閱讀理解精選9Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; theres no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your childrens curiosity(好奇). 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(薪水) and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that were 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(符合邏輯的), complete and creative answers.Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, dont jump in with “Thats right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior(行為). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying “Thats interesting” or “Id never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.Never push a child to “Think”. It doesnt make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. Whats 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(目標(biāo)) for your disagreement.Lastly, show; dont 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(放大鏡), and theyll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates(蒸發(fā)), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.26. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is _.A. to let them see the world aroundB. to share the childrens curiosityC. to explain difficult phrases about scienceD. to supply the children with lab equipment27. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “l(fā)ists” could best be replaced by _.A. any questionsB. any problemsC. questions from textbooksD. any number of questions28. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults _.A. ask them to answer quicklyB. wait for one or two seconds after a questionC. tell them to answer the next dayD. wait at least for three seconds after a question29. 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.30. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their childrens curiosity except that adults should _.A. tell their children stories instead of reciting (背誦) factsB. offer their children chances to see things for themselvesC. be patient enough when their children answer questionsD. encourage their children to ask questions of their own【答案與解析】 2630 BCDCA 【答案與解析】本文說明了如何激發(fā)孩子們對(duì)科學(xué)的興趣，從而引導(dǎo)孩子們學(xué)習(xí)科學(xué)。26. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第1段第3句中的share your childrens curiosity可推知此題的答案為B。27. C。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第1段第6句The children asked me “textbook questions”可推知此題的答案為C。28. D。推斷題。根據(jù)文章第4段最后一句When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers 可推知此題的答案。29. C。歸納題。根據(jù)問題的內(nèi)容可在文章的第五、六段找到答案。30. A。推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容：從第4段排除C；從文章前3段的內(nèi)容排除D；從第7段排除B。從而可推知答案為A。