Question

In ancient times, the most important examination was spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted   1.       saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known 2._________    the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into   3.     (exist) with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry.

Two types of tests are 4.         (common) used in modern schools. The first type is sometimes called an “objective” test. It5.   ___________  (intend) to deal with facts, not personal opinions. On objective tests, the student has just one task: he must recognize the correct answer and then he must copy its letter or number onto his examination paper. Sometimes there is6.        answer sheet on which the four letters or numbers are printed. Then the student only has to circle the one     7.        go with the correct answer.

For testing some kinds of learning, however , such a test is not very satisfactory. A lively student   8.       guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.

For a clearer picture of   9.        the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use “essay” tests, and the tests require students to write long answers to broad, general questions. When some essay questions are used along with some objective questions,  10.       , a fairly clear picture of the students’ knowledge and ability can usually be obtained.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.of 

2.until      

3.existence                

4.commonly     

5.is intended

6.an 

7.that  

8.may                   

9.what                        

10.however

【解析】

试题分析：

1.句意：过去的考试是由读诗歌和演讲组成。Consist of         由…组成

2.句意：书面考试直到19世纪才为人们熟知。Not ….until…，直到…才

3.句意：可能是因为人口的增加和工业的发展而形成的。Come into existence开始形成。

4.句意：两种考试在学校普遍存在。修饰used用副词commonly

5.句意：它是为了处理一些事实，不是个人观点，is intended to do意图是做…

6.句意：有时会有一张答卷纸。用不定冠词an修饰answer sheet

7.句意：学生只要把和正确答案相配的圈出来就可以了。用that引导定语从句  

8.句意：一个聪明的学生可能不是真正理解材料就可以猜出答案。可能may       

9.句意：为了更清楚的了解学生知道的东西，用what引导宾语从句                      

10.句意：然而，如果论文考试和客观问题结合起来，学生的知识和能力就更加清楚了，用副词：however

考点：考查短文填空

点评：先阅读短文，了解大意，再按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，注意一些固定短语，和时态变化。