一位教育大家曾经说过，考试是测试学生在学习中是否学到真正重要和有用的知识的必要途径，下面介绍的是雅安中学高一英语下期期末考试卷，供同学们学习参考!

The following are two letters to the editor of a school newspaper

Dear editor,

I’d like to express my opinion about grades. Students should be allowed to study without worrying about grades. Fortunately, most educators are becoming aware of the fact that students have different interests and abilities. I understand that grades are useful, but grades often limit creativity. Competing for better grades causes many students to turn down opportunities to pursue music, dramatics and sports. Grades force an arbitrary(武断的) standard of success on everyone. I do not demand as some extremists do, that grades be removed immediately. However, I do believe that less emphasis should be placed on grades. I hope that some day grades will become optional at Village High School.

Magdalena Smith

Drama Club

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Dear editor,

I’d like to say something about grades. Let’s face the facts about grades. Grades perform three basic functions. First, grades motivate(激发) students to work at their highest level of competence. Second, they act as a reward for hardworking students and as a punishment to students who do not work hard.