2015年MPA联考英语阅读练习及答案3
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.
One type of test is sometimes called an "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 writes the correct answer and also three
statements that look like correct answers to students who have not learned the
material properly.
1. In the Middle Ages students ______.
A. took objective tests
B. specialized in one subject
C. were timed by electric clocks
D. never wrote exams
参考答案：D
2. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that ______.
A. workers now take examinations
B. the population has grown
C. there are only written exams
D. examinations are now written and timed
参考答案：D
3. The kind of exams where students must select answers are ______.
A. personal
B. spoken
C. objective
D. written
参考答案：C
4. Modern industry must have developed ______.
A. before the Middle Ages
B. around the 19th century
C. in Greece or Rome
D. machines to take tests
参考答案：B
5. It may be concluded 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
参考答案：C
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