高中必修一 · 第 7 课
解锁好奇心 Curiosity Unlocked
科学小组的海洋生态研究项目让同学们走进实验室，也让他们懂得：科学探索需要耐心与合作。
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2课文精读：解锁好奇心 (Curiosity Unlocked · 约423词)
科学小组的海洋生态研究项目让同学们走进实验室，也让他们懂得：科学探索需要耐心与合作。 读课文，先自己理解，再点 🔊 听朗读。
Curiosity Unlocked
The classroom door opened, and a tall woman in a lab coat walked in carrying a cooler box. 'Good morning,' she said. 'I am Dr. Lin, a marine biologist. Your class has been chosen to help with a real research project.' The students exchanged excited glances. 'We will be studying how plastic pollution affects the creatures in our coastal waters.'
教室门开了，一位穿着白大褂的高个子女士拎着保温箱走了进来。“早上好，”她说，“我是林博士，海洋生物学家。你们班被选中参与一个真实的研究项目。”学生们交换着兴奋的眼神。“我们将研究塑料污染如何影响近海水域的生物。”
Dr. Lin opened the cooler box and carefully took out several glass jars filled with seawater. 'These are samples from three different sites,' she explained. 'Your task is to observe, record, and analyse what you find. Every detail matters — the size of the particles, the number of tiny organisms, even the colour of the water. Real science lives in the small things.'
林博士打开保温箱，小心地取出几罐装满海水的玻璃罐。“这些是来自三个不同地点的样本，”她解释说，“你们的任务是观察、记录并分析所发现的一切。每个细节都很重要——颗粒的大小、微小生物的数量，甚至水的颜色。真正的科学存在于细微之处。”
Han Mei immediately took charge of the microscope, adjusting it with careful hands. 'I can see something!' she whispered. 'Tiny creatures — and what looks like plastic fragments.' The team crowded around, taking turns to look. Li Lei sketched what they saw while Lily recorded the data in a table. Jack, surprisingly, proved to be the most patient of all, counting particles one by one without complaint. The data sheet grew longer every day, covered with careful handwriting and small drawings.
Han Mei 立刻接管了显微镜，小心翼翼地调试。“我看到东西了！”她小声说，“微小的生物——还有看起来像塑料碎片的东西。”团队围拢过来，轮流观察。李雷把看到的东西画成速写，Lily 把数据记进表格。出乎意料的是，Jack 成了最有耐心的人，一声不吭地一个一个数着颗粒。数据表每天都在变长，上面满是工整的字迹和小图画。
The second week, they compared their results with Dr. Lin's own data. The findings were troubling: the samples from the site near the city contained three times more plastic than those from the remote coast. 'This is why we do research,' Dr. Lin said. 'Data does not judge; it simply shows us the truth. What we do with the truth is up to us.' The comparison took a whole afternoon, but nobody complained.
第二周，他们把自己的结果与林博士的数据对比。发现令人担忧：靠近城市的采样点塑料含量是偏远海岸的三倍。“这就是我们做研究的原因，”林博士说，“数据不作评判，它只是把真相展示给我们。如何对待真相，取决于我们自己。”对比花了一整个下午，但没有人抱怨。
The class decided to act. They wrote a report, created posters, and organised a school campaign to reduce single-use plastic. Cozy teacher helped them translate their findings into a speech for the school assembly. 'Science does not end in the laboratory,' she said. 'It ends in action. A discovery that changes nothing is only half a discovery.' The speech was delivered to a packed hall, and the students' voices did not shake once.
全班决定采取行动。他们写了报告、制作海报，并组织了一场减少一次性塑料的校园活动。Cozy 老师帮他们把研究结果写成校会演讲。“科学不止于实验室，”她说，“它止于行动。不能带来改变的发现只算半个发现。”演讲面对座无虚席的礼堂，学生们的嗓音一次也没颤抖。
At the end of the term, Dr. Lin returned with exciting news: the school's campaign had inspired three other schools to start similar projects. 'You have discovered something more important than data,' she told the class. 'You have discovered that young people, working together with patience and curiosity, can move the world.' The applause lasted a full minute. As Dr. Lin left, she gave each student a small badge shaped like a wave.
学期末，林博士带回了一个激动人心的消息：学校的活动启发另外三所学校开展了类似项目。“你们发现的东西比数据更重要，”她对全班说，“你们发现了：带着耐心和好奇心一起努力的年轻人，能够推动世界。”掌声持续了整整一分钟。林博士离开时，送给每个学生一枚波浪形状的小徽章。
📖 读后理解（0/6）
1. Who came to the class with a research project?
2. What were the samples in the glass jars?
3. What did Han Mei see through the microscope?
4. What did the comparison with Dr. Lin's data show?
5. What did the class do with their findings?
6. What did the campaign inspire?
3语法小课堂：被动语态综合 & 非谓语动词的被动
被动语态综合（深化）
主语 + be + done（含进行/完成被动）
The samples are being analysed in the lab. （样本正在实验室里分析。）
The report has been written by the whole team. （报告由全队完成。）
The results will be published next month. （结果将于下月公布。）
⚠️ 有“正在”→ is being done；有“已经”→ has been done。
非谓语动词的被动形式
to be done / being done / having been done
不定式被动：The plan is to be discussed tomorrow. （计划明天讨论。）
动名词被动：He avoided being seen. （他避免被人看见。）
完成被动：Having been tested, the device worked well. （测试之后，设备运行良好。）
⚠️ 非谓语动词的逻辑主语是动作承受者时，用被动形式。
👨🏫Cozy 老师说：高中语法重在「在语境中理解」——多读课文里的例句，语法自然就活了。
4课后练习（0/13）
1. The samples ___ in the lab now.
2. The results ___ next month.
3. ___ tested, the device worked well.
4. He avoided ___ seen by the teacher.
5. The plan is ___ discussed tomorrow.
6. Dr. Lin is a ___ biologist, studying coastal waters.
7. Real science lives in the ___ things.
8. Data does not judge; it shows us the ___ .
9. The city site contained three times ___ plastic.
10. A discovery that changes nothing is only ___ a discovery.
11. The school's campaign ___ three other schools.
12. Young people, working together with patience and ___, can move the world.
13. ___ plastic pollution affects marine life is what we studied.