Question

Though different educational systems have different purposes, one thing is certain: all students should take part in examinations.

___1___ the English educational system, students take ___2___ very important ___3___. The first is the eleven-plus, which is taken at the age of eleven ___4___ past. At one time the ability ___5___ on the eleven-plus would have determined ___6___ a child stayed in school. ___7___, however, all children continue in “comprehensive”(綜合性的) schools, and the eleven-plus determines which courses of study the child will follow. At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the students are tested for the Ordinary Level of the General Certificate(證書) of Education. This examination covers a wide ___8___ of subjects; once students have passed this exam, they are ___9___ to specialize, so that two-thirds or ___10___ of their courses will be ___11___ physics, chemistry, classical language, or ___12___ they wish to study ___13___. The ___14___ examination, at eighteen, covers only the ___15___ of the special subjects. ___16___ the universities, students study only in their concentrated area, and ___17___ students ever venture(冒險) outside ___18___ subject again; ___19___, the English boy or girl is a specialist ___20___ the age of fifteen.

1. A. On  B. In       C. To      D. For

2. A. four       B. three   C. two     D. one

3. A. subjects  B. languages   C. courses       D. examinations

4. A. somewhat      B. or else C. or so   D. or rather

5. A. seen       B. heard  C. shown D. known

6. A. when      B. if C. that     D. how

7. A. But B. Then   C. So      D. Now

8. A. number  B. part    C. range  D. collection

9. A. allowed  B. passed C. forbidden   D. admit

10. A. much    B. many  C. more   D. most

11. A. in  B. of       C. with    D. on

12. A. whenever     B.however      C.whatever D. wherever

13. A. at all costs    B. at the same time      C. at the least   D. at great length

14. A. late      B. later    C. early   D. final

15. A. context B. content　　       C. book   D. lesson

16. A. Even so       B. Even if      C. Even then   D. Even at

17. A. few      B. no      C. some   D. any

18. A. that      B. their   C. its       D. which

19. A. in any case   B. in all C. in a sense   D. in the end

20. A. of B. from C. at       D. under

Answer 1

1-5BBDAC 6-10BDCAC 11-15ACDDB 16-20DACB

解析:

1.介詞 Bin表示在某一方面。

2. B。/ 3. D。預閱全文可知學生須經過三大考試：進初中時(eleven-plus)，15歲時和18歲時。

4. A。eleven-plus exams是指英國私立學校十一歲進入初中的學生舉行的考試。既然是eleven-plus 那么正常年齡應是11歲或11歲多一點，所以確定somewhat。

5. C。/ 6. B。eleven-plus exam中表現出來的能力會決定一個孩子是否留在學校繼續深造。

7. D。從上文at one time：曾經一度時期，however表示轉折，說明與現在的情形不一樣。

8. C．從下文可知考試覆蓋面廣，number不宜用wide修飾。

9. A。首先排除B和C(不符題意)，而 admit 形式不對。

10. C。or前后連接的應是并列成分，應接與two-thirds相比具有更多或更少含義的詞。

11. A。/ 12. C。學生通過考試后，被允許選修任意學科。

13. D。at all costs：不惜一切代價，at the same time：同時，at the least：至少，起碼。均不符題意，不能選擇。at great length：最大限度(只要有能力，不受限制)。

14. D。根據上下文，這是最后一場考試即第三次考試。

15. B。排除A. C，不符題意。18歲時的考試只考選修的所有課程內容。

16. D. 表示處所用at(from)

17. A。/ 18. A。從上一句students study only in their concentrated area, 可知幾乎沒有學生敢冒險學習選修以外的課程。

19. C。/ 20. B。in any case: 在任何情況下， in all:總共，in the end :最后.根據上下文均不符題意。in a sense 從某種意義上來講,因為從15歲就開始選修，所以英國的孩子從15歲起就可以說是專業人才。