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When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?

In the A, B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for“fail”.The word“fail”happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E. The fact”．Some schools have U grade for“unsatisfactory”,or I grade for “incomplete”.

Even with all this said, we should also point out that E grade actually has been

used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.

The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897,they began to use the following grading scale:

A: 95-100%(excellent) B: 85-94%(good) C: 76-84%(fair)

D: 75%(barely passed) E: below 75%(failed)

We can see the inclusion of E instead of F.

Gradually,the letter grading system became more popular throughout the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F.There is no evidence(證據) to really support this,but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for “excellent”.

Why do we have letter grades? Well,part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during a time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began,growing cities and an increase in immigration led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy,fair and clear way to grade students.

Today,more and more people argue that letter grades don’t fully reflect(反映) student learning。However，as teachers try to improve grading methods,many parents continue to favor the letter grades they got as kids, they are familiar(熟悉) and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren’t going away any time soon.

1.what does an F stand for in the A、B、C、D and F grading system?

2.when was the letter grading system first used in the US college?

3.what is one possible explanation for dropping the E grade?

4.what did most teachers think of the letter grading system in the 20th century?

5.why do many parents still prefer the letter grades today?

假如你是李華，你們學校要舉辦一場關于京劇的講座，你打算邀請你們班交換生Peter參加，請用英語寫一封電子郵件，告訴他講座時間和地點以及需要做什么準備。

提示詞語：lecture（講座）,invite,information,question,online

提示問題：·When and where will you have the lecture?

Dear peter,

How is it going?

There’ll be a lecture on Peking Opera in our school.

If there is anything that I can do, please let me know.

Yours,

LiHua

what do you advise Peter to prepare for it?

“靜以修身，儉以養(yǎng)德”，勤儉節(jié)約是中華民族的傳統(tǒng)美德，無論生活富足與否，我們都應該提倡節(jié)儉，拒絕浪費。

某英文網站在開展以“節(jié)約是美德”為主題的征文活動，假如你是李華，請用英語寫一篇短文投稿．談談生活中你是怎么做的，以及這樣做的意義。

提示詞語：thrifty(節(jié)約的).save.turn off.money.virtue（美德）

提示問題：·What do you do in your daily life？

It’s one of our traditional virtues to be thrifty.

why do you do so？

Ⅳ. 漢譯英。

1.簡怕黑。

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2.李磊想加入課后足球俱樂部。

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3.朱麗葉很容易在陌生的地方迷路。

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4.今天的報紙里沒什么有趣的新聞。

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5.因為這部電影里有太多打斗，所以我不喜歡它。

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根據所給漢語及關鍵詞匯提示，寫出完整的句子。

1.他第一次感覺到非常疲憊。(for the first time)

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2.你應該學會逐步了解他人。(get to know)

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3.李雪告訴了我們在英國的一些有趣的事。 (something interesting)

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4.她不僅是我的英語老師，而且還是我的表姐。(not just…but…)

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5.這兩個女孩經常互通郵件。(each other)

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從方框中選擇適當的句子完成對話。

Zhao Xuan—Z Jane—J

Z: Hi, Jane. What’s your plane for the five-day holiday?

J: I’m going to travel to Qingdao.

Z: 1. It’s the best place to travel this time.

J: I think so. What’s the weather like in winter in your hometown?

Z: It’s very cold. 2.

J: What about summer?

Z: It’s hot and clear most of the time. Please tell me weather about your hometown.

J: OK. The seasons are different from yours. 3.

Z: Really? You can eat Christmas dinner in hot sunshine!

J: Yes, we often go to the beach on Christmas Day for dinner. 4.

Z: That’s very interesting!

J: 5.

Z: Thank you!

A. It’s cold and rainy during June and July and warm in December.

B. Welcome to my hometown at any time!

C. Sounds great!

D. Does it often snow?

E. There are many beautiful beaches in our country, Australia.

F. Not very, but it’s windy.

G. The temperature from time to time drops to fifteen below zero.

A. It’s cold and rainy during June and July and warm in December.

B. Welcome to my hometown at any time!

C. Sounds great!

D. Does it often snow?

E. There are many beautiful beaches in our country, Australia.

F. Not very, but it’s windy.

G. The temperature from time to time drops to fifteen below zero.

根據漢語提示完成句子，每空詞數不限。

1.The writer was very popular __________________ (在20世紀60年代).

2.I’m going to visit Hong Kong all alone __________________ (有朝一日).

3.__________________ (事實上), the little boy can speak two languages.

4.My city is cleaner and nicer than __________________ (許多其他的) cities.

5.—How was your school trip?

—__________________ (相當好).

____ he is young, he knows a lot.

A. Because B. Before C. Although D. If

My grandmother’s cat always comes in ____the kichen window

A. over B. through C. at D. between

He usually goes to school on foot because it takes less____ 5 minutes for him to go to school.

A. than B. over C. under D. with