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BOOK 3网上作业1Part I Reading Comprehension( 20%) (2×10) Passage 1 In ancient time 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 students for the doctor’s degree. Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and development of modern industry. A room full of students for a state examination, timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, resembles a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, 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 set 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. 1). In the Middle Ages students __. A. took objective tests B. were timed by electric clocks C. specialized in one subject D. seldom took written exams 2). Nowadays a student working for the doctor’s degree__. A. has to take a kind of oral examination B. must ask a number of questions C. has to write a poem D. must take an advanced examination 3). According to Para. 3, which of the following is true? A. Written examinations were not heard of before 1900. B. The development of modern indust