Now boys and girls，let’s begin our class．As I know, you are interested in some strange math problems．So today I’m going to tell you one of the strangest ways to multiply numbers of two or more figures．Maybe you don’t know the word “multiply”．The word “multiply” mean s“乘．．．，乘法的乘”in Chinese．For example，8 multiplied by 2 is l6．It means “8乘以2是16” in Chinese．Do you understand now? Of course．there are many ways to multiply numbers．But here is one of the strangest．

Imagine you wish to multiply 23 by 17．In Chinese，it means 23乘以17．Half of 23 is 11．5．Write only 11 under 23 as you see in the paper．Half of 11 is 5．5．Write only 5 under 11．Now think it over, what number will you write under 5? Yes, you are right, just 2．Now please write the number under 5．Continue until you have 1．

Now write numbers under 17．But this time you must multiply each number by two to write the number under it．For example, you should write 34 under 17．As a rule, what number will you write under 34? Yes, you are right, 68．Now please write the number under 34．Continue until you have a number on the same line as 1．Now draw a line through any row that has an even number on the left．Yes, even number means 偶数 in Chinese．In our example there is only one even number．Right? Now please draw a line through the line that has au even number on the left．Now add the rest of the numbers in the right hand row．Believe it or not, you will get the right answer．What is it? OK．Please write the number, I mean the right answer in the right place．

Now class, I'll give you several minutes to discuss how it works．

1．What is the speaker most probably doing now?

A．Giving a lesson．                        B．Holding a meeting．

C．Having a party．                         D．Playing a game．

2．What number does the speaker tell you to write under 5?

A．2．                B．5．5．            C．11．              D．10．

3．What is the last number you should write?

A．68．            B．272．             C．391．             D．255．

4．Which subject is the speaker teaching?

A．Chinese．          B．Chemistry．        C．Math．            D．Science．

5．What does the speaker tell you to do at the end of the talk?

A．To have a rest．                         B．To do homework．

C．To have a discussion．                    D．To play a game．

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.

If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.

(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.

________________________________________________________________________

2.根据短文内容回答问题。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

________________________________________________________________________

3.根据上下文，将句子补充完整。

________________________________________________________________________

4.将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

________________________________________________________________________

5.给短文拟一个合适的标题。（within 10 words）

________________________________________________________________________

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.
If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.
Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
【小题1】从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。
It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.
________________________________________________________________________
【小题2】根据短文内容回答问题。
What are probably the most important things to everyone?
________________________________________________________________________
【小题3】根据上下文，将句子补充完整。
________________________________________________________________________
【小题4】将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
________________________________________________________________________
【小题5】给短文拟一个合适的标题。（within 10 words）
________________________________________________________________________

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money．Money does have its most useful effect on the poor．But even if a person has already got plenty of money，________．

If money were everything，all millionaires would have real love，true friendship，good health and a long life．However，this is not always correct．

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than“I love you”．But can love be bought? I’m afraid not．Love means to give，not to take．To every person，health and a long life are probably the best things．Well，can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is“No”．

Of all the longest living people in the world，few of them are millionaires．True friendship can’t be bought，either．In a word，Where money is dreamed too much，it can cause brothers to quarrel，marriage to end，lovers to hate，and strangers to fight．No matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for．

1．从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now．

2．根据短文内容回答问题。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

3．根据短文内容，将第一段最后一句话补充完整。

But even if a person has already got plenty of money，_____________________________ ________________________________

4．将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

5．根据短文内容，写出文章的标题。（10词以内）

In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money．Money does have its most useful effect on the poor．But even if a person has already got plenty of money，________．

If money were everything．all millionaires would have real love，true friendship，good health and a long life．However，this is not always correct．

Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than“I love you”．But can love be bought? I’m afraid not．Love means to give，not to take．To every person，health and a long life are probably the best things．Well，can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is“No”．

Of all the longest living people in the world，few of them are millionaires．True friendship can’t be bought，either．In a word，where money is dreamed too much，it can cause brothers to quarrel，marriage to end，lovers to hate，and strangers to fight．No matter how much money you

have，it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for．

1．从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

It seems that a lot of people want money very much now．

2．根据短文内容回答问题。

What are probably the most important things to everyone?

3．根据短文内容，将第一段最后一句话补充完整。

But even if a person has already got plenty of money，_____________________________ ________________________________________________

4．将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。

5．根据短文内容，写出文章的标题。（10词以内）