迎的科普读物。

　　答案：　C

　　3．According to Paragraph 4，which of the following does Greene agree with?

　　A．Modern physics is a boring subject.

　　B．Interest plays an important role in studying.

　　C．It is not necessary to learn all about physics.

　　D．It is easy to describe black holes and the Big Bang.

　　解析：　推理判断题。根据第四段可知，当作者指出一些学生觉得物理无聊时，Greene说重要的是向孩子们讲述一些稀奇古怪的事，并描述一些诸如黑洞和宇宙大爆炸的现代物理现象，如果孩子们知道了这些，他们就愿意了解更多详细的内容。因此可推知他认为兴趣在学习过程中起着非常重要的作用。

　　答案：　B

　　4．In the last paragraph，Greene hopes that .

　　A．kids can love science and physics

　　B．kids can do well in physics exams

　　C．kids can have fun with experiments

　　D．kids can find more strange things in life

　　解析：　推理判断题。根据最后一段的Greene has followed Albert Einstein's lead in trying to solve the mysteries of the universe.Now he wants kids to do the same.可知，Greene希望孩子们可以像他一样对科学和物理感兴趣，去探索宇宙的奥秘。

　　答案：　A

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　　Lifelong learning is the idea that it's never too soon or too late for learning，a way of 1 that many different organizations now believe in.Albert Einstein，the famous scientist， 2 this way of thinking when he said，"Learning is not a product of schooling，but the lifelong effort to gain it."

Lifelong learning provides adults with 3 opportunities at all ages and in various 4 ：at work，at home and through leisure (休闲) activities，not just through 5 channels such as school and higher education.In recent years，participation (参与) in adult education has 6 in most European countries.In Britain， 7 ,44 percent of 8 participated in adult education programmes in 2004， 9 40 percent in the year 2000.