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2013高三英语阅读理解及答案13--科普知识与现代技术（2）·专项训练AInventor,physicist,surveyor,astronomer,biologist,artist…RobertHookewasalltheseandmore.Somesayhewasthegreatestexperimentalscientistofthe17thcentury.Inthecourseofhiswork,hecooperatedwithfamousmenofsciencelikeIsaacNewton,andthegreatarchitect,ChristopherWren.Hooke’searlyeducationbeganathome,undertheguidanceofhisfather.③HeenteredWestminsterSchoolattheageof13,andfromtherewenttoOxford,wherehecameincontactwithsomeofthebestscientistsinEngland.Hookeimpressedthemwithhisskillsatdesigningexperimentsandinventinginstruments.In1662,attheageof28,hewasnamedCuratorofExperimentsatthenewlyformedRoyalSocietyofLondon—meaningthathewasresponsiblefordemonstratingnewexperimentsatthesociety’sweeklymeetings.Hookeacceptedthejob,eventhoughheknewthatthesocietyhadnomoneytopayhim!himinappreciationofhisservicestothisbranchofscience.1.WecaninferfromParagraph2thatHookeis____.A.friendlyB.sociableC.creativeD.helpful2.WhypossiblydidHookeacceptthejobasCuratorofExperiments?A.Becausehisparentscouldn’taffordhiseducation.B.Becausehisfamilyneededhissupport.C.BecausehewantedtopleasethefamousscientistsinEngland.D.Becausehelikeddesigningexperiments.3.Thecellgotitsnamebecauseof____.A.itsuseB.itsshapeC.Hooke’sfavoritesD.Hooke’sexperiences4.Thelastparagraphistoprovethat____.A.Hookewasthegreatestexperimentalscientistofthe17thcenturyB.HookewasgoodatmakingdiscoveriesC.Hooke’scontributionswerenotlimitedtoonefiledD.Hookewasoneofthegreatestastronomers5.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe____.A.TheGreatestScientistB.AHelperofNewtonC.ABriefIntroductiontoHookeD.AchievementsofHookeBChildrenstartoutasnaturalscientists,eagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriousness.Firstly,listentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedaclassroomofsevenyearoldstotalkaboutscienceasajob.Thechildrenaskedme“textbookquestions”aboutschooling,salaryandwhetherIlikedmyjob.WhenIfinishedanswering,wesatfacingoneanotherinsilence.FinallyIsaid,“Nowthatwe’refinishedwithyourlists,doyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?”Afteralongpause,aboyraisedhishand,“Haveyoueverseenagrasshopper(蚱蜢)eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethat,Igetastomachache.Why?”Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondly,givethemtimetothink.④Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthat,afteraskingaquestion,adultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswer,notimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheir“waittime”tothreesecondsormore,childrengivemorelogical,completeandcreativeanswers.Thirdly,watchyourlanguage.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussion,don’tjumpinwith“That’sright”or“Verygood”.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior.Butintalkingaboutscience,quickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.Instead,keepthingsgoingbysaying“That’sinteresting”or“I’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybefore”,orcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.Neverpushachildto“Think”.Itdoesn’tmakesense,childrenarealwaysthinking,withoutyourtellingthemto.What’smore,thiscanturnaconversationintoaperformance.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwant,inasfewwordsaspossible,sothathewillbeasmallertargetforyourdisagreement.Lastly,show;don’ttell.Reallifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass(放大镜),andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates(蒸发),setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.1.Accordingtothepassage,childrenarenaturalscientists,andtoraisetheirinterest,themostimportantthingforadultstodois____________.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren’scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscience[来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+K][来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]D.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment2.Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph,theword“lists”couldbestbereplacedby____________.A.anyquestionsB.anyproblems[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K]C.questionsfromtextbooksD.anynumberofquestions3.Accordingtothepassage,childrencananswerquestionsinamorelogical,completeandcreativewayifadults____________.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestion[来源:Z&xx&k.Com]C.tellthemtoanswerthenextdayD.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion[来源:Zxxk.Com]4.Inwhichofthefollowingparagraph(s)doestheauthortelluswhattosaytoencouragechildreninasciencediscussion?A.Thesecondandthird.B.Thefourthandfifth.C.Thefifthandsixth.D.Theseventh.5.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould____________.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofreciting(背诵)factsB.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirownCWhydoeseatingfeelsogood?Thesecretmaylieinthehead,notinthestomach,USresearchersreported.TestsonratsshowthattheappetitehormoneGhrelin(释放激素释放肽)actsonpleasurereceptors(感受器)inthebrain.Thefindingsmayhelpresearchersdevelopbetterdietdrags.“Inmiceandrats,Ghrelinexcitesthesameneurons