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,并認真核準 條形碼上的準考證號、姓名、考場號、座位號及科目,在規(guī)定的位置貼好條形碼。 3.回答第n卷時,將答案寫在答題卡上,寫在本試卷上無效。 Takefumi Shimomukai,who heads the Morioka Regional Development Bureau,says they want to do something simple but fun to attract people’s interest.The area is less of a draw for foreigners than cities like Tokyo and Kyoto,and munication troubles have made some locals reluctant(不情愿的)to reach out to visitors.“Until recently some owners believed their profits from serving only locals were enough,and due to the language barrier,they may have left foreign visitors with a feeling that they were not wele,”he says. More hi一tech approaches to dealing with munication problems have been rolled out elsewhere in Japan,as the number of foreign visitors grows.Last year,a new app was trialed that translates rail announcements into a visitor’s own language,and some regions offer 24hour multilingual(多語言的)hotlines for advice on everything from finding a doctor to sending luggage home.1. What has been done in Japan to help foreign visitors? A. Comical signs have been Put up everywhere. B. Multilingual hotlines have been set up to give advice. C. Hi一tech approaches have been adopted to tell the way. D. A new app has been developed to announce timetables.2. The ical sign with a dripping一wet man_. A. leads People to a male changing room B. informs people about local customs and food C. warns people of the slippery floors at hot springs D. tells people to dry off before using the changing room3. Some local owners in Morioka used to A. be willing to serve both locals and visitors B. find it hard to Prepare food of foreign flavors C. plain about the decreasing number of visitors D. feel satisfied with earnings from serving locals onlyB Half of Primary schools will adopt the traditional Chinese method of maths teaching in Government drive to stop British youngsters from falling behind their Asian counterparts. Youngsters in the UK are way behind those in China,Singapore and Japan in numeracy(計算能力).In the latest PISA(Programme for International Student Assessment)tests 15yearolds,Shanghai came top in maths while the UK came 26th. The school will give Up“childcentred”styles and instead return to repetition,drills and“chalk and talk,wholeclass learning.Primary school children will be taught“Shanghai maths” as British schools copy Chinese teaching methods to improve standards. So far 140 teachers have been trained in the approach. Currently,classes are often divided into groups based on ability.Critics blame the British teaching styles that focused on applying maths to reallife situations in an effort to make the subject more interesting.They say this has led to confusion and stopped children learning the basics.Under the Govemment’s new plans,children as young as five will have drills to practise sums and exercises,and must master each concept before moving to the next. Nick Gibb,the schools minister,said that training will be provided for 8,000 primary schools一half the country’s total一to switch to the Shanghai“mastery” approach. “We are seeing a renaissance(復興)in maths teaching in this country,with good ideas from around the world helping to cheer up our classrooms,”he said.4. The underlined words“their Asian counterparts”in Paragraph 1 refer to_. A. the weak pupils in Asia B.the young students in Asia C. the Primary schools in Asia D.the maths teachers in Asia5. Which of the following is an approach of “Shanghai maths” ? A. Children can choose to learn what interests them. B. Children are gi