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文章主要論述了學生的成績與將來事業(yè)的關系及美國學生如何看待成績,故選 A項。由該句中的 drawing too much attention to his success可知這樣的學生對取得高分非常感興趣。 4. The underlined word “ grade grubber” (in Paragraph 3) refers to student ________. A. who is fond of taking risks B. who is not good at academic study C. who is interested in getting good grades D. who isn39。文中第三段提供了解題線索。 2. What is the relationship between grades and business performance according to the passage? A. Terrible grades often mean business success. B. Good grades generally lead to business success. C. Good grades have almost no help for the business success. D. There is a direct link between grades and business performance. 答案: C 解析: 根據文章第二段第二、三句話可知 C 項正確。短文第一段最后一句話指出學校給學生的分數有越來越高的趨勢,這種情況在一些大學里會得到比較激烈的抨擊,而在另外一些大學里很長時間以來一直聽之任之 。s parents may brag (炫耀 ) about this marks, but seldom will the student himself risk being called a “ grade grubber” by drawing too much attention to his academic success. High marks are not something to be advertised to the world except on resumes (簡歷 ) and anybody who crows (夸耀 ) about them is likely to be viewed with contempt (輕蔑 ). 1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Different grades show the same levels of achievement. B. Professors are giving increasing high marks at present. C. Professors give grades without checking student39。t. And at all universities there is a constant tendency towards grade inflation (giving ever more high marks) that is fought fiercely at some universities but allowed to go unchecked for a long period at others. Another point raised against grades is how poorly they predict how much graduates will be earning 15 or 20 years after getting their degrees. As many studies have shown, there is only a very poor correlation between undergraduate grades and future wealth. People who get good marks tend to go into professions, only some of which are highly paid. The correlation between undergraduate grades and success in business, the most mon road to wealth, is in fact zero. Many ordinary students b