11.Why do you study?Many students would simply reply:"To get good result in the college entrance examination(高考)."For several years,many have spoken out against the exams.Some say they have turned children into studying machines.Others think that one exam cannot possibly demonstrate a student's true level of knowledge.So,should the exams be canceled?
Minister of Education Yuan Guiren doesn't think so."Officials and the rich might take advantage if the college entrance examination were called off.And life would be more difficult for poor children.However,we do need to change the exams,"Yuan said on March 7.He has put an exam reforms at the center of his fourth year in office."I think the exam is a fair way to choose talented people.But it should pay more attention to all-around personal qualities,not just grades,"said Cui Shangyu,a Senior 3student in Sichuan.The college entrance examination was restored(恢复)in 1977.From then to 2007,46.85million people have entered higher education through the exam.According to survey by the Ministry of Education,90percent of people who participated(参加)believed the college entrance examination could in some way change a person's life,especially for poor students in the countryside.The college entrance examination is not the only way to become a successful person,However,the process of preparing for the exam is a good experience,said Shen Hui,a Math teacher at Gaoyou Middle School in Jiangsu.
"Through it students can learn many things,such as how to deal with stress and how to arrange a learning plan."Shen said.
37.What does"demonstrate"mean in the first paragraph?B
A.隐瞒
B.证明
C.提高
D.揭露
38.If the college entrance exam were called off,it would be unfair forA.
A.the poor
B.the officials
C.the rich
D.the old
39.Cui Shangyu said the college entrance examination should pay more attention toB
A.interests
B.personal qualities
C.talent
D.grades
40.The writer wrote the passage mainly toC.
A.criticize(批评) the college entrance exam
B.discuss whether we should cancel the college entrance examination
C.encourage the improvement of the college entrance examination
D.introduce the history of the college entrance examination.
分析 短文大意:对于大学入学考试,教育部长袁贵仁认为:如果高考被取消,官员和富人会受益.但贫穷的孩子生活会更难.我们需要改革考试.崔善于认为考试是一个公平的选拔人才的方式.但应该注意全面的个人素质,不仅仅是成绩.
解答 答案:37-40 BABC 37.B 细节理解题.根据Others think that one exam can not possibly demonstrate a student's true level of knowledge.的句意:有人认为考试不可能证明学生的真实的知识水平可知demonstrate的意思是"证明".所以该选B.
38.A 细节理解题.根据文中Officials and the rich might take advantage(受益) if the college entrance examination were called off(取消).And life would be more difficult for poor children.可知如果高考被取消官员和富人会受益.但贫穷的孩子生活会更难.所以该选A.39.B 细节理解题.根据文中I think the exam is a fair way to choose talented people.But it should pay more attention to all-around(全面的) personal qualities,not just grades,可知崔善于认为考试是一个公平的选拔人才的方式.但应该注意全面的个人素质,不仅仅是成绩,所以该选B.40.C 主旨大意题.细读全文可知作者写作此文旨在鼓励改善大学入学考试,所以该选C.
点评 准确理解整篇文章的意思,翻译既忠实于原文的表达,同时又适当推测作者的写作意图.