13．Two teachers are sitting in a laboratory，their dirty hands buried in grass．Mary Richmond is a sixth grade science teacher at Cache LaPoudre Middle School in Laporte，Colo．Jolene McDowell teaches high school biology at Great Mills High School in Maryland．The two women have spent the past week doing science as part of the Research Experience for Teachers Program at the Toolik Field Station，only 188kilometers south of the Arctic Ocean．Armed with the research experience，they will be excited to head back to share their stories with their students about science in the Arctic in a few weeks．
For their two-week experience，Richmond and McDowell are living in a tent．So far，they have helped to set up a laboratory，processed soil samples and mounted other samples onto microscope slides．
"As teachers in the classroom，I think it's important for us to get out and do science，Richmond says．This experience has rekindled （重新點(diǎn)燃）her enthusiasm for science，she says．Richmond is looking forward to taking it back to the classroom．"If I'm excited about it，the kids are more likely to be excited about it，''she notes．And in her sixth grade classroom，enthusiasm is important．
"It's also important to show students that you want to learn and you're willing to put yourself out there and be uncomfortable，"explains McDowell．"I've never been this far north before．This is a location where you don't even flush（沖）your toilet paper．But I'm willing to be here to learn and experience something new，"she adds．
The Toolik research station brings in a different number of teachers each year．Openings are generally posted in March and can be found on the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory website．
After their stay，the two teachers，along with others at research sites around the United States，will have a year to translate their experience to something for the classroom．They can add to their curriculum，make a presentation or come up with a class activity．
25．Why are the two teachers at the Toolik Field Station？A
A．They've been there doing science．
B．They've been invited to hold lectures．
C．They're planning to set up a laboratory．
D．They're volunteering to experience life．
26．What do the two teachers probably think of their two-week experience？D
A．Relaxing and exciting．
B．Challenging but useless．
C．Dangerous but beneficial．
D．Unforgettable and beneficial．
27．What would be the best title for the text？D
A．Teachers teach science at the Toolik Field Station
B．Teachers inspire students to do science in class
C．Teachers experience difficulties in the Arctic
D．Teachers get to do cool science in the Arctic．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，屬于記敘文，兩位老師坐在實(shí)驗(yàn)室，他們的臟手埋在草里．本文以此展開談?wù)�，主要講述了兩位老師在北極做了兩周科研的經(jīng)歷以及兩位老師從中得到的感受與想法．
解答 25．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)The two women have spent the past week doing science as part of the Research Experience for Teachers Program at the Toolik Field Station，only 188kilometers south of the Arctic Ocean．可知，兩位老師在這里的原因是他們在這里做科研．故選A．
26．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)Armed with the research experience，they will be excited to head back to share their stories with their students about science in the Arctic in a few weeks．以及For their two-week experience，Richmond and McDowell are living in a tent．So far，they have helped to set up a laboratory，processed soil samples and mounted other samples onto microscope slides．可以推測出，老師應(yīng)該認(rèn)為兩周的經(jīng)歷是很難忘和有益的．故選D．
27．D．主旨大意題．根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要講述了兩位老師在北極做了兩周科研的經(jīng)歷以及兩位老師從中得到的感受與想法．故選D．
點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，推理判斷題，主旨大意題．做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文，把握文章主要內(nèi)容，聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義，從中選出正確答案，一定要做到有理有據(jù)，切忌胡亂猜測．
