3. The fate of students is decided by ______

　　[A] education.

　　[B] institutions.

　　[C] examinations.

　　[D] students themselves.

　　4. According to the author, the most important of a good education is ______

　　[A] to encourage students to read widely.

　　[B] to train students to think on their own.

　　[C] to teach students how to tackle exams.

　　[D] to master his fate.

　　5. Why does the author mention court? ______

　　[A] Give an example.

　　[B] For comparison.

　　[C] It shows that teachers' evolutions depend on the results of examinations.

　　[D] It shows the results of court is more effectise.

　　Vocabulary

　　1. knack 窍门，诀窍

　　2. embark 乘船，登记

　　3. write off 勾销，注销。确认某食物已损失或无效

　　4. syllabus 教学大纲

　　5. cram 塞入，把某物塞进，突击式学习(尤指应考)，以注入方式教人

　　6. duress 威胁，逼迫

　　7. stack 堆，垛

　　8. scrawl 写/画(的内容不工整，不仔细)潦草的笔迹，七扭八歪的字

　　9. script 讲稿，剧本，脚本，笔试答卷

　　10. cynical 愤世嫉俗的，自私得为人不齿的

　　11. boil down 熬浓，浓缩，归纳

　　难句译注

　　1. For all the pious claim that examinations test what you know, it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact opposite.

　　【参考译文】尽管所有那些虔诚的说法说考试能测定你所知道的东西，但其结果常常是适得其反，这是众所周之的常识。

　　2. As anxiety-makers, examinations are second to none.

　　【结构简析】second to none固定搭配，义：不亚于任何人或事物。

　　【参考译文】(测)考试作为忧虑的制造者，真是出类拔萃。

　　3. induce cramming

　　诱人采用突击式学习方式。Cram尽力塞入，应试突击学习。EX: cram for a chemistry test.为应付化学考试而临时抱佛脚。Cram pupils以填鸭式教学生。

　　4. Yet you have to mark stacks of hastily scrawled scripts in a limited amount of time.

　　【参考译文】他们不得不在限定的时间内，给一大堆匆忙涂写而成的笔试答卷批分。

　　5. And their word carries weight.

　　【参考译文】可他们的话/文字(这里指分数)有份量(有影响)。

　　6. This is what it boils down to in the last analysis.

　　【参考译文】这就是最终分析所归纳的一切。

　　参考答案：

　　1. A 　　2. C　　3. C 　　4. B 　　5. B