Question

Ask any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer “math”. No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math. Why is this so? How come so many students hate math, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?

Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, “What good do we get from learning math? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time.”

However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract (减) numbers. In fact, math is not so much about calculation (计算) as it is about learning to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can't think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems.

For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently (高效地)? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.

1.According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?

A．Chinese.     B．Math.

C．Geography.  D．Art.

2.What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?

A．Interesting.  B．Boring.

C．Useless.      D．Difficult.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．90% of the students hate learning math.

B．Students can learn math well with computers.

C．Math can do calculations and store information.

D．Math helps students learn all the other subjects well.

4.What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage?

A．科目  B．效率  C．信息  D．资源

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Math is just learning to add and subtract numbers.

B．Math can be good for both our body and our mind.

C．Math helps us think logically and solve problems.

D．Math can help students find a good job in the future.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了数学课的广泛开设，以及数学课不仅学算术，还有助于我们的逻辑思维，合理地解决问题。

1.No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math的描述可知，在学校不同年级的学生都学习的学科是数学。故选B。

2.短文第二段最后一句I think learning math at school is a waste of time.的描述可知，詹妮桑德斯认为学习数学就是浪费时间，也就是没有用。故选C。

3.细节理解题。通读全文并根据短文第一段第一句Ask any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer “math”的描述可知，90%的学生讨厌学数学。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据短文a cook ---must serve dinner to 100 guests以及divide的提示可知，这里是指平分资源给100个客人。故选D。

5.主旨大意题。根据短文第三段However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract (减) numbers. In fact, math is not so much about calculation (计算) as it is about learning to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems.的描述可知，作者想要告诉我们的是数学能够帮助我们有逻辑地进行思考并解决问题。故选C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。