Ten-year-old Lena Draper decided to reach out to the Marion Police Department on Facebook after getting stuck on the maths questions. Instead of ignoring her request, Ohio officer Lieutenant B. J. Gruber did his best to lend a hand.
Lena informed the policeman that she was stuck on the problem(8+29)×15. He quickly responded: ”Do the numbers in the parentheses(括号) first so in fact it would be 37×15.”
After settling the first question, Lieutenant Gruber was given a more difficult task. Lena asked him for the answer to (90+27)+(29+15)×2. The confident officer responded with what he believed to be the correct answer, advising: ”Take the answer from the first parentheses plus the answer from the second parentheses and multiply that answer by two. Work left to right doing the work in parentheses first.”
But embarrassingly, Facebook users were quick to notice that his maths solving didn’t quite add up. To solve the problem, you must actually add the numbers in the second parentheses and multiply the answer by two, before adding the numbers in the first set of brackets.
Lena’s mum Molly said, ”I didn’t believe her at first. I thought it was pretty funny. I was happy, but not surprised that they responded so quickly. They are wonderful with their communication with the community.”
After Lieutenant Gruber was told about the mistake, he joked: “Hoping it is truly the thought that counts since obviously I can’t! Especially since the answer was wrong, it was very nice for Molly to recognize our attempt to help her daughter with some maths homework.”
It’s not the first time that adults have been left feeling trapped by a maths assignment aimed at kids.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. A new job is added to the police
B. A new approach to maths problem-solving
C. The Marion Police Department’s Facebook page
D. A policeman helps a girl with her maths problems
2.According to the policeman, the result of the second problem is .
A. 205 B. 322
C. 456 D. 555
3.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Some adults are too stupid to help kids with their homework
B. Some homework for children is not as easy as it appears
C. It is stupid for Lieutenant Gruber to make the mistake
D. Kids often ask the police to help them with their homework
Now it is time to go out to explore foreign lands and experience the different beaches that the world has to offer.
Anse Sourced’ Argent, Seychelles--With beautiful pale pink sand, clear blue waters, and rock formations that have been shaped by waves and time, this beach’s beauty is enough to land itself on the cover of a travel magazine. And it is one of the most photographed baeches in the world. And don’t worry about any waves as the shores and shallow waters are protected by a nearby reef(礁).
Maldives--Maldives is an island nation off the coast of Sri Lanka and one of the lowest nations of the world, Enjoy the soft sandy beaches, coconut-bearing palm trees, and a diverse sea life that surrounds you. But due to coral dying and rising sea levels, Maldives is expected to sink within the next 10 years. Freedom Beach, Thailand--Privacy(隐私) isn’t always so easy to find at a beach, but Freedom Beach in Thailand provides a much less crowded, more relaxing location to spend your time. With swimming, snorkeling(浮潜), and beach-side refreshments(点心,茶点), you are able to have the vacation that you deserve! Its neighboring beach, Patong, can get a little crowded and a bit crazy with the large number of tourists present, so escape via water taxi to enjoy yourself and a much cleaner shore.
Matira Beach, Bara Bora--The island's economy is driven by tourism, so you know that all of the locals want you to have a great time and come back soon with all of your friends. With a beach like Matira, that sounds like a great idea! You may recognize the island from Couples Retreat. Remember all of the over-the-water bungalows(平房) that were in the movie? Those were actually first produced at the beach and are standard features for resorts(度假胜地).
1.What is Anse Sourced’ Argent famous for?
A. Its travel magazines B. Its beautiful coral reef
C. Its picture-like scenery D. Its dangerous waves
2.What can we know about Maldives?
A. It is an island nation under the sea surface
B. It may disappear in 100 years
C. It shares the same coast with Sri Lanka
D. It lies at the lowest altitude of the world
3.What is Freedom Beach described as according to the text?
A. One where privacy is hard to find
B. One whose shore is bigger than Patong’s
C. One where visitors can enjoy private space
D. One where visitors can land on the coral reefs
4.What can we learn about Matira Beach from the text?
A. Many films were set in the beach
B. Too many tourists disturb the locals
C. The over-the -water bungalows first appeared there
D. It is a place that you don’t want to share with others
假如你叫李华，你们的外教老师Mr Jenkins邀请你和几名同学今晚去他的公寓参加他的生日派对。但你临时有事不能赴约。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
1.祝他生日乐；
2.表示歉意；
3.说明原因；
注意：1.词数100左右：
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When Western parents are expected a baby, they start to think long and hardly about what they will name their child. The child will have to live with a name for their whole life after all.
Some parents seem focus on finding a name that is distinctive, a name that everybody likes it and nobody else uses. Also, sometimes it goes horribly wrong. One musician named his child Audio Science, while other couple named their kid Pirate. Recently, some parents in the US and Europe have gone as far as pay someone to come up with a name for them. Some companies charge a couple hundred dollars, and one Swiss company charges about $ 30,000 think of a unique name that has never been used before.
As a doctor, I became the 1. (great) surgeon in the country and the president of the National Society of Surgeons. For this reason, a celebration 2. (hold) in my honor But I couldn’t help feeling sad.
On the day, my friend came up to me and said: “You’ve achieved something that others can’t even dream about. 3. are you so sad?”
“I’ve achieved something that I didn’t even want,” I said, “I 4. wanted to be a surgeon and now I can’t escape from it. If I would suffer a 5. (fail) then maybe I would have a chance to do something that I really love. But for now, I’m chained to a thing that I don’t evenlike.”
“You 6. be joking?” my friend cried out, “The biggest honor for a surgeon is 7. (become) the president of our national society. Your wife is happy, your children are happy. Everyone has the highest respect for you!”
But I don t respect myself, that’s 8. is wrong. I wanted to be a dancer, but my parents were against 9. and I listened to them. I was weak. I became a great surgeon, but I am not working in the field that I wanted to devote my life 10.. That is why I am unhappy.
I lived with a rat. Possibly he was a mouse. I never ______ him. At night, when he thought I was ______, I heard him dragging things around and walking into things. Perhaps he was half blind. Whatever the case, he had ______ eating habits.
On the counter in the ______ were bags of croissants (羊角面包), nuts and fruit but he would only ______ himself to the Cheetos. He made a careful hole in the ______ and then ate from it. I had to ______ the snacks he touched.
This animal was ______. If he had gone after something other than Cheetos, perhaps we could have worked out a deal.
One day, I found out he had upgraded his technique. I discovered in a drawer in the kitchen that he had ______ a lot of food. Was my new drawer his new nest? I had to ask people how to ______ him. I didn’t like the suggestions - glue boxes and poison.
My neighbor had an idea about what to do with pest. ‘‘I’ll ______ this, he said one day. He took out a handful of Cheetos from the ______, coated them with dishwashing liquid and placed them carefully ______, in the shape of a scary face.
“Are you hoping to ______ him?” I asked. And when the next day the food was ______, not even orange crumbs (碎屑) remaining, I said: “Failure!”
After waiting for the greedy animal to ______ for over a week, as the days went by, it was ______ there would be no further sign of my nighttime ______. My neighbor’s plan ______ after all.
Now, I am the only one who ______ Cheetos in this house.
1.A. followed B. noticed C. saw D. kept
2.A. eating B. talking C. sleeping D. watching
3.A. bad B. good C. traditional D. normal
4.A. kitchen B. bedroom C. garage D. doorway
5.A. teach B. help C. protect D. enjoy
6.A. bag B. can C. pocket D. box
7.A. bring ou B. divide up C. put away D. throw out
8.A. clever B. greedy C. lucky D. reasonable
9.A. produced B. shared C. saved D. wasted
10.A. take hold of B. put up with C. go along with D. get rid of
11.A. discuss B. handle C. accept D. prepare
12.A. plate B. drawer C. refrigerator D. bottle
13.A. around B. back C. behind D. ahead
14.A. meet B. fool C. frighten D. touch
15.A. left B. mixed C. gone D. hidden
16.A. come back B. catch up C. move on D. give up
17.A. clear B. necessary C. funny D. strange
18.A. neighbor B. partner C. guest D. visitor
19.A. failed B. improved C. passed D. worked
20.A. buys B. eats C. makes D. dislikes
