新概念英语第四册15-03

since:由于 accommodate:容纳 pproximately:about

test eleven-plus:11 岁以上 selection:选拔制度

narrowly:狭隘的 academic—只侧重书面考试

quite rightly:有理由认为 heavily weighted

highly-academic :高度学术性的学校 test oriented :应试教育

academically biased Homes biased:偏 侧重于

scholal:学者 ，学术 scholastically biased Homes :书香门第

My mom is biased toward my sister. biased toward: 对谁偏向

were felt to be :被人们感觉到

The weather is felt to be uncomfortable. 强调感受

intelligence tests devised :被设计 specialization:专业化

intelligence tests 侧重universal ability 普遍化的能力

...Since the number of grammar schools in the country could accommodate at most approximately 25 per cent of the total child population of eleven-plus, some kind of selection had to be made. Narrowly academic examinations and tests were felt, quite rightly, to be heavily weighted in favour of children who had had the advantage of highly-academic primary schools and academically biased homes. Intelligence tests were devised to counteract this narrow specialization, ...