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【听力最后一题缺原文】海南省2023年中考英语真题(音频暂未更新)
A British woman used an ancient Chinese invention to help her son deal with a modern problem.
Dr. Rashmi Mantri grew up in India. She was taught how to use an abacus to solve math problems when she was a little girl. After noticing her son Dhruv had great difficulty with math,she started emploving the same ancient Chinese tool to help him after school.
In just six days,Dhruv started to show rapid progress with the abacus. He enjoyed learning on it because it was like a game. He started to learn fast and would go on to become an excellent student in math. Surprised by the progress,teachers asked Dhruv to perform with the abacus at a school meeting,where some parents even came to ask for advice on using it to help their kids.
Known as the Fifth Invention of Ancient China,the Chinese abacus helped people so lve all kinds of math problems in ancient China and is still used today. People find that using an abacus can also improve thinking and practical abilities. In 2013, the Chinese abacus was officially listed as an intangible cultural heritage of human beings(人类非物质文化遗产). "The abacus becomes a playing tool for younger children. It feels like a game. I think the success comes because children can touch and feel an abacus and picture it in their mind. "said Dr. Mantri.
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