2016学年南洋中学高二期中试卷概要1.doc

高二年级英语学科期中考试试题 （南洋） II .Grammar and Vocabulary no matter where 19.the most exciting 20.is played 21.It 22.Following 23.After 24.which 25.to tell 26.must SectionB A certain survey was conducted to ask students to name the school subject that was (27)______ as the most difficult. Not surprisingly, mathematics came out on top of the difficulty chart. So what is it about math that makes it difficult? In dictionaries the word “difficult” is (28)______ as “not easily or readily done; requiring much labor or planning to be performed successfully.” This definition gets to the point of the problem when it comes to math. What makes math difficult is that it takes patience and (29)______. For many students, math is not something that comes automatically. It takes effort. It is a subject that sometimes requires students to devote lots and lots of time and (30)______ energy.This means, for many, the problem has little to do with brain power; it is mostly a matter of staying power. And since students don’t make their own timelines, they can run out of the time as the teacher moves on the next topic. Scientists believe that people (31)______ different math understanding sills. Logical and left-brain thinkers tend to understand things in a different way in which intuitive and right-brainers do. They take in a lot of information at one time and allow time to let it “sink in”. So left-brain students may grasp (32)______ concepts quickly while right-brain students don’t. To those right brain student, time loss can make them feel confused, (33)______ and behind. Unfortunately in busy classrooms with too many students, students are not always blessed with enough time. We have to move on, ready or not. Math know-how is also snowballing, which means it works much like a pile of building blocks. You have to gain enough blocks in one area before you can effectively go on to “build upon” another area. Our first mathematical building blocks are established in primary school