12．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．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're 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 30years 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； 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（放大鏡），and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner．Rather than saying that water evaporates（蒸發），set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop．
63．According to the passage，children can answer questions in a more logical，complete and creative way if adultsD．
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
64．In the last sentence of the first paragraph，the word"lists"could best be replaced byC．
A．any questions
B．any problems
C．questions from textbooks
D．any number of questions
65．The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children's curiosity except that adults shouldA．
A．tell their children stories instead of reciting 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
66．According to the passage，children are natural scientists，and to raise their interest，the most important thing for adults to do isB．
A．to take them to travel around the world
B．to share the children's curiosity
C．to explain difficult phrases about science
D．to supply the children with lab equipment．
分析 本文是一篇說明文，孩子們天生就是科學家，他們渴望觀察他們周圍的世界，幫助他們享受科學其實很簡單．
解答 63．D 細節題，根據文章內容，When adults increase their"wait time"to three seconds or more，children give more logical，complete and creative answers．可知成人提出問題以后，等3秒及其以上時間，可以讓孩子有時間思考問題．那樣他們就能回答的更具有邏輯性和創造性，結合選項，本題答案為D選項．
64．C 推理題，由第二段第二行The children asked me"textbook questions"about schooling，salary and whether I liked my job．以及When I finished answering，we sat facing one another in silence．Finally I said，"Now that we're finished with your lists，do you have questions of your own about science？"我回答完他提的問題，就問他是否有關于自然科學的問題要問我，由此推斷lists指的是孩子們問我一些關于學校、薪水以及我是否喜歡我的工作的"教科書式問題"．可知本題答案為C選項．
65．A 推理題，根據文章內容，When adults increase their"wait time"to three seconds or more，children give more logical，complete and creative answers．給孩子足夠的時間思考問題；These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior．But in talking about science，quick praise can signal that discussion is over…，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．鼓勵孩子們多提問題；Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass（放大鏡），and they'll understand why you want them to wash before dinner讓孩子們用放大鏡觀察他們自己的腳印…讓他們自己多發現事物．由此可知，B\C\D在文中均有提及，故該題答案為A
66．B 細節題，根據文章內容，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為了能夠引起孩子對自然的興趣，我們唯一可以做的就是分享他們的好奇心，讓他們的好奇心的到滿足．可知本題答案為B選項．
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據．
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