【正文】 begin a new life at college． （ Text 3） M： How much is your new sweater? W： They asked for 96 dollars， but I cut it to a half price. （ Text 4） W： Would you cash these travellers checks， please? M： How would you like them? W： In ten dollar bills， please. M： Is there anything else? W： Yes， I’ d like to know how to send money to France. (Text 5） W： It seems to be clearing up． M： It’ s such a nice change. W： I really don’ t think this weather will last． M： Let’ s just hope it doesn’ t get cold again. （ Text 6） W： Do you think Brazil will win? M: Could be. W : I bet 20! dollars that Brazil will win the game. M: Don39。對標(biāo)有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正： 該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。 A Scientists have tried to e up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls． However, none were believable enough to explain the general picture． As one scientist points out，“ There are slight geic differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose． But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age， there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths， or whether they’ ve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys’‘ territory’”． Statistics show that in mathematics， at least， girls are equal to boys． A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes． One of the reports’ authors says，“ While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write， it is still acceptable for women to say that they are‘ hopeless’ at maths． Our research shows that， although girls get marks which are as good as the boys’， they have not been encouraged to do so.” The explanation for the difference， which is very clear during the teenage years， goes as far back as early childhood experiences． From their first days in nursery school， girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to plete tasks， although boys are． For example， boys and not girls， are often asked to‘ help’ with repair work． This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life ． Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers； they had to find out for themselves． A further report on maths teaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls． Most teachers who took part in the study admitted that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students． All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects， gives them confidence and makes them believe that they can succeed． Interestingly， both boys and girls tend to regard such‘ male’ subjects like mathematics and science as difficult． Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses， not because they are difficult， but for social reasons． Mathematics and science are mainly male subjects， and therefore， as girls bee teenagers，they are less likely to take them up ． Girls do not seem to want to be in open petition with boys ． Neither do they want to do better than boys because they are afraid to appear less female and so， less attractive． 56． The word“ territory in the second paragraph most probably means“ _____”． A. interest B． area of land C． special field D． district 57． According to scientific studies， _________． A. maths is not fit for girls to learn B． boys have a special sense of maths C． girls are poorer at maths because they are the weaker sex D． girls can learn maths as well as boys if given enough encouragement 58． Those who made extraordinary contribution in mathematics and science_____． A. usually had good teachers to help them B． had the abilities to solve problems by themselves C. usually worked harder than others D． were encouraged to repair things when young 59． What would be the best title for the text? A. Who’ s Afraid of Maths Anyway? B． Are Boys Cleverer than Girls? C. Boys Are Better at Maths than Girls by Birth D． MathsA Difficult Subject B ANXIOUS parents in the areas around Washington， us， acpanied their children to school， or kept them at home， after a middleschool student became victim No ． 8， in a series of shootings in the shootings started on October 2． The 13yearold youth， an eighthgrader， was struck in the chest by a highpowered bullet on October7． He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7． “ I can’ t stop going to work， the children can’ t stop going to school，” said Henry Ollie，48． He led his 12yearold son， Charles， to the front door of the school， where the latest shooting Happened. Ordinarily， Charles takes the bus． Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual ． And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home ． The middle school boy is still in bad condition after having about two and a half hours of operation on the night of the shooting ． He is the youngest of the nine victims， including one was shot dead on October 9． All the victims， seven dead and two wounded， were in public place doing ordinary things． They were working at grass， filling a gas tank or walking into a supermarket． All of our victims have been defenseless， but to kill children is one step too far． Our children don39。s attitude toward smoking? A. Favorable． B． Disapproval． C． Neutral． 16． What’ s the man39。 1． What do we know about t