It’s the second year in a row that the proportion of top grades has fallen. Around 27% of exams were graded A* or A. That’s almost the same as in 2019 which was the last year of exams before Covid.
獲得高分學生的比例連續第二年下降，約 27% 的考試成績被評為 A* 級或 A 級，這一比例與2019年的考試成績幾乎相同，2019年是新冠肺炎疫情前的最後一次考試。
Grades in 2020 and 2021 were unusually high as results were based on teachers’ assessments. But the picture varies across the UK this year. The proportion of students receiving top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland is significantly higher than in England where the plan was to bring grades back in line with pre-pandemic levels more quickly.
2020年和2021年的 A-level 考試成績異常優秀，因為這兩年的成績是基於教師的評估，但今年英國各地的情況各不相同，威爾斯和北愛爾蘭獲得高分的學生比例遠高於英格蘭，英格蘭的計畫是更快地將成績恢復到疫情前的水平。
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in a row 連續地
proportion 比例
A* “最優” 成績
teachers’ assessments 教師給學生做出的評估
the picture varies 情況各不相同
bring back 帶回，恢復
in line with 與…一致
閱讀理解：請在讀完上文後，回答下列問題。
1. For how many years has the proportion of top exam grades been falling?
2. True or False? 27% of exams were graded A*.
3. Why were grades unusually high in 2020 and 2021?
4. Is the situation the same all over the UK?
答案
1. For how many years has the proportion of top exam grades been falling?
Two years. This is the second year that the proportion of top exam grades has fallen.
2. True or False? 27% of exams were graded A*.
False. Around 27% of exams were either graded A* or A.
3. Why were grades unusually high in 2020 and 2021?
Grades were higher in 2020 and 2021 because they were based on teachers’ assessments.
4. Is the situation the same all over the UK?
No, there is a higher proportion of students getting top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland.
