中考英语阅读：数字问题.docx

中考英语阅读：数字问题

Peopleoftensay,“Childrencan’tdomathproblem,it’sbecause

parentscan’tdotheirchildren’shomework.”Here’sanexampletoshow

whatImean.

?Theotherdaymydaughterbroughthomehermathhomework.“I

havetosubtract179from202,”shesaid.

?“It’squiteeasy,”Isaid.“Youputthe202overthe179.”

?“Butweneeda10here.Whereisthe10?”

?“Idon’tknowwherethe10is.Let’sjustsubtract179from202.

Ninefromtwoisthree.Youcarryoneandaddittoseven.Eightfromzerois

two.Theansweris23.”

?“Wecan’tdoitthatway.Wehavetousethe10.”

?“Well,I’mgoingtocallyourteachertoseehowshesubtracts179

from202.”

?Overthetelephone,IsaidthatIwashavingabitoftroublewiththe

homeworkshehadgiventomydaughter.Theteachersaid,“Intherighthand

columnwehaveunitsofone.Thetwointhatcolumncountsfortwoones.

Thezerointhecentercountsforzerotens.Thetwointhelefthandcolumn

countsforhundreds.Areyouclear?”ButIdidn’tthinkIwasclear.

?Ihungupandfoundmywaytothemedicinebox.Myheadwasnow

hurting.Istartedputtingpillsofmedicineintomymouth.“Howmanydid

youtake?”mywifeasked.“ItookoneandthenItookanother.Iknowone

andonewastwo,butdon’taskmewhatitisnow.”

?1.Thedaughterwanted______theotherday.

?A.togiveherfatheralesson

?B.toshowhowdifficultmathwas

?C.herfathertophoneherteacher

?D.herfathertohelpherwithherhomework

?2.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue?

?A.Thefatherhadadifferentwaytodothemathproblem.

?B.Thefathercouldn’tdohisdaughter’shomework.

?C.Thedaughtercouldn’tunderstandherfather’sway.

?D.Thedaughterhadsometroubledoingthemathproblem.

?3.Fromwhattheteachersaid,weknowthattheword“units”means

______here.

?A.wholenumberslessthan10B.wholethings

?C.groupsoflessonsD.thesmallestnumbers

?4.Whatthetea