2023年公开招聘教师考试英语试卷

1、本考试时量为120分钟，满分为100分。

2、答题时，教师将所有选择题的答案写在答题卷上，将短文改错和书面体现部分直接写在

试卷上，考试结束后，教师将试卷及答题卷一并上交。

3、凡将选择题的答案直接写在试卷上H勺不给分。

第一部分：教育学、心理学基本知识（20分，另卷）

第二部分：外语教育的理论与实践（10分）

I、单项选择题（选择对的答案）（每题1分，合计5分）

1、语言技能.

A.包括听、说、读、写、译五个方面的能力

B.是指一种人说话时遣词造句的能力

C.包括听、说、读、写四个方面的技能以及这四种技能的综合运用能力

D.是指一种人的语言表述能力

2、英语课程评价体系的I改革，重要是。

A、强调形成性评价B、实现评价主体的多元化和评价形式的多样化

C、考试方式H勺改革D、让学生自主学习

3、在设计“任务型”教学活动时，教师可以忽视的是：

A、活动要以学生日勺生活经验和爱好为出发点，内容和方式要尽量真实。

B、活动应积极增进英语学科和其他学科间的互相渗透和联络。

C、活动要可以增进学生获取、处理和使用信息，用英语与他人交流，发展用英语处理实际

问题的能力。

D、活动应局限于课堂教学，不要延伸到课堂之外的学习和生活之中。

4、如下哪个选项不属于学习方略的范围？

A、运用音像和网络资源丰富学习内容。

B、设计探究式学习活动，增进实践能力和创新思维为发展。

C、在学习过程中进行自我评价，并根据需要调整学习目H勺。

D、制定阶段性学习目的以及实现勺的措施。

5、如下哪种描述是错误的？

A、听、说、读、写既是学习的内容，又是学习的手段。

B、听和读是理解口勺技能，说和写是体现卧J技能。

C、基础教育阶段学生应当学习和掌握H勺英语语言知识包括语音、词汇、语法、功能和话题

等五个方面H勺内容。

D、在英语学习U勺起始阶段，教师应对学生出现的任何错误当场予以纠正，以使学生不

走弯路。

A、既要力争使全班学生都投入活动又要防止有日勺学生在活动中成为“南郭先生”

B、既要合作学习，又要以个人学习作为合作学习口勺基础

C、既要活跃，又要沉静，以适应外倾和内倾学生R勺需要

D、重在保证课堂活动不单一化，也增强直观性

10、在教学中，教师努力营造•种宽松、民主、友好日勺气氛是非常重要的J。要营造这种气氛,

教师应做到：o

A、保护后进学生口勺自尊心和积极性

B、创设多种合作学习的活动，体验集体荣誉感和成就感，发展合作精神

C、尤其关注性格内向的和学习有困难的学生，尽量多地为他们发明语言实践机会

D、建立民主口勺师生交流渠道，常常和学生一起反思学习过程和学习效果

第三部分专业基础知识

Ill.语法和词汇知识

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（共30小题,

每题0.5分，满分15分）

11.PeteralotofSpanishbyplayingwiththenativeboysandgirls.

A.pickedupB.tookupC.madeupD.turnedup

12.—DidyoutellJuliaabouttheresult?

—Oh,no,Iforgot.Ihernow.

A.willbecallingB.willcallC.callD.amtocall

13.John,lookatthetime.youplaythepianoatsuchalatehour?

A.MustB.CanC.MayD.Need

14.—DidJackcomebackearlylastnight?

Yes.Itwasnotyeteighto'clockhearrivedhome.

A.beforeB.whenC.thatD.until

15.—Cantheprojectbefinishedasplanned?

一Sure,itcompletedintime,wcUlworktwomorehoursaday.

A.havinggotB.togetC.gettingD.gets

16.,Carolinacouldn'tgetthedooropen.

A.TryasshemightB.AsshemighttryC.ShemighttryasD.MightassheIry

17.Whatatabic!Tvcneverseensuchathingbefore.Itisitislong.

A.halfnotaswideasB.widenotashalfas

C.nothalfaswideasD.aswideasnothalf

18.—Howaboutputtingsomepicturesinto(hereport?

Apictureisworthathousandwords.

A.Noway.B.Whynot?C.Allright?D.Nomatter.

19.TheyontheprogramfbralmostoneweekbeforeIjoinedthem,andnowwe

onitasnogoodresultshavecomeoutsofar.

A.hadbeenworking;arestillworkingB.hadworked;werestillworking

C.havebeenworking;haveworkedD.haveworked;aiestillworking

20.Theplacethebridgeissupposedtobebuiltshouldbethecross-rivertraffic

istheheaviest.

A.which;whereB.atwhich;whichC.atwhich;whereD.which;inwhich

21.—Don'tyouthinkitnecessarythathetoMiamibuttoNewYork?

