中考英语阅读：数字问题.pdf

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,weknowthatt