单选题
In ancient times, the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually included saying poetry aloud or giving speeches. In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees bad 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(考生) 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 the development of modern industry around the 19th century. A room full of candidates for a state examination, timed exactly by electronic clocks and carefully watched over by managers, is like a group of workers at a car 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 judgments. To make up an objective test the teacher writes several 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.
单选题
From the passage, we know that in the Middle Ages ______. A. written examinations were the most important ones B. the most important examinations were not written C. students took objective tests D. all the students were tested on the same question
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节推理题。题目询问根据文章，关于中世纪下列何种情况属实。从文章第二段段首句中的had to discuss questions可以推知正确答案为选项B(最重要的考试并非是笔试)。 [避错指南] 选项A(重要的考试都是笔试)与文章首段首旬相悖；选项c(考生参加客观性测试)和D(所有的学生都做一样的试题)是现代考试的形式，而非中世纪时期的，故可排除。
单选题
The main idea of Paragraph 3 is that ______. A. the written examination was probably not known B. the population has increased rapidly C. there are only written exams today D. examinations are now written and timed
单选题
It may be concluded that testing ______. A. should test on opinions B. has changed since the Middle Ages C. should always be written D. is given only in factories