In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing us

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问题     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. Two types of tests are commonly used in modem schools. The first type 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 answers to students who have not learned the material properly.
    The student has just one task; he must recognize the correct answer and copy its letter (or number) on his examination paper.
    For testing a student’ s memory of facts and details, the objective test has advantages. It can be scored very quickly by the teacher or even by a machine. In a short time the teacher can find out a great deal about the student’ s range of knowledge.
    For testing some kinds of learning, however, such a test is not very satisfactory. A lucky student may guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.  
This passage is mainly about ________.

选项 A、examinations in ancient times
B、modern examinations
C、how to do well in an examination
D、how to set questions for an examination

答案B

解析 本题问文章的主要内容是什么。分析:前两段为引导段,通过简介过去的考试方法引出正文的“modern examination”。因此选择B。
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