2019年军队文职人员招聘《英语语言文学 》试题（网友回忆版）

2019年军队文职人员招聘《英语语言文学》试题（网友回忆版）

［单选题］1.Mysonfailedtocomebackhomelastnight.Thismorning

thepolicecametoourhouseandmyworstfearsthathewasinjured

inacaraccident.

A.advocated

B.confirmed

C.promised

D.insured

参考答案：B

［单选题］2.Inanefforttocultureshocks,Ithinkitis

necessarytoknowsomethingaboutthenatureofculture.

A.getoff

B.getby

C.getthrough

D.getover

参考答案：D

［单选题］4.Mygrandparentsalwaysenjoythe________oftheirrelatives.

A.company

B.accompaniment

C.companion

D.compassion

参考答案：A

［单选题］5,AndmuchofwhatIstumbledintobyfollowingmy__and

intuitionturnedouttobepricelesslateron.

A.determination

B.curiosity

C.feeling

D.imagination

参考答案：B

［单选题］6.The_atthemilitaryacademyissorigidthatsomepeople

cannotendureit.

A.convention

B.confinement

C.principle

D.discipline

参考答案：D

［单选题］7.Themachineryhadbeenwreckedsoefficientlythatpolice

weresureitwasacaseof

A.vagabond

B.sabotage

C.paradox

D.tachyon

参考答案：B

［单选题］8・Thesocialworkerstriedto___thejuveniledelinquents.

A.quarantine

B.muddle

C.rehabilitate

D.indent

参考答案：C

［单选题］9.Thescentsoftheflowerswas_tousbythebreeze.

A.intercepted

B.detested

C.saturated

D.wafted

参考答案：D

［单选题］lO.Tonystopshimwithnewsthataplanehasoverthe

MojaveDesert.

A.blowndown

B.blownoff

C.blownup

D.blownin

参考答案：C

［单选题］ILHeremainedcalmevenofsuchobviousdanger.

A.intheevent

B.intheface

C.indisregard

D.indefiance

参考答案：B

［单选题］12.Jackisso_____tohisappearancethatheneverhashis

clothespressed.

A.adverse

B.anonymous

C.indifferent

D.casual

参考答案：C

［单选题］13.Hemayalsoneedmoneytoconstructirrigationand

improvehisfarminotherways.

A.vessels

B.routes

C.paths

D.channels

参考答案：D

［单选题］14.Myinvestmentinthatcompanycannolongerbeasa

sourceofincome.

A.lookedon

B.insistedon

C.reckonedon

D.capitalizedon

参考答案：C

［单选题］15.Theinjuredinthetsunami_______goodcareofbycome

medicalteams.

A.istaken

B.arebeingtaken

C.aretaking

D.isbeingtaken

参考答案：B

［单选题］16.Thethreementriedmanytimestosneakacrosstheborder

intotheneighboringcountry______bythepoliceeachtime.

A.hadbeencaptured

B.beingalwayscaptured

C.onlytobecaptured

D.unfortunatelycaptured

参考答案：C

［单选题］17.ItwasnotuntilIcamehereIrealizedthisplace

wasfamousfornotonlyitsbeautybutalsoitsbeautybutalsoits

longhistory.

A.who

B.that

C.where

D.before

参考答案：B

［单选题］18.advanceseemstobefollowingadvanceonalmosta

monthlybasis.

A.Sorapidistherateofprogressthat

B.Rapidastherateofprogressisthat

C.Sorapidistherateofprogressas

D.Rapidastherateofprogressas

参考答案：A

［单选题］19.There___beanydifficultyaboutpassingtheroadtest

sinceyouhavepracticedalotinthedrivingschool.

A.mustn,t

B.shan't

C.shouldn,t

D.needn,t

参考答案：C

［单选题］20・Sunburncanbejustaheatburn.

asserve

B

Csevere

Dassevereas

severeas

参考答案：C

［单选题］21.TheindigenouspeopleinAustraliaare,whichhave

2.2%ofthetotalpopulationin2001.

