TheSATandACTarestandardizedtestswidelyusedforcollegeadmissions(招生)intheUS．Theyarenowoptional(非强制的)atmanyfour-yearcolleges．Butthereisstillmuchdiscussiontodayaboutwhethercollegesshouldstoprequiringt

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The SAT and ACT are standardized tests widely used for college admissions(招生) in the US．They are now optional(非强制的) at many four-year colleges．But there is still much discussion today about whether colleges should stop requiring the SAT or ACT．

Many educators believe high school grades not test scores are the best predictor of college success．William C．Hiss is the former Dean of Admissions at Bates College in Lewiston Maine．With his workmate he recently completed a national study of 123 000 students at 33 colleges and universities. Their basic question was simple: Do students admitted without SAT or ACT scores succeed in college? About 30 percent of the students in their study were admitted without SAT or ACT scores. Their study found no clear differences between students who had SAT/ACT scores and those who had not．Students with good high school grades generally perform well in college even if they had even poor SAT or ACT scores．Hiss believes hard work and good grades in high school are what matter most．“It’s more important to show what you have achieved over four years not in four hours on one Saturday morning ” he said．

However some experts worry optional-testing policies cannot achieve fairness．They say national test such as the SAT and ACT are very important for comparing the knowledge and skills of students from different high schools．There are more than 35 000 public and private high schools in the US．There are big differences among them and it’s impossible for college admissions offices to be familiar with all of them．The standards for an A at one school might be completely different than at another．

“No one should be measured by only one number ” said Wayne Camara senior vice president for Research ACT．“But because everyone should have a level playing field colleges should continue using standardized test scores as one of the things they consider．”

Both sides of the argument make sense and it is hard to say which one is more convincing．So it is up to the college or university itself to decide on their admissions policies．

32．Hiss did the study to find out the relationship between ___________．

A．high school grades and SAT/ACT scores

B．SAT/ACT scores and college success

C．high school grades and hard work

D．hard work and SAT/ACT scores

33．By saying the underlined words Hiss wants to show ___________．

A．the importance of high school performance

B．the problem of high school education

C．the advantage of SAT and ACT scores

D．the influence of studying on weekends

34．The experts in Paragraph 3 believe national standardized tests ___________．

A．give college admissions offices much trouble

B．help improve students’ knowledge and skills

C．are being taken by more students

D．can show students’ differences

35．How is the text organized?

      

CP: Central Point        P: Point                Sp: Sub-point(次要点)        C: Conclusion

Answer 1

BADC