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B uChildren start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science? After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, Have you ever seen a grasshopper eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why? This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours. Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time to three seconds or more, children give more logical,complete and creative answers. Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right or “Very good . These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting or “I’d never thought of it that way before , or coming up with more questions or ideas. Never push a child to “Think . It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement. Lastly, show doesn’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates ,set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop. 60. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is . A. to share the children’s curiosity B. to let them see the world around C. to explain difficult phrases about science D. to supply the children with lab equipment 61. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists could best be replaced by . A. any questions B. textbook questions C. questions about science D. questions seven-year-olds are curious about 62. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults . A. wait at least for three seconds after a question B. tell them to answer the next day C. ask them to answer quickly D. wait for one or two seconds after a question 63. In which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion? A. The second and third. B. The fourth and fifth. C. The fifth and sixth. D. The seventh. C The twentieth century saw greater changes than any century before: changes for the better, changes for the worse; changes that brought a lot of benefits to human beings, changes that put man in danger. Many things caused the changes, but, in my opinion, the most important was the progress in science. Scientific research in physics and biology has vastly broadened our views. It has given us a deeper knowledge of the structure of matter and of the universe; it has brought us a better understanding of the nature of life and of its continuous development. Technology-the application of science-has made big advances that have benefited us in nearly every part of life. The continuation of such activities in the twenty-first century will result in even greater advantages to human beings: in pure science - a wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning; in applied science - a more reasonable sharing of material benefits, and better protection of the environment. Sadly, however, there is another side to the picture. The creativity of science has been employed in doing damage to mankind. The application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet. We have seen this happen in the case of nuclear weapons, Although their actual use has so far occurred only the Second World War, the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for us was so large that if the weapons had actually been used, the result could have been the ruin of the human race, as well as of many kinds of animals. William Shakespeare said, “The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. The above brief review of the application of only one part of human activities - science seems to prove what Shakespeare said. But does it have to be so? Must the ill always go together with the good? Are we biologically programmed for war? 64．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? ①=Paragraph 1, ②=Paragraph 2, ③=Paragraph 3, ④=Paragraph 4, ⑤=Paragraph 5 65．From the fourth paragraph, we can infer that . A．a great many nuclear weapons actually used for war B．a large number of nuclear weapons should have been used for war C．the author is doubtful about the ruin of human beings by nuclear weapons D．the author is anxious about the huge number of nuclear weapons on the earth 66．The underlined word “mingled in the last paragraph most probably means . A．simple B．mixed C．sad D．happy 67．What do you think the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write? A．Further application of science to war. B．More reading of William Shakespeare. C．Proper us of science in the new century. D．Effective ways to separate the good from the ill. D I entered St Thoma’s Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent five years there. I was an unsatisfactory student, for my heart, as you might have guessed, was not in it. I wanted, I had always wanted to be a writer, and in the evening, after my high tea, I wrote and read. Before long, I wrote a novel, called “Liza of Lambeth , which I sent to a publisher and was accepted. It appeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success. It was of course an accident, but naturally I did not know that. I felt I could afford to give up medicine and make writing my profession; so, three days after I graduated from the school of medicine, I set out for Spain to write another book. Looking back now and knowing as I do the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing, I realize I was taking a fearful risk. It never even occurred to me. The next ten years were very hard, and I earned an average of £100 a year. Then I had a bit of luck. The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed ; the next play he arranged to put on was not ready , and he was at his wits’ end. He read a play of mine and, though he did not much like it, he thought it might just run for the six weeks till the play he had in mind to follow it with could be produced. It ran for fifteen months. Within a short while I had four plays running in London at the same time. Nothing of the kind had ever happened before. I was the talk of the town. One of the students at St Thomas’s Hospital asked the famous surgeon with whom I had worked whether he remembered me. “Yes, I remember him quite well, “he said. “ One of our failures, I’m afraid. “ 68. Which of the following statements is not true? A. The author was very pleased to have his book published but he didn’t realize it was something of an accident. B. The success of his first book led the author to think he could afford to make writing his profession. C. The author knew he was running a terrible risk when he decided to become a writer. D. The author became a writer after graduation but was not a successful one. 69. In the second paragraph, “- he was at his wits’ end “means . A. he was having a nervous breakdown B. he was out of his wisdom C. he did not know what to do D. he almost went mad 70. The manager of the Court Theatre agreed to put the author’s play on the stage because . A. he thought it would run for fifteen months B. he knew it was one of the author’s best plays shown in London C. he had just put on a play that failed D. the play he had arranged to put on was not ready 71. The author became the talk of the town. The reason was that . A. he talked with a great many people in London about his plays B. the plays he wrote were excellently performed in London C. his performances in the Court Theatre were unexpectedly D. he was criticized by an eminent surgeon as one of their failures 【查看更多】

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uChildren start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

After a long pause, a boy raised his hand,” Have you ever seen a grasshopper（蚱蜢） eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”

This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical（符合逻辑的）,complete and creative answers.

Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.

Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target for your disagreement.

Lastly, show doesn’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass（放大镜）, and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates （蒸发）,set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.

1. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is__________

A. to share the children’s curiosity

B. to let them see the world around

C. to explain difficult phrases about science

D. to supply the children with lab equipment

2. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced by_______

A. any questions B. textbook questions

C. questions about science D. questions seven-year-olds are curious about

3. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adult____________.

A. wait at least for three seconds after a question

B. tell them to answer the next day

C. ask them to answer quickly

D. wait for one or two seconds after a question

4. In which of the following paragraph（s） does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?

A. The second and third. B. The fourth and fifth.

C. The fifth and sixth. D. The seventh.

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uChildren start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”