| Students should be allowed to study
without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of
the fact that students have different interests and abilities. However, the
discipline resulting from grades still exists. Grades often cut down creativity.
Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to
pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades impose a subjective standard of
success on everyone. 1 do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be ended
immediately. However, ! do believe that less emphasis should be placed on
grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High
School. Magdalena Smith, President Drama Club Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basi A. wants business to hire more students B. believes in the benefits of good grades C. is concerned about students’ creativity D. supports students’ interests and abilities [单项选择] Text
There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons being driven, (26) people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use (27) what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course (28) considers the computer’s impact (29) society. But that is not (30) is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy; it is a trade skill that should not be (31) as a liberal art. (32) how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A (33) might be made (34) the competent citizens of tomorrow should (35) themselves from their fear of computers. But this is qui A. Mastering B. Studying C. Learning D. Understanding [单项选择]
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Easy Listening Students should be jealous. Not only do babies get to doze their days away, but they’ve also mastered the fine art of learning in their sleep. By the time babies are one year old, they can recognize a lot of sounds and even simple words. Marie Cheour at the University of Turku in Finland suspected that they might progress this fast because they learn language while they sleep as well as when they are awake. To test the theory, Cheour and their colleagues studied 45 newborn babies in the first days of their lives. They exposed all the infants to an hour of Finnish vowel sounds one that sounds like "oo"; another like "ee" and the third boundary vowel peculiar to Finnish and similar languages that sounds like something in between. EEG (脑电图) recording of the infants brains before and after the session showed that the newborns could not distinguish the sounds. Fifteen of the babies then went back with their mother A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned [单项选择] There is no denying that students should learn something about how computers work, just as we expect them at least to understand that the internal-combustion engine (内燃机) has something to do with burning fuel, expanding gases and pistons (活塞) being driven. For people should have some basic idea of how the things that they use do what they do. Further, students might be helped by a course that considers the computer’’s impact on society. But that is not what is meant by computer literacy. For computer literacy is not a form of literacy (读写能力) it is a trade skill that should not be taught as a liberal art.
Learning how to use a computer and learning how to program one are two distinct activities. A case might be made that the competent citizens of tomorrow should free themselves from their fear of computers. But this is quite different from saying that ail ought to know how to program one. Leave that to people who have chosen programming as a career. While programming can be lot
A. programming a computer is as interesting as making a violin B. our society needs experts in different fields C. violin-making requires as much skill as computer programming D. people who can use a computer don’’t necessarily have to know computer programming [多项选择]Some people believe that students should be given one long vacation each year. Others believe students should have several short vacations throughout the year. Which view point do you agree with Write an essay of 400 words on the following topic:
Long or Short Vacations In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to fallow the above instruction may result in a loss of marks. [多项选择]Some people believe students should play games for enjoyment, others believe they should compete in sports in order to win. Which position do you take
[简答题]Some people say that university students should concentrate on their own field of study, and that all the classes they
take should by closely related to that subject. Others believe that university students should get general education, taking classes in many fields before concentrating on a single field. Which view do you support Give reasons for your choice. You are to write an essay of about 400 words, commenting and expressing your views on the topic. In the first part of your writing you should present your thesis statement, and in the second part you should support the thesis statement with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Write your essay on ANSWER SHEET FOUR. [单项选择]
Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities. However, the discipline resulting from grades still exists. Grades often cut down creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades impose a subjective standard of success on everyone. 1 do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be ended immediately. However, ! do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School. 我来回答: 提交
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