【題目】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()numbers. In fact,math is not so much about calculation (計(jì)算), it is also about learning to think logically (邏輯地) 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.

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

A. chemistry B. math C. geography D. art

2What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?

A. interesting. B. boring. C. useless D. useful

3Which 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. Computers can take people’s place to think about everything.

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

A. 科目 B. 效率 C. 資源 D. 能源

5What 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 is useless now.

【答案】

1B

2C

3A

4C

5C

【解析】

這篇短文主要通過舉例子講述了世界各國都學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)的原因.文章介紹,數(shù)學(xué)不僅僅是用來進(jìn)行數(shù)字的加減,還可以進(jìn)行邏輯思考,電腦只是解決問題的一種工具.邏輯思考的能力會讓你得到一個(gè)合理的答案并解決問題.

1細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段"Nomatterwhichcountryyouvisit,nomatterwhichgradeyouarein,youmaynotlearnart,geography,chemistryorChinese,butyoualwayslearnmath."的描述可知,世界各國都學(xué)習(xí)的科目是數(shù)學(xué).故應(yīng)選B.

2細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)短文第二段"Ithinklearningmathatschoolisawasteoftime."的描述可知,他認(rèn)為學(xué)習(xí)數(shù)學(xué)是沒有用的.結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C.

3細(xì)節(jié)題.結(jié)合第一段Ask any student which subject he or she hates most.9 out of 10 students will answer"math"問任何一個(gè)學(xué)生他或她最討厭的科目。10個(gè)學(xué)生中有9個(gè)會回答“數(shù)學(xué)”.可知百分之九十的學(xué)生不喜歡數(shù)學(xué),故選A.

4詞義猜測題.根據(jù)前文"youareacookandmustservedinnerto100guests"的描述可知,這里是指把晚餐的食材(資源)分給客人.結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C.

5主旨大意題,"Infact,mathisnotsomuchaboutcalculation(計(jì)算asitisaboutlearningtothink

logically(邏輯地)andsolvingproblems."的描述可知,數(shù)學(xué)可以幫助我們邏輯地思考并解決問題.結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知應(yīng)選C.

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