A.Aborigines

B.Maoris

C.Indians

D.Eskimos

参考答案：A

［单选题］22.InEngland,themostfamousoftheCatholicconspiracies

was_______

A.TheCobham'splot

B.themurderofThomasBecket

C.theexecutionofMaryQueenofScots

D.theGunpowderPlot

参考答案：D

［单选题］23.TheHundredYear'sWarbetweenBritainandFrancewas

fought_______

A.from1327to1453

B.from1337to1453

C.from1347to1453

D.from1357to1453

参考答案：B

［单选题］24.whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAmericaneducation

isWRONG?

A.ElementaryandsecondaryeducationinAmericaisfreeand

compulsory

B.Privateschoolsarefinanciallysupportedbyreligiousor

nonreligiousprivateorganizationsorindividuals

C.Therearemorepubliccollegesanduniversitiesthantheprivate

ones

D.Creditstakenatcommunitycollegesarenormallyapplicableto

requirementforafour-yearbache1orsdegree

参考答案：C

［单选题］25.Easterisaholidayusuallyconnectedtothefollowing

except______.

A.thereunionofalargefamily

B.theeatingofEastereggs

C.thecomingofspring

D.theresurrectionofChrist

参考答案：A

［单选题］26.Thedistinctionbetweenparoleandlanguewasproposed

by.

A.Halliday

B.Chomsky

C.Bloomfield

D.Saussure

参考答案：D

［单选题］27.Whenaspeakerexpresshisintentionofspeaking,suchas

askingapersontoopenthewindows,heisperforming.

A.anillocutionaryact

B.aperlocutionaryact

C.alocutionaryact

D.noneoftheabove

参考答案：A

［单选题］28.Englishconsonantscanbeclassifiedintostops,

fricatives,nasals,etc.Intermsof_____.

A.opennessofmouth

B.mannerofarticulation

C.placeofarticulation

D.voicing

参考答案：B

［单选题］29.Pragmaticsdiffersfromtraditionalsemanticsinthatit

studiesmeaningnotinisolation,butin.

A.relationship

B.sentence

C.words

D.context

参考答案：D

［单选题］30.WhichofthefollowingisnotanovelbyErnestHemingway?

A.ForWhomTheBellTolls

B.TheSunAlsoRises

C.TheOldManandTheSea

D.ThisSideofParadise

参考答案：D

［.问答题」1.“我们要积极拓展两国互利合作，要秉持共赢理念，不断提高合作

水平。当前，要着力加强宏观经济政策协调，同有关各方一道，推动20国领导

人杭州峰会取得积极成果，向国际社会传递信心，为世界经济注入动力。要全

力争取早日达成互利共赢的中美投资协定，要深化两国在气候变化、发展、网

络、反恐、防扩散、两军和执法等领域交流合作，加强双方在重大国际和地区

以及全球性问题上的沟通和协调。我们要妥善管控分歧和敏感问题，双方存一

些分歧是难以避免的，双方应该以务实和建设性的态度管控好。”

参考答案：Weshouldvigorouslyexpandmuallybeneficial

cooperationbetweenourtwonations,andcontinuouslyraisethe

levelofourcooperationwiththewin-winidea.Currentlywe

shouldstrengthenmacroeconomicpolicycoordinationandbringthe

G20Hangzhousummittoasuccesstogetherwiththepartiesconcerned

soastodeliverconfidencetotheinternationalcommunity

andinjectthemotiveforcefortheworldeconomy.Weshouldstride

toachieveanearlyconclusionofBilateralInvestmentTreatyto

realizemutuallybenefitandwin-winsituation.Weshould

deepenexchangesandcooperationinthefieldsofclimatechange,

development,networks,counter-terrorism,non-proliferation,armed

forcesandlawenforcementandsoon.Weshouldstrengthenthe

communicationandcoordinationofthebothsidesonthemajor

internationalandregionalissues.Weshouldproperlymanageand

controldifferencesandsensitiveissues.Inevitableasthe

differencesare,weshouldmanageandcontrolthemwellina

pragmaticandconstructiveattitude.

