大学英语四级长篇阅读专项强化真题试卷18
长篇阅读
Do In-Glass Exams Make Students Study Harder?
Research suggests they may study more broadly for the unexpected rather than search for answers.
A) I have always been a poor test-taker. So it may seem rather strange that I have returned to college to finish the degree I left undone some four decades ago. I am making my way through Columbia University, surrounded by students who quickly supply the verbal answer while I am still processing the question.
B) Since there is no way for me to avoid exams, I am currently questioning what kind are the most taxing and ultimately beneficial. I have already sweated through numerous in-class midterms and finals, and now I have a professor who issues take-home ones. I was excited when I learned this, figuring I had a full week to do the research, read the texts, and write it all up. In fact, I was still rewriting my midterm the morning it was due. To say I had lost the thread is putting it mildly.
C) As I was suffering through my week of anxiety, overthinking the material and guessing my grasp of it, I did some of my own polling among students and professors. David Eisenbach, who teaches a popular class on U. S. presidents at Columbia, prefers the in-class variety. He believes students ultimately learn more and encourages them to form study groups. \\
1.Elderly students find it hard to keep up with the rapid changes in education.
I
解析：I段第一句作者提到，自己的高龄对学习产生了一定的影响，部分是由于无法快速地获取信息。该段最后一句也指出，现在的教育和作者当时上学时大不一样了。这两句话一方面说明了教育的变化，另一方面也指出偏大的年龄让适应这种变化变得困难。题干是对这两句话的概括总结，故答案为I)。
2.Some believe take-home exams may affect students’ performance in other courses.
E
解析：E段提到，耶鲁大学的前教导主任玛丽．米勒说，在老师们给出没有明确时间限制的课后考试时，学生们牺牲了健康和幸福，以及其他的期末功课。题干中的Some对应原文中的Mary Miller；performance in other courses对应原文中的performance in other end-of-term work，故答案为E)。
3.Certain professors believe in-class exams are ultimately more helpful to students.
C
解析：定位句指出，哥伦比亚大学的教授大卫．艾森巴赫更偏爱课上考试，他相信学生最终会学到更多，并且鼓励他们组成学习小组。题十中的are ultimately more helpful to students对应原文中的students ultimately learn more，故答案为C)。
4.In-class exams are believed to discourage cheating in exams.
D
解析：D段第一句指出，课上考试的作弊几率更低。题干中的discourage cheating对应定位句中的less chance of cheating，故答案为D)。
5.The author was happy to learn she could do some exams at home.
B
解析：定位句提到，当作者得知一位教授布置课后考试任务时，她感到很兴奋。题干中的happy对应原文中的excited，故答案为B)。
6.Students who put off their work until the last moment often find the exams more difficult than they actually are.
H
解析：H段提到，学生们最终会如何应对考试可能取决于他们个人的应试能力。有些人总是等到最后一分钟，让事情变得比实际更困难。题干中的the last moment是定位句巾the last minute的同义转述；题干中的find the exams more difficult对应原文中的make it much harder，故答案为H)。
7.Different students may prefer different types of exams.
G
解析：G段第一句指出，学生们对考试类型的偏好也不尽相同，通常取决于科开和课程的难度。题干中的different对应原文中的vary；prefer对应原文中的preferences，故答案为G)。
8.Most professors agree whether to give an in-class or a take-home exam depends on the type of course being taught.
F
解析：F段首句指出，大多数大学教授都认同他们选择的考试类型很大程度上取决于课程。题干中提到的课上考试和课后考试就是这里指的考试类型，题干中的the type of course being taught对应原文中的the subject，故答案为F)。
9.The author dropped out of college some forty years ago.
A
解析：A段提到，作者重返大学去完成四十年前中断的学位，说明其四十年前从人学辍学了。题干是
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