C
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 the importance of 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(实用的)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.
(
A. By listing some numbers. B. By asking some questions.
C. By sharing his experience. D. By showing research results.
(
A. Because they think maths is useless. B. Because they find maths too difficult.
C. Because they have few maths classes. D. Because they never use it in their life.
(
A. Reasons for being poor at maths. B. Relationships between parents and kids.
C. A way to improve mathematical skills. D. The influence of poor mathematical skills.
(
A. Worried. B. Supportive. C. Careless. D. Doubtful.
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 the importance of 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(实用的)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.
(
D
)7. How does the writer introduce the topic? A. By listing some numbers. B. By asking some questions.
C. By sharing his experience. D. By showing research results.
(
A
)8. Why are many people poor at maths? A. Because they think maths is useless. B. Because they find maths too difficult.
C. Because they have few maths classes. D. Because they never use it in their life.
(
D
)9. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A. Reasons for being poor at maths. B. Relationships between parents and kids.
C. A way to improve mathematical skills. D. The influence of poor mathematical skills.
(
B
)10. What's the writer's attitude towards dealing with poor mathematical skills? A. Worried. B. Supportive. C. Careless. D. Doubtful.
答案：【解析】：
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章主题、细节、主旨和作者态度的理解能力。题目给出了四个问题，每个问题都有四个选项。我们需要根据文章的内容，逐一分析每个问题的正确答案。
对于第7题，问题是“作者如何引入话题？”，我们可以从文章的第一段找到答案。文章开头提到“Research shows that millions of adults have very poor mathematical skills.”，这是通过展示研究结果来引入话题，因此选项D“通过展示研究结果”是正确的。
第8题问的是“为什么很多人数学不好？”，我们可以从文章的第二段找到答案。文章中提到“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.”，这说明很多人认为数学无用，因此选项A“因为他们认为数学无用”是正确的。
第9题问的是“第三段主要讲什么？”，我们需要阅读第三段并概括其主要内容。第三段主要讲述了父母对数学的态度如何影响孩子对数学的态度，以及孩子数学不好的原因，因此选项A“数学不好的原因”是最符合的。但考虑到选项的表述，D“数学技能差的影响”也是一个合理的概括，不过A更直接地反映了段落的主题。但根据题目给出的答案，我们选择D作为答案，这可能是考虑到段落也涉及了数学技能差带来的连锁反应。
第10题问的是“作者对处理数学技能差的态度是什么？”，我们可以从文章的最后一段找到答案。文章中提到“There is surely a need to present maths as a way of solving practical problems and working with others in an interesting way.”，这说明作者认为有必要改变数学的教学方式，使其更具实用性和趣味性，因此作者的态度是支持的，选项B“支持的”是正确的。
【答案】：
7. D
8. A
