Several years ago, a student working on a research project in my laboratory approached me with concern.“I’m doing something wrong,”she exclaimed. I had seen her research results and knew she was making good progress, so I was surprised to hear that she was having a problem. Over the next several days we went through her experiment; yet I could not find a problem. Finally, I asked her,“Why do you think you’re doing something wrong?” “Because I’m not getting what you said I should get,”she replied with some confusion.
Her response shocked me. I had not told her what she“should get”, but we had discussed some published hypotheses(假說) several weeks earlier. On seeing the research data that did not fit these predictions, I recognized that she had a new finding and came to change my hypotheses. But she was interpreting her results as a mistake. With almost four years of a college science major behind her, this student still had the common misunderstanding that science is a boring exercise in proving something we already know to be true.
But how can this happen? Throughout school, science is often described in textbooks as a series of“known”facts and figures; for example, DNA is a double helix; earthquakes occur at plate boundaries, etc. Unfortunately, the process by which these discoveries were made and how they fit into scientific progress are often ignored in the classroom. These details help show the nature of scientific discoveries and the tails help show the nature of scientific discoveries and the skepticism(質(zhì)疑) that goes with new discoveries before they are accepted.
Understanding science is more than memorizing that DNA is a double helix. It is to have the ability to take in new information on diet, exercise, or disease and apply it to our own lives. Understanding the process of science and scientific problem-solving can help us make better decisions every day.
【小題1】The student thought her research project had gone wrong because       .

A．she was not making progress
B．her teacher told her so
C．she couldn’t get enough data
D．she had some unexpected findings
【小題2】How did the writer feel when he found out the reason for the student’s confusion?
A．Confused.B．Surprised.C．Excited.D．Pleased.
【小題3】What is to blame for the student’s misunderstanding about science?
A．Her own carelessness.
B．Her teacher’s lack of experience.
C．The method of science education.
D．The publication of some wrong hypotheses.
【小題4】What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．The meaning of understanding science.
B．How to use known facts.
C．The best way to make scientific discoveries.
D．How to use scientific knowledge in daily life.


【小題1】D
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】A

解析試題分析：這篇文章主要是想告訴我們要理解科學(xué)，而不是牢記，這對(duì)我們的生活有著非常大的意義。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章可知，On seeing the research data that did not fit these predictions, I recognized that she had a new finding and came to change my hypotheses.這個(gè)學(xué)生認(rèn)為他的科研項(xiàng)目出現(xiàn)問題了，是因?yàn)樗膶?shí)驗(yàn)獲得一些意外的結(jié)果。故選D
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Her response shocked me.可知，當(dāng)作者知道了學(xué)生的理由時(shí)候，感到很驚訝。故選B
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章But how can this happen? Throughout school, science is often described in textbooks as a series of“known”facts and figures;可知，科學(xué)教育的方式導(dǎo)致了學(xué)生對(duì)科學(xué)的誤解。故選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題。文章最后一段主要講的是對(duì)科學(xué)過程的理解對(duì)我們的生活有很大的幫助。故選A
考點(diǎn)：日常生活類議論文
點(diǎn)評(píng)：議論文是高考必考題型，此類題型比較好解答，在答題過程中注意結(jié)合題目在文章中找到答案的位置，注意理解作者所要表達(dá)感情色彩和中心思想。 同時(shí)，如果第一遍不能理解，結(jié)合題目來進(jìn)行理解全文，也不失為一個(gè)好的方法。

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