Testing: Is it the Only Way to Evaluate Students?
About ten percent of ___41___ (spend) on primary and secondary education in the United States comes from the federal government. For ten years now, federal law has tied this cost to student ___42___ (perform).States have been required to show progress through ___43___ (year) testing.
States say testing tells only part of the story about efforts by schools and students to improve. So the Obama administration has eased the limits on states in ___44___ (measure) performance.
The western state of Colorado, for example, has a new 45 (assess) method. The idea is to show ___46___ (academy) growth, not just achievement on tests. It combines test scores, family income levels, school size, the ethnicity of the student and many other factors.
Josh Smith is principal of a middle school in a network of public charter schools ___47___ (call) West Denver Prep. Charter schools are publicly funded but not operated the same as ___48___ (tradition) public schools. Mr. Smith says he likes to show his students this graph so they can see their school’s progress. On average, students enter sixth grade at West Denver Prep ___49___ (perform) below grade level.___50___ (strange) enough, most are outperforming other students across the stale three years later.
【第49题】根据文章，在对应处填写正确的单词。
【正确答案】：performing
本题解析：分析本句句法得知，本句主谓结构完整，空白处连同之后的成分应属后置定语用来修饰主语students。由于主语students和动词perform是主动关系，将提示词动词perform加上-ing改成performing，连同后面成分below grade level一起组成后置定语，意为“表现低于年级水平”，用来修饰students。
