上海中學2021學年第一學期期中考試

英語試題

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第I卷（110分）

LLListeningComprehension

PartAShortConversations

Directions:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Atthe

endofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand

thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Angry.B.Tired.C.Hungry.

D.Disappointed.

2.A.Shedidasurveyaweekago.B.Shecompletedher

surveyquickly.

C.ShewillhelphimonThursday.D.Shethinksshecanreducethecost.

3.A.Inagrocery.B.Inawarehouse.

Inashoppingmall.D.Inafashion

designer'sstudio.

4.A.Hewroteitlastsemester.B.He'llfinishitina

fewminutes.

C.Heneverdoesassignmentsearly.D.Heisn'tgoingto

writeit.

5.A.Bossandsecretary.B.Coachandathlete.

C.Doctorandpatient.D.Teacherand

student.

6.A.10:00.B.10:10.C.10:20.

D.10:30.

7.A.Theelectriciancametorepairthelamp.B.Thelampwastakentotherepairshop.

C.ShehadMikefixthelamp.D.Thelampwasreplaced.

8.A.Studying.B.Watchingtelevision.

C.Comingupstairs.D.Goingtothe

movies.

9.A.Shehadgonetophotographyclassinstead.

B.Shehasnotchosenapictureforit.

C.Shehadbrokenhercamera.

D.Shewasunabletohaveherpicturetaken.

10.A.Dickispracticallytheonlyonewhothinksso.

B.Mostpeopleplayfootballdifferently.

C.Fewpeopleareoptimisticabouttheteam'schancesofwinning.

D.Dickisdisappointedinfootballgames.

PartBPassages

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearoneshortpassageandtwolongerconversations.After

eachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassageandthe

conversationswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Whendirectionsarelong.B.When

directionsareshort.

C.Whenhomeworkisgiven.D.Whenyourmothertalks.

12.A.Yourpenandpaper.

B.Afewwords.

C.Yourmindandears.D.Somepictures.

13.ATopicsorpagenumbers.

B.Keywordsorapictureinmind.

C.Somedetails.D.Schoolassignments.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage,

14.A.Theteenagers1strangebehaviour.

B.Theteenagers'criticismoftheirparents.

C.Thedominanceoftheparentsovertheirchildren.

D.Misunderstandingbetweenteenagersandtheirparents..

15.A.Becausetheywanttomaketheirparentsangry.

B.Becausetheyhavenootherwaytoenjoythemselves.

C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretobeleadersinstyleandtaste.

D.Becausetheywanttoshowtheirexistencebycreatingacultureoftheirown.

16.A.Theyshouldbeobedient.B.Theyshouldbe

responsible..

C.Theyshouldbecooperative.D.Theyshouldbeindependent.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Hehadn'tfbundthejob.

B.Hefoundajobasateacher.

C.Hewaspreparingforfinalexams.

D.hefoundajobasawriter.

18.A.Writers.B.Interviewers.

C.Newspaperreporters.D.Teachers.

19.A.NewYork.B.Boston.

C.California.D.LosAngeles.

20.A.Continuehiseducation.B.Startanewspaper.

C.Writeabook.D.Continuetofind

jobs.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand

D.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.Understandingtheculturalhabitsofanothernation,especiallycontainingasmany

differentsubculturesastheUnitedStates,isacomplextask.

A.oneB.theoneC.thatD.those

22.Becausehecouldnotfindtherighttheme,hisexplanationwasvagueand

unconvincing.

A.whichtocenterhisthoughtaroundB.aroundwhichhisthoughtstocenter

C.onwhichtocenterhisthoughtsD.whichhecentershisthoughtson

23.A:Theresearchonthenewvirusvaccineischallenginganddemanding.Whodoyouthink

candothejob?

B:mystudentshaveatry?

A.ShallB.MustC.WillD.May

24.IwillbesurprisedifyoucangetCalvin,whoisaclose-fistedman,thesedonation

drawticketsfromyou.

