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10．Science has a lot of uses．It can uncover laws of nature，cure diseases，make bombs，and help bridges to stand up．Indeed science is so good at what it does that there's always a temptation （誘惑） to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful．David Brooks，author of The Social Animal：The Hidden Sources of Love，Character，and Achievement，appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation．
Brooks gained fame for several books．His latest book The Social Animal，however，is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books．It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics．The book focuses on big questions：What has science revealed about human nature？What are the sources of character？And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't？
To answer these questions，Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines．Considering this，you might expect the book to be a dry recitation （背誦） of facts．But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox （非常規(guī)的），and perhaps unfortunate way．Instead of introducing scientific theories，he tells a story，within which he tries to make his points，perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention．So as Harold and Erica，the hero and heroine in his story，live through childhood，we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction．Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters．
On the whole，Brooks'story is acceptable if uninspired．As one would expect，his writing is mostly clear and，to be fair，some chapters stand out above the rest．I enjoyed，for instance，the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own．While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters，the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere．These problems partly involve Brooks'attempt to translate his tale into science．

56．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2？（No more than 10words）The purpose of writing The Social Animal．/The main topics of the book．Or：The weighty topics in"The Social Animal"，written by Brooks．
57．Why does Brooks use a story to introduce scientific theories？（No more than 15words）Because he tries to make his points through the story or keep reader's attention．Or：To make his points and keep the reader's attention．
58．According to The Social Animal，how can we learn about the science of child development？（No more than 10words）As Harold and Erica live through their childhood．Or：By reading the story of Harold and Erica．Or：By following the story of living through childhood．
59．Please explain the underlined word"weighty"in English．（No more than 1word）Serious．Or：Important．Or：Significant．Or：Great．Or：Big．Or：Crucial．Or：Heavy…．
60．Do you like Brooks'way of dealing with science in The Social Animal？Why？（No more than 20words）Yes，I do．Because he introduces scientific theories through a story，which is much easier for people to understand．．

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分析 文章先列舉出科學(xué)的許多功能，接著指出科學(xué)有巨大的誘惑力，以致許多作家抵擋不住這種誘惑，在文學(xué)作品中運(yùn)用到科學(xué)．并以布魯克斯的新書(shū)《社會(huì)動(dòng)物》為例，批判地分析這本書(shū)的優(yōu)勢(shì)和不足．

解答 56．The purpose of writing The Social Animal．/The main topics of the book．Or：The weighty topics in"The Social Animal"，written by Brooks．
主旨大意題 根據(jù)第二段The book focuses on big questions：What has science revealed about human nature？What are the sources of character？And why are some people happy and successful while others aren't？可知，本段主要說(shuō)明The Social Animal這本書(shū)的主題是什么，故答案可以概括為：The purpose of writing The Social Animal．/The main topics of the book．Or：The weighty topics in"The Social Animal"，written by Brooks．
57．Because he tries to make his points through the story or keep reader's attention．Or：To make his points and keep the reader's attention．
細(xì)節(jié)理解題  根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段Instead of introducing scientific theories，he tells a story，within which he tries to make his points，perhaps in order to keep the reader's attention可知，Brooks 通過(guò)故事來(lái)講解科學(xué)的目的是吸引讀者的注意力，故答案為Because he tries to make his points through the story or keep reader's attention．Or：To make his points and keep the reader's attention．
58．As Harold and Erica live through their childhood．Or：By reading the story of Harold and Erica．Or：By following the story of living through childhood．
推理判斷題  根據(jù)So as Harold and Erica，the hero and heroine in his story，live through childhood，we hear about the science of child development 可知，我們通過(guò)故事的男女主人公的童年生活學(xué)到了兒童成長(zhǎng)方面的科學(xué)知識(shí)，故答案為：As Harold and Erica live through their childhood．Or：By reading the story of Harold and Erica．Or：By following the story of living through childhood．
59．Serious．Or：Important．Or：Significant．Or：Great．Or：Big．Or：Crucial．Or：Heavy…．
詞意猜測(cè)題  根據(jù)It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics．The book focuses on big questions可知，這本書(shū)討論的是非常重大的問(wèn)題，使用答案為：Serious．Or：Important．Or：Significant．Or：Great．Or：Big．Or：Crucial．Or：Heavy…．
60．Yes，I do．Because he introduces scientific theories through a story，which is much easier for people to understand．
開(kāi)放題  答案不唯一  根據(jù)自己的理解進(jìn)行回答，并言之成理，順理成章，故答案為：Yes，I do．Because he introduces scientific theories through a story，which is much easier for people to understand．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 在考查學(xué)生閱讀理解的基礎(chǔ)上，增加了對(duì)書(shū)面表達(dá)能力的考查．該試題既考查學(xué)生的語(yǔ)言輸入，也考查語(yǔ)言的輸出；同時(shí)，考生對(duì)問(wèn)題的回答即語(yǔ)言的輸出應(yīng)建立在對(duì)文章內(nèi)容理解的前提上．該題型最顯著的特點(diǎn)在于所問(wèn)問(wèn)題中包括翻譯試題和開(kāi)放型問(wèn)題．翻譯試題是要求考生結(jié)合所翻譯的句子及文中的情景進(jìn)行翻譯；開(kāi)放型問(wèn)題要求考生根據(jù)自己的理解和個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)來(lái)進(jìn)行回答．由此可見(jiàn)，該試題比傳統(tǒng)的閱讀理解試題更具綜合性，更能體現(xiàn)對(duì)考生語(yǔ)言綜合運(yùn)用能力的考查．因此在訓(xùn)練學(xué)生應(yīng)試該題型時(shí)要和閱讀理解、書(shū)面表達(dá)結(jié)合在一起，從該題型的考查要點(diǎn)著手，抓住要點(diǎn)．7個(gè)類型的題目進(jìn)行有針對(duì)性的訓(xùn)練，把培養(yǎng)閱讀表達(dá)能力和做題技巧與培養(yǎng)考生的閱讀理解、書(shū)面表達(dá)能力融為一起，共同提高；在練中訓(xùn)練考生的理解能力、表達(dá)能力；培養(yǎng)起他們的開(kāi)放性思維習(xí)慣．