—Iagree,buttheproblemishehasrefusedto.

A.willnotbesent;thatB.notbesent;that

C.shouldnotbesent;whatD.shouldnotsend;what

22.Monthsagowesailedtenthousandmilesacrossthisopensea,whichthePacific,and

wemetnostorms.

A.wascalledB.iscalledC.hadbeencalledD.hasbeencalled

23.—thathemanagedtogettheinformation?

一Oh,afriendofhishelpedhim.

A.WherewasitB.WhowasitC.HowwasitD.Whywasit

24.Therewassuchalongqueueforcoffeeattheintervalthatwegaveup.

A.eventuallyB.unfortunatelyC.generouslyD.purposefully

25.Wordcomesthatfreesouvenirswillbegiventocomesfirst.

A.nomatterwhomB.whomeverC.nomatterwhoD.whoever

26.fbrtheterribleaccident,as(hepublicthought,(hemayorfeltnervousandwasataloss

whattodo.

A.HavingblamedB.ToblameC.BeingtobeblamedD.Beingtoblame

27.—Howdidtheplanstrikeyou?

—It,sowccan'tthinktoohighlyofit.

A.alldependsB.makesnosenseC.issopracticalD.isjustsoso

28.Thenewtaxwouldforcecompaniestoenergy-savingmeasures.

A.adoptB.adjustC.adaptD.accept

29.1thinkknowledgeoftheInternetismustinourworktoday.

A.a;aB.the;anC.the;不填D.不填；a

30.centerhasbeensetuptogiveonscientificfarmingfbrthenearbyfarmers.

A.Information;adviceB.Aninformation;advice

C.Aninformation;advicesD.Information;advices

31.—Carl,gotowashthedishes.

—Why?Jackisdoingnothingoverthere.

A.meB.IC.heD.him

32.—WhatdidMrBlackdointhemiddleof(henight?

一Well,I'mnotsure,buthewasoftenheard.

A.singingthesamesongB.tosingthesamesong

C.singasamesongD.tobeplayingsamesong

33.Thecomputersmadebyourcompanysellbest,batseveralyearsagonoonecould

haveimaginedtheroleinthemarkets(hat(hey.

A.wereplayingB.weretoplayC.haveplayedD.played

34.Thenovel“TheDaVinciCode”agreatsuccessandwastranslatedinto44languages

in2023.

A.appreciatedB.enjoyedC.wonD.seized

35.—Ihaven'tseenyoufbrages.Haven'tyougraduatedfremcollege?

-Yes.IEnglishfbrfouryearsinNanjing.

A.studyB.havestudiedC.amstudyingD.studied

36.一Whatmadehimsohappy?

一asthemodelstudentinschool.

A.HebeingelectedB.HiselectingC.HisbeingelectedD.Hisbeenelected

37.—Youdon'tlikethisoilpainting,doyou?

—.IlikeitbetterIlookatit.

A.Yes;themomentB.No;asC.No;whenD.Yes;themore

38.Nobodybutthetwinssomeinterestintheprojecttillnow.

A.showsB.showC.haveshownD.hasshown

39.—Accordingtotheweatherreport,thetemperaturetomorrowwillriseup22degrees

centigrade.

—Oh,ifsquitehotDecember.

A.to;forB.at;inC./;inD.by;for

40.Maryspentthewholeweekendinherroom,forthecomingexaminations.

A.locked...preparedB.beinglocked...preparing

C.locked...preparingD.locking...preparing

IV.完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

InthedaysofSamuelClemens,betterknownasMarkTwain,lifeonasteamboatonthe

MississippiRiverwas41.Oneofthemostexciting42ofthatperiodwasarace43twoofthe

fastestriverboats.

TheNatchezhadsteameduptheriverfromNewOrleansioSt.Louisinthreedays,twenty-one

hours,andfifty-eightminutes.JohnCannon,44oftheRobertE.Leefeltsurethathecould

45thistimeandchallengedthecaptainoftheNatchez.

46hisboatlight,Captair.Cannon47nopassengers48;hedidnot49theusualgoods.

Moreover,hehadcrewswithsuppliesofcoalwaitingonfloatsalongtheriversothattheboat

wouldnothavetoputittoshorefbr50.

TheracebeganonJune30,1870.BeinglighterthantheNatchez,theLeejumpedintoanearly

lead.Forthreedaystheracecontinued,51theboatstravellingatfullsteam.Theywere52each

otherthewholetime,53shortspaceswhenbendsintheriverhidoneortheotherfromview.

Thenonlyafewhoursfromitsgoal,theNatchez54arockandranaground（搁浅）.TheLee

steamedproudlyintoSt.Louisinexactlythreedays,eighteenhours,andthirtyminutesaftershe

hadleftNewOrleans.Bellrang,andpeoplecalled55theboatnamedafterthegeneral56asan

armyengineerhadpreventedtheriverfromchangingitscourseandSt.Louis57becomingan

inlandtown.

