17.Here are two letters from our readers expressing their concern about school assessment (评价):
(l)
Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades (学习成绩).Fortunately,most educators realize that students have different interests and abilities.However,grade-based assessment is still very common.Grades often hold back creativity.Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for music,drama and sports.Grades are also an unfair measure of a student's ability.I do not demand,as some extremists do,that grades should no longer be recorded.However,I do believe that less importance should be placed on.grades.I hope that someday grades will become optional(可选择的) at Village High School.
Magdalena Smith,President
Drama Club
(2)
Let's face the facts about grades.Grades perform three basic functions( 功能).First,grades get students to work at their highest level of competence (能力 ).Second,they act as an encouragement for hard-working students and as a warming to those who are not.Finally,grades are an effective standard by which to measure students'achievement.Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university.
I've spoken with a number of students who have jobs,and most of them say that they were hired mainly because of their grades.My grades helped me get a part-time job and will help me into university next year.I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.
Simon Harper,Member,
Science Club
64.Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone whoB
A.insists grades should become optional in the near future
B.believe in the advantages of assessment based on grades
C.is concerned about improving students'creativity
D.supports using students'interests to measure their abilities
65.Magdalena Smith thinks it is important forD.
A.educators to assess the students by grades
B.educators to pay more attention to grades
C.students to compete for better grades
D.students to take part in music,drama,and sports
66.According to the letters,which of the following is TRUE about Village High School?D
A.Grades are effective in every way.
B.Grades hold back students'creativity.
C.Grades bring about unnecessary worries.
D.Grades are still in use at present.
67.What are the two letters mainly about?A
A.The role that grades should play in assessing students.
B.The importance of art and music in students'life.
C.The need to have a standard measure for students'success.
D.The reasons why grades shouldn't be used to assess students.
分析 本文主要讲述两位读者对于分数在评价学生方面所起的作用的不同观点.
解答 64-67 BDDA
64 B 细节题. 根据文章最后一段 Grades perform three basic functions( 功能).可知 Simon Harper赞成分数评价学生,故选B.
65 D 细节题. 根据文章第二 段Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for music,drama and sports. 可知由于要得更高的分数而导致很多学生没有时间去参加娱乐活动,故选D.
66 D 细节题. 根据文章第一 段However,grade-based assessment is still very common. 可知 分数评价学生仍然很普遍,故选D.
67 A 主旨大议题. 通读全文可知本文主要讲述两位读者对于分数在评价学生方面所起的作用的不同观点.故选A.
点评 学生需要认真阅读原文,把握文章大意,对文章脉络有整体的了解,能仔细查找文中细节,并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断.