1.ForindividualsGraspingmathematicsmayfacilitateourdailylife.Graspingmathematicsmayhelpusprepareforcareer.Culturalawareness2.AppliedintheworldofsocietyEnhanceproblemsolvingandanalysismethodPlayakeyroleindevelopinghightechnologyCulturalawarenessCulturalawarenessBye~!**********************ReadingacrossculturesLeading-inReadingcomprehensionVocabularyCulturalawarenessDiscussionLeading-inReason:plainsailing,successReason:prosperity,wealthReason:eternityReason:Allgoodthingscome inpairs. 4 8 9 oddnumbersclickclickclickclickLuckynumbersinChinaDiscussion:whysomenumberareconsideredtobeluckyorunluckyinChineseculture.Leading-inUnluckynumbersinChinaReason:Similarsoundto“death” 4 73/84 March oddnumbers evennumbersReason:GototheHellReason:PeachblossomsinMarch.AnyoneofthosewhomarryinMarchwillencounterromanceandmayleadtodivorce.Reason:SendmoneyinevennumbertothebrideorbridegroomReason:SendmoneyinoddnumberstothepatientclickclickclickclickclickReadingcomprehensionReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1WhatdidGalileoGalileisayabouttheuniverse?Theentireuniverseiswritteninthelanguageofmathematics.2Whathavemusicandarchitecturegotincommon?Bothcanbeexplainedwithmathematics.3WhoisYutakaNishiyama?AJapaneseprofessorofeconomics.Readingcomprehension4WhydoeshebelievetheWesthasapreferenceforevennumbers?Heclaimsevennumbersareseenasmore“rational”andcomplete.5Whydon’tsomehotelsintheUShavearoomnumber13?It’sconsideredunlucky.6Whyisthenumber17unluckyinItaly?BecauseinRomannumeralsthenumber17(XVII)canberearrangedtolooklikethewordfoundonRomangravestones(VIXI).Vocabularyformationfraction3.equation4.