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“词句猜测题”针对练(一)
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A
2.What does the underlined word“whizz”in
(2023·机州二摸)A British woman,Dr.
paragraph 2 mean?
Mantri,growing up in India started to notice her
A.Careful.
B.Diligent.
son,Dhruv,was struggling with simple arithmetic
C.Outstanding
D.Struggling.
when he was in fifth-grade.After noticing this,she 3.Why do kids like learning on abacus according to
started employing an abacus (to help her son
the text?
visually comprehend mathematics.
A.They find it appealing.
"I would ask him something like 35 minus 13
B.They can calculate faster.
and he couldn't do it."said Dhruv's mom Dr.
C.They enjoy playing games.
Mantri."I decided to change the way he looked at
D.They are eager for success.
numbers."she said."An abacus is a tried and 4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
tested method,and the Egyptians used them for
A.Dhruv was addicted to the Internet at 12.
building the pyramid."In just six days he started to
B.Dhruv is teaching data science and analytics
show progress with the abacus and would go on to
now.
become a whizz kid with numbers,with even his
C.Dhruv is a full-time student at Glasgow
classmates'parents reaching out for help.
Caledonian University.
She never thought she would teach her son
D.Dhruv's career choice was beyond his teachers'
using an abacus,which she used as a child in India
expectation.
and it was always helpful.Within six days she
B
started to notice a difference and see results.So:
(2023·广州三模)In his new book The
dramatic was the turnaround that school staff asked
Journeys of Trees,science writer Zach St.George
him to perform with the abacus at an assembly.
explores an extremely slow migration(迁徙),as
where some parents even came to ask for advice on
forests move inch by inch to more hospitable places.
using it for their kids.
IT specialist Dr.Mantri said the humble abacus
As old trees die and new ones grow up,the forest is
can be used for calculations into the trillions and
ever so slightly一moving,he writes.“Through
kids enjoy l