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對華盛頓特區(qū)的一些學生來說，學習并非一直坐在教室學。最近，學生志愿者們參觀了史密斯森國家博物館的自然歷史館并親自動手檢驗一個新項目。

Student volunteers in Washington D.C. recently visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to test a new program. They were among the first to help test a new exhibit at the museum.

The program has an unusual name，spoken as “Curious” and written as Q￣？￣R￣I￣U￣S. The exhibits are designed so young people can learn about science by taking part in experiments. Program combines the newest technologies and scientific equipment with more than 6，000 museum objects，both real and digital. Students from local schools helped develop the exhibit. Teachers will bring their science students to the exhibit in the mornings. In the afternoons，the exhibits will be open to everyone.

Many of the students already have their favorite activities at the center. Nate Reistetter，who is 13 years old，said he liked exploring the specimen① drawers. “There was a cast of a dinosaur bone and you can scan the QR code（computerized bar code） on the computers and it will tell you all about where it was found and all sorts of stuff about it，”he said. Addie Alexander is 12 years old，and she likes the bee display. Addie said the bumble bee and the yellow bumble bee when theyre not under the microscope look pretty much the same except ones bigger than the other. But she said when she looked at the two insects under the microscope，they were very different. Student Ben Werb said he likes the learning centers openness，and he enjoyed in an exhibit that lets people use their senses to learn more about objects. For example，he said a butterfly smells a little like tea.

Involving the senses—smell，touch，hearing—is one of the exhibits major goals. At one display， students recreated the sounds of insects called crickets，and they handled human bones in a laboratory. The scientific investigation of human remains is called forensic anthropology②. It is often used to identify a person who has died and to learn the cause of death.

Q？rius can also be found online，and this means visitors can continue their experiments after they leave the museum.

And thats the Education Report. Im Jerilyn Watson.

Notes：

①specimen n. 樣品；范例；（化驗的）抽樣；某種類型的人

②anthropology n. 人類學

1. The underlined word“identify” can be replaced by ______.

A. recognize B. recall

C. question D. honour

2. What can we learn from the passage？

A. The program has more than 6，000 real museum objects.

B. The experiments can be done digitally without staying in the museum.

C. Dealing with human bones is quite a horrible experience.

D. The public cant see the exhibit until the students finish all the tests.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. Ben Werb likes the tea that smells like a butterfly.

B. Nate Reistetter likes the openness of the learning center.

C. Addie Alexander likes exploring the specimen drawers.

D. All students can be involved in something they are interested in.

4. The exhibits are intended to ______.

A. make students interested in going to museum

B. test the studentsability of handling scientific objects

C. let teenagers learn about science through their own participation

D. collect digital information for a website named Q？rius

5. The article is probably taken from ______.

A. a websites education page

B. a radio stations education report

C. a magazine about education

D. a book about education

答案與解析

1.答案為A。詞義猜測題。確認遺骸身份，即認出遺骸主人是誰。

2.答案為B。細節(jié)理解題。從倒數(shù)第二段可知，參觀者們離開博物館后可以在網(wǎng)上繼續(xù)操作他們的實驗。細讀第二段和第四段也可排除其他選項。

3.答案為D。細節(jié)理解題。細讀第三段可得知A、B、C項均與原文不符。

4.答案為C。細節(jié)理解題。從第二段第二句可知，該展覽的目的是讓學生親身體驗、親自動手，以了解相關科學知識。

5.答案為B。推斷文章出處題。從文章最后一段可知，此文源自某電臺的廣播稿。

【長難句分析】

1.“There was a cast of a dinosaur bone and you can scan the QR code（computerized bar code）on the computers and it will tell you all about where it was found and all sorts of stuff about it，”he said.

分析：本句含直接引語，引語部分由兩個并列連詞and連接三個并列分句，主要結構為“There was ... and you can ... and it will ...”。另外，最后一個分句中含有由where引導的賓語從句，作介詞about的賓語。

句意：“有一系列的恐龍骸骨，你可以在電腦上掃描QR碼（電腦條碼），然后它會告訴你關于骸骨的發(fā)現(xiàn)地等一大堆的相關信息?！彼f。

2. Addie said the bumble bee and the yellow bumble bee when theyre not under the microscope look pretty much the same except ones bigger than the other.

分析：本句含間接引語，引語部分為主從復合句，主句為the bumble bee and the yellow bumble bee look pretty much the same except ones bigger than the other。時間狀語從句為when theyre not under the microscope，位于句子中間，在一定程度上會干擾同學們的閱讀思維。

句意：艾迪說，大黃蜂和黃色大黃蜂不在顯微鏡下時看起來幾乎一樣，除了一個比另一個大一點兒。

【語法點撥】

It is often used to identify a person who has died and to learn the cause of death.

句意：法醫(yī)人類學常用于確認一個已死之人的身份并了解其死因。

分析：含定語從句的復合句。先行詞是a person，關系代詞who在從句中作主語。it指代forensic anthropology。（作者單位：貴州遵義市四中）

（責任編校/彭益）