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精锐教育2014年高考英语一模模拟试卷(A卷) II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: Read the following passage and complete it with proper words or the proper form of given words. A) 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 25 (give) speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. Generally, 26 , modern examinations are written. The written examination, 27 all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known 28 the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase 29 population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, 30 (time) exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, appears like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students 31 (expect) to act like machines. One type of test is sometimes called as objective test. 32 is intended to deal with is 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. (B) Computer technology has become a major part of peoples lives. This technology has its own special words. One example is the word mouse. A computer mouse is not a small animal that lives in buildings and open fields. It is a small device 33 you move around on a flat surface in front of a computer. The mouse moves the pointer, or cursor, on the computer screen. 34 (use)a computer takes some training. People who are experts some