A. Conversations seldom lead to creativity?

B. They create more sincere communicating opportunities?

C. Help seekers are disturbed too much?

D. Help givers enjoy more respect?D

Up to 60 Shanghai maths teachers are to be brought to England to raise the UK maths teachers’ standards, in an exchange arranged by the Department for Education. The announcement comes as a campaign that is launched to raise adult maths skills. A survey of 2, 300 adults for the numeracy campaign found that over a third thought their level of maths had held them back. An accompanying economic analysis said that a lack of maths skills cost the UK 20 billion pounds per year.?

The plan to bring 60 English - speaking maths teachers from Shanghai is an attempt to learn from a city that has been the top performance in the OECD’ s Pisa tests. The OECD says that children of poor families in Shanghai are on average better at maths than middle class children in the UK. The Shanghai teachers, expected to arrive from the autumn, will help share their teaching methods, support pupils who are struggling and help to train other teachers.?

“ We have some smart maths teachers in this country but what I saw in Shanghai - and other Chinese cities - has only strengthened my belief that we can learn from them, ” said education minister, Elizabeth Truss, who has recently visited Shanghai, accompanied by head teachers from England. “ They have a can - do attitude to maths - and I want us to match that, and their performance. ” She stressed the economic significance of raising maths standards, for individuals and the country. “ As part of our long term economic plan, we are determined to drive up standards in our schools and give our young people the skills they need to succeed in the global race. Good maths qualifications have the greatest earning potential and provide the strongest protection against unemployment, ” said Elizabeth Truss.?

32. Poor maths skills have caused serious consequences in England.?

A. academic B. economic C. culture D. political

33. What is the main reason for Shanghai teachers’ success in maths teaching?

A. Their students are from poor families?

B. Their students have a talent for maths?

C. They have a positive attitude to teaching?

D. They teach in a highly developed city?

34. According to Elizabeth Truss, raising standards can be helpful in ?

A. equipping young people with global competitiveness

B. promoting the students’ international test performance

C. teaching how to earn money in the global market

D. discovering one’ s maths talents at an early age

35. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Good Maths Skills Are about Hard Work

B. Why Are English Maths Standards Left Behind?

C. Why Are Shanghai Maths Teachers Getting Popular?

D. Chinese Teachers Bring the Art of Maths to English Schools第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

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It’ s impossible to achieve complete balance in life. 36

Here are five ways yocan follow to find happiness.?

1. Give to others?

Many people are completely absorbed in their own problems. But helping others is really satisfying?

In the 21st century, people are always busy with their own business. They never know the true feeling of helping others. If yocan give a little time, yomay feel happiness yonever thought possible.?

2. Take up an activity?

Everyday life can be extremely stressful, between kids, work and home life. People always complain that their time is limited. Taking part in something as an individual seems hard. 37 It can be a sport, night class or even just going for a run. A hobby can help yofeel happy.?

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Not only does your body need to relax, but your mind also needs to relax and this won’ t happen with the family around.?

4. Don’ t focus on the negatives?

A negative attitude is often the reflection of someone who is overall not happy with his or her life.?

Adopting a negative approach is not good for anyone. 39 If we can look at things from a different perspective, we may find that life is not that bad. There are still some happy things around us.?

5. Be grateful for what yohave

40 A man without a penny to his name can be just as happy as a man who has plenty of money.?Instead of thinking about what yodon’ t have , look at what yodo have and in turn yowill not only be a happy person, but yowill be filled with confidence.?

True happiness is hard to achieve. But if yoput these ideas into practice, yowill see what the outcome will be.?