《2025年快捷英语时文阅读理解八年级上册译林版》

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A report found that Singapore's students are still top in the world of math and science. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a survey done every four years. It looks at math and science skills among students in the fourth grade of elementary and in the second year of junior high school—students aged 9 to 10, and 13 to 14.

The 2023 survey, published in December 2024, included almost 360,000 fourth-grade students from 58 countries, and just under 300,000 second-year junior high school students from 44 countries.
Students took computer-based tests. Students, parents and teachers were surveyed about students' home and school environments, and their attitudes to learning.
The same five countries and regions ranked highest for math at both levels of school, with Singapore, China's Taiwan Province and South Korea taking the top three spots. Hong Kong of China and Japan took the fourth and fifth spots. In the junior high school level, they exchanged positions.
Singaporean students also ranked highest for science at both school levels.
*It was found that 53% of younger students and 40% of older students say they "very much" like learning science. However, only 44% of younger students and just 21% of older students say they "very much" like learning math.
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| | Singapore's students are top in math and science |
| The TIMSS in 2023 | ● It was published in 1, 2024. ● The total number of students surveyed was nearly 2. ● Students took computer-based tests. ● Students, parents and teachers were surveyed about students' home and school 3, and their attitudes to learning. |
| The results of the survey | ● Singapore, China's Taiwan Province and 4 took the top three spots for math at both levels of school. ● Hong Kong of China and Japan took the fourth and fifth spots. In the junior high school level, they exchanged positions. ● Singaporean students also ranked highest for 5 at both school levels. |

答案： 1. December 由第二段可知，这项调查发布于 2024 年 12 月。
2. 660,000 由第二段可知，2023 年的调查包括来自 58 个国家的近 360 000 名四年级学生，以及来自 44 个国家的近 300 000 名初中二年级学生。由此推出，共计近 660 000 名被调查者。
3. environments 由第三段可知，学生们参加了基于计算机的测试，并被问及有关学生的家庭与学校环境等问题。environment 意为“环境”，此处用其复数形式
4. South Korea 由第四段第一句可知，韩国的数学排名第三。
5. science 由第五段可知，新加坡两个年级科学的排名都是最高。