Question

In ancient time the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted of saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates for the doctor’s degree.

Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by an electric clock and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations, teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

One type of test is sometimes called “objective” test. It is intended to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up an objective test, the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher write the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

1. Which of the following statements is true about the students in the Middle Ages?

   A. They took objective test.

   B. They specialized in one subject.

   C. They were timed by electrical clock.

   D. They usually took spoken tests.

2. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that________.

   A. workers now take examinations

   B. the population had grown rapidly

   C. there are only written exams today

   D. examinations are now written and timed

3. Modern industry must have developed ________.

   A. before the Middle Ages

   B. around the 19^th century

   C. in Greece or Rome

   D. machines to take tests

4. It may be concluded from the passage that testing________.

   A. should test only opinions

   B. should always be written

   C. has changed since the Middle Ages

   D. is given only in factories

 

Answer 1

答案：D;D;B;C
解析：

1.       参见第二段。 2.       第三段讲的是现代的考试，普遍为笔试且有时间限制。 3.       参考The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. 4.       可用排除法，ABD都是错的，只能选C。

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