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Kids and science seem to be made for each other!
The basic science is a combination of thought and experiment called the scientific method.It's where you start with an idea，create a way to prove or disprove your idea，and show what you learned based on facts.Learning to follow this process helps you think logically (逻辑地) and carefully.These important thinking skills can be used in many areas of study.To give a child practice with these thinking skills is like giving vitamins (维生素) to a developing mind.
One of the greatest things we can teach our children is to love learning.Learning science is a great way to do so.Children are easy to be interested in science.Because much of science is handson，it attracts most children.Nothing makes a child sit up and take notice like the “WOW！” of a great science showing.
Science opens doors to many subjects at school.Building love for science can be helpful in other areas of study.For example，one cannot love science for very long without becoming good at its language — math！So science encourages children to study math.An interest in science is an interest in how things were once understood compared to how they are understood now.Thus studying science lends itself easily to studying history.And after you do an experiment，you need to write a lab report.Therefore，writing becomes an important part of science.
Science is the basic thing for much of our life.The science of farming shows how our food is produced；biomedical science keeps us healthy；even our beds these days are designed according to scientific facts.We almost eat，sleep and breathe with the help of science！When we prepare the next generation (一代) of voters，creators，and policy makers，it is important to make sure they are not only comfortable but also good at science.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。小孩子应该学习科学，因为学习科学对他们而言有很多好处。
1．According to Paragraph 2，what does learning the scientific method mean to kids?
A．Refusing any ideas that are not logical.
B．Helping them develop thinking skills.
C．Learning many areas of study.
D．Learning to do experiments.
B [细节理解题。根据第二段的“Learning to follow this process helps you think logically(逻辑地)and carefully.These important thinking skills can be used in many areas of study...”可知，学习科学可以帮助孩子们培养好的思维方式。故选B项。]
2．Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
A．Science is too difficult for children.
B．Children usually consider science boring.
C．Science could make children love learning.
D．Children who can't think carefully shouldn't learn science.
C [观点态度题。根据第三段的“One of the greatest things we can teach our children is to love learning.Learning science is a great way to do so.”可知，作者认为学习科学可以让孩子们爱上学习。故选C项。]
3．If a child works hard at science at school，he/she ．
A．usually loses interest in other activities
B．usually has no time for other subjects
C．is usually bad at such subjects like history
D．is likely to learn many other subjects well
D [细节理解题。根据第四段的“So science encourages children to study math...Therefore，writing becomes an important part of science.”可知，学好了科学，学好别的科目的可能性也会增大。故选D项。]
4．What is the text mainly about?
A．Why science is important.
B．Why kids should learn science.
C．What kids should learn at school.
D．How kids can make use of science.
B [主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了小孩为什么需要学习科学。故选B项。]