［问答题］2.Ifpeoplemeananythingatallbytheexpression“untimely

deathzz,theymustbelievethatsomedeathsrunonabetterschedule

thanothers.Deathinoldageisrarelycalleduntimely-alonglife

isthoughttobeafullone.Butwiththepassingofayoungperson,

oneassumesthatthebestyearslayaheadandthemeasureofthat

lifewasstilltobetaken.Historydeniesthis,ofcourse.Among

prominentsummerdeaths,onerecallsthoseofMarilynMonroeand

JamesDeans,whoselivesseemedequallybriefandcomplete.Writers

cannotbearthefactthatpoetJohnKeatsdiedat26,andonlyhalf

playfullyjudgetheirownlivesasfailureswhentheypassthatyear.

Theideathatthelifecutshortisunfililledisillogicalbecause

livesaremeasuredbytheimpressionstheyleaveontheworldandby

theirintensityandvirtue.

参考答案：如果“早逝”另有所指的话，那一定是人们相信，有些人死得更

合“时宜”，而另一些人则“死不逢时”。年迈去世很少被称作“早逝”，因

为长寿就是圆满。反之，如果是年轻人谢世，人们会认为这位年轻人才华尚未

施展，前途无可限量。当然，历史否定这一点。在诸多杰出的“英年早逝者”

当中，我们不会忘记玛丽莲•梦露与詹姆斯•迪恩斯。此二人生命虽短，却依

然完美无缺。诗人约翰,济慈26岁与世长辞，众多作家难以接受，半开玩笑地

说他们自己的生命即便超过26岁，也不过失败二字。视英年早逝为不圆满，这

一观念有悖于逻辑，因为衡量生命的尺度乃是留给世界的印记，是生命的力度

及其美德。

共享题干题

DespiteDenmark'smanifestvirtues,Danesnevertalkabouthowproud

theyaretobeDanes.ThiswouldsoundweirdinDanish.WhenDanes

talktoforeignersaboutDenmark,theyalwaysbeginbycommentingon

itstininess,itsunimportance,thedifficultyofitslanguage,the

generalsmall-mindednessandself-indulgenceoftheircountrymenand

thehightaxes.NoDanewouldlookyouintheeyeandsay,“Denmarkis

agreatcountry."You'resupposedtofigurethisoutforyourself.It

isthelandofthesilksafetynet,wherealmosthalfthenational

budgetgoestowardsmoothingoutlife'sinequalities,andthereis

plentyofmoneyforschools,daycare,retrainingprogrammes,job

seminars-Danesloveseminars:threedaysatastudycentrehearing

aboutwastemanagementisalmostasgoodasaskitrip.Itisa

culturebombardedbyEnglish,inadvertising,popmusic,theInternet,

anddespitealltheEnglishthatDanishabsorbs-thereisnoDanish

Academytodefendagainstit------olddialectspersistinJutland

thatcanbarelybeunderstoodbyCopenhageners.Itisthelandwhere,

asthesayinggoes,"Fewhavetoomuchandfewerhavetoolittle,“and

aforeignerisstruckbythesweetegalitarianismthatprevails,where

thelowliestclerkgivesyoualevelgaze,whereSirandMadamehave

disappearedfromcommonusage,evenMr.andMrs.It'sanationof

recyclers-about55%ofDanishgarbagegetsmadeintosomethingnew

----andnonuclearpowerplants.It'sanationoftirelessplanner.

Trainsrunontime.Thingsoperatewellingeneral.Suchanationof

overachievers----abrochurefromtheMinistryofBusinesandIndustry

says,“Denmarkisoneoftheworld，scleanestandmostorganized

countries,withvirtuallynopollution,crime,orpoverty.Denmarkis

themostcorruption-freesocietyintheNorthernHemisphere."So,of

course,one,sheartliftsatanysightingofDanishsleaze:skinhead

graffitionbuildings(^ForeignersOutofDenmark!"),brokenbeer

bottlesinthegutters,drunkenteenagersslumpedinthe

park.Nonetheless,itisanorderlyland.YoudrivethroughaDanish

town,itcomestoanendatastonewall,andontheothersideisa

fieldofbarley,anicecleanline:townhere,countrythere.Itis

notanationofjay-walkers.Peoplestandonthecurbandwaitfor

theredlighttochange,evenifit's2a.m.andthere'snotacarin

sight.However,Danesdon'tthinkofthemselvesasawainting-at-2-

a.m.-for-the-green-lightpeople-----that,showtheyseeSwedesand

Germans.Danesseethemselvesasjazzypeople,improvisers,morefree

spiritedthanSwedes,butthetruthis(thoughoneshouldnotsay

it)thatDanesareverymuchlikeGermansandSwedes.Orderlinessis

amainsellingpoint.Denmarkhasfewnaturalresources,limited

manufacturingcapability;itsfutureinEuropewillbeasa

broker,banker,anddistributorofgoods.Yousendyourgoodsby

containershiptoCopenhagen,andthesebright,young,English-

speaking,utterlyhonest,highlydisciplinedpeoplewillgetyour

goodsaroundtoScandinavia,theBalticStates,andRussia.Airports,

seaports,highways,andraillinesareultramodermandwell-

maintained.Theorderlinessofthesocietydoesn'tmeanthatDanish

livesarelessmessyorlonelythanyoursormine,andnoDanewould

tellyouso.Youcanhearplentyaboutbitterfamilyfeudsandthe

sorrowsofalcoholismandaboutperfectlysensiblepeoplewhowent

offonedayandkilledthemselves.Anorderlysocietycannotexempt

itsmembersfromthehazardsoflife.Butthereisasenseof

entitlementandsecuritythatDanesgrowupwith.Certainthingsare

yoursbyvirtueofcitizenship,andyoushouldn,tfeelbadfortaking

whatyou,reentitledto,you*reasgoodasanyoneelse.Therulesof

thewelfaresystemarecleartoeveryone,thebenefitsyougetifyou

loseyourjob,thestepsyoutaketogetanewone;andthe

orderlinessofthesystemmakesitpossibleforthecountryto

weatherhighunemploymentandsocialunrestwithoutasenseofcrisis.

［单选题］1.TheAuthorthinksthatDanesadoptaattitudetowards

theircountry.

A.boastful

B.modest

C.deprecating

D.mysterious

参考答案：B

［单选题］2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaDanishcharacteristiccited

inthepassage?

A.Fondnessofforeignculture

B.Equalityinsociety

C.Linguistictolerance

D.Persistentplanning

参考答案：A

［单选题］3.Theauthor，sreactiontostatementbytheMinistryof

BusinessandIndustryis

A.disapproving

B.approving

C.noncommittal

D.doubtful

参考答案：D

［单选题］4・Accordingtothepassage,Dunishorderliness______.

A.setsthepeopleapartfromGermansandSwedes

B.sparesDanessocialtroublesbesettingotherpeople

C.isconsideredeconomicallyessentialtothecountry

D.PreventsDanesfromacknowledgingexistingtrouble

参考答案：C

［单选题］5.Attheendofthepassagetheauthorstatesallthe

followingexceptthat_______.

A.Danesareclearlyinformedoftheirsocialbenefits

B.orderlinesshasalleviatedunemployment

C.Danestakeforgrantedwhatisgiventothem

D.theopensystemhelpstotidethecountryover

参考答案：B

Heemerged,allofasudden,in1957:themostexplosivenewpoetic

talentoftheEnglishpost-warera.Poetryspecialised,atthat

moment,inthewrychroniclingoftheeveryday.Thepoetryof

Yorkshire-bornTedHughes,firstpublishedinabookcalled"TheHawk

intheRain"whenhewas27,wasunlikeanythingwrittenbyhis

immediatepredecessors.DrivenbyanalmostJacobeanrhetoric,ithad

avisionaryfervour.Itsmosteye-catchingcharacteristicwasHughes

'sabilitytogetbeneaththeskinsofanimals:foxes,otters,

pigs.Theseanimalsweretherealthingallright,buttheywerealso

armorialdevices-symbolsofthecountrysideandlifebloodofthe

earthinwhichtheywererooted.Itgavehisworkaraw,primal

stink.ItwasnotonlyEnglandthatthoughtsoeither.Hughes,sbook

wasalsopublishedinAmerica,whereitwontheGalbraithprize,a

majorliteraryaward.Butthen,in1963,SylviaPlath,ayoung

AmericanpoetwhomhehadfirstmetatCambridgeUniversityin1956,

andwhobecamehiswifeinthesummerofthatyear,committed

suicide.Hugheswasvilifiedforlongafterthat,especiallyby

feministsinAmerica.In1998,theyearhedied,Hughesbrokehisown

self-imposedpublicsilenceabouttheirrelationshipinabookof

loose-weavepoemscalled"BirthdayLetters*.Inthisnewand

exhilaratingcollectionofrealletters,Hughesreturnstotheissue

ofhisfirstwife'sdeath,whichhecallshis"bigandunmanageable

event”.Hefelthistalentmuffledbytheperpefualeavesdropping

uponhiseverymove.Notuntilhedecidedtopublishhisownaccount

oftheirrelationshipdidtheburdenbegintolighten.Theanalysisis

raw,painedandruthlesslyself-aware.Forallthemoraltorment,the

writingitselfhasthesamerushandvigourthatpossessedHughes,s

earlypoetry.Somebooksoflettersserveasapersonalised

historicalchronicle.Poets*lettersareseldomlikethat,andHughes

'sarenoexception.Hisareaboutalifeofliteraryengagement:

almostallofthemincludesomemusingonthestateorthenatureof

writing,bothHughes*sownorotherpeople,s.Thetrajectoryof

Hughes'sliterarycareerhadhimmovingfromobscuritytofame,and

then,intheeyesofmany,tolife-longnotoriety.Theselettersare

filledwithhiswrestlingwiththeconsequencesofbeingthepart­

private,part-publiccreaturethathebecame,desperatetodevote

himselftohiswriting,andyetsubjecttoendlessinvasionsofhis

privacy.Hughesisanabsorbingandintricatecommentatoruponhisown

poetry,evenwhenheisstandingbackfromitandgood-humouredly

condemninghimselffor"itsfantasticalia,itspretticismsandits

infiniteverballifications*.Healsobelieved,fromfirsttolast,

thatpoetryhadaspecialplaceintheeducationofchildren.^What

kidsneed”,hewroteina1988lettertothesecretaryofstatefor

educationintheConservativegovernment,“isaheadfull［sic］of

songsthatarenotsongsbutblocksofrefinedandachievedand

exemplarylanguage.Whenthathappens,childrenhave“theguardian

angelinstalledbehindthetongue^.Luckyreaders,bigorsmall.

［单选题］6.ThepoetryofHughes'sforerunnersischaracteristic

of_______

A.Itsnatural,crudeflavor

B.itsfantasticalenthusiasm

C.Itspenetratingsight

D.itsdistorteddepictionofpeople，sdailylife

参考答案：D

［单选题］7.Theword"vilified""mostprobablymeans

A.tortured

B.scolded

C.harassed

D.tormented

参考答案：B

［单选题］8.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,Hughes5scollectionof

lettersare_______.

A.personalrecollectionofhislife

B.personalizedhistoricalchronicleofhisliteraryengagement

C.reflectionsofhisstrugglewithhisdevotionandthereality

D.hismeditationontheliteraryworld

参考答案：D

［单选题］9.Fromtheletters,wemayfindthecauseofHughes'sinternal

struggleis_______.

A.hisdevotiontotheliteracyworld

B.thatheisapart-private,part-publiccreature

C.thatheisconstrainedbythefearofhisprivacybeinginvaded

D.hisfameandnotoriety

参考答案：C

［单选题］10.By"luckyreadersinthelastsentence,theauther

means_____

A.childrenwhoreadpoetry

B.childrenwhohaveaheadful1ofsongs

C.childrenwhohavetheguardianangelinstalledbehindthetongue

D.childrenwhoownblocksofrefinedandachievedandexemplary

language

参考答案：A

Richard,KingofEnglandfrom1189to1199,withallhis

characteristicvirtuesandfaultscastinaheroicmould,isoneof

themostfascinatingmedievalfigures.Hehasbeendescribedasthe

creatureandembodimentoftheageofchivalry,Inthosedaysthe

lionwasmuchadmiredinheraldry,andmorethanonekingsoughtto

linkhimselfwithitsrepute.WhenRichard,scontemporariescalled

him^CoeurdeLion”(TheLionheart),theypaidalastingcompliment

tothekingofbeasts.LittledidtheEnglishpeopleowehimforhis

services,andheavilydidtheypayforhisadventures.Hewasin

Englandonlytwiceforafewshortmonthsinhistenyears,reign;

yethismemoryhasalwaysEnglishhearts,andseemstopresent

throughoutthecenturiesthepatternoffightingman.Inalldeedsof

prowessaswellasinlargeschemesofwarRichardshone.Hewastall

anddelicatelyshapedstronginnerveandsinew,andmostdexterous

inarms.Herejoicedinpersonalcombat,andregardedhisopponents

withoutmaliceasnecessaryagentsinhisfame.Helovedwar,notso

muchforthesakeofgloryorpoliticalends,butasothermenlove

scienceorpoetry,fortheexcitementofthestruggleandtheglowof

victory.Bythishiswholetemperamentwastoned;andunitedwiththe

highestqualitiesofthemilitarycommander,loveofwarcalledforth

allthepowersofhismindandbody.Althoughamanofbloodand

violence,Richardwastooimpetuoustobeeithertreacherouson

habituallycruel.Hewasasreadytoforgiveashewashastytooffend;

hewasopen-handedandmunificenttoprofusion;inwarcircumspectin

designandskillfulinexecution;inpoliticalachild,lackingin

subtletyandexperience.Hispoliticalallianceswereformeduponhis

likesanddislikes;hispoliticalschemeshadneitherunitynor

clearnessofpurpose.Theadvantagesgainedforhimbymilitary

geoidswereflungawaythroughdiplomaticineptitude.When,onthe

journeytotheEast,Messinainsicilywaswonbyhisarmshewas

easilypersuadedtosharewithhispolished,faithlessally,Philip

Augustus,fruitsofavictorywhichmorewiselyusedmighthavefoiled

theFrenchKing*sartfulschemes.Therichandtenableacquisitionof

Cypruswascastawayevenmoreeasilythanitwaswon.Hislifewas

onemagnificentparade,whichended,leftonlyanemptyplain.In1199,

whenthedifficultiesofraisingrevenuefortheendlesswarwereat

theirheight,goodnewswasbroughttoKingRichard.Itwassaid

therehadbeendugupnearthecastleofChaluz,onthelandsofone

ofhisFrenchvassals,atreasureofwonderfulquality;agroupof

goldenimagesofanemperor,hiswife,sonsanddaughters,seated

roundatable,alsoofgold,hadbeenunearthed.TheKingclaimedthis

treasureaslordparamount.ThelordofChaluzresistedthedemand,

andtheKinglaidsiegetohissmall,weakcastle.Onthethirdday,

asherodedaringly,nearthewall.Confidentinhishard-triedluck,

aboltfromacrossbowstruckhimintheleftshoulderbythe

neck.Thewound,alreadydeep,wasaggravatedbythenecessarycutting

outofthearrow-head.Gangrenesetin,andCocurdeLionknewthathe

mustpayasoldier*sdebt.Hepreparedfordeathwithfortitudeand

calm,andinaccordancewiththeprincipleshehadfollowed.He

arrangedhisaffairs;hedividedtobehisheir,andmadeallpresent

swearfealtytohim.Heorderedthearcherwhohadshotthefatal

bolt,andwhowasnowaprisoner,tobebroughtbeforehim.He

pardonedhim,andmadehimagiftofmoney.Forsevenyearshehadnot

confessedforfearofbeingcompelledtobereconciledtoPhilip,but

nowhereceivedtheofficesoftheChurchwithsincereandexemplary

piety,anddiedintheforty-secondyearofhisageonApril6,1199,

worthy,bytheconsentofallmen,tositwithKingArthurandRoland

andotherheroesofmartialromanceatsomeEternalroundTable,which

wetrusttheCreatoroftheUniverseinHiscomprehensionwillnot

haveforgottentoprovide.Thearcherwasflayedalive.

