When the man came home from work one night，he found that he had some extra work to do.And he wasn't able to play with his little son.He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy.So，looking around his study，he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover.He got an idea.He patiently tore the map up into pieces.Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table.He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world.He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished.Surely this could keep the child busy for hours，he thought.
After about thirty minutes，the boy came to the man and said，“Okay，it's finished，Dad.Can we play now？”
The man was surprised，saying，“That's amazing！ How did you do that？”The boy said，“It was easy.On the back of the page was a picture of a man.When I put the man together，the whole world appeared completely.”
34.Why couldn't the man play with his son that night？
A.He had to read a magazine.
B.He had some extra work to do.
C.He had to learn something about a map.
D.He had to stay at his office for extra work.
35.What did the man ask his son to do？
A.To read the magazine to find the map.
B.To tear the map of the world up into pieces.
C.To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.
D.To clean the dining room first，and then read the map of the world.
36.How long did it take the boy to finish the work？
A.A few hours.
B.About an hour.
C.About half an hour.
D.The whole night.
37.Which of the following is TRUE about the passage？
A.It's a report about a father's extra work.
B.It's a story between a father and his clever son.
C.It's an advertisement for the map of the world.
D.It's a poster about how to deal with parents problems.
C
When you are curious about something and want to know more about it，you can use the way of asking questions.Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers.The following steps can guide you during the research.
Step 1 Write down the subject that you are interested in on a piece of paper.Just get the main idea down.For example，you might write：
Discover more about robots.
Step 2 Stop and think for a moment about what you have already known about your subject.List what you have already known like the sentences below：
1.The first robot appeared in the USA in 1959.
2.A robot can do housework and act as a teacher.
3.Sometimes a robot catches viruses and causes a lot of problems.
Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn？ By asking questions，start writing down questions about the robots on the paper：
1.What might robots be like in the future？
2.What other things can robots do for people？
3.What kind of power will robots possibly use in five years？
Step 4 Armed with your list of questions，you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research.As you learn more about your subject，you'll probably discover some new questions.
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For example，you might discover that robots can help scientists explore dangerous places，like the sea and outer space.How？ What happened？ Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely.
The next time you find something interesting to research，take time to organize your thinking by asking good questions.And remember that learning more always brings more questions.
38.What does the writer advise us to do when we?e10bre curious about something？
A.To read more books about it.
B.To look it up in the dictionary.
C.To turn to the teacher for help.
D.To raise questions and find the answers.
39.What does the underlined part“Armed with your list of questions”mean？
A.Writing down your list of questions.
B.Discussing your questions with others.
C.Taking your list of questions with you.
D.Putting your list of questions under your arm.
40.What might be the correct order of the steps when you do research？
①List what you want to learn.②Find new problems.
③List what you've already known. ④Choose a research subject.
A.④③①②
B.④①③②
C.②③④①
D.③②①④
41.What might be the best title for this passage？
A.Doing Research on Robots
B.Asking Good Questions While Doing Research
C.Having Interesting Answers on Robots
D.Finding Subjects before Doing Research
D
It's a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money，but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them.This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days.Even so，there are several things that you can do to help.
Hit the sales.No one wants to get up at four o?e10bclock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday (the first Friday at Christmas time).It's surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal.But sometimes it can be well worth.Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day.Some even offer online Black Friday specials，so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly.Once the Christmas shopping season is coming，retailers will be hungry for business.They will try their best to get us into the store.Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time.We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online.Some of us don't like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift.Some of us don't like to go out in the cold at all，and then，we can do online shopping.