3.No one wants to be tested.We would all like to get a driver's license without answering questions about rights of way or showing that we can parallel park a car.Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their profession without taking an exam.
But tests and standards are a necessary fact of life.They protect us from unskilled drivers,harmful products and dishonest professionals.In schools too exams play a.constructive role.They tell public officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new investments are likely to pay off. They tell teachers what their students have learned--and have not.They tell parents how their children are doing compared with others their age.They encourage students to make more effort.
It is important to recall that for most of century,educators used intelligence tests to decide which children should get a high-quality education.The point of IQ testing was to find out how much children were capable of learning rather than to test what they had actually learned.Based on IQ scores,millions of children were assigned to dumbed-down programs instead of solid courses in science,math,history,literature and foreign language.
This history reminds us that tests should be used to improve education.Every child should have access to a high-quality education.Students should have full opportunity to learn what will be tested; otherwise their scores will merely reflect whether they come from an educated family.
In the past few years,we have seen the enormous benefits that flow to disadvantaged students because of the information provided by state tests.Those who fall behind are now getting extra instruction in after-school classes and summer programs.In their efforts to improve student performance,states are increasing teachers salaries,testing new teachers and insisting on better teacher education.
Performance in education means the mastery of both knowledge and skills.This is why it is reasonable to test teachers to make sure they know their subject matter,as well as how to teach it to young children.And this is why it is reasonable to assess whether students are ready to advance to the next grade or graduate from high school.
63.According to the passage,school exams enableA.
A.governments to make right policies
B.students to meet their teachers'requirements
C.teachers to understand if their students have made efforts
D.parents to compare their kids'achievements across schools
64."Dumbed-down programs"in Paragraph 3refer to the programs whichB.
A.lead to high-quality education
B.a(chǎn)re less academically challenging
C.a(chǎn)re intended for intelligent students
D.enable children to make steady progress
65.Which of the following does the author probably agree with?A
A.Disadvantaged students can benefit from state tests.
B.Tests should focus on what students have actually learned.
C.Intelligent tests decide if children should get a high-quality education.
D.Intelligent tests are helpful in seperating excellent students from poor ones.
66.What is the purpose of the passage?B
A.To re-assess the value of IQ testing.
B.To defend the role of testing in education.
C.To explain what high-quality education means.
D.To call for thorough and complete reform in education.
分析 這篇文章介紹了考試在教育中起著非常重要的作用.
解答 63-66 ABAB
63.答案A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)In schools too exams play a.constructive role.They tell public officials whether new school programs are making a difference and where new investments are likely to pay off.可知A的表述正確,故選A.
64.答案B.推理判斷題:根據(jù)The point of IQ testing was to find out how much children were capable of learning rather than to test what they had actually learned.Based on IQ scores,millions of children were assigned to dumbed-down programs instead of solid courses in science,math,history,literature and foreign language.可推測出"Dumbed-down programs"指的是有較少學(xué)術(shù)挑戰(zhàn)的安排,故選B.
65.答案A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題:根據(jù)In the past few years,we have seen the enormous benefits that flow to disadvantaged students because of the information provided by state tests.Those who fall behind are now getting extra instruction in after-school classes and summer programs.In their efforts to improve student performance,states are increasing teachers salaries,testing new teachers and insisting on better teacher education.可知社會(huì)地位低下的孩子可以從國家考試中受益,故選A.
66.答案B.主旨大意題:通過閱讀文章,可知這篇文章的目的在于為考試在教育中的作用辯護(hù),故選B.
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