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Cultural Center Adds Classes for Young Adults

The Allendale Cultural Center has expanded its arts program to include classes for young adults. Director Leah Martin announced Monday that beginning in September, three new classes will be offered to the Allendale community. The course titles will be Yoga for Teenagers; Hip Hop Dance: Learning the Latest Moves; and Creative Journaling for Teens: Discovering the Writer Within. The latter course will not be held at the Allendale Cultural Center but instead will meet at the Allendale Public Library.

Staff member Tricia Cousins will teach the yoga and hip hop classes. Ms. Cousins is an accomplished choreographer (舞蹈教师) as well as an experienced dance educator. She has an MA in dance education from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she wrote a thesis on the pedagogical (教学法的) effectiveness of dance education. The journaling class will be taught by Betsy Milford. Ms. Milford is the head librarian at the Allendale Public Library as well as a columnist for the professional journal Library Focus.

The courses are part of the Allendale Cultural Center’s Project Teen, which was initiated by Leah Martin, Director of the Cultural Center. According to Martin, this project is a direct result of her efforts to make the center a more essential part of the Allendale community. Over the last several years, the number of people who have visited the cultural center for classes or events has steadily declined. Project Teen is primarily funded by a generous grant from The McGee Arts Foundation, an organization devoted to bringing arts programs to young adults. Martin oversees the Project Teen board, which consists of five board members. Two board members are students at Allendale’s Brookdale High School; the other three are adults with backgrounds in education and the arts.

The creative journaling class will be cosponsored by Brookdale High School, and students who complete the class will be given the opportunity to publish one of their journal entries in Pulse, Brookdale’s student literary magazine. Students who complete the hip hop class will be eligible to participate in the Allendale Review, an annual concert sponsored by the cultural center that features local actors, musicians, and dancers. All classes are scheduled to begin immediately following school dismissal, and transportation will be available from Brookdale High School to the Allendale Cultural Center and the Allendale Public Library. For more information about Project Teen, contact the cultural center’s programming office at 988-0099 or drop by the office after June 1 to pick up a fall course catalog. The office is located on the third floor of the Allendale Town Hall.

1.Which of the following statements is correct? 

A. Tricia Cousins will teach two of the new classes.

B. The new classes will begin on June 1.

C. People who want a complete fall catalogue should stop by the Allendale Public Library.

D. The cultural center’s annual concert is called Pulse.

2.According to Leah Martin, what was the direct cause of Project Teen?

A. Tricia Cousins was available to teach courses in the fall.

B. Community organizations were ignoring local teenagers.

C. The McGee Arts Foundation wanted to be more involved in Allendale’s arts programming.

D. She wanted to make the cultural center a more important part of the Allendale community.

3.Which of the following factors is implied as another reason for Project Teen?

A. The number of people visiting the cultural center has declined over the last several years.

B. The cultural center wanted a grant from The McGee Arts Foundation.

C. The young people of Allendale have complained about the cultural center’s offerings.

D. Leah Martin thinks classes for teenagers are more important than classes for adults.

4.This article is organized in which of the following ways?

A. In time order, from the past to the future.

B. Most important information first, followed by background and details.

C. Background first, followed by the most important information and details.

D. As sensational news, with the most controversial topic first.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章第一段就告诉我们Allendale为青少年新增加了三门课程,下文分别从课程的指导教师、产生的背景、参与者的奖励和具体参加方法这几个方面展开。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：Staff member Tricia Cousins will teach the yoga and hip hop classes. 可知Tricia Cousins 会教两个新班，选A

2.细节理解题。根据第三段的“According to Martin,this project is a direct result of her efforts to make the center a more necessary part of the Allendale community.”可知,Project Teen成立的原因是Leah Martin希望该文化中心成为社区的重要组成部分。选D

3.细节题：根据第三段的：Over the last several years, the number of people who have visited the cultural center for classes or events has steadily declined. 可知Project Teen 的另外一个原因是在过去几年中来文化中心的人的数量一直在减少，选A

4.逻辑结构题。文章第一段告诉我们文章最重要的信息:Allendale为青少年新增加了三门课程,下文介绍课程产生的背景和其他细节,因此答案为B项。

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