(单选题)
What was the original purpose of grade forgiveness? ( )
A.To help freshmen adapt to college learning
B.To maintain colleges’ graduation rates
C.To prepare graduates for a challenging future
D.To increase universities’ income from tuition
参考答案:A
参考解析:
细节题。根据题干中的关键词,我们只能定位到文章的第二段,但是第二段讲的是grade forgiveness具体是什么,并没有提及它的目的,然后接下看第三段的首句,出现了this little-known practice指的就是grade forgiveness。而且题干中的the original purpose对应原文中的在第三段第二句话:When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. 当这种做法在几十年前首次开始时,它通常仅限于大一新生,如果他们在过渡到大学课程的过程中遇到困难,就可以在第一年给他们第二次机会去上课。选项A中的freshmen是原词复现,help是对应原文中的give them a second chance,adapt to对应原文中的struggled in their transition to,college learning对应原文中的college-level courses。故本题正确答案选A。