A.buyB.buyingC.buysD.tobuy

25.ThemangotupandshoutedthathewastheequalanyboxerattheFair.

A.atB.toC.withD.of

26.ThearchitectsofthetemplesofancientRomeandGreeceworkedanonymously（匿名地）,

thebuildersofthemedievalcathedralsinEurope.

A.asdidB.ashaveC.asifD.as

27.TheQingmingFestival,nowanationalholiday,allowsmorepeopletopaytheirrespectsto

deadrelativesonwouldotherwisebeaworkdaylikeFriday.

A.whereB.thatC.whenD.what

28.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,itisthedriver'sresponsibilitytomakesure

thatchildrenunderfourteendonotrideinthefrontseattheyarewearingaseatbeltof

somekind.

A.whileB.evenC.untilD.unless

29.theU.S.hasbeenbusyconsuming,Asia,Chinainparticular,hasbeen

investinginfactoriesandtechnologies,soitcanproduceevenmoregoodsandservicestosell

abroad.

A.AsB.EvenifC.WhileD.Whether

30.ThetextanddialoguesbelowfocusonculturaldifferencesbetweenChineseandWestern

societieswhichcancreatemisunderstandingif.

A.ignoreB.tobeignoredC.ignoringD.ignored

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproper

formofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Fromclassicstomovies

HecanreciteShakespeare'sHamletfrommemory.HisfavoriteancientmythisThe

Odyssey.TomHiddleston,32,couldhavebeenapopularprofessorteachingEnglish

Literatureatauniversity,butthewell-educatedBritishmanchose(31)(do)

somethingthathelovedevenmore:acting.

He'swell-knownaroundtheworldasthevillainLokifromtheHollywoodfilmsThor(2021),

TheAvengers(2021)andnowThor:TheDarkWorld,whichwillcomeoutinChinaonNov8.

Hiddleston'sroleasThor'sevilbrotherhasledtohisfans—“Hiddlestoners”—(32)

(refer)tohimas“themostcharmingvillain^^incinema.

(33)hischarm,Hiddlestonhadatoughtime(34)(persuade)

hisscientistfatherthatactingwasaworthwhilejob.AsastudentatEton,aprivateschoolfor

upper-classkidsinEngland,Hiddlestonperformedinalotofschoolplays.At18,he

appearedonstageattheEdinburghInternationalFestival."ItwasthefirsttimethatpeopleI

knewandlovedandrespectedhadcomeuptomeaftertheshowandsaid:4Youcouldreallydo

this(35)youwantedto',"HiddlestontoldtheDailyMail.

Hesaidthatasateenagerhedidn'thavemuchself-esteem,butactinggavehimconfidence.

“ItwaswhentheystartedsayingIcoulddoit(36)Ireallycommittedtoitasa

possibility,“hecontinued.However,hisfatherdidnotapprove,believinghispoliteand

brightsonshouldbeusinghisbrainsfor(37)else."You'vebeeneducated,so

whydoyouwanttospendyourlifepretendingtobesomeoneelsewhenyoucouldbeyourown

man?"thefathertoldtheson.

So,insteadofgoingtodramaschool,HiddlestonwenttoCambridge,(38)

hestudiedclassics.There,hecontinuedtoappearinstudentplaysandeven

landedsomerolesonTVandinlocaltheaters.Hemanagedtobalancehisactingandhisstudies

sowellthathegraduatedwith(39)first-classdegree.

ButHiddleston'sinternationalbreakthroughcamewhenheauditionedforthe2021filmThor.

Hewasdesperatetoplaythetitlesuperhero,butthedirectordecidedthathewas(40)

(suitable)forthepartofthevillain,Loki.

Intheend,hisdarkandpowerfulperformancewonoverhisfather.Italsoearnedhim

someimportantfansinthefilmindustry:StevenSpielbergandWoodyAllen.Thetwo

world-famousdirectorsaskedhimtostarintheiraward-winningfilmsWarHorse（2021）and

MidnightinParis（2021）,respectively.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordinthebox.Eachwordcanonly

beusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.intendedB.resultC.shareD.creativeE.definedAB.

constantAC.guiltyAD.beliefAE.answerBC.certaintyBD.

suspicious

WhatisitaboutAmericansandfood?Welovetoeat,butwefeel41aboutit

afterward.Wesaywewantonlythebest,butwestrangelyenjoyjunkfood.We'reobsessed

withhealthandweightlossbutfaceanunprecedentedepidemicofobesity（肥胖）.Perhapsthe

42tothisambivalence（抵格情結）liesinourhistory.ThefirstEuropeanscameto

thiscontinentsearchingfornewspicesbutwentinvain.Thefirstcashcrop（經濟作物）wasn't

eatenbutsmoked.ThentherewasProhibition,43toprohibitdrinkingbutactually

encouragingmore44waysofdoingit.

Theimmigrantexperience,too,hasbeenoneofinharmony.DoasRomansdomeans

eatingwhat"realAmericans^^eat,butournation'sfoodhascometobe45by

imports—pizza,say,orhotdogs.Andsomeofthecountry'smosttreasuredcookingcomes

frompeoplewhoarrivedhereinshackles.

Perhapsitshouldcomeasnosurprisethenthatfoodhasbeenamediumforthenation's

definingstruggles,whetherattheBostonTeaPartyorthesit-insatsouthernlunchcounters.It

isintegraltoourconceptsofhealthandevenmoralitywhetheronerefrainsfromalcoholfor

religiousreasonsorevadesmeatasapolitical46.

Butstrongopinionshavenotbrought47.Americansareambivalent（抵悟的）

aboutwhattheyputintheirmouths.Wehavebecome48ofourfoods,especially

aswelearnmoreaboutwhattheycontain.

The49infoodisstillprosperousintheAmericanconsciousness.It'sno

coincidence,then,thatthefirstThanksgivingholdstheAmericanimaginationinsuch

bondage（束縛）.It'swhatweeat—andhowwe50itwithfriends,family,and

strangers——thathelpdefineAmericaasacommunitytoday.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Nowelsewhereintheworld,Icelandmaybespokenof,somewhatbreathlessly,as

westernEurope'slastpristinewilderness.Butthetruthis,onceyou'reoffthe51trackof

thelow-lyingcoastalareaswhereeveryonelives,theroadsarefew,andthey'reallbad,_52

Iceland'snaturalwondershavebeenoutofreachandunknowneventoitsown53.For

themthelandhasalwaysjustbeenthere,somethingthathadtobedealtwithand,ifpossible,

54—themind-setbeingoneoflandascommodityratherthanlandas,well,pricelessarton

thescaleofthe"MonaLisa".

Whentheopportunityarosein2021forthenationalpowercompanytoenterintoa40-year

55withtheAmericanaluminumcompanyAlcoatosupplyhydroelectricpowerforanew

smelter（冶煉廠）,thosewhohadbeendreamingofsomethinglikethisfordecades_56

theopportunity.Foralongtime,lifeherehadmeantlittlemorethanahut,darkallwinter,

cold,nohope,childrendyingleftandright,plagues,starvation,volcanoeseruptingand

destroyingallvegetationandlivestock,allspirit—aworld57almostentirelyaroundthe

welfareofone'ssheepand,later,onhowgoodthecodcatchwas.Intheoutlyingregions,it

stilllargelydoes.

Ostensibly,theAlcoaprojectwasintendedtosaveoneofthesedyingregions—theremote

andsparselypopulatedeast-wherethewayoflifehadsteadily58toapointofdesperation

andgloom.Afterfishingquotas（定額）were59intheearly1980stoprotectfishstocks,

manyindividualboatownerssoldtheirallotmentsorgavethemaway,fishingrightsendedup

mostlyinthehandsofafewcompaniesandsmallfishermenwerevirtually60.

Technologicaladvancesdrainedawayevenmorejobspreviouslydonebyhumanhands,andthe

peoplewereseeingeverythingtheyhadworkedfbralltheirlivesturnouttobe61andtheir

childrenmoveaway.Withtheoldwayoflifedoomed,aluminumprojectslikethisonehad

cometobeperceived,wiselyornot,asalastchance."Smelterordeath."

ThecontractwithAlcoawouldinfusetheregionwithforeign62,anestimated400

jobs,andspin-offserviceindustries.ItalsowasawayfbrIcelandtodevelopexpertisethat

63couldbesoldtotherestoftheworldand64aneconomyhistoricallydependenton

fish."Wehavetolive,“HalldorAsgrimssonsaid.Halldor,aformerprimeministerand

longtimememberofparliamentfromtheregion,wasadriving65behindtheproject.

“Wehavearighttolive.”

51.A.beatenB.exploredC.expiredD.centered

52.A.soB.whenC.ifD.

as

53.A.governmentB.inhabitantsC.countrysideD.

scale

54.A.designedB.retainedC.exploitedD.preserved

55.A.stageB.contractC.transitionD.

prosperity

56.A.gaveupB.jumpedatC.rushedtoD.madeup

57.A.revolvingB.developingC.StirringD.

Initiating

58.A.transferredB.declinedc.grewD.

reformed

59.A.preferredB.presentedC.resistedD.imposed

60.A.wipedoutB.heldupC.keptdownD.put

aside

61.A.pricelessB.superficialC.worthlessD.negative

62.A.investmentB.ExclusionC.invasionD.

landscape

63.A.sociallyB.immediatelyC.accidentallyD.

potentially

64.A.stabilizeB.wreckC.diversifyD.

consolidate

65.A.forceB.wheelC.instructorD.

signal

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Ifyouintendtousehumorinyourtalktomakepeoplesmile,youmustknowhowto

identifysharedexperiencesandproblems.Yourhumormustberelevanttotheaudienceand

shouldhelptoshowthemthatyouareoneofthemorthatyouunderstandtheirsituationandarein

sympathywiththeirpointofview.Dependingonwhomyouareaddressing,theproblemswill

bedifferent.Ifyouaretalkingtoagroupofmanagers,youmayrefertothedisorganized

methodsoftheirsecretaries;alternativelyifyouareaddressingsecretaries,youmaywantto

commentontheirdisorganizedbosses.

Hereisanexample,whichIheardatanurses*convention,ofastorywhichworkswell

becausetheaudienceallsharedthesameviewofdoctors.Amanarrivesinheavenandisbeing

shownaroundbySt.Peter.Heseeswonderfulaccommodations,beautifulgardens,sunny

weather,andsoon.Everyoneisverypeaceful,politeandfriendlyuntil,waitinginaline

forlunch,thenewarrivalissuddenlypushedasidebyamaninawhitecoat,whorushestothe

headoftheline,grabshisfoodandstompsovertoatablebyhimself."Whoisthat?"thenew

arrivalaskedSt.Peter."Oh,that'sGod,“camethereply,“butsometimeshethinkshe'sa

doctor.

Ifyouarepartofthegroupwhichyouareaddressing,youwillbeinapositiontoknowthe

experiencesandproblemswhicharecommontoallofyouandifllbeappropriateforyoutomake

apassingremarkabouttheinediblecanteenfoodorthechairman'snotoriousbadtasteinties.

Withotheraudiencesyoumustn'tattempttocutinwithhumorastheywillresentanoutsider

makingdisparagingremarksabouttheircanteenortheirchairman.Youwillbeonsaferground

ifyousticktoscapegoatslikethePostOfficeorthetelephonesystem.

Ifyoufeelawkwardbeinghumorous,youmustpracticesothatitbecomesmorenatural,

includeafewcasualandapparentlyoff-the-cuffremarkswhichyoucandeliverinarelaxedand

unforcedmanner.Oftenit'sthedeliverywhichcausestheaudiencetosmile,sospeakslowly

andrememberthataraisedeyebroworanunbelievinglookmayhelptoshowthatyouaremaking

alight-heartedremark.

