单选题 In our system of education today, examinations are a common feature. Our present education system has often been criticized as too examination-oriented. However, one must remember that in offices and other areas of work, examinations still feature clearly. There is no doubt that the fear and influence of examination cause much preparation work. So it therefore appears that examinations whether considered good or bad would stay for a while as a test of human knowledge.
Examinations are meant to test the intellect of a person, how much he knows or how he has learnt from a particular course. It is designed to make students study, which should be their immediate mission in life. In our competitive world of today, examinations have a highly selecting or faltering role. In the university, students have to pass annual examinations before they are allowed to continue, or study a harder syllabus. Moreover, for entrance into a university, pre-university examination resnlts would provide a guide as to whether a student has the minimum qualifications necessary..
In offices whether government or private ones, examination results show clearly whether a person is fit for promotion. The results indicate how much he knows about the work.
In all these eases, examinations inculcate a spirit of hard work and competition. Students or office workers can refresh their mind again and again on what they have learnt. This maintains a certain individual and over all standard of know ledge.

单选题 In the first paragraph, the author believes that ______.
A. our system of education is too examination-oriented
B. we should get rid of examinations in our education
C. educations still play an important role in our present education and work
D. examinations should be criticized in education and work
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】这是考查对文章第一段大意的理解。文章开头作者陈述了他的观点，即：在我们现行的教育体制中，考试是一种常见特色。在第一段的结尾，作者以总结性的语言指出，考试还是要作为测试人的知识的手段而继续存在。A项陈述的是别人的批评意见，不是作者的观点。B项和D项在文章中没有提到，而且不会是作者的观点。C项是正确答案。作者在文章中也说到考试的作用是明显的。
单选题 From the passage we know that ______ should be students' immediate mission in life.
A. examination B. study C. a particular course D. design
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该题的内容在文章的第二段。这实际上是对非限定性定语从句的测试。考生应该能够判断出which的先行词是什么。但是，应该指出的是，该定语从句应该修饰前面主句的内容。而主句的含义是make students study“使学生学习”，对学生来说，他们的直接任务就是学习。因此，答案选择B项。
单选题 What role do examinations play in our competitive world of today?
A. Selecting or filtering role. B. Electing or fulfilling role.
C. Educational role. D. Important role.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】该题的内容在文章的第二段。这实际上是对原文的内容的重述。这种题是对文章信息的确定或判断。在判断选项时，要找到题目的出处，确定哪些信息是作者提到的，再根据题目或问题确定哪个信息是正确的。由于4个选项中只有A项在文章中提到，可以确定它就是正确答案。
单选题 In offices, the promotion of a person can be decided by ______.
A. his/her knowledge B. examination results
C. government decision D. his/her opportunity
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】该题的内容在文章的第三段。这也是对原文的内容的重述。A项的答案太笼统；C项和D项在文章中没有提到；只有B项符合原文的内容。
单选题 Which of the following is true?
A. Examinations urge people to learn more.
B. Examinations stimulate people to work hard.
C. Examinations help to maintain a standard of knowledge.
D. All of the above.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】该题的内容在文章的最后一段。这也是作者对考试的作用的综合论述。根据最后一段的内容，可以确定A项、B项和C项都是对的。因此，应该选择D项。