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A Sally was fourteen. She studied in a middle school. She liked dancing and singing and spend a lot of time on them. But she hated maths and even decided to give it up. Her father was anxious about it. It was Sunday. Sally’s father gave a call to his sister who taught maths in another school. He hoped she would e and tell his daughter how to learn maths. The woman came and said, “You are a clever girl, Sally. I’m sure you’ll soon learn maths well if you do your best.” “I’m afraid I can’t, aunt,” said Sally. “Girls can’t be good at maths.” “I don’t think so,” said the woman. “I was good at it when I was a girl. You must do more exercise and try different ways to practice doing maths problems until you work them out or at least understand them better. Here is a maths problem. Please think it over and see if you can work it out.” “OK, ” said the girl. “Let me try.” About an hour later Sally took the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve tried several times and worked out the problem at last!” “Well done!” her aunt looked at her answer and said happily, “Now, you see, maths is not as difficult as you thought.” ( ) 26. Sally tried her best to learn maths but could not learn it well. ( ) 27. Sally spent much more time in singing and dancing than in learning maths. ( ) 28. Her aunt didn’t think that girls could be good at maths. ( ) 29. The father asked his sister to teach his daughter how to learn maths. ( ) 30. Sally worked out the problem at last. B)閱讀下面 B C D 短文,從各小題所給的四個選項中選出 能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。 (共 15 小題,計 30 分 ) B “Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing. Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site(網(wǎng)上購物站 ), has bee an important part of Wang Lin ’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao. A growing number of Chinese Inter users have found the joys of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young people. More women shop online than men. Clothing and homeuse products(產(chǎn)品 ) are the most popular online. More than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. Taobao means “l(fā)ooking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players. You may ask if it is safe to shop online. Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the shop owners and are happy with them, they will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return them.” ( ) 31. What are the most popular online? A. Candies and DVD players. B. Treasure products. C. Clothing and homeuse products. D. Clothes and books. ( ) 32. Taobao is . A. a shopping mall B. an online shopping site C. an online shopper D. China’s largest website ( )33. In the last paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to(所指 ) “ ” 。 A. the shop owners B. products C. sellers D. online shops ( ) 34. What does the writer think of shopping online? A. It’s safe B. It’s dangerous C. It’s scary D. We don’t know ( ) 35. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Wang Lin’n life B. Online shopping in China C. Shopping online is not safe D. China’s online shoppers C This year, who “entertained us, challenged us and changed our world”? Absolutely, Jeremy Lin, an AsianAmerican NBA rising star, is one of those people. On April 18, TIME Magazine named him one of 2022’s Most Influential People in the World. Lin, 23, is not just a good basketball player, but also a graduate of Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world. “Lin has broken the idea that one can’t be a worldclass athlete on the court and an excellent student off the court at the same time.” US Education Secretary Arne Duncan wrote in the TIME