上海市复旦大学附属中学2023-2024学年高一下学期3月阶段测试英语试题

2024年上海市复旦附中高一年级第二学期3月英语阶段测试卷 I. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (20’) Directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (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 1 (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, 2 , modern examinations are written. The written examination, 3 all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known 2 the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase 5 population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination, 6 (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 7 (expect) to act like machines. One type of test is sometimes called as "objective" test. 8 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 people's 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 9 you move around on a flat surface in front of a computer. The mouse moves the pointer, or cursor, on the computer screen. 10 (use)