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Math is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently, at the University of California in the US, a        class got 400 students interested. There were even another 35        from behind windows.

        could make a boring subject so interesting? Terence Tao, the 31-year-old university teacher, is known as “the Mozart of Math”. Tao, born in Hong Kong, spent his childhood in Australia. He showed his great         in math when he was very young. At the age of two, he could read. At nine, he went to college math classes. At twenty, he got his doctor’s degree(博士学位). Last summer, Tao           a Fields Medal which is known as the “Noble Prize of Math”.           he was talented, Terence Tao didn’t go to college until he was fourteen. “In my opinion, it’s not          to go to college too young. ” said Tao. He added, “         , studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base(基础). Then it can be built higher. ”

People don’t think Tao is        the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books, too. But he        loves math. “In many ways, my work is my hobby. ” he said. 

1.A. math       B. music          C. Japanese

2.A. passing     B. watching       C. shouting

3.A. What       B. Which         C. Who

4.A. talent       B. importance     C. need

5.A. made       B. won           C. found

6.A. If          B. Although      C. Because

7.A. necessary   B. convenient      C. difficult

8.A. So far      B. At times        C. In fact

9.A. the same as B. different from   C. similar to

10.A. even      B. also           C. still

 

1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 【解析】 试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文介绍了一位著名的数学老师——陶哲轩。他从很小的时候就表现出了对于数学的良好天分。他14岁进入大学,去年夏天赢得了菲尔兹奖。他是一个把爱好当做工作的人。 1.Math数学;music音乐;Japanese日本人。联系本段第一句话描述,可知此处指的是一堂数学课,故选A。 2.Passing通过,经过;watching观看;shouting喊叫。结合语境可知此处指的是,有35个人从后窗户里面观看。故选B。 3.What什么;Which哪一个;Who谁。句意:谁能让一个枯燥的科目变得如此有趣?故选C。 4.talent 天赋;importance 重要性;need需要。结合语境可知此处指的是,他在数学方面的天赋,故选A。 5.Made制作,使得;won赢得;found发现。句意:去年夏天,他赢得了菲尔兹奖,故选B。 6.If是否,如果;Although虽然,尽管;Because因为。句意:尽管他很有天分,但是他知道14岁才上大学。故选B。 7.Necessary必要的;convenient方便的,适当的;difficult困难的。结合语境可知此处指的是,上大学没必要太早。故选A。 8.So far到目前为止;At times 有时,偶尔;In fact实际上。句意:实际上,学习就像建设一座高塔。故选C。 9.the same as和……一样;different from 与……不同;similar to 与……相似。句意:人们认为陶和我们其他人不一样。故选B。 10.Even甚至,即使;also也;still仍旧,还。联系前一句描述,可知句意为:但是他仍旧喜爱数学。故选C。 考点:考查人物传记类短文
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