Children live in a world in which science has tremendous importance. During their lifetimes it will affect them more and more. In time, many of them will work at jobs that depend heavily on science—for example, concerning energy sources, pollution control, highway safety, wilderness conservation, and population growth, and population growth. As taxpayers they will pay for scientific research and exploration. And, as consumers, they will Be bombarded(受到轰击) by advertising, much of which is said to be based on science. Therefore, it is important that children, the citizens of the future, become functionally acquainted with science—with the process and spirit of science, as well as with its facts and principles. Fortunately, science has a natural appeal for youngsters. They can relate it to so many things that they encounter—flashlights, tools, echoes, and rainbows. Besides, science is an excellent medium for teaching far more than content. It can help pupils learn to think logically, to organize and analyse ideas. It can provide practice in communication skills and mathematics. In fact, there is no area of the curriculum to which science cannot contribute, whether it is geography, history, language arts, music, or art! Above all, good science teaching leads to what might be called a "scientific attitude". Those who possess it seek answers through ohserving, experimenting, and reasoning, rather than blindly accepting the pronouncements of others. They weigh evidence carefully and reach conclusions with caution. While respecting the opinions of others, they expect honesty, accuracy, and objectivity and are on guard against hasty judgments and sweeping generalizations. All children should be developing this approach to solving problems, but it cannot be expected to appear automatically with the mere acquisition of information. Continual practice, through guided participation, is needed.

单选题 One of the reasons why science is important for children is that many of them will______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：本题的关键在第二段的首句"Therefore，it is important that children，the citizens of the future…"，从therefore可以判断，科学对于孩子重要的原因应该是在这一段的前面进行论述的，再根据第一段"In time，many of them will work at jobs that depend heavily on science…"，可推出B为正确答案。

单选题 There is no doubt that children like learning science because ______.

单选题 Pupils can learn logical thinking while______.

单选题 People with a scientific attitude ______.

单选题 In the passage the writer seems to ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：从文章的句尾"All children should be developing this approach to solving problems，but it cannot be expected to appear automatically with the mere acquisition of information．Continual practice，through guided participation, is needed．所有的孩子都应该培养这种解决问题的方法，但不能期望这种方法可以仅仅通过获取信息而自动获得，而必须在指导下进行不断的练习"。再加上全文对科学对孩子的重要性的论述，可以推断出作者的态度应该是：提倡在学校的课程中应该包括科学这门重要的学科。