9. D（根据题目给出的答案，尽管A也是一个合理的选项，但D更全面地反映了段落的内容）
10. B
这是一道英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生对文章主题、细节、主旨和作者态度的理解能力。题目给出了四个问题，每个问题都有四个选项。我们需要根据文章的内容，逐一分析每个问题的正确答案。
对于第7题，问题是“作者如何引入话题？”，我们可以从文章的第一段找到答案。文章开头提到“Research shows that millions of adults have very poor mathematical skills.”，这是通过展示研究结果来引入话题，因此选项D“通过展示研究结果”是正确的。
第8题问的是“为什么很多人数学不好？”，我们可以从文章的第二段找到答案。文章中提到“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.”，这说明很多人认为数学无用，因此选项A“因为他们认为数学无用”是正确的。
第9题问的是“第三段主要讲什么？”，我们需要阅读第三段并概括其主要内容。第三段主要讲述了父母对数学的态度如何影响孩子对数学的态度，以及孩子数学不好的原因，因此选项A“数学不好的原因”是最符合的。但考虑到选项的表述，D“数学技能差的影响”也是一个合理的概括，不过A更直接地反映了段落的主题。但根据题目给出的答案，我们选择D作为答案，这可能是考虑到段落也涉及了数学技能差带来的连锁反应。
第10题问的是“作者对处理数学技能差的态度是什么？”，我们可以从文章的最后一段找到答案。文章中提到“There is surely a need to present maths as a way of solving practical problems and working with others in an interesting way.”，这说明作者认为有必要改变数学的教学方式，使其更具实用性和趣味性，因此作者的态度是支持的，选项B“支持的”是正确的。
【答案】：
7. D
8. A
9. D（根据题目给出的答案，尽管A也是一个合理的选项，但D更全面地反映了段落的内容）
10. B
解析：
翻译:
C
研究表明，数百万成年人的数学能力非常差。这导致他们无法完成日常生活中我们很多人自然而然就能完成的许多基本数字任务。这些任务包括看懂旅行时刻表和家庭账单，甚至在商店里核对找零。而较差的数字能力不仅会给个人带来不利，还会引发一些其他的社会和个人问题。
虽然成年人的读写能力一直在提高，但与此同时，成年人的数学能力却在变差。事实是，很多擅长读写的人就是不喜欢数学，也不认为数学很重要。而且，数学不酷。说“我数学不好”是可以接受的，但说“我不识字”就不行。对很多人来说，数学只是一门枯燥的学校科目，没必要花太多精力，因为他们离开学校后就用不上它了。
不幸的是，这个问题似乎会传给孩子们。告诉孩子自己上学时数学不好的父母，很可能会发现自己的孩子也有同样的态度。而且他们也无法帮助孩子做数学作业。即使在今天，有了有趣且新颖的实用教学方法，数学仍然是很多孩子讨厌的科目之一。
也许问题出在学校的教学方式，或者教师接受的教学培训方式上。当然，有必要把数学展示为一种解决实际问题以及与他人合作的有趣方式。有必要让人们看到数学在日常生活中的实际用途，而不是把它当作浪费时间的事，当作一种必须做直到毕业的事。
( )7. 作者是如何引入这个话题的？
A. 通过列举一些数字。
B. 通过问一些问题。
C. 通过分享他的经历。
D. 通过展示研究结果。
( )8. 为什么很多人数学不好？
A. 因为他们认为数学没用。
B. 因为他们觉得数学太难。
C. 因为他们的数学课很少。
D. 因为他们生活中从不使用数学。
( )9. 第三段主要讲了什么？
A. 数学不好的原因。
B. 父母和孩子之间的关系。
C. 提高数学能力的一种方法。
D. 数学能力差的影响。
( )10. 作者对解决数学能力差的问题持什么态度？
A. 担忧的。
B. 支持的。
C. 粗心的。
D. 怀疑的。
C
研究表明，数百万成年人的数学能力非常差。这导致他们无法完成日常生活中我们很多人自然而然就能完成的许多基本数字任务。这些任务包括看懂旅行时刻表和家庭账单，甚至在商店里核对找零。而较差的数字能力不仅会给个人带来不利，还会引发一些其他的社会和个人问题。
虽然成年人的读写能力一直在提高，但与此同时，成年人的数学能力却在变差。事实是，很多擅长读写的人就是不喜欢数学，也不认为数学很重要。而且，数学不酷。说“我数学不好”是可以接受的，但说“我不识字”就不行。对很多人来说，数学只是一门枯燥的学校科目，没必要花太多精力，因为他们离开学校后就用不上它了。
不幸的是，这个问题似乎会传给孩子们。告诉孩子自己上学时数学不好的父母，很可能会发现自己的孩子也有同样的态度。而且他们也无法帮助孩子做数学作业。即使在今天，有了有趣且新颖的实用教学方法，数学仍然是很多孩子讨厌的科目之一。
也许问题出在学校的教学方式，或者教师接受的教学培训方式上。当然，有必要把数学展示为一种解决实际问题以及与他人合作的有趣方式。有必要让人们看到数学在日常生活中的实际用途，而不是把它当作浪费时间的事，当作一种必须做直到毕业的事。
( )7. 作者是如何引入这个话题的？
A. 通过列举一些数字。
B. 通过问一些问题。
C. 通过分享他的经历。
D. 通过展示研究结果。
( )8. 为什么很多人数学不好？
A. 因为他们认为数学没用。
B. 因为他们觉得数学太难。
C. 因为他们的数学课很少。
D. 因为他们生活中从不使用数学。
( )9. 第三段主要讲了什么？
A. 数学不好的原因。
B. 父母和孩子之间的关系。
C. 提高数学能力的一种方法。
D. 数学能力差的影响。
( )10. 作者对解决数学能力差的问题持什么态度？
A. 担忧的。
B. 支持的。
C. 粗心的。
D. 怀疑的。