Lookforthehumor.Itoftencomesfromtheunexpected.Atwistonafamiliarquote”Ifat

firstyoudon*tsucceed,giveup“oraplayonwordsoronasituation.Searchforexaggeration

andunderstatements.Lookatyourtalkandpickoutafewwordsorsentenceswhichyoucan

turnaboutandinjectwithhumor.

66.Tomakeyourhumorwork,youshould.

A.takeadvantageofdifferentkindsofaudienceB.makefunofthedisorganizedpeople

C.addressdifferentproblemstodifferentpeopleD.showsympathyforyourlisteners

67.Thejokeaboutdoctorsimpliesthat,intheeyesofnurses,theyare.

A.impolitetonewarrivalsB.veryconsciousoftheirgodlike

role

C.entitledtonoprivilegesD.verybusyevenduringlunch

hours

68.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatpublicservices.

A.havebenefitedmanypeopleB.arethefocusofpublicattention

C.areaninappropriatesubjectforhumorD.haveoftenbeenthelaughingstock

（B）

OfallthechangesthathavetakenplaceinEnglish-languagenewspapersduringthepast

quarter-century,perhapsthemostfar-reachinghasbeentheinexorabledeclineinthescopeand

seriousnessoftheirartscoverage.

Itisdifficulttothepointofimpossibilityfortheaveragereaderundertheageoffortyto

imagineatimewhenhigh-qualityartscriticismcouldbefoundinmostbig-citynewspapers.Yet

aconsiderablenumberofthemostsignificantcollectionsofcriticismpublishedinthe20th

centuryconsistedinlargepartofnewspaperreviews.Toreadsuchbookstodayistomarvelat

thefactthattheirlearnedcontentswereoncedeemedsuitableforpublicationin

general-circulationdailies.

WeareevenfartherremovedfromtheunfocusednewspaperreviewspublishedinEngland

betweentheturnofthe20thcenturyandtheeveofWorldWarII,atatimewhennewsprintwas

dirt-cheapandstylishartscriticismwasconsideredanornamenttothepublicationsinwhichit

appeared.Inthosefar-offdays,itwastakenforgrantedthatthecriticsofmajorpaperswould

writeindetailandatlengthabouttheeventstheycovered.Theirswasaseriousbusiness,and

eventhosereviewswhowore（展示）theirlearninglightly,likeGeorgeBernardShawand

ErnestNewman,couldbetrustedtoknowwhattheywereabout.Thesemenbelievedin

journalismasacalling（使命），andwereproudtobepublishedinthedailypress.*Sofew

authorshavebrainsenoughorliterarygiftenoughtokeeptheirownendupinjournalism,,

Newmanwrote“thatIamtemptedtodefine”journalism“asatermofcontempt（輕蔑）applied

bywriterswhoarenotreadtowriterswhoare”.

Unfortunately,thesecriticsarevirtuallyforgotten.NevilleCardus,whowroteforthe

ManchesterGuardianfrom1917untilshortlybeforehisdeathin1975,isnowknownsolelyasa

writerofessaysonthegameofcricket.Duringhislifetime,though,hewasalsooneof

England'sforemostclassical-musiccritics,andastylistsowidelyadmiredthathis

Autobiography(1947)becameabest-seller.Hewasknightedin1967,thefirstmusiccriticto

besohonored.Yetonlyoneofhisbooksisnowinprint,andhisvastbodyofwritingson

musicisunknownsavetospecialists.

IsthereanychancethatCardus'scriticismwillenjoyarevival?Theprospectseemsremote.

Journalistictasteshadchangedlongbeforehisdeath,andpostmodernreadershavelittleusefor

therichlypolishedVicwardian(維多利亞和愛德華時代)proseinwhichhespecialized.

Moreover,theamateurtraditioninmusiccriticismhasbeeninheadlongretreat.

69.ItisindicatedinParagraphs1and2that

A.artscriticismhasdisappearedfrombig-citynewspapers.

B.English-languagenewspapersusedtocarrymoreartsreviews.

C.high-qualitynewspapersretainalargebodyofreaders.

D.youngreadersdoubtthesuitabilityofcriticismondailies.

70.NewspaperreviewsinEnglandbeforeWorldWar2werecharacterizedby.

A.freethemes.B.casualstyle.C.elaboratelayout.D.radical

viewpoints

71.WhichofthefollowingwouldShawandNewmanmostprobablyagreeon?

A.Itiswriters'dutytofulfilljournalisticgoals.

B.Itiscontemptibleforwriterstobejournalists.

C.Writersarelikelytobetemptedintojournalism.

D.Notallwritersarecapableofjournalisticwriting.

72.WhatcanbelearnedaboutCardusaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Hismusiccriticismmaynotappealtoreaderstoday.

B.Hisreputationasamusiccritichaslongbeenindispute.

C.Hisstylecaterslargelytomodernspecialists.

D.Hiswritingsfailtofollowtheamateurtradition.

（C）

Themostprevalentuseofintelligencetestscoresistopredictdegreeofacademicsuccess.

Suchscoresareusedinsomecommunitiesasbasesforadmittingablechildrentoschoolsatages

youngerthannormal,andtheyareverygenerallyusedtodetermineadmissionstoschools

beyondpublicsecondaryschool.Anotherusecommoninelementaryschoolsinvolves

comparingsuchscoreswithperfonnancesinvarioussubjectstoidentifychildrenwhoareworking

belowcapacity.

Thegreatestprobleminusingintelligencetestsforthepurposeofpredictionisthatno

dependablecriterion（標準）oftheiraccuracyexists.Theidealcriteriawouldbeobjectiveand

reliableachievementtestsfollowinginstructionineachsubject,buttherearefewsuchtests,

especiallyatthecollegelevel.Studieshaveshownthatcorrelations（相關度）between

intelligencetestsandachievementtestsinvarioussubjectsthroughsecondaryschoolrange

roughlyfrom0.5to0.8.Suchcorrelationsarefairlyhigh,buttheydonotsuggestanywhere

nearcompleteagreement.

Atthecollegeleveltherearetwomajortestsusedascriteriaofadmission.Byfarthemore

importantistheCollegeEntranceExamination,constructedbytheEducationalTestingService

authorizedbytheCollegeEntranceExaminationBoard.Thesetestsarereturnedtothe

EducationalTestingServiceforscoring,andtheresultsarethenmadeavailabletothevarious

collegesauthorizedbythestudentstoreceivethem.ThesecondtestofthistypeistheAmerican

CollegeTest,whichoperatesinessentiallythesamefashion.

Bothtestsconstitutemeasuresofcertainskills,abilities,andknowledgethathavebeen

foundtoberelatedtosuccessincollege.Theircorrelationswithacademicsuccessarelimited

fbrthreeoutstandingreasons.First,measuresofachievementincollegearethemselves

perhapsnomorereliablethanthoseinelementaryandsecondaryschools.Second,intellectual

factorsdonotalonedetermineacademicsuccess,especiallyatthecollegelevel.Manystudents

dropoutofschoolsbecausetheyareinadequatelymotivatedorbecausetheydislikethe

instructionalprogram.Third,correlationsareloweredbecausetheuseofsuchtestsfordenying

admissiontosomestudentsmeansthattherangeofscoresforthoseadmittedisrestricted,and

suchrestrictionstendtoreducecorrelation.

73.TheintelligencescorescanbeusedinthefollowingwayEXCEPT.

A.tellinginadvancethedegreeofacademicsuccess

B.admittingintelligentchildrentoschoolattheageyoungerthanordinary

C.findingoutchildrenworkingbelowcapacityinprimaryschools

D.selectingpupilsbypublicsecondaryschools

74.Whatcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Thestandardsfbrtheevaluationofcollegestudents'academicachievementsneedtobe

improved.

B.T