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“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，帮助学生了解生活哲理：用更少的物质过更丰富的生活。主 题 ： 生 活 哲 理 学 科 素 养 ： 思 维 品 质(2018全国，D)Adults understand what it feels like to be flooded with objects.Why do we often assume that more is more whe
2、n it comes to kids and their belongings？The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.I found the preholidays a good time to encourage young children to donate lessused things， and it worked.Because of our efforts，our daughter Georgia did decide to
3、donate a large bag of toys to a little girl whose mother was unable to pay for her holiday due to illness.She chose to sell a few larger objects that were less often used when we promised to put the money into her school fund(基金 )(our kindergarten daughter is serious about becoming a doctor)For week
4、s，Ive been thinking of bigger，deeper questions：How do we make it a habit for them？And how do we train ourselves to help them live with，need，and use less？Yesterday ，I sat with my son，Shepherd，determined to test my own theory on this.I decided to play with him with only one toy for as long as it would
5、 keep his interest.I expected that one toy would keep his attention for about five minutes，ten minutes，max.I chose a red rubber ballsimple， universally available.We passed it，he tried to put it in his mouth，he tried bouncing it，rolling it，sitting on it，throwing it.It was totally，completely enough fo
6、r him.Before I knew it an hour had passed and it was time to move on to lunch.We both became absorbed in the simplicity of playing together.He had my full attention and I had his.My little experiment to find joy in a single object worked for both of us.语篇解读 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，题材是生活哲理。文章介绍了作者如何教育自己的孩子用更少的物质过
7、更丰富的生活。1What do the words “more is more ” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?AThe more，the better.BEnough is enough.CMore money，more worries.DEarn more and spend more.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段第三句“The good news is that I can help my own kids learn earlier than I did how to live more with less.”可知，作者不认同前面的 more is
8、 more 这种观点；再根据第一句可知，成人能够理解物质过剩的感受，可是当涉及孩子时，我们却会认为(孩子)拥有的东西越多越好。more is more 是相对于 enough is enough 而言的。故选 A。2What made Georgia agree to sell some of her objects?ASaving up for her holiday.BRaising money for a poor girl.CAdding the money to her fund.DGiving the money to a sick mother.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文章
9、第二段第三句可知，当我们许诺把卖掉这些物品的钱放到她的教育基金里的时候，她才同意卖。故选 C。3Why did the author play the ball with Shepherd?ATo try out an idea.BTo show a parents love.CTo train his attention.DTo help him start a hobby.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第三句中的“determined to test my own theory on this”和第四句中的“I decided to play with him”可知，作者和儿子玩耍是
10、为了测试自己的理论：live more with less。故选 A。4What can be a suitable title for the text?ATake It or Leave ItBA Lesson from KidsCLive More with LessDThe Pleasure of Giving答案 C解析 标题归纳题。第一段的最后一句是文章中心句，即作者想要教会孩子“how to live more with less”；接下来是作者为此所做的努力和尝试。文章最后一句也是对中心句的回应。故选 C。Notes.高频词汇1assume vt.假定；假设；认为2max adv.最大限度；最大值3simplicity n朴素；简单4due to 因为5as long as 只要.长难句分析I found the preholidays a good time to encourage young children to donate lessused things，and it worked.分析：这是一个由 and 连接的并列句。第一个分句是“主语谓语宾语宾补”结构，其中第一个不定式作定语，修饰 a good time，第二个不定式作宾语补足语。翻译：我发现假期前是一个很好的鼓励孩子捐用过的旧东西的好时间，并且很有效。