When you are curious（好奇的）about something， and want to know more about it， you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research（研究）.
Step 1
On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write：
Discover more about dinosaurs.
Step 2
Next， stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below：
（1）Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared.
（2）Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years.
（3）Some dinosaurs fed on plants， some on meat.
Step 3
What can you do with what you want to learn？ By asking questions. On your paper，start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them：
（1）What‘s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in？
（2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there？
（3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared？
Step 4
Armed with your list of questions， you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject， you‘ll probably discover some new questions. For example， you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why？ What happened？ Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research， take time to organize（組織）your thinking by asking good questions. And remember — learning more always bring more questions.
小題1:When you do some research，you should take the following steps： _____.
①list what you want to know   ②choose a research subject
③list what you already know   ④discover new problems
A．①④③②B．②③①④C．③②④①D．④③①②
小題2:What does the underlined sentence “Armed with your list of questions” mean？
A．Putting your list of questions under your arm.
B．Discussing your questions with your classmates.
C．Writing down your list of questions.
D．Taking your list of questions with you.
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is true？
A．You can find all the answers online.
B．Learn more，and you’ll have no questions.
C．During the research，you may keep finding new questions.
D．Asking questions is the only way for research.
小題4:The best title for this passage is _____.
A．Discovering Dinosaurs
B．Asking Good Questions
C．Finding Subjects
D．Having Interesting Answers

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：文章講述如何通過問問題來進行研究，給出了四個步驟，和如何去操作這些步驟。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題，文章里面講了4個steps，按照順序排列就是選B
小題2:推理題：從下文的句子：you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research.說明是把列出的問題帶在身邊。選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：As you learn more about your subject， you‘ll probably discover some new questions.可知選C
小題4:主旨題：從第一段的句子：When you are curious（好奇的）about something， and want to know more about it， you can use the way of asking questions.和最后一段的句子： take time to organize（組織）your thinking by asking good questions. 可知選B
點評：文章條理清楚，考生能基本讀懂文章，可以根據(jù)問題，在文章中去找到相應(yīng)的依據(jù)，研究相關(guān)信息句給出準(zhǔn)確的答案。
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