Question

   Math is one of the most boring classes for many students. But recently,at the University of California in the US,a 1 class got 400 students interested. There were even another 35 2 from be-hind windows.

    3 could make a boring subject so interesting? Terence Tao,the 31-year-old university teacher,is known as “the Mozart of Math”. Tao,born in Hong Kong,spent his childhood in Australia. He showed his great 4 in math when he was very young. At the age of two,he could read. At nine,he went to college math classes. At twenty,he got his doctor's degree (博士学位). Last summer,Tao 5 a Fields Medal which is known as the  “Noble Prize of Math”. 6 he was talented,Terence Tao didn't go to college until he was fourteen. “In my opinion,it's not 7 to go to college too young. ” said Tao. He added ,“ 8 ，studying is like building a large tower. It must have a strong base(基础) .Then it can be built higher. ”

     People don't think Tao is 9 the rest of us. He wears a T-shirt and an old pair of sports shoes. He reads Japanese comic books,too. But he 10 loves math. 44In many ways,my work is my hobby. he said.

() 1. A. math   B. music   C. Japanese

() 2. A. passing   B. watching   C. shouting

() 3. A. What   B. Which   C. Who

() 4. A. talent   B. importance   C. need

() 5. A. made   B. won   C. found

() 6. A. If   B. Although   C. Because

() 7. A. necessary   B. convenient   C. difficult

() 8. A. So far   B. At times   C. In fact

() 9. A. the same as   B. different from   C. similar to

() 10. A. even   B. also   C. still

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C

这篇短文介绍了一位著名的数学老师--陶哲轩。他从很小的时候就表现出了对于数学的良好天分。他14岁进入大学，去年夏天赢得了菲尔兹奖。他是一个把爱好当做工作的人。

1. A考査语境理解及名词辨析。联系本段第一句 话描述，可知此处指的是一堂数学课，故选A.

2. B 考査语境理解及动词辨析。结合语境可知此 处指的是，有35个人从后窗户里面观看。故选 B.

3. C 考査语境理解及词语辨析。句意：谁能让一 个枯燥的科目变得如此有趣？故选 C.

4. A考查语境理解及名词辨析。结合语境可知此 处指的是，他在数学方面的天赋，故选A.

5. B考查语境理解及动词辨析。句意：去年夏天， 他赢得了菲尔兹奖，故选B.

6. B考査语境理解及连词辨析。句意：尽管他很有 天分，但是他直到14岁才上大学。故选B.

7. A 考查语境理解及形容词辨析。结合语境可知 此处指的是，上大学没必要太早。故选A.

8. C 考查语境理解及短语辨析。句意：实际上，学习就像建设一座高塔。故选C.

9. B 考査语境理解及短语辨析。句意：人们认为 陶和我们其他人不一样。故选B.

10. C 考査语境理解及副词辨析。联系前一句描 述，可知句意为:但是他仍旧喜爱数学。故选C.