大学生活英语-Grading Policy(2)

A: What do you base our grades on?
B: All of your coursework is important, including everything from attendance¹ and homework to all of your test results for the semester².
A: Does the final count the most?
B: All of it is important; please just do your best at all times.
A: How do you total our scores?
B: The final and mid-term are twenty percent each; homework, attendance, and quizzes³ are the rest.
A: What if we are out sick?
B: Make sure you contact me as I only allow one unexcused absence.
A: How can we know if we are doing OK during the year?
B: Your grade will not be a surprise; you will know what you need to work on.
 

1 attendance   

n.出席，出席人数，护理，照料

参考例句：

• The attendance of this class never dropped off.这个班的出席人数从未下降。
• The young man danced attendance on his rich aunt.这个年轻人小心侍候他有钱的姑妈。

2 semester   

n.一学期，半学年，六个月的时间

参考例句：

• A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
• I had an especially rough time during my first semester.我第一个学期的日子难受极了。

3 quizzes   

n.问答比赛（游戏）( quiz的名词复数 )；小测验

参考例句：

• Quizzes (lecture and take-home) must be turned in on time. 测验（报告和课外）必须一次交上。 来自互联网
• Students can take quizzes with the software to evaluate the learning effect. 学生可以用软件中的一些测验来评估他们的学习效果。 来自互联网