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 TURE 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
My name is Sam . I joined a club called “ passing help ” last month . Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car was broken . It was 25 miles from my home . I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car . It was also hard to take a taxi . I decided to take a bus home .I went to a bus stop nearby .
After a while , a bus came , but it did not go to my town .The bus driver was a young woman . She was kind and she told me which bus I should take . I waited there for about thirty minutes , but no bus came . At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car .She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station , I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come ,so I returned here.I just can't leave you here ,” she said , “ Get in my car and I will take you back to your home .”
“ It is a long way .”I said.
“ Come on ,sir, ”she said ,“ Let’s go.”
On the way she told me a story . A few days ago, there wasn't gas(汽油）in her car . An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her , but she didn't accept it . “ I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along. ” She said.
1.Sam didn’t think of going home__________ that evening.
A. by train B. by bus
C. by car D. by taxi
2.From the passage , we know that the young woman was _________.
A.a club boss B. a taxi driver
C. a bus driver D.a gas station worker
3.The young woman wanted Sam to _________.
A.give her some money
B. get on her bus
C. take her to her house
D. help others just as she did.
4.The best title (题目）of the passage is ________ .
A. A kind old man B. Getting a ride.
C. Passing help D. A broken car
Learning a foreign language is difficult for many learners. The following tips may help you learn a foreign language quickly.
Reading aloud
When you start learning a foreign language, you should read aloud. Reading aloud instead of reading lowly only to yourself helps you in remembering. It helps with pronunciation, too.
Building your vocabulary
You’ll have to make a few word lists, you have to memorize and review them regularly. You may review the word lists at least once a day for two weeks.
Learning grammar
Learning the grammar of a foreign language is a dry and boring task. But it can speed your language learning. Don’t jump to learn tenses(时态), it’s better to be done after you’ve learned some of the language. The most important thing is that you shouldn’t worry about the mistakes you’ll make when you start. If you do like this, you’ll learn the language better.
Watching TV and movies
This is a wonderful way to learn a foreign language quickly. You can watch TV shows in the language you are learning. They’ll help you a great deal with the vocabulary as well as catching what others say and also your pronunciation.
1.Reading aloud while learning a foreign language helps in ____________.
A. talking to people B. understanding words
C. learning grammar quickly D. pronouncing words correctly
2.Which of the following is important in building one’s vocabulary of a foreign language?
A. Writing the words again and again
B. Listening to tapes in the language
C. Reviewing words from time to time
D.Reading more articles in the language
3.The underlined phrase “ a great deal” means “___________”.
A. much B. little C. a few D. never
4.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Traditional ways of learning English
B. Some advice on learning a foreign language
C. The importance of learning a foreign language
D. How to deal with difficulties in learning a language
阅读理解
About five hundred years ago, an earthquake (地震) happened in a small village. Luckily for them, nothing was destroyed (毁坏) and no one was hurt. But a huge stone fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing worked.
"Well," they said sadly, "there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way."
At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away.
"You?" they shouted. "What are you talking about?" The men all laughed at the boy.?
The next morning, some people came into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." More people ran out to see what had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any longer. It wasn't even near the road.
The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried it."
The people looked rather surprised. "You see," he said, "I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline (斜坡) up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚) down into the hole itself. Then I covered it with earth."
The villagers shouted, "Clever boy! Clever boy!" And some of them said, "Why didn't we think out this good idea?"
1.Around 500 years ago, this story happened in a small _____.?
A. town B. village C. city D. country
2.After the earthquake, _____.
A. many people in the village died
B. nothing happened
C. the whole village was covered with big stones
D. a huge stone fell down the mountain and stood in the middle of the road
3.The stone was moved out of the road by _____.
A. an old man B. a young man
C. a boy D. a girl
4.In the end, the huge stone was _____.
A. in the earth B. in the house
C. in the river D. on the road side
5.From the passage, we can see that _____.
A. the boy was stronger than the villagers
B. the villagers were very foolish
C. the boy was very bright and good at thinking
D. the villagers were all proud of the boy before the earthquake happened
补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填A空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A： Hi, Wang Na. How was your Qingming Holiday?
B： Hi, Li Jie. 1.
A： Really? Where did you go?
B： 2.
A： What did you do there?
B： 3. We offered some food and wine and burned the paper gifts for them.
A： Yeah, it’s the time for us to remember them.
B： 4.
A： I went to the Martyr Cemetery (烈士陵园) with my family. We carried some flowers and visited those who died for our country in the wars.
B： You are right. We really should learn from them and start working hard now. 5.
A： We climbed the Dashu Mountain! It was very nice!
The reality show（真人秀节目）“Where are we going , Dad ?”becomes a show on TV these days . This TV show is about dads and their children who are from different families . They will complete（完成）some hard without moms in three days and two nights . The five dads have to play the of“dad”and“mom”at the same time . All of the five dads are famous people and they must forget their popularity（知名度） do as a normal father . The cell phones and toys aren’ t allowed in the show . They have to live in a very tough（艰苦的）environment . At first , all the five children cry . , they are just 4-6 years old . They never experience life in the countryside . But later they are all used to this kind of exciting life with their fathers .
the five star kids , four-year-old Kimi impresses（使……有印象）people most . During the TV show , Kimi Is well-behaved , never shouts at others and always listens to his father , Jimmy .
“The whole experience teaches him a lot ,”Jimmy says .“He now knows to behave well in public and how to be patient .”
Jimmy’ s soft parenting skills , Kimi’ s cute face and their warm interaction（互动）on the show win many viewers’ hearts .
1.A．hit B．fashion C．talk D．comedy
2.A．two B．three C．five D．four
3.A．tasks B．orders C．ways D．means
4.A．jokes B．acts C．roles D．parts
5.A．and B．or C．yet D．but
6.A．to use B．use C．using D．used
7.A．in all B．At all C．After all D．In fact
8.A．playing B．spending C．share D．live
9.A．During B．Between C．Among D．All
10.A．what B．who C．how D．where
