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　　In ancient times, the most important exams were spoken, not written. In the 1 of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually 2 saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

　　In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were 3 for advanced degrees had to 4 questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject . This 5 exists today as part of the process of 6 candidates(应试者) for the doctor's degree.

　　Generally, 7 , modern exams are written. The written exam, 8 all students are tested on the same questions, was probably 9 until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into 10 with the great 11 in population and the great development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state exam, 12 exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, is similar to a group of 13 at an automobile factory. Certainly, during exams teachers and students are 14 to act like machines.

　　One type of test is sometimes 15 an“objective teat”. It is intended to deal with facts, not 16 opinions. To 17 an objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has 18 one correct answer. Along with each question, the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that 19 answers to students who have not learned the material 20 .

1．

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A．governments

B．schools

C．homes

D．offices

2．

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A．considered

B．enjoyed

C．suggested

D．included

3．

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A．working

B．asking

C．looking

D．waiting

4．

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A．raise

B．answer

C．talk

D．discuss

5．

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A．work

B．university

C．custom

D．question

6．

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A．asking

B．producing

C．testing

D．hiring

7．

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A．but

B．however

C．though

D．therefore

8．

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A．where

B．that

C．when

D．which

9．

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A．known

B．unknown

C．worked out

D．not worked out

10．

[　　]

A．existence

B．invention

C．usage

D．practice

11．

[　　]

A．progress

B．development

C．decrease

D．increase

12．

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A．timed

B．measured

C．controlled

D．required

13．

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A．machines

B．cars

C．workers

D．students

14．

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A．willing

B．expected

C．hoped

D．wished

15．

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A．made

B．given

C．treated

D．called

16．

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A．own

B．social

C．personal

D．true

17．

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A．make sure

B．make out

C．make use of

D．make up

18．

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A．nearly

B．at least

C．only

D．more than

19．

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A．are

B．look like

C．give

D．look as if

20．

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A．properly

B．yet

C．before

D．easily

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;D;C;C;B;A;B;A; D;A;C;B;D;C;D;C;B;A
解析：

1．B　　导解：考试当然应该是在“学校”而不是在“政府”、“家庭”、“办公室”进行的，这一点从常识及上下文均可得到证实。 　　2．D　　导解：本句说古代考试所包括的内容，因此选D．“包含，包括”。 　　3．A　　导解：work for表示“为……工作，攻读”，ask for表示“索取、要”，C．“寻找”；D．“等待”均不合句意。 　　4．D　　导解：本小题选项常常可以构成discuss something with sb.短语，表示“与某人讨论某事”。 　　5．C　　导解：custom的意思是“风俗习惯”，此处指中世纪大学的这种考试方法或习惯做法。 　　6．C　　导解：既然是“应试者”，当然此空用test表示“测试/考某人”。 　　7．B　　导解：上文说以前是口试，下文说现在是笔试，因此用however在此表示语义的转折，如果用but则应放于句首而且不用逗号。 　　8．A　　导解：where引导非限制性定语从句并在从句中作地点状语。 　　9．B　　导解：not…until…表示“直到……才……”，本句意思是书面考试直到十九世纪才为人们所知。 　　10．A　　导解：come into being/existence/use表示“出现、存在”。 　　11．D　　导解：四个选项的意思：A．进步；B．发展；C．下降；D．增长。根据常识及下文所讲的“房里满是应试者”等提示可知选D． 　　12．A　　导解：指考试由电子钟控制时间，此处time用作动词表示“计时”。 　　13．C　　导解：上下文把考生比作汽车制造厂的工人，考生与监考人员机械运转（act like machines）。 　　14．B　　导解：上文描述的动作与人们愿不愿意这么做无关，而是人们想当然、预料之中的。 　　15．D　　导解：其中一种类型被人们称为“客观测试”。 　　16．C　　导解：既然是客观测试，当然与facts（事实）有关，与个人主观臆念无关。 　　17．D　　导解：四个动词短语的主要意思：A．查明，确信；B．理解，领悟，看出；C．使用，利用；D．弥补，补充；起草，编辑。根据句意选D，制作一份测试卷。 　　18．C　　导解：每一小题几个选项，只有一个是正确的（比如你现在做的这本测试卷）。 　　19．B　　导解：如果对四个选项没有把握，那么这四个选项看上去都一样，难以判断。 　　20．A　　导解：假如你对该项知识掌握得不够好。