Question

As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students: “I’m only a 1050. ”The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT）, which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1 100 or 1550, has becomes the focus at this time of their life.

It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.

According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator(指示物) of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators——like a student’s high school grades. Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency（學(xué)業(yè)水平）,they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities（潛力）. This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used.

1.The purpose of the SAT is to test students’      .

A．strong will                             B．a(chǎn)cademic ability

C．full potentialities                        D．confidence in school work

2.Students’ self-respect is influenced by their     .

A．scores in the SAT                        B．a(chǎn)chievements in mathematic

C．job opportunities                       D．money spent on education

3.“A prestigious university” is most probably      .

A．a(chǎn) famous university                      B．a(chǎn) technical university

C．a(chǎn) traditional university                    D．a(chǎn)n expensive university

4.This passage is mainly about       .

A．how to prepare for the SAT                B．stress caused by the SAT

C．American higher education                D．the SAT and its effects

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要就是講述了美國(guó)的SAT考試以及這種考試對(duì)學(xué)生的影響。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all.說(shuō)明SAT是一種決定學(xué)生能否上大學(xué)的考試，有由具體的分?jǐn)?shù)，說(shuō)明這個(gè)考試主要關(guān)注的是學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)，與能力無(wú)關(guān)。故B正確。

2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段前4行It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college.說(shuō)明這種考試給學(xué)生帶來(lái)的影響很大，分?jǐn)?shù)越低，學(xué)生感覺就越不好。故A正確。

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)本句And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed. 說(shuō)明是指如果不能被名校錄取，那么生活的大門就會(huì)關(guān)閉，故A正確。

4.D 主旨大意題。本文主要就是講述了美國(guó)的SAT考試以及這種考試對(duì)學(xué)生的影響。故D項(xiàng)正確。

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