Question

【題目】閱讀下面短文, 在表格內(nèi)的空白處填入合適的答案（每格限填一詞）。

Some parents think grades should disappear. In their opinion, grades don’t say much about which skills a student has developed in learning. Parents only get part of the information about students’ study. The grade C in Math could mean a student might still do badly in division (除法). It might also mean a student hand in his or her homework late. The teacher’s comments ( 評價)give more information.

But not everyone likes the idea of grade-free report cards. Some parents don’t want the change. They know an A is good and an F is bad. Teachers’ comments are not so direct. There’s also another problem. Without grades, how would students prove that they are doing well at school?

Two students share their opinions on which system is more meaningful.

Benje Choucroun: Grades are outdated(過時的). The letters and numbers on report cards send the wrong message. They turn school into a game. The goal becomes getting As or high marks.

What’s more, a bad grade can hurt your confidence. And it doesn’t give you advice about how to improve. Instead of focusing on grades, students should pay close attention to teachers’ comments. They will help students to improve. Think about this: Grades have been around for more than a hundred years. Isn’t it time to try something new?

Gabrielle Hurd: Grades let parents follow their kid’s progress at school. A parent can see the improvement from a C in Math on an early report card to a B on the recent one. A grade of C lets parents know their child needs more support, and an A shows skills. If schools don’t use grades, parents have to read teachers’ comments first. It takes a long time to read teachers’ words carefully. After that, they can get to know how their child is doing. As we all know, reading comments is not as easy as reading a grade. If your child wants to enter a senior high school that wants top grades, teachers’ comments may help, but the school may still need to see grades on a report card.

Topic：Should letter grades be 【1】?
Different ideas	Ideas from 【2】	Ideas from students
YES	◆ Grades can’t provide the 【3】 information about students’ study. ◆ Teachers’ comments can help parents know about students’ study better.	◆ School is turned into a 【4】. ◆ Students may not be as confident as before after knowing the grade.
NO	◆ Teachers’ comments are not as direct as grades. ◆ Grades can prove that students have done well.	◆ A grade of C reminds parents of the 【5】 part of their kids’ study. ◆ Parents have to spend more time reading teachers’ comments. ◆ Some senior high schools need to see grades on a report card.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】cancelled/ changed/ replaced

【2】parents

【3】whole

【4】game

【5】weak

【解析】

短文講述的是多個角度看待和討論成績單是否應(yīng)該取消，老師的評價和成績等級的重要性比較。

【1】考查全文理解，通讀全文可知，討論的是應(yīng)不應(yīng)該要成績單，或者說是成績單更重要還是老師的意見評價更重要，成績單是否是過時的，所以這里主題，成績單應(yīng)不應(yīng)該被取代，故答案為cancelled/changed/replaced。

【2】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解，根據(jù)后面“ideas from students”與students相對的應(yīng)該是parents，再根據(jù)開頭第一句就是parents對這件事的看法，故答案為parents。

【3】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解，根據(jù)第一段“In their opinion, grades don’t say much about which skills a student has developed in learning.”他們看來，分?jǐn)?shù)并不能說明學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)中掌握了哪些技能。也就是成績不能代表一個學(xué)生的所有東西，故答案為whole。

【4】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解，根據(jù)第四段“They turn school into a game. ”他們把學(xué)校變成了游戲。故答案為game。

【5】考查細(xì)節(jié)理解，根據(jù)文章第六段“A grade of C lets parents know their child needs more support, and an A shows skills.”C讓家長知道他們的孩子需要更多的支持，而A則顯示了他們的技能。所以如果孩子得了C說明，父母會針對孩子薄弱環(huán)節(jié)引起重視，故答案為weak。