［单选题］11.“littledidtheEnglishpeopleownhimforhisservice

(ParagraphOne)meansthattheEnglish.

A.receivedlittleprotectionfromhim

B.paidfewtaxestohim

C.gavehimlittlerespect

D.hadnorealcausetofeelgratefultohim

参考答案：D

［单选题］12.Tosaythathislifewasamagnificentparade”

(ParagraphTwo)impliesthattosomeextentitwas.

A.anemptyshow

B.livedtoopompously

C.impressiveandadmirable

D.spentchieflyatwar

参考答案：A

L单选题」13.Richard'sbehaviorasdeathapproachedshowed.

A.braveryandselfcontrol

B.wisdomandcorrectness

C.Devotionandromance

D.chivalryandcharity

参考答案：D

［单选题］14.ThepointofthelastshortparagraphisthatRichard

was_______.

A.cheatedbyhisownsuccessors

B.determinedtotakerevengeonhisenemies

C.moregeneroustohisenemiesthanhissuccessors

D.unabletoinfluencethebehaviorofhissuccessors

参考答案：C

［单选题］15.WhichofthefollowingphrasebestdescribesRichardas

seenbytheauthor?

A.anaggressiveking,toofondofwar

B.abravekingwithminorfaults

C.ACompetentbutcunningsolider

D.akindwithpoliticalskills

参考答案：B

ExaminationsExertaPerniciousInfluenceonEducationWemightmarvel

attheprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudy,butthemethodsof

testingaperson*sknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasever

theywere.Itreallyisextraordinarythatafteralltheseyears,

educationistshavestillfailedtodeviceanythingmoreefficientand

reliablethanexaminations.Forallthepiousclaimthatexaminations

textwhatyouknow,itiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendo

theexactopposite.Theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemory,or

theknackofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressure,buttheycan

tellyounothingaboutaperson,strueabilityandaptitude.As

anxiety-makers,examinationsaresecondtonone.Thatisbecauseso

muchdependsonthem.Theyarethemarkofsuccessoffailureinour

society.Yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinonefatefulday.It

doesn'tmatterthatyouweren'tfeelingverywell,orthatyour

motherdied.Littlethingslikethatdon'tcount:theexamgoeson.

Noonecangiveofhisbestwhenheisinmortalterror,oraftera

sleplessnight,yetthisispreciselywhattheexaminationsystem

expectshimtodo.Themomentachildbeginsschool,heentersa

worldofviciouscompetitionwheresuccessandfailureareclearly

definedandmeasured.Canwewonderattheincreasingnumberof

Jdrop-out:youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasutterfailures

beforetheyhaveevenembarkedonacareer?Canwebesurprisedatthe

suiciderateamongstudents?Agoodeducationshould,amongother

things,trainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexaminationsystemdoes

anythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbya

syllabus,sothestudentisencouragedtomemorize.Examinationsdo

notmotivateastudenttoreadwidely,buttorestricthisreading;

theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledge,butinduce

cramming.Theylowerthestandardsofteaching,fortheydeprivethe

teacherofalifreedoms.Teachersthemselvesareofienjudgedby

examinationresultsandinsteadofteachingtheirsubjects,theyare

reducedtotrainingtheirstudentsinexamtechniqueswhichthey

despise.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebest

educated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueofworkingunder

duress.Theresultsonwhichsomuchdependsareoftennothingmore

thanasubjectiveasssmentbysomeanonymousexaminer.Examinersare

onlyhuman.Theygettiredandhungry;theymakemistakes.Yetthey

havetomarkstacksofhastilyscrawledscriptsinalimitedamount

oftime.Theyworkunderthesamesortofpressureasthecandidates.

Andtheirwordcarriesweight.Afterajudge'sdecisionyouhavethe

rightofappeal,butnotafteranexaminer,s.Theremustsurelybe

manysimplerandmoreeffectivewaysofassessingaperson,strue

abilities.