20172018学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷.docxVIP

2017-2018 学年度下学期省六校协作体高一期中考试 英语试题 考试时间： 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分  100 分钟 分数： 120 分折合成 150 分 第Ⅰ卷 40 分第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A Here are two letters from our readers expressing their concern about school assessment. Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades . Fortunately, most educators realize that students have different interests and abilities. However, grade-based assessmentis still very common. Grades often hold back creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to go in for music, drama and sports. Grades are also an unfair measure of a student ability’s. I do not demand, as some extremists do, that grades should no longer be recorded. However, I do believe that less importance 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 basic functions. First, grades get students to work at their highest level of competence (能力 ). Second, they act as an encouragementfor hard-working students and as a warming 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. Ive spoken with a number of students who have jobs, and most of them say that they were hired mainly becauseof their grades. My grades helped me get a part-time job and will help me into university next year. I think grades are extremely important at Village High School. Simon Harper, Member, 21.Simon Harper writes from the viewpoint of someone who A ．insists grades should become optional in the near future B． is concerned about improving students ’ creativity C．supports using studentsinterests’ to measure their abilities D．believes in the advantages of assessment based on grades 22．Magdalena Smith thinks it is important for . A. educators to assess the students by grades  . B. students to