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.① In fact, math is not so much about calculation as it is about learning to think logically and solving problems. ②Of course,Jenny was right that we could use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we couldn'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 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.

Debbie got up early last Saturday morning. She wanted to go skating in Green Park with some of her friends. She was very _______ about it.

_______ she was ready, she got on her bike and left for the park —it was on the other side of the town. Suddenly, as she was riding fast, she _______ sirens(警笛声). The sound of the sirens was getting _______ , so Debbie looked _______ her to see what was happening. As a result, she fell off her bike and lay in the middle of the road. Luckily, Debbie wasn' t hurt, _______ a car hit her bike. After the car _______ , two men got out and started running. _______ , a police car stopped next to the same car and three policemen _______ and started running after the two men. One policeman shouted, “Stop the thief!”

Some time later, a ________ came to see Debbie. He thanked her because, ________ , she had helped them ________.

1.A. sad B. afraid C. surprised D. happy

2.A. While B. As soon as C. If D. As quickly as

3.A. heard B. felt C. found D. saw

4.

A. faster and faster B. closer and closer

C. farther and farther D. bigger and bigger

5.A. up B. in C. behind D. for

6.A. because B. so C. but D. and

7.A. started B. passed C. turned D. stopped

8.A. A few minutes later B. Just then C. After an hour D. Very fast

9.A. got out B. came in C. got off D. came on

10.A. salesman B. clerk C. policeman D. doctor

11.A. by the way B. in a way C. on the way D. out of the way

12.

A. get out of the car B. shout at the thieves

C. catch the thieves D. run after the two men

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