Question

【题目】SECTION C （共8小题；每小题 1.5分，满分12分）

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

In most colleges and universities the examination is used as a chief means of deciding whether a student succeeds or fails in mastering a particular subject. Although it does the job quite efficiently,【1】side effects are also enormous.

To begin 【2】, examinations lower the standards of teaching. Since teachers are often judged 【3】examination results, they are reduced to training their students in exam techniques. No subjects can be taught successfully merely through being approached with intent to take examinations. In addition, the most undesirable effect is【4】 examinations encourage bad study habits. As【5】 examination score is the only criterion for his academic performance, a student is driven to memorize mechanically rather【6】 to think creatively.

In fact, few【7】us admit that examinations can contribute anything really important to the students’ academic development. If that is the case,【8】cannot we make a change and devise something more efficient and reliable than examinations?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】its

【2】with

【3】by/from

【4】that

【5】the

【6】than

【7】of

【8】why

【解析】

【1】这里需要it形容词性物主代词来修饰side effects。

【2】固定搭配to begin with 首先

【3】固定搭配 judge by\from 由……判断

【4】is后面缺少表语，后面的整个句子做is的表语，表语从句句子成分完整，故用that。

【5】特指考试分数，用the。

【6】rather than 而不是

【7】固定搭配 few of 没几个

【8】这里是个特殊疑问句，根据句意：如果确实如此，我们为什么不做一些改革，设计出比考试更有效、更可靠的评估方法来呢？