1 . People often say, ''Children can't do math problems because parents can't do their children's homework. '' Here's an example to show what I mean.
The other day my daughter brought home her math homework. ''I have to subtract (减) 179 from 202, '' she said.
''It's quite easy, '' I said. ''You put the 202 over the 179. ''
''But we need a 10 here. Where is the 10? ''
''I don't know where the 10 is. Lets just subtract 179 from 202. Nine from two is three. You carry one and add it to seven. Eight from zero is two. The answer is 23. ''
''We can't do it that way. We have to use the 10. ''
''Well, I'm going to call your teacher to see how she subtracts 179 from 202. ''
Over the telephone, I said that I was having a bit of trouble with the homework she had given to my daughter. The teacher said, ''In the right-hand column (栏) we have units of one. The two in that column counts for two ones. The zero in the center counts for zero tens. The two in the left-hand column counts for hundreds. Are you clear? '' But I didn't think I was clear.
I hung up and found my way to the medicine box. My head was now hurting. I started putting pills of medicine into my mouth. ''How many did you take? '' My wife asked. ''I took one and then I took another—I know one and one was two, but don't ask me what it is now. ''
1. The daughter wanted __________ the other day.| A．to give her father a lesson | B．to show how difficult math was |
| C．her father to phone her teacher | D．her father to help her with her homework |
| A．Whole numbers less than 10. | B．Whole things. |
| C．Groups of lessons. | D．The smallest numbers. |
| A．angry | B．ashamed | C．sad | D．tired |
| A．The father would go to school and begin to learn math. |
| B．The father would become very ill and have to take more medicine. |
| C．The father would never do his daughter's math problems again. |
| D．The father would go to school and fight with the teacher. |
2 . Mrs. Timms listened as the radio announcer gave a hurricane (飓风) warning for her town. Then she woke up her sons, Eddie and Jasper, and quickly explained, "We’ve got a lot to do, boys. There is no school today, and my office is closed. The hurricane is coming!
Just then, the boys grandfather arrived from his seaside home. Grandpa explained that the local government had told people to evacuate their homes by the sea. It just wasn’t safe for anyone to stay near the ocean during the hurricane.
Soon afterwards, Mrs. Timms left to buy supplies that the family would need during the storm. Batteries, bottled water and canned food were a few of the items on her list.
Grandpa stayed with the boys, and the three of them made preparations for the storm. First, they filled the bathtub and all the empty water bottles they could find. Next, they unplugged(拔掉插头)almost everything in the house. Then, Eddie helped Grandpa strengthen the windows. Meanwhile, Jasper put the outdoor chairs inside.
Later, as the storm approached, the family stayed in protected areas away from the windows and outside walls. Mrs. Timms and Grandpa moved chairs to a protected space near the staircase. Eddie and Jasper sat under a strong table next to them, reading and playing games. They waited for the radio announcer to declare that the hurricane had passed.
1. What did Mrs. Timms do after hearing the hurricane warning?| A．She went to work. | B．She woke up her sons. |
| C．She prepared breakfast. | D．She watched the hurricane. |
| A．lock | B．reach | C．repair | D．leave |
| A．filled the bathtub | B．turned off the lights |
| C．put the outdoor chairs inside | D．sat under a strong table |
| A．A Happy Family. | B．A Seaside House. |
| C．The Damage of the Hurricane. | D．The Day of the Hurricane. |
3 . The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.
In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of crops around it. The Maya planted seeds after they cleared the land. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were builders or priests (祭司)．
The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.
1. The Maya lived better than most people of their times because ______．| A．they had skillful workers |
| B．they believed in many gods |
| C．they knew better about nature |
| D．they could measure time correctly |
| A．the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya |
| B．the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built |
| C．the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities |
| D．the ancient Mayan people died from a serious disease |
| A．the Mayan people | B．the Mayan villages |
| C．the Mayan cities | D．the lost secrets of the Maya |
| A．The Cities of the Maya | B．The Belief of the Maya |
| C．The Maya | D．The Buildings of the Maya |
