My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree   21  some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they     22  Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football     23  scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or   24   we are uncertain, but we all, my friends   25 I, consider this  26  .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness  27 nonsense. As an old saying_28_: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not __29__anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that _30__one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say __31_about Beckham’s good looks
If we close our eyes, ___32__in deep thought, we can find that the things__33__us to be in true happy, sad or moved ___34__a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面) things , ___35__we will find that we have not really gained anything ___36__ our first impression had blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant___37___ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great___38___. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _39___us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have __40__.

【小题1】
A.toB.onC.inD.at
【小题2】
A.learn from B.learnC.knowD.know about
【小题3】
A.rather thanB.except forC.exceptD.apart from
【小题4】
A.with whichB.about thatC.about whichD.which
【小题5】
A.notB.as well asC.rather thanD.but
【小题6】
A.one of life’s pleasuresB.pleasures of life
C.one of life’s sorrowD.one of life’s regrets
【小题7】
A.norB.andC.orD.or else
【小题8】
A.speaksB.talksC.tellsD.goes
【小题9】
A.takeB.judgeC.acceptD.conclude
【小题10】
A.makesB.causesC.buildsD.create
【小题11】
A.moreB.muchC.worseD.less
【小题12】
A.fellB.fallenC.fallingD.fall
【小题13】
A.that moveB.that movesC.moveD.moves
【小题14】
A.lackB.haveC.includeD.cover
【小题15】
A.in factB.indeedC.in a whileD.sooner or later
【小题16】
A.soB.even thoughC.becauseD.although
【小题17】
A.even ifB.althoughC.unlessD.if
【小题18】
A.joyB.progressC.effortD.work
【小题19】
A.caresB.painsC.worriesD.minds
【小题20】
A.comeB.madeC.hadD.become

American middle school students don’t seem to care that they’re worse at maths than their counterparts (同龄人) in China’s Hong Kong and Finland. “I don’t need it,” my student says, “I’m going to be a basketball star.” Or a car mechanic, or a singer.
Middle school students’ maths skills were tested by the International Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The United States ranked 28th out of 41 countries tested. After all, when was the last time you used algebra (代数)?
But maths isn’t just about training Americans to become scientists. It has its own value. It helps you see patterns and develops your logic skills, and it teaches you to concentrate and to separate truth from falsehood. Maths helps you make wise financial decisions, so you can avoid false claims from advertisers, politicians and others. It helps you determine risk. For example, after an airplane crash, studies show that people are more likely to drive than to take a plane in spite of the fact that they are much more likely to be killed or injured while driving. Planes are not like criminals who repeat the same crime over and over. One plane is not more likely to crash just because another plane recently did. In fact, the most dangerous time to drive is probably right after a plane crash because so many people are on the road.
It is not possible to really understand science and the scientific method without understanding maths. A rainbow is even more beautiful and amazing when we understand it.
The precision (精确性) of maths helps us think in a very special way. How do we bring the learning of maths back to life? I don’t have the big answer. I try my best to help pupils find answers to some maths problems. When I can get one to say, “Wow, that’s great,” I feel the joy of a small victory.
【小题1】Some American students don’t care about their poor maths results because __________.

A.maths is useless to most people
B.they have no interest in maths
C.they think maths has nothing to do with their future
D.they don’t do well in maths
【小题2】The example in Paragraph 3 is used to show __________.
A.every coin has its two sides
B.we should not be cheated by fault facts
C.maths is close to our daily life
D.a simple fact shows complicated rules
【小题3】The writer would agree that __________.
A.it’s normal that America kids are weak in maths
B.without maths we’ll miss much in our life
C.maths is the most important subject at school
D.American kids don’t work hard at school
【小题4】This text is most probably written by __________.
A.a student career guideB.a researcher on students’ problems
C.a specialist in students’ studiesD.a maths teacher

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