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 (分)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.According to the passage，which subject do students always learn in different grades at school?
A．Chinese. B．Math. C. Geography.What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math?
A．Interesting B.Boring. C.Useless.What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage?
A．科目 B． 资源C．效率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.
I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe during holidays. An airhostess would look after me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I like traveling by air and only once I have ever felt frightened. After taking off , we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height(逐步升高）when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, the airhostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quickly as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we wanted to find out what had happened. Later we learned that there was a very important person on board, and the police were told that a bomb(炸弹）was on the plane. After we had landed,the plane was searched thoroughly(被彻底搜查）. Fortunately, nothing was found and five hours later we were able to take off again.When did the writer visit his parents?
| A．On weekends. |
| B．During holidays. |
| C．When he missed them. |
| D．When his parents invited him. |
How did the writer like most of his plane trips?
| A．Unpleasant. | B．Happy. | C．Frightened. | D．Worried. |
What did the airhostess ask the passengers to do when the plane was landing?
| A．To sit calmly after the plane landed. |
| B．To sit quietly when the plane landed. |
| C．To get off quickly after the plane landed. |
| D．To sit quietly after the plane landed. |
Why did the plane land soon after it took off?
| A．Because an important person wanted to take the plane. |
| B．Because something was wrong with the plane. |
| C．Because the police wanted to put some things on the plane. |
| D．Because the police were told a bomb was on the plane. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The plane stayed at the airport for five hours before taking off again. |
| B．The writer’s parents lived in Europe when he was young. |
| C．The police found only one bomb on the plane. |
| D．The writer had several such experiences. |
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment. If the environment is bad, it will affect our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important for us. It’s germs that make us ill. There are germs everywhere. They are very small and we can’t find them with our own eyes, but we can see them with a microscope(显微镜). There may be hundreds of them on a very small thing. Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see germs in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）.If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere. To keep us healthy, we should try our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.The writer tells us that _____ .
| A．we like working when we are ill |
| B．germs can’t live in the water |
| C．we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad |
| D．we feel well when the environment is good |
Germs are _____ .
| A．very small things that you can’t see with your eyes |
| B．the things that don’t affect people |
| C．the things that you can find with your eyes |
| D．the things that are very big |
Where can germs be found? They can be found _____ .
| A．on the small thing | B．in air and dust |
| C．only in dirty water | D．everywhere |
How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
| A．We will feel nothing. | B．We won’t mind. |
| C．We will feel tense. | D．We will feel painful. |
From the passage we know that _____ .
| A．environment doesn’t affect our life |
| B．we don’t need to improve our environment |
| C．germs may make us ill |
| D．if the environment is better, germs will be more |
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Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “ If anyone asks for me,you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
“OK,Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn’t remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
“Burnt yesterday evening.”Mr. Brown told his son that _____ .
| A．He would be away from home for four days |
| B．He would be back in seven days |
| C．He would be back in a month |
| D．He liked a cup of tea |
Mr. Brown wrote the words down on _____ .
| A．The wall | B．the door |
| C．a piece of paper | D．his son’s pocket |
A man came to visit the boy’s father on _____ .
| A．the second day | B．The third day |
| C．The fourth day | D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because _____.
| A．He thought the child’s father was dead |
| B．The child didn’t ask him to sit down |
| C．The child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn’t find the piece of paper |
What was burnt? _____ .
| A．The piece of paper | B．Mr. Brown |
| C．The visitor | D．The boy |
Gabriel Garqacia Marquez , who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in
1982, passed away at the age of 86 on April 17, 2014. The world paused (停顿) to remember the cultural giant.
Garcia Marquez was born in Colombia, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City. As one of the most famous writers, he was widely regarded as “a giant of 20th- century literature.” Garcia Marquez wrote in a style called “ magical realism(魔幻现实主义).” In such works, people live a daily life in a certain period of time in history. But meanwhile , magical things happen to them.
Garcia Marquez is best known for his 1967 novel, One hundred years of Solitude （《百年孤独》）, which has sold about 50 million copies. It tells the tale of the small and isolated town of Macondo which was separated from the outside world- of its founding and its troubled history over a hundred years. The story is a metaphor(暗喻)for the development of Colombia since the 19 century. As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santons said, Garcia Marquez wrote about “the essence(本质) of the Latin American beings.”
Garcia Marquez was born in _________.
| A．1914 | B．1928 | C．1967 | D．1982 |
We can know from paragraph 2 that Garcia Marquez __________.
| A．was born in Mexico City. |
| B．spent most of his abult life in Colombia. |
| C．had a writing style called “magical realism.” |
| D．was famous but lived a simple daily life. |
Which of the following is NOT true about Garcia Marquez？
| A．He was the writer of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. |
| B．His novel One Hundred yearsof Solitude was a great success. |
| C．He was widely known as “ a giant of 20th- century literature.” |
| D．Magical things happened to him during his stay in Mexico City. |
The writer quotes （引用）from the President to __________.
| A．Praise Garcia Marquez for his achievement. |
| B．show the deep sadness of the President. |
| C．explain the writing style of Garcia Marquez. |
| D．describe the character of Garcia Marquez. |
James is a good student and he has lots of friends，but he also has a problem．Some older boys are bullying(欺负)him at school．James is very unhappy and he doesn’t know what to do about it．Here are some suggestions to him and other teenagers in this situation．
Don’t feel worried．It’s not your fault(过错)! Being bullied can make you feel very lonely and angry，but you are not alone．Don’t feel that you have to hide the problem．You should find a person you can trust，and tell them．It might be your teacher，your parents，or even your friend’s parents．After you tell someone，you will get some support and feel some relief (解脱)．
Speaking to an adult might make you nervous，but here are other things you can do．Some [来源:Z-x-x-k.Com]people express their feelings more easily on paper．Write a letter to someone or keep a diary．Include all the details(细节)about what the bullies (欺人者) do, as well as when and where the bullying happens．You can use it as proof to show what is going on．And it is a wonderful idea to show your letter or diary to a teacher or another responsible adult．Then the bullies will feel very afraid if their names appear in a letter!
Also，don’t show you are sad and don’t try to fight with the bullies. You could get in trouble yourself. Ignore them and just walk away. The bullies will soon stop.Why does the text advise you not to feel worried if bullied?
| A．Because you are not alone |
| B．Because it is not your fault. |
| C．Because someone has known about it. |
| D．Because you’re doing something wrong. |
You’d better go and find a person you can trust and ____.
| A．know what happens | B．learn from them |
| C．ask for help | D．make them lonely |
If you remember and follow the suggestions above, ____.
| A．nobody will speak to the bullies |
| B．everybody will feel some relief |
| C．someone will express their feelings |
| D．the bullies will soon stop |
What does the underlined word ""Ignore mean in the text?
| A．take no notice of | B．take care of |
| C．make full use of | D．get more help from |
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