Question

Do you mind sharing your test scores with others?

On May 16, Guo Ruiting, 14, from Shenzhen Foreign Language School, had a big debate (辩论) with her classmates on this topic.

Guo believed that making the scores public would make students study harder. At first, she explained many theories (理论) that she had collected on the Internet. But they were too difficult to understand. So she was easily beaten by her opponent (对方) Du Xiaoshe.

“Publishing the results of our tests is bad for us,” said Du. He came to this conclusion (结论) after he failed his history exam one month ago. He thought it was just an accident. But he felt so hurt when his parents got a list of his marks. It also showed the marks of other students in his class.

His experience seemed to have won over many students. But Guo’s team didn’t give up.

“Don’t you forget the time when we all worked harder after knowing the average mark of Class 2?” asked Guo. “We’d have never been so good if we didn’t know how far we were behind. So it’s good to know others’ marks,” said Guo.

These words encouraged Du. He partly agreed with Guo’s team. He thought it was good to show the average mark of each class but not individual (个人的) marks. This is the perfect way to respect their privacy (隐私) and make them work hard as well.

Such a conclusion won most of the students’ minds.

“Sometimes we need to compromise (折中), both in a debate and in our life,” added Du.

1.In the report, students debated 　　　　.

A. whether students’ marks should be made public

B. whether teachers should tell parents about students’ marks

C. how students’ marks should be made public

D. whether students’ marks could make them study harder

2.Guo Ruiting must have 　　　　 before the debate.

A. been beaten back B. collected some information on the Internet

C. got much support D. failed in exams

3.Du Xiaoshe’s accident was that 　　　　.

A. he lost the debate B. the teacher made his mark public

C. he failed in an exam D. his parents got to know his poor mark

4.Both Guo and Du agreed that 　　　　.

A. students’ marks should be made public

B. the average mark of each class should be known

C. it was good to know other students’ marks

D. publishing the results of tests was bad for students

5.The report might be taken from the 　　　　 page of a magazine or a newspaper.

A. art B. school life C. home education D. science

Answer 1