Question

Would you want a doctor who got high marks in medical school just for trying hard? Apparently many college students would have no problem with that. They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.

The researchers asked more than 800 undergraduates if they agreed or disagreed with some statements. For example: "If I have completed most of the reading for a class, I deserve a B in that course." And: "A professor should not be annoyed with me if I receive an important call during class."

Just 16 percent thought it was OK to take that phone call. But 66 percent agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades. And 40 percent thought they should get a B, the second highest mark, just because they did most of the reading for class.

Some experts are not surprised that students often see no difference between effort and results. Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.

Yet competition to get into the best colleges is fiercer than ever. Students may worry that low grades will keep them out of graduate school or a good job.

And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment. These days, college can cost more than a house.

A former teaching assistant recently wrote to the New York Times about his experience with grade expectations. He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class:

What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard?

The students would say no. But most of them would still ask for an A.

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A．How students can get a good grade in the course.

B．Whether students are allowed to answer calls in class.

C．Whether students deserve high marks just for trying hard.

D．Why students put a lot of efforts in their studies.

2.According to the research, most of the students _______.

A. thought it was all right to answer the call during class.

B. objected to deciding grades only by the quality of a student’s work.

C. thought they did most of the work for class and should get a B.

D. agreed that they should be given top grades because of their hard work.

3. Which of the following opinions do social critics agree to about children’s activities?

A．Those who are active in the activities can get an award.

B．Only by playing an important role in the activities can you get an award.

C．An award is prepared for anyone who performs best in the activities.

D．Whoever takes part in the activities can get an award.

4.From the sixth paragraph we can learn that _____.

A．it costs much more to build a college than to buy a house.

B．the costs of studying at college are much more than staying at home.

C．the costs of sending a child to college are much more than buying a house.

D．it is difficult for parents to send a child to college.

5.What does the former assistant want to tell students with the example of the baseball player?

A．Effort can lead to good results.             B．Effort is very necessary.

C．Effort and results are quite different.        D．No good results, effort is unnecessary.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于議論文，討論的話題是努力的過程和最終的結果哪一個更重要。文章中給出了不同的人的不同的觀點。

1.C 主旨大意題。根據文章最后兩段段What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard?和The students would say no. But most of them would still ask for an A可知本文討論的是如果學生努力了，就應該得到較高的等級。而不要去看考試的結果。實際上也就是過程和結果的關系。故C正確。

2.B 細節(jié)題。根據文章第二段4,5行But 66 percent agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades.可知大部分學生都認為老師來決定等級的時候，不僅僅根據作業(yè)的質量，還要看學生的學習態(tài)度。故B正確。

3.D 細節(jié)題。根據文章第三段后2行Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days everyone gets an award just for trying, so no one will feel rejected.可知他們認為努力了就應該得到獎勵。故D正確。

4.C 細節(jié)題。根據本段And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment. These days, college can cost more than a house.

可知現在父母在學生的教育方面投資很大，都超過了購買房子的費用了。故C正確。

5.C 推理題。根據文章倒數第二段What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway, just because he tried so hard?可知他認為努力和結果還是有很多的差別的。這位運動員很努力，但是最后的結果還是不好，仍然不能被選中去參加比賽。故C正確。

考點：考查議論文閱讀

點評：本文屬于議論文，討論的話題是努力的過程和最終的結果哪一個更重要。要求考生讀懂文章中的每個句子的意思還要推理它們之間的關系，結合自己的生活常識和經驗，再通過邏輯推理和判斷，理解文章的言外之意，從而揭示文章的深層涵義。任何一篇文章都有其特定的寫作目的，讀者應當知道如何去做或按照某種方式傳遞思考問題。推理判斷題的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理時我們務必要忠于原文，在文章中尋找并確定可推論的依據，即：已知部分－推論的前提，從中推測出未知部分－推理的結論，切忌妄加評論，把自己的觀點當成作者的觀點。