3 . 根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Linda. What life skill classes are you going to choose next term?
B: I’m not sure,     1    ?
A: Let’s check them on the online system Smart Campus (智慧校园).
B: Let me see. There are quite a few choices, such as planting and money planning.
A:     2    . What about you?
B: Maybe I will take money planning course.
A:     3    ?
B: Money planning course is about spending money wisely. We can also learn how to save money.
A: But we are not making any money now.     4    ?
B: Yes, I think it’s necessary. We will use what we have learned one day.
A:     5    . Maybe I can go with you.
B: Why not? Let’s do it together.

5 . 请阅读下面的非连续性文本， 根据语篇内容， 回答问题。

Every year, math and science lovers come together to celebrate the International Day of Math, which is also known as the Pi Day—the first three numbers of Pi is the date.

Pi in China is connected with a great mathematician Zu Chongzhi. He worked out that Pi is between 3.1415926 and 3.1415927. It has been the most correct number of Pi for over 800 years.

As a matter of fact, math can be found everywhere in people’s daily life, let’s have a look.

●Math in beauty

Symmetry (对称) is common in math and life. In math, it means things are the same on both sides. Like when you fold a paper in half, both sides match perfectly. In life, it’s the same. Think about a butterfly—one wing is like a mirror of the other. Symmetry makes things look nice and feel right. It’s like nature’s secret to beauty.

● ▲

Math plays an important part in weather. Every day, supercomputers deal with thousands of materials from Earth, including air pressure, water levels, temperature and wind speed to work out the weather condition.

●Math in games

As a country good at math, China has many folk games filled with math knowledge.

Nine linked rings It’s made up of nine rings and a stick. Players have to move all the game. Playing this game requires the rings from the stick to win some thinking.

Tangram Players can use the seven pieces to make kinds of shapes. This game requires problem-solving skills. You need to use your brain to play this game.

Chart I

For students, math seems to mean a lot. A survey has been done among 500 students. The result shows that many students have their own ideas of math. But they all agree that math is of great importance.

Chart Ⅱ

Math not only contributes (贡献) to the good grades, but also is the key to the development of modern technology. But how to improve math? Remember that practice makes perfect. And learning from the mistakes is useful. Take action now and make efforts on your math.

1. When is the Pi Day?
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2. What does symmetry mean in math?
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3. What is the best subtitle (小标题) that can be put in ▲ ?
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4. According to Chart I, what do the two games have in common?
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5. How many students think that math is interesting in Chart Ⅱ?
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6. What do you think of math? In your opinion, how can you improve math?
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7 . Art has always been my favorite subject. I still remember when I was young, I would always ________ on books, pieces of paper, and walls.

But now in the school, there are only four art lessons each ________, which is far from enough for me. I notice that the 40 minutes for each lesson seem to ________ quickly because I get completely lost in my artwork. It is as if drawing takes me to another world, where time stands ________ and creativity never stops.

I love drawing very much and I have ________ so much time improving my skills that even my classmates are often amazed by my talent. But I never boast (吹嘘) about my abilities and am always thankful for their ________.

I especially enjoy drawing cartoons. I sometimes draw things that ________ even myself. I have cartoons of all the teachers I know. While some are pretty, others should not be shown to the teachers ________ they will be sad. They are only for my classmates and me to see.

For me, drawing is a ________ way to express myself. As a result, it leaves me with a sense of achievement that no other ________ can match. So, I must say that I am really fond of drawing from the bottom of my heart.

1.

A．print

B．paint

C．provide

D．protect

2.

A．hour

B．day

C．week

D．year

3.

A．pass to

B．pass on

C．pass by

D．pass through

4.

A．fast

B．slow

C．quiet

D．still

5.

A．spent

B．took

C．paid

D．cost

6.

A．prize

B．praise

C．price

D．present

7.

A．express

B．explain

C．guide

D．surprise

8.

A．though

B．so

C．but

D．because

9.

A．natural

B．upset

C．difficult

D．terrible

10.

A．diet

B．subject

C．habit

D．exercise

10 . For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been in the middle. I’m the middle child in my family. I’ve always sat in the middle of the classroom at school. Even my first and last names, Miguel Martinez, start with an M—the middle letter of the alphabet. Luckily, I’m also in the middle of a large circle of friends.

However, starting middle school in September brought me a painful change. All of my closest friends went to a different middle school, leaving me alone. The only classmate I know from my old school is Jake, who is good at math. But since it’s not my favorite subject, we never became friends.

By the end of October, Jake and I became good friends. It happened because I was so hopeless when trying to do my math homework. I hated math—especially fractions (分数). So, one day, I turned to Jake after school. To my surprise, Jake not only knew my name but was also willing to help me.

That night, Jake and I studied math together. He used pieces of a pizza to explain fractions, and by the end of the night, I finally understood!

The next day in class, I was even able to answer one of the math problems. My math teacher was surprised when I raised my hand, and guess what—so was I!

The other day, our math teacher gave us a math brainteaser (谜题). She asked, “If you were to write all the numbers from one to one hundred, how many times would you write a nine?” The question was harder than it seemed.

All of our classmates were wrong. Jake and I were the only ones with the correct answer! After that, more and more classmates wanted to study math with us.

Jake and I plan to hang out together during winter break. It won’t just be the two of us, since all my new friends from middle school will go with us to the Math Museum downtown. Though I now see math differently, some things haven’t changed. I’m still in the middle of a large circle of friends!

1. How did Miguel feel when he started middle school?

A．Lucky.

B．Surprised.

C．Lonely.

D．Tired.

2. Miguel changed his attitude towards math because _________.

A．Jake helped him to get better at it

B．his teacher taught him math with a pizza

C．he won first prize in the math competition

D．his friends advised him to do more exercises

3. At the end of the story, Miguel ________.

A．finds pleasure in different subjects

B．enjoys the company of his new friends

C．plans to go abroad during winter break

D．solves his problems at the Math Museum