The following are letters to the editor of a school newspaper  
Dear editor,
I’d like to express my opinion about grades. 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. I understand that grades are useful, but grades often limit creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades force an arbitrary(武斷的) standard of success on everyone. I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be removed immediately. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional at Village High School.
Magdalena Smith
Drama Club
Dear editor,
I’d like to say something about grades. Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions. First, grades motivate students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a punishment to students who do not work hard. Finally, grades are used as an effective standard by which to measure student 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 primarily on the basis of their grades. My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School.
Simon Harper
Science Club
小題1:Which of the following is not Magdalena Smith’s opinion?
A．Students may give up the chance to learn music and sports for grades.
B．Students’ creativity may not be developed for grades.
C．Grades should not be used to measure a person’s success.
D．Grades should be taken away at once.
小題2:We can learn Simon Harper _____.
A．believes in the benefits of good grades
B．is concerned about students' creativity
C．doesn't work too hard at his studies
D．supports students' interests and abilities
小題3:From the second letter, we can infer that Simon Harper is a/an_____.
A．teacherB．headmasterC．studentD．a(chǎn)dvertiser

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C

試題分析：這篇文章是兩封寫給編輯的信，信中就高中是否應該重視成績給出了不同的觀點。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一封信中可知Magdalena Smith 認為學生會因為分數(shù)放棄學習音樂和體育的機會，學生的創(chuàng)造力可能不能得到開發(fā)，成績不應該被用來衡量一個人的成功，但是他沒有說成績要被立刻取消，這點可以從I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be removed immediately.這句話看出，選D
小題2:推理題：從第二封信的句子：Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university.可知Simon Harper相信好成績的好處，選 A
小題3:推理題：從第二封信的句子：My grades helped me land a part-time job and will help me get into university next year. Good grades help students to get jobs and to get into university.可知Simon Harper是個學生，選C
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