Question

閱讀表達閱讀短文，按要求完成短文后的各項 任務

Have you ever thought about one question  ： why do we need to learn math?

been asking it for years. For US students,  they may get the answer from a new exhibition called " MathAlive'" ( 1) The  organizers(組織者)have designed 47 activities to show kids  how they use math in everyday life.For example, at one exhi?bition station,  visitors can test that a person's arm span (臂 距)equals  their height.At another station, visitors can control the robot wilh the help of  math skills.

The exhibition will visit 15 US and  international cities in the next five years.Organizers say they want more kicls  to learn why math is importanl in <lailv life. Think of simplr things,like  clocks.They tell time, but only if you know how to read them.That means using  math. How much longer until school ends? How long did you sleep last night?  Thai's all math ， loo.

(2) When you go_,you also do lots  of_•

How much change (零錢)would you get if you paid for a 25.99-yuan sweater with two twenlicsV How would you  cal?culate a 30% discount(折扣)? Even when you're not  doing math , it's all around you.The computer you use to surf the In?ternet is a  machine to do binary ( 二進制的)math very fast.

So enjoy math, not for exams, but for the  vvondcrlul world it helps to build.

1. 將（1)句譯成中文。

2. 在（2)句的空白處分別填入一個適當?shù)脑~使句意完整、 上下文通順。

3. 回答問題•• Why will  the organizers hold the exhibition in 15 LS and international cities?

4. 在文巾找出與Math skills  can help visitors control the m-bol.意思相近的句子。

5. 在文中找出最能表達該短文主題的句子。

Answer 1

1.組織者們設計了 47項活動來向孩子們展示他們在日常生

活中是如何使用數(shù)學的。 2. shopping; math

3. Because they want more kids to learn why  math is important in daily life.

4. Visitors can control the robot with the  help of math skills

5.So enjoy math, not for exams, but for the  wonderful world it helps to build.