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高三英语阅读与写作训练（一） 必做部分 一.阅读理解 （A） Here are two letters from our readers expressing their concern about school assessment （1） Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators realize that students have different interests and abilities. However, grade -based assessment （评价）is still very common. grades music, ability. should should Grades often hold back creativity. Competing for better causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for drama and sports. Grades are also an unfair measure of a students 1 do not demand, as some extremists do, that grades no longer be recorded. However, I do believe that less importance be placed on grades. I hope that someday grades will become optional （可要可不要）at Village High School. Magdalena Smith, President, Drama Club ⑵ Lets face the facts about grades. Grades per three basic functions. First, grades get students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as an encouragement for hanlworking students and as a warning to those who are not. Finally, grades are an effective standard by which to measure students* 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 mainly because of their grades. My grades helped me get a part-time job and will help me get into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School. Sinwn Harper, Member, Science Club. 1. Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone who A. insists grades should become optional in the near future B. believes in the advantages of assessment based on grades C. is concerned about improving students creativity D. supports using students9 interests to measure their abilities 2. Magdalena Smith thinks it is important for . A. educators to assess the students by grades B. educators to pay more attention to grades C. students to compete for better grades D. students to take part in music, drama, and sports 3. According to the letters, which of the following is true about Village High School A. Grades are effective in every way. B. Grades hold back students5 creativity. C. Grades bring about unnecessary competition. D. Grades are still in use at present. 4. What are the two letters mainly about A. The role that grades should play in assessing students. B. The importance of art and music in students life. C. The need to have a standard measure for students5 success. D. The reasons why grades shouldnt be used to assess students. B The day my fiance fell to his death, it started to snow, just like the bottom hadnt fallen out of my world when he fell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up. One morning, I shuffled拖着脚步走downstairs and was