(单选题)

According to the passage, the new college-entrance system is designed to ( ).

A.require students to sit for more college-entrance tests

B.reduce the weight of college-entrance tests

C.select students on their high school grades only

D.reduce the number of prospective college applicants

参考答案：B

参考解析：

在原文第二段中：This year’s 10th graders will be the first group evaluated by the new admissions standard, which places more emphasis on grades in the three years of high school and less on nationwide SAT-style and other selection tests，可以看出新的大学入学考试系统是为了平均在高中三年中的考试，B：减少高考升学考试的比重，符合题意，ACD三项都不符合，排除，故本题正确选项选B。

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