大一上英语读译复习资料(北京师范大学专用).doc

英语复习资料 第一册 第一单元 Some time ago, I received a call from a colleague. He asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question. But the student argued that he was competent in the subject and should be given a full score; he believed he would if the grading system were not set up against the student. I was then selected to make a judgment and decision. 前些日子，我接到一位同事的电话， 问我是否愿意做仲裁人，为一道考题评分。 这是一道物理题，同事打算给一个学生打零分。 这位同学却坚持认为自己在该问题上的回答表现出色，应该得满分。他深信，如果评分制度不与学生作对，那他就应该得满分。 结果同事便来找我定夺。 I went to my colleagues office and read the examination question: Show how it is possible to find the height of a tall building with the help of a barometer. 来到同事办公室，我阅读了这道考题。其内容为：说明借助气压计测量大楼高度的可能方法。 The student had answered: Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower the barometer to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is the height of the building. 那位同学的答案是：“将气压计带到楼顶，系一根长绳。用绳子把气压计从楼顶送至楼下的大街上，再将绳子拉上来，测其长度。绳子的长度便是大楼的高度。” I pointed out that the student really stood for full credit, since he had answered the question completely and correctly. The problem is, the answer did not show that the student had showed his knowledge of physics. I suggested that, in order to prove him a somewhat competent student, he have another try at answering the question. I was not surprised that my colleague agreed, but I was surprised that the student did. 我的态度是，该生回答得既完整又正确，应该得满分。 可问题在于，这种回答无法反映该生所掌握的物理知识。 为了证明他是个合格的学生，我提议，再给他一次回答这一问题的机会。 同事表示同意，对此我并不感到意外。那位同学竟然也表示同意，这倒真有些出人意料。 I gave the student six minutes to answer the question. I warned him though that his answer should show some knowledge of physics. At the end of five minutes, he had not written anything. I asked if he wished to give up, but he said no. He had many answers to this problem; he was just thinking of the best one. I excused myself for interrupting him, and a