Question

At last, the mid-term exams are over. You’ve done the hard work, but you can’t relax. You have to prepare for the next exams. Do you hate exams? If you do, you are not alone. Students in other countries hate them as well.
Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students. And they only have them once a year. Every summer they take a test in each subject. Each test lasts about an hour. These exams don’t count for much, even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next grade. When the results come out, they are then placed in an end-of-year report. The report is sent to the child’s parents. It describes how the student studied at school.
This report is private, so only the teacher, the student and his or her parents see it. This means that the students don’t know how other students scored(得分) in the test. Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret.
Parents’ meetings are held twice a year, at the end of winter term and then at the end of the summer term. Children go along with their parents to meet their teachers privately and discuss their performance at school

1. 1.
   For British students, the school life is         than that of Chinese students
   1. A.
      more relaxing
   2. B.
      much tenser
   3. C.
      more boring
   4. D.
      much harder
2. 2.
   The underlined phrase “don’t count for much” means           
   1. A.
      难以计数
   2. B.
      不太重要
   3. C.
      期望不多
   4. D.
      难度不大
3. 3.
   Which of the following is NOT true for British students?
   1. A.
      They have exams once a year
   2. B.
      They don’t know their classmates’ scores
   3. C.
      Parents’ meetings are held at the end of the terms
   4. D.
      They like to tell each other their scores

Answer 1

ABD
试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国学校教育制度不同于中国的一些特点。
1.根据Luckily for them, British students have fewer exams than Chinese students. 及本段描述，可知选A。
2.根据下文even if a student does really badly they still progress to the next grade.描述，可知此处指的是这些考试不太重要。故选B。
3.根据Some students choose to tell each other, but others keep it secret.描述，可知选项D，描述错误。
考点：关于英国教育制度的说明文阅读
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