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14．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 10 words）The purpose of writing The Social Animal．/The main topics of the book．
57．Why does Brooks use a story to introduce scientific theories？（No more than 15 words）Because he tries to make his points through the story or keep reader's attention．
58．According to The Social Animal，how can we learn about the science of child development？（No more than 10 words）As Harold and Erica live through their childhood．
59．Please explain the underlined word"weighty"in English．（No more than 1 word）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 20 words）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 本文是一篇議論文．文章先列舉出科學的許多功能，接著指出科學有巨大的誘惑力，以致許多作家抵擋不住這種誘惑，在文學作品中運用到科學．并以Brooks的新書The social animal為例，批判地分析這本書的優(yōu)勢和不足．

解答 56．The purpose of writing The Social Animal．/The main topics of the book．主旨大意題．
根據(jù)第二段的介紹可知，The book focuses on big questions這本書探討一些大問題，如：科學揭露什么人性；為何有人會成功？所以第二段大意為介紹該書的主題．
57．Because he tries to make his points through the story or keep reader's attention．細節(jié)題．
根據(jù)這句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，在介紹科學理念時，通過講一個故事目的是為了吸引讀者的注意力．
58．As Harold and Erica live through their childhood．細節(jié)題．
通過第三段的介紹可知，Harold and Erica是書里的男女主人公，一起經(jīng)歷過童年時光，從而我們了解了兒童成長的科學規(guī)律．
59．Serious．Or：Important．Or：Significant．Or：Great．Or：Big．Or：Crucial．Or：Heavy…．猜測詞意題．
根據(jù)The book focuses on big questions可知，該書涉及的都是大的問題，所以It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics中的weighty是重要的，關鍵的意思．
60．Yes，I do．Because he introduces scientific theories through a story，which is much easier for people to understand．概括題．
通過文章的介紹可知，Brooks重要通過故事的形式來傳遞科學理念，讓人理解起來更容易．

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