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　　Ask any student which subject he or she hates most．9 out of 10 students will answer “math”．No matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math．Why is this so? How come so many students hate math, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?

　　Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, asks, “What good do we get from learning math? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information．I think learning math at school is a waste of time．”

　　However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract(减)numbers．In fact, math is not so much about calculation(计算)as it is about learning to think logically(逻辑地)and solving problems．Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we can't think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving problems．

　　For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests．How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently(高效地)? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem．

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内．

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

　　“Hi! John．” Mary ran towards me with a bright smile, saying, “I'm going to have a dance performance tonight．I hope you'll come．Here is the ticket．Don't forget! ” Then she 　　1　　 in a hurry．

　　“What? Dance? Is that 　　2　　 ? ” I asked myself．Mary was not such kind of girl．She was quite common one．I had never seen her wearing colorful clothes．In fact, she really did not know 　　3　　 to dress up．What a terrible thing!

　　“I should go to, I must go to．” I thought．

　　I arrived at the hall with the ticket, found my seat and sat down．Her performance was the seventh one．I knew I would have a 　　4　　 time before her turn, for I had no sense of art, 　　5　　 her performance was worth(值得)watching, no matter how long I would wait．

　　Time went 　　6　　 , I tried my best not to fall asleep．

　　Just then, came the words, “Let's welcome the next exciting dance-Latin! ”

　　Hearing this, I opened my eyes as large as possible, 　　7　　 to lose anything．Wearing a golden and shiny skirt, Mary appeared．She danced with a sweet smile, looking like a pretty butterfly flying … I could 　　8　　 believe my eyes．

　　After all the performance ended, I 　　9　　 her at the gate．

　　“Hi! ” She stood in front of me with her crystal(水晶)shoes．“How do you feel? ”

　　“Fantastic! ” I answered．

　　“Ha, ha．I knew it would be．” She could not hide her excitement, laughing 　　10　　 a child．

　　At that time, I realized that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella．

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仔细阅读下列短文, 根据题目, 选出最佳选项. I met Phyllis at camp last summer, right after my graduation(毕业). While in the sixth grade, I took a test to get into Creston Art School. When I knew I hadn't done well, I was very sad. I felt even more terrible when Phyllis told me she was to learn at Creston. "I know about Creston. In fact, I took the entrance(入学) exam a few months ago,"I said, sounding cool. "You did, Pamela What happened " I didn't want her to know the truth. So I said, "They wrote me a special letter, saying they would like me to come but I live too far away. They just don't think it's right for me to travel so much. " Why did I have to tell her that story I decided to tell her the truth. But not now, I'd find the time梥ome other time. However, I didn't seem to find the right time to tell her. Then suddenly, it was the day before the end of camp. Phyllis and I sat in the woods drawing the lake. "Your drawing is better than mine. How lucky you are to study in Creston, " I said. Then Phyllis spoke, "Pamela, you can try for Creston again in the spring. Don't feel bad about not getting in. " "You are a big liar(撒谎者). You never got into Creston. " Last weekend I went to visit Phyllis. Her friend Joyce came over to meet me. "Where do you go to school " she asked me. And without even feeling bad, I said, "I go to Mayfair. I wanted to get to Creston, but I didn't get in. So I'm taking the test again this year. Maybe this time I'll make it. " "I hope so, " said Joyce. "I do, too, " Phyllis said, smiling at me.

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　　A young man in Japan wanted to be a great artist．He thought that he must study with the best teacher who lived many miles away．After traveling for several days, he arrived at the school and then visited the teacher．“What do you wish to learn from me? ” the teacher asked．

　　“I want you to teach me your art and help me become one of the best artists in the country, ” the young man replied．“How long must I study? ”

　　“Ten years at least．” The teacher answered．

　　The guy thought, “Ten years is a lot of time．I don't have that much time．”

　　So he asked the teacher, “What if I study twice as hard as everyone else does? How long would it take then? ”

　　“Then it would take twenty years, ” replied the teacher．

　　The guy thought, “That's even longer! I don't want to spend twenty years learning something．Certainly if I try really hard I could learn it much quicker．”

　　So the student asked again, “What if I practice day and night with all my effort? How long would it take? ”

　　“Thirty years, ” the teacher answered．The young student wondered why the teacher kept telling him that it would take longer．

　　He asked the teacher, “Why is it that each time I said I would work harder, you told me that it would take longer? ”

　　“The answer is simple．With one eye looking at your destination(目的地), there is only one eye left with which to find the way, ” the teacher said．

　　Any endeavor(尝试)takes effort, but it also takes patience．If we have one without the other, we get off balance(平衡)．With only effort, we try and try but get frustrated(失落的)when we do not see results as fast as we would like, or we get tired very quickly．With only patience and no effort, we never really put our full attention to a task．This is as true with school work．

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