英国的教育考试体系常识普及：
1. Ofqual： The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
英格兰资格及考试办公室 （英国管理考试和学历发放的政府机构）
2. General Certificate of Secondary Education，简称为GCSE，中文译为普通中等教育证书，是英国学生完成第一阶段中等教育会考所颁发的证书。其中有门科目就是：
language GCSE exam
3. A-LEVEL全称GeneralCertificate of Education Advanced Level,即英国高中课程,它是英国的普通中等教育证书考试高级水平课程,是英国的全民课程体系；高中的考试就是A-level exam，类似于我国的高考。是大学录取的重要指标。
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来自何凯文考研英语
今天的句子:
The exams regulator in England, Ofqual, is “killing off” modern languages by failing to address the excessive difficulty of language GCSE and A-level exams, according to more than 150 academics. In a letter published in the Guardian, the 152 academics warn that the exams are graded too severely and the stress for pupils is “disproportionate”.“They will have to sit excessively difficult exams and accept that their grade may well end up lower than their performance deserves,” the letter says.
（想想你怎么出题？）
The excessive difficulty of language GCSE and A-level exams may lead to_____
(A) the exams regulator’s lack of duty concerning languages.
(B) severe grading of exams concerning language pupils.
(C) pupils’ poor performance in handling the stress of learning.
(D) inappropriate stress for pupils when dealing with exams.
来看看单词：
1. address 应对
2. academics 科研人员
3. severe 严格，严厉
4. disproportionate 不成比例，不相称的
5. grade 评分
6.may well 很有可能
7. end up 以…为结束
8. sit exams 参加考试
9. excessively difficult 非常困难
第一句：
The exams regulator in England, Ofqual, is “killing off” modern languages by failing to address the excessive difficulty of language GCSE and A-level exams, according to more than 150 academics.
主干：
The exams regulator in England is “killing off” modern languages
状语：
1.by failing to address the excessive difficulty of language GCSE and A-level exams
2.according to more than 150 academics.
参考译文：据150多名学者说，英国的考试监管机构Ofqual正在“淘汰”现代语言，因为它未能解决普通中等教育证书（GCSE）中语言类考试和高级考试（A-level）难度过大的问题。
第二句：
In a letter published in the Guardian, the 152 academics warn that the exams are graded too severely and the stress for pupils is “disproportionate”.
主干：
the 152 academics warn that
状语：
In a letter published in the Guardian,
宾语从句：
the exams are graded too severely and the stress for pupils is “disproportionate”.
参考译文：在卫报发表的一份信中，这152位学者警告说，这些考试评分太严苛了，学生承受了不相称的压力。
第三句：
“They will have to sit excessively difficult exams and accept that their grade may well end up lower than their performance deserves,” the letter says.
主干：
the letter says.
说的内容：
They will have to sit excessively difficult exams and accept that
宾语从句：
their grade may well end up lower than their performance deserves,
参考译文：学生们不得不参加非常困难的考试，而且必须接受他们的分数很可能比他们的表现所应得到的分数低。
所以思考题：
The excessive difficulty of language GCSE and A-level exams may lead to_____
(A) the exams regulator’s lack of duty concerning languages.
不构成因果关系，而且文中也没有说考试监管者缺乏责任；
(B) severe grading of exams concerning language pupils.
不构成因果关系，虽然文中有说到该选项的内容；
(C) pupils’ poor performance in handling the stress of learning.
不是导致学生应对学习压力的糟糕表现，而是导致学生面对不合适的压力。
(D) inappropriate stress for pupils when dealing with exams.
这是正确选项。
提示：一定要注意因果的匹配！
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