广东省成人本科学位英语模拟试卷15
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In ancient times 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 question, 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 electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Generally, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.
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1.In the Middle Ages students______.(D)
A. took objective tests
B. specialized in one subject
C. were timed by electric clocks
D. never wrote exams
解析：细节题。根据文章第二段第一句可知，在中世纪的欧洲大学里，那些攻读高学位的学生必须和他们所学领域里有特殊研究成果的学者进行讨论。由此可知，中世纪的考试方式是口试。选项A(参加客观性考试)和选项C(用电子表计时)都是现代考试方式。选项B(专攻一门学科)文章未提及。选项D(从不笔试)符合题意，故本题选D。
2.The main idea of paragraph 3 is that______.(D)
A. workers now take examinations
B. the population has grown
C. there are only written exams
D. examinations are now written and timed
解析：主旨题。根据文章第三段第一句和第四句可知，现代考试一般是笔试并用电子表精确计时。选项A(工人们现在参加考试)文章未提及。选项B(人口增加)是笔试考试形式产生的原因，并非第三段的主要意思。选项C(只有笔试)与文章内容不符，文章只是说现代考试一般是笔试，并未说只有笔试，only一词过于绝对。选项D(现在的考试是笔试并计时)符合文意，故本题选D。
3.The kind of exams where students must select answers are______.(C)
A. personal
B. spoken
C. objective
D. written
解析：细节题。根据文章最后一段可知，“客观性”考试关乎事实而非个人看法，具体要求是让学生从四个备选答案中选出唯一正确的。题于问的是学生必须选择答案的考试形式是什么。选项A(主观的)、选项B(口头的)和选项D(书面的)均不符合文意，故本题选C。
4.Modern industry must have developed______.(B)
A. before the Middle Ages
B. around the 19th century
C. in Greece or Rome
D. machines to take tests
解析：推理题。根据文章第三段第二句和第三句可知，笔试是19世纪才为大家所知，而它的出现可能是由于人口的大量增长和现代工业的发展。由此可以推断出现代工业是在19世纪左右发展起来的。选项A(中世纪之前)、选项C(在希腊或罗马)和选项D(机器参加考试)均不符合文意，故本题选B。
5.It may be concluded that testing______.(C)
A. should test only opinions
B. should always be written
C. has changed since the Middle Ages
D. is given only in factories
解析：推理题。根据文章第一段可知，在古代，考试通常采用诗歌朗诵或发表演讲的方式。根据第二段第一句可知，在中世纪，攻读高级学位的学生们通常要与其专业领域的研究人员讨论问题。由此可知，考试方式从中世纪发生了变化。选项A(应该只测试观点)、选项B(应该总是笔试)和选项D(只在工厂进行)文中均未提及，故本题选C。
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