Question

    Did you know that the games you play with children can influence their interest in math and science as they grow older? Young children are easily able to learn concepts such as big and small, high and low, fast and slow, and heavy and light, but by helping children learn these concepts, you are helping them develop an interest in math and science.

When parents encourage their children to ask questions and help them explore and discover the natural world, they are helping build an interest in math and science. Many scientists say that children who have such experiences at the early age can develop confidence in math and science that pays off (得到回报) as they get older.

Here are some ideas for what you can do to help develop children’s interest in math and science.

Go for a walk with your children. Take time to stop along the way and look at things that the children notice, such as flowers, animals, and insects. Talk with them about what you see, and ask about what they see.

Draw pictures together. Draw a picture of what you have seen, whether it was on the front steps, in the backyard, or something you can see from your window. Ask the child to draw a plant, an animal, or a favorite place, and then ask him or her to tell you about the drawing.

Turn a drawing into a story. write down what your child says about the picture he or she just drew. Ask the child to make up a story about the picture, and keep it with other artwork and stories he or she has developed.

1.How can you help children become interested in math and science, according to the passage?

A.By feeding them food. B.By playing with them.

C.By reading to them. D.By telling them stories.

2.What does the underlined phrase “concepts” mean in Chinese?

A.概念 B.数据 C.实物 D.评价

3.Which of the following activities is NOT advised in the text?

A.See a movie with your child. B.Drawing pictures with your child.

C.Making up a story about the picture. D.Having a walk with your child.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Asking questions can help children develop an interest in math and science.

B.It’s good for children to talk about what they see with their parents.

C.You should ask children to tell a story before they start drawing.

D.You should ask children to draw pictures of what they have seen.

5.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.How to teach children to draw.

B.How to teach children to speak.

C.How to build children’s interest in art.

D.How to build children’s interest in math and science

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】

文章介绍了如何建立孩子对数学和科学的兴趣给出的一些建议。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Did you know that the games you play with children can influence their interest in math and science as they grow older? 你知道你和孩子们玩的游戏会影响他们长大后对数学和科学的兴趣吗？可知，是要和他们一起玩，故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据文中such as big and small, high and low, fast and slow, and heavy and light可知，这些都是一些概念，这些事小孩子容易学到的，所以concepts指的是“概念”，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文中Go for a walk with your children.，Draw pictures together.和Tum a drawing into a story.可知，可以和孩子们一起散步，一起画画，把一幅画变成一个故事。可知，这里不包括看电影，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文中When parents encourage their children to ask questions and help them explore and discover the natural world, they are helping build an interest in math and science.当父母鼓励孩子提出问题，帮助他们探索和发现自然世界时，他们正在帮助培养对数学和科学的兴趣。可知A选项正确；根据文中Talk with them about what you see, and ask about what they see.和他们谈谈你看到的，问问他们看到了什么。可知，这里是所给的建议中的一点，所以B选项是正确的；根据文中Tum a drawing into a story. Write down what your child says about the picture he or she just drew. Ask the child to make up a story about the picture把图画变成故事。写下你的孩子对他或她刚画的画所说的话。让孩子编一个关于这幅画的故事，可知是要先画画再讲故事，而不是画画之前讲故事，所以C选项错误；根据文中Draw a picture of what you have seen把你所看到的画一幅画，可知D选项是正确的，故选C。

5.主旨大意题。根据整篇文章的理解及文中Did you know that the games you play with children can influence their interest in math and science as they grow older?和Here are some ideas for what you can do to help develop children’s interest in math and science.可知，文章讲述的是如何建立孩子们在数学和科学方面的兴趣，故选D。