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(2019·温州高考适应性考试)
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High school exit tests are tests that students must pass to graduate from high school.In the last few years，however，a number of states in America have dropped them.Although some states still use them for diplomas，the number is down from a high of 27 states during the testing craze promoted by No Child Left Behind (NCLB)．
The appearance of this phenomenon is a small wonder.Researches clearly show that exit tests have little positive effects on students.A 2014 report found exit testing was associated with lower graduation rates，negatively affected labor market outcomes，and，most alarmingly，produced a 12.5
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percent increase in incarceration(监禁) rates.Exit exams，the study concluded，had tended to add little value for most students.
Exit testing relies on the following assumptions.One is that standardized testing can serve as a kind of “quality control”for high school graduates，guaranteeing that graduates are college ready.The other is that they have predicting value for future success in academic situations.
But there is little evidence.The tests don’t exactly measure what they pretend to measure.For example，qualities such as intelligence，academic ability，college readiness are not determined.Those that should be developed in all young people，like responsibility，critical thinking，and empathy(同理心)，are not measured，either.Even supporters of exit tests have acknowledged that they don’t offer reliable data.
Thus，more and more people are suggesting that exit test scores ought to be just one component of the high school diploma.Schools should consider many other records including credits earned，courses taken，activities，service，projects and other elements of academic accomplishment so that students can be evaluated flexibly.In other words，exit test scores should never be the only criterion for high school diplomas.
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High school exit tests have been cancelled in some states in America in recent years.This is not surprising because studies show they do little good to students.Instead of ensuring college readiness and academic success，they actually don’t measure what should be measured.Therefore，exit test scores should only be one part of the standards of high school diplomas.
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It’s a really good idea to visit colleges before you apply because their websites can all start to look and sound the same.Nothing will give you the sense of what it will actually be like to live on a college campus(校园) like visiting and seeing for yourself the dorms，classrooms and athletic equipment and，of course，the students.It seems a little crazy once senior year hits to find the time to visit college campuses，and it can also be pricey if the schools you are applying to happen to be more than a car ride away.But keep in mind that you are making a decision about the next four years of your life，and do all the research you can to make sure you are making the right one.
There’s no excuse not to visit the schools in your local area.In fact，a lot of college applications even ask if you have visited campus，and obviously，if you live across the country that won’t be as much of a possibility，but if you live nearby，go check it out!
If campus visits aren’t going to happen before you apply，at the very least you should find some time between applying and getting your acceptance letters to visit the schools you’d like to attend.It can save you a lot of heartache if you rule out now the things that you don’t like about certain campuses，things that you wouldn’t know unless you actually visit.
Now，if time and money are making it impossible，then check out the online college fairs at
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高考英语：专题五+写作3+Word版含解析
