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Children 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(好奇). Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a chlassroom 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 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, dults 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(行为). 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(目标) for your disagreement.

Lastly, show; don’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.

57. 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 around             B. to share the children’s curiosity

C. to explain difficult phrases about science      D. to supply the children with lab equipment

58. In the last sentece of the first paragraph, the word “lists” could best be replaced by “________”.

A. any questions                            B. any problems

C. questions from textbooks                   D. any number of questions

59. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults ________.

A. ask them to answer quickly              B. wait for one or two seconds after a question

C. tell them to answer the next day         D. wait at least for three seconds after a question

60. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity except that adults should ________.

A. tell their children stories instead of reciting(背诵) facts

B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves

C. be patient enough when their children answer questions

D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own

六、单词拼写：（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在该句横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

71. She ____________ (分享) my troubles as well as my joys.

72. Did they ____________ (幸免) the terrible earthquake?

73. This is a ____________ (被人遗弃) station, and there is not a single bus here.

74. The ____________ (大多数) of the Chinese believe the French President made a mistake to meet Dalai Lama.

75. I ____________ (交换) Christmas cards and gifts with my nephew every year.

76. She is so ____________ (独立的) that she refused all pecuniary aid.

77. If plastic and rubber are burnt, they’ll give off ____________ (有毒的) gases.

78. We lack practice and ____________ (经验) nowadays in dealing with primitive conditions.

79. The loss of 150 lives in the plane crash was a great ____________ (灾难).

80. She said she had the right to ____________ (毁坏) the letter.

81. In terms of money, he’s quite rich, but not in terms of ____________ (幸福).

82. You should ____________ (接受) your teacher’s advice.

83. I’m ____________ (决定) to devote myself to education cause.

84. I think it is ____________ (不礼貌) to go into someone else’s room without knocking at the door.

85. He refused to ____________ (道歉) for his lateness for school.

. ________French believe_______French is_______most beautiful language in the world.

     A. / ;/ ; a               B. The; /; the       C. /; the; a            D. /; the; the

      I’m quite sure everything will go well_______.

     A. as planned      B. as being planned     C. which planned     D. which being planned

 _________kinds of animals in the world died out___________proved true.

     A. All ; has       B. When some ; have    C. While all ; have    D. That some ; has

__________you eat the correct foods ________ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.

     A. Only if ; will you    B. Only if ; you will    C. Unless; will you   D. Unless ; can you

       _______-after his death that he was recognized as a great composer.

     A. It was not until       B. Until          C. It was until        D. Not until

     Listen ! The matter ___________has something to do with all of us.

     A. to discuss                                              B. to be discussed    

       C. being discussed                                          D. having been discussed

      They failed to realize the use_____________the information.

     A. we made of     B. which we made      C. for our making     D. for us to use

      Do you know the difficulty he had___________his family ?

     A. to support     B. supporting            C. supported               D. being supported