Question

Every year in America, high-school students who want to go on to college take a national examination called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures one’s mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the English part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension.

But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, handwritten on the spot. That’s an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside. Have you ever seen young people’s handwriting lately? Or anyone’s for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word.

Yet today’s kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and clearly, for several minutes on this SAT Test. Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl（潦草的笔迹）of young people who’ve been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help one’s score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential employers. And don’t forget, we all have to use handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when the power goes out.

Then how to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few simple steps you can improve your handwriting.[来Position the pen. You should hold the pen between the forefinger and the thumb. You should then rest it near the first knuckle（指节）of the middle finger. The rest of your fingers should be curled（卷曲）under your hand and your hand should remain relaxed.

Evaluate your writing. What do you like and what don’t you like about the way you write? Make changes to your letters till you like how they look.

Take your time. Make sure that, while you are writing, you take your time. Speed can definitely make your writing terrible. If it is worth writing well, then take your time.

Practice. Practice it a lot; it’s not enough to do it once and hope for the best. It has to be something you work at to make great improvements.

1.At present, the SAT tests students on ______.

A．math, English, reading and writing

B．math, grammar, reading and handwriting

C．math, foreign language and writing

D．math, foreign language and handwriting

2.The underlined word “scribble” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A．writing quickly and roughly

B．typing simply and correctly

C．painting clearly and neatly

D．describing properly and well

3.According to the text, good handwriting can ______.

A．help students pass the test

B．make a student more popular

C．show students’ ability

D．assist students in getting a job

4.Which of the following should you avoid when improving your handwriting?

A．Practicing writing a lot.

B．Writing as fast as you can.

C．Relaxing your hand when holding the pen.

D．Changing your letters till you like how they look.

5.The author mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A．writing seems to be very important in the SAT

B．those who will go to college have to take the SAT

C．students should practice handwriting more often

D．kids don’t know how to write in the computer age

Answer 1