试题习题、尽在百度仔细审题、认真作答单词识记：AmericanactressdirectormusicianancestorcounterEgyptiankeeperservanttrainercalculatorbest-sellernovelistpianistlibrariandiscussionimaginationsatisfactionexplosionhandful短语扫描：make/takeadecision做决定inappearance看起来；外貌上satisfysb.’scuriosity满足某人的好奇心underdiscussion正在讨论tosb.’ssatisfaction令某人满意的是withallone’sstrength使出全身力气apopulationexplosion人口激增beinthemajority占大多数makeaselection作出选择aneconomicrecovery经济复苏[跟踪训练]在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式1．Iwouldn’tadviseyoutogoagainstthe(direct)．2．(Egyptian)hasoneofthelongesthistoriesofanymoderncountry.3．HowlongmayI(keeper)thisbook?4．Heheldouta(hand)ofsweets，thenputthemintoherbag.5．Hisfatheristhe(library)ofourschoollibrary.6．Thecarisnotbadappearance.7．Hetolduswhetherhavingapicnicwasstilldiscussion.8．hisparents’satisfaction，hewasadmittedtoakeyuniversity.试题习题、尽在百度仔细审题、认真作答9．Ifweareluckyenoughtobethemajority，itisgoingtoberealdifferent.10．Hewasputtinguptheboxallhisstrength.Ⅰ.阅读理解AHowdoesasunsetwork？Welovetolookatone，butJolandaBlackwellwantedhereighth-graderstoreallythinkaboutitandquestion.SoBlackwellhadherstudentswatchavideoofasunsetaspartofaphysicslessononmotion.“Iaskedthem：‘Sowhat’smoving？Andwhy？’”Blackwellsays.Somethoughtthesunwasmoving；othersknewthatasunsetistheresultoftheEarthspinningaroundonitsaxis.“Usually，mybiggestchallengeistryingtokeepthempatient，”shesays.“Theyjusthavesomanyburningquestions.”“Everyday，wemeetnewinformation，”saysCharanRanganath，apsychologist.Ranganathwascurioustoknowwhywekeepsomeinformationandforgetotherthings.Sohegot19volunteersandaskedthemtoreviewmorethan100questions.Whentheparticipants’curiositywasaroused，thepartsoftheirbrainsthatregulatepleasureandrewardlitup.Curiousmindsalsoshowedincreasedactivityinthebrain，whichisinvolvedinthecreationofmemories.“Curiousbrainsarebetteratlearningnotonlyaboutthesubjectathandbutalsodullinformation.Thisisaphenomenonteacherscanuseintheclassroom.”saysEvieMalaia，aprofessor.“Sayakidwantstobeanastronaut，”shesays.“Well，howdoyoulinkthatgoalwithlearningmultiplicationtables(乘法表)？”“Ateachermaychoosetoaskherclassaninterestingproblemthatinvolvesspaceexploration，”Malaiasays.Studentsmayremembertheanswertotheproblem，butthey’llalsorememberhowtheyfoundtheanswerthroughmultiplication.WhatRanganathwantstoknowmostiswhysomepeopleseemnaturallymorecuriousthanothers.Lotsoffactors，includingstress，agingandcertaindrugscanaffectdopamine(多巴胺)processinginthebrain.“Ifwecouldfigurethesethingsout，wecouldhelpthosewhomayjustseembored，”Ranganathsays.Blackwellsaysshedoesn’thavetodealwiththatproblemtoooften.Shesaysherstudentsloveexploringthemysteriousunknownsinscience：Whathappenswhenacarcrashes？Howdorainbowswork?“Itellmykidsthere’snodumbquestions，”Blackwellsays.“That’sscience：askingquestionsandseekinganswers.”1．WhatchallengedidBlackwellhaveinclass?试题习题、尽在百度仔细审题、认真作答A．Thestudentswereoftenburntbyaccident.B．Thestudentswereaskingtoomanyquestions.C．Thestudentscouldn’tconcentrateinherclass.D．Thestudentscouldn’tanswerquestionsgently.2．Ifwearecurious，we.A．willdesiretoberewardedB．mayforgetundesirablethingsmoreeasilyC．maymemorizesomethingbetterD．willhavemoreenergytodooutdooractivities...
