Question

【題目】SECTION C （共8小題；每小題 1.5分，滿分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】這里需要it形容詞性物主代詞來修飾side effects。

【2】固定搭配to begin with 首先

【3】固定搭配 judge by\from 由……判斷

【4】is后面缺少表語，后面的整個句子做is的表語，表語從句句子成分完整，故用that。

【5】特指考試分數(shù)，用the。

【6】rather than 而不是

【7】固定搭配 few of 沒幾個

【8】這里是個特殊疑問句，根據(jù)句意：如果確實如此，我們?yōu)槭裁床蛔鲆恍└母�，設計出比考試更有效、更可靠的評估方法來呢？