Paragraph 2 that the author .Adid not fit in at schoolBwas an excellent studentCwas strong and confidentDdid not attend classes regularly答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“Like a deer in a wolf pack，I tried to be quiet and still.”可知，作者小时候个性古怪，因此在学校里试着变得安静低调，也就是说他和其他人格格不入，故选 A。3What kind
9、of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 3?ADisappointment. BAnger.CPride. DRegret.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第二句“For one glorious hour every day，I was showered with attention.”可知，每天一小时的小提琴练习时间里，作者会受到关注，这让他很自豪，故选 C。4What can we infer from the text?AThe violin changed the author in some way.BThe author hated th
10、e loud voice of his violin.CThe violin always made the author embarrassed.DThe author was the best violinist in his community orchestra.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第四段的“My posture suffered，but my confidence grew.With my violin by my side，I found my voice.”可知，有了小提琴，作者的自信增长了，从某种意义上来说小提琴改变了作者，故选 A。Notes：.障碍词汇1drag
11、v拖；拽2invisible adj.看不见的；隐形的3contrast n差异；对比4drown v盖过；淹没；淹死5glorious adj.壮丽的；雄伟的6posture n姿势；看法；态度.长难句分析Together，we could drown out the rest of my middle school orchestrawhich was encouraged，since the other kids made sounds like cats crying.分析：本句是一个复合句。which 引导非限制性定语从句，修饰前面的整个句子；since 引导的是原因状语从句。翻译：我们可以一起淹没我中学管弦乐队的其他队员(的噪音) ，这是受到鼓励的，因为其他孩子们演奏的音乐就像猫哭一样难听。