As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I often hear from students: “I’m only a 1,050.” The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Schoolastic Aptitude Test (SAT), which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even if they have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1,100 or 1,550, has become the focus at his time of their life.
It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly in the exam are left feeling that it is all over.The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators--like a student’s academic proficiency(學業(yè)水平).They will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities. This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of the many methods used.
小題1: The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ _________.
A．strong will
B．a(chǎn)cademic ability
C．full potentialities
D．confidence in school work
小題2: Students’ self-respect is influenced by their_______.
A．scores in the SAT
B．a(chǎn)chievements in mathematics
C．job opportunities
D．money spent on education
小題3:“ A prestigious university” in para.2 is most probably _______.
A．a(chǎn) famous school
B．a(chǎn) technical school
C．a(chǎn) traditional school
D．a(chǎn)n expensive school
小題4: The passage is mainly about_______________.
A．how to prepare for the SAT
B．stress caused by the SAT
C．American higher education
D．the SAT and its effects
小題5: What is the writer’s attitude towards the SAT?
A．Subjective
B．Objective
C．Critical
D．Approving
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*Make TV time active time by doing simple exercise during advertisement breaks.
*Help your kids be clever TV watchers by teaching them to recognize a sales trick in advertisements(廣告).
*Create family memories by planning fun activities instead of always watching TV with your family.
*_______. Limit your own TV watching to less than two hours per day. The best way to learn is to follow; this is especially true for children.
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A．Family time has been destroyed.
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D．Parents should not allow children to watch TV.
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C．long sleepers sleep a longer period of time during the day
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D．They spend most of their time indoors．
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D．It is rarely present in rock formations．
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A．To determine whether the land is firm enough for a building to be sited on．
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Scientists use just seven basic units to define all the other quantities we use — quantities such as speed or electric power. All of those basic units except the kilogram are themselves defined according to natural properties（屬性）that are beyond human control.
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C．not defined according to natural properties
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B．has been accepted as the only possible redefinition project
C．is not as complicated as people understand
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B．Some scientists are trying to redefine the kilogram according to basic physical quantities.
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B．The curriculum at King’sis best in traditional and modern education.
C．All pupils of the school go to university immediately after they graduate.
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D．pupils in the King's School receive good education
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