Sweden's primary schools will be focusing more on reading, writing and maths, said its government (政府). And that means there will be less focus on play-based learning. From 2028, children will also begin primary school a year earlier—at the age of 6.
The country's government wants to go back to basics to make sure that all children have the basic skills they need. Swedish minister (大臣) Jakob Forssmed supported and said that young students' skills are being influenced (影響) because they spend too much time on electronic (電子的) tools. The change may make the first year of primary school a little more formal. And it may also mean students will spend more time with pencils and paper, and less time with electronic tools. Teachers believe traditional methods can build a stronger foundation (基礎) for learning.
But not everyone likes the idea. Some think play-based learning helps the development of young children.
Some experts say play-based learning helps children develop problem-solving (解決問題的) skills as well as curiosity (好奇心) and creativity. Usually, primary school students don't learn so much from books like high school students. Instead, they take part in activities that look and feel a lot more like playing. And in these activities, children are their own teachers. The activities might include "free play", in which children move the activities forward by themselves and the teacher plays a passive role; or "teacher-led play", with an educator guiding children in an activity. Supporters of play-based learning believe it helps develop well-rounded (全面發展的) children.
( ) 5. Why did Sweden make this plan?
A. To make students more relaxed.
B. To develop students' creativity.
C. To improve students' basic skills.
D. To teach students to use electronic tools.
( ) 6. What is Jakob's attitude (態度) to the new change?
A. He's not sure of its results.
B. He's worried.
C. He supports it.
D. He is against it.
( ) 7. If someone "plays a passive role" in an activity, he doesn't do things _______.
A. carefully
B. actively
C. quietly
D. quickly
( ) 8. Which of the following is the structure of the passage?
(①=Paragraph 1; ②=Paragraph 2, …)
A. ①/②/③④
B. ①②③/④
C. ①/②③/④
D. ①/②③/④
答案：5. 答案：C
句意：瑞典為什么制定這個計劃？
選項含義：A. 讓學生更放松；B. 發展學生的創造力；C. 提高學生的基本技能；D. 教學生使用電子工具
解析：第二段第1行提到“The country's government wants to go back to basics to make sure that all children have the basic skills they need.”（這個國家的政府想要回歸基礎，確保所有孩子都有他們需要的基本技能），所以計劃目的是提高學生基本技能，選C。A文中未提，B是游戲化學習的好處而非計劃目的，D與文中“less time with electronic tools”（減少電子工具時間）矛盾。
6. 答案：C
句意：Jakob對新變化的態度是什么？
選項含義：A. 他不確定結果；B. 他擔心；C. 他支持；D. 反對
解析：第二段第2行提到“Swedish minister Jakob Forssmed supported and said that...”（瑞典大臣Jakob Forssmed支持并說……），說明他支持該變化，選C。
7. 答案：B
句意：如果有人在活動中“扮演被動角色”，他做事不_______。
選項含義：A. 仔細地；B. 積極地；C. 安靜地；D. 快速地
解析：第四段第5行提到“in which children move the activities forward by themselves and the teacher plays a passive role”（在這種活動中，孩子們自己推動活動進行，老師扮演被動角色），“passive”（被動）的反義是“actively”（積極地），所以選B。
8. 答案：A
句意：下列哪項是文章的結構？（①=第一段；②=第二段……）
解析：第一段介紹瑞典小學的新計劃；第二段講政府和支持者的觀點；第三、四段講反對者的觀點，結構為①/②/③④，選A。
