专题03 阅读理解之说明文-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（深圳专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（深圳专用） 专题03 阅读理解之说明文 （2023·广东深圳·校考三模）Research shows that millions of adults have very poor mathematical（有关数学的） skills. This causes them to be unable to carry out many of the basic numerical （数字的） tasks in everyday life that many of us do naturally. These tasks include understanding travel timetables and household bills and even checking our change in shops. And poor numerical skills not only cause personal disadvantages, but can also cause a number of other social and personal illnesses. While adults’ ability to read and write has been improving, adults’ mathematical skills have at the same time been getting worse. The fact of the matter is that many people who are good at reading and writing simply don’t like maths and don’t see any point in it. What’s more, maths isn’t cool. It’s OK to say “I’m not good at maths”, but it’s not OK to say “I can’t read”. To many people, maths is simply a boring school subject for which there is no need to make much of an effort because they won’t need it once they leave school. Unluckily, the problem seems to be passed down to the children. Parents who tell their children they were not good at maths at school are likely to find the same attitude （态度）among their own children. And they will be unable to help their children with their maths homework. Even today, with interesting and new practical methods, maths is still one of those subjects that many kids hate. Perhaps it’s the way it’s taught in schools, or the way teachers are trained to teach it. There is surely a need to present maths as a way of solving practical problems and working with others in an interesting way. It’s necessary to make people see the practical uses of maths in everyday life, instead of treating it as a waste of time and something one has to do until the end of school. 1．How does the writer introduce the topic? A．By listing some studies. B．By asking some questions. C．By sharing his experience. D．By showing research results. 2．Why are m