TheLee58agoodrecord--onethatbroughthonortoallrivermen.However,thegreatdayofthe

riversteamerswasdrawingto59.The60wonthepassengerandgoodsbusinessfromtheriver

boats.

Thereareboatsontherivertoday.ButtheyarenotthewhitebirdsthatattractedyoungSamuel

Clemens.

41.A.anadventureBastoryC.anexperienceD.acreation

42.A.incidentsB.eventsC.accidentsD.affairs

43.A.betweenB.amongC.inD.within

44.A.shopkeeperB.postmasterC.headmasterD.captain

45.A.beatB.wonC.fallD.hit

46.A.MakingB.TomakeC.MadeD.Soastomake

47.A.rodeB.droveC.tookD.brought

48.A.ontheboardB.inboardC.onboardD.intheboard

49.A.carryB.liftC.supportDreturn

50.A.oilB.coalC.gasD.water

51.A.withB.andC.havingD.for

52.A.atsightofB.insightC.outofsightD.insightof

53.A.besidesB.besideC.butD.exceptfor

54.A.hitB.knockedC.beatD.struck

55.A.withajoyB.withjoyC.injoyD.inexcitement

56.A.whichB.whomC.whoD.what

57.A.fromB.inC.notD.to

58.A.hasmadeB.hadmadeC.madeD.haddone

59.A.acloseB.stopC.apauseD.arest

60.A.trafficB.railroadsC.planesD.airlines

V.阅读理解（共25小题，计25分）

(A)

1.DriverWanted

(l)Cleandrivinglicense.

(2)Mustbeofsmartappearance.

(3)Agedover25.

Applyto:CapesTaxis,17PalaceRoad.Boston.

2.AirHostessesforInternationalFlightsWanted

(l)Applicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.

(2)HeightI.6mto1.75m.

(3)EducationtoGCSEstandard.

(4)Twolanguages.Mustbeabletoswim.

Applyto:Recruitmentoffice,SouthernAirline,HeathrowAirportWest.HR37KK

3.TeacherNeeded

Forprivatelanguageschool.Teachingexperienceunnecessary.

Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguageLtd.279CanalStreet,Boston.

61.WhatpreventsJack,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workingforCapesTaxis?

A.Fondofbeerandwine.B.Punishedforspeedingandwrongparking.

C.Unabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D.Nothavingcollegeeducation.

62.Ben,aged22,fondofswimminganddriving,hasjustgraduatedfromacollege.Whichjob

mightbegiventohim?

A.DrivingforCapesTaxis.B.WorkingforSouthernAirlines.

C.TeachingatInstantLanguageLtd.D.Noneofthethree.

63.WhatpreventsMary,aged25,becominganairhostessforinternationalflights?

A.Sheoncebrokeatrafficlawandwasfined.

B.Shecan'tspeakJapaneseverywell.

C.Shehasneverworkedasanairhostessbefore.

D.Shedoesn'tfeellikeworkinglonghoursflyingabroad.

64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthethreeadvertisements?

A.Marriage.B.Maleorfemale.C.Education.D.Workingexperience.

(B)

Anewperiodiscoining.Callitwhatyouwill:theserviceindustry,theinfonnationage,the

knowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoagreatchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe'repartly

there,thepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallensharplyinthe

WesternWorld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmerica,EuropeandJapan(twothirdsormoreare

inmanyofthesecountries)arcintheserviceindustry,andthenumberisontherise.Morewomen

arcintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearcmorepart-timejobs.Morepeoplearc

self-employed.Butthebreathofthegreatchangecan'tbemeasuredbynumbersalone,becauseit

alsoisgivingrisetonewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-heldopinions

aboutjobsandcareers,theskillsneeded(osucceed,eventherelationbetweenworkersand

employers—allthesearebeingdoubted.

Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead

20yearspossiblycouldhaveseenthewaysinwhichasingleinvention,thechip(芯片)，would

changeourworldthankstoitsusesinpersonalcomputers,andfactoryequipment.Tomorrow's

achievementsinbiotechnologyorevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilar

waveofgreatchanges.Butonethingiscertain:informationandknowledgewillbecomeeven

moreimportant,andthepeoplewhoownit,whethertheyworkinfactoriesorservices,willhave

theadvantageandproducethewealth.Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasicarequirement

as(heabilitytoreadandwrite.Theability(odealwithproblemsbymakinguseofinformation

insteadofperformingregulartaskswillbevaluedaboveallelse.Ifyoulookahead10years,

informationservicewillbeleadingtheway.Itwillbethewayyoudoyourjob.

65.Informationagemeans.

A.theserviceindustryisdependingmoreandmoreonwomenworkers

B.heavyindustriesarcrapidlyincreasing

C.peoplefinditharderandharder(oearnalivingