Most middle school students find it boring to learn Maths. But students in Hillbrook School in New York, US, don't think so. Why? Because they are in the school of One Program9 which asks students to work on their own or in small groups on computers to have Maths lessons.
“The program gives the students a new learning style. No traditional classroom can compare(比较) with it. We give each lesson according to the students' interest and their strong and weak points,”said Janis Bruce, the school’s head teacher,“We're looking for a new way that interests students. ”
Students enjoy these Maths lessons, especially lessons with video games. They must find out the answers to Maths problems to get through the game. One such game is Dimension M. As students move through mazes（迷宫）with their keyboards, some questions come up.
Frank Lee had to answer the question: What is 5+(6×3)? He calculated on paper quickly because there was just a minute left to play.
“I was right,”said Frank, 14, as he ended the game with a high score(高分).“This really makes maths lessons more exciting, since we are fighting to learn better. ”
1.Students in Hillbrook School like Maths because .
A. they work in large group B. they can learn Maths through working on computers
C. the teachers are interesting D. Math questions are easy there
2.Which is NOT true of the program?
A. It is very successful. B. It is boring to most students.
C. It makes learning Maths more interesting. D. It gives the students a new way to learn.
3.The underlined word “calculated" in Paragraph 4 most probably means “______”.
A. worked out B. wrote down C. threw away D. gave up
4.Frank Lee's story serves as an example to show _____.
A. how students work in small groups B. how to end a game with a high score
C. how the question 5+(6× 3) should be solved D. how students learn Maths through video games
5.This article is mainly about ________.
A. how to learn Maths well B. an interesting Maths lesson
C. a new way to learn Maths D. kids in Hillbrook School
Mr Young has a big shop in the center of the city. He tells all his employees（雇员）to be __________to the buyers and he gets a lot of________
One day an old woman went to the shop to________a silk blouse. When she came out of the shop with the blouse, she________her wallet in it. A girl picked it up and________there were nearly five hundred dollars in it. She looked around and________saw it. She put it into her________quickly. Soon the old woman came back to look for it, of course she________. That evening Mr Young was told about it. He was very________and sent the girl away. Then he decided to employ an honest man ________her. Several young men came, ________, none of them could satisfy him.
This morning a young man came to his________. He asked, “Do you smoke, sir?”
“No, sir,” answered the young man.
“Do you________?”
“No, sir.”
Mr Young asked him the other questions, and the young man’s________satisfied him. Before he employed him, he asked him the last question, “You have________shortcomings（缺点）, do you?”
“No, I don’t, sir.” said the young man. “I only like telling lies(撒谎).”
1.A. strict(严格的) B. friendly C. strange D. terrible
2.A. business B. surprise C. money D. hope
3.A. buy B. borrow C. look for D. lend
4.A. threw B. put C. forgot D. left
5.A. found B. looked for C. understood D. wanted
6.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
7.A. hand B. pocket C. bottle D. glass
8.A. won B. lost C. forgot D. failed
9.A. angry B. sad C. happy D. worried
10.A. instead B. instead of C. to take D. to place
11.A. but B. however C. so D. and
12.A. house B. car C. office D. pigsty
13.A. dress B. drink C. eat D. sleep
14.A. answers B. clothes C. knowledge D. face
15.A. much B. some C. any D. no
I was doing some washes ___________ my father was reading newspaper.
A. while B. when C. until D. after
I’m not sure if he __________ the meeting if he ___________ next week.
A. attends; comes back B. will attend; comes back
C. will attend; will come back D. attends; will come back
--- Why didn’t you attend the party last night? --- I ________________ with my mother.
A. went shopping B. go shopping C. was shopping D. is shopping
It was so dark that I could not see if ______ was by my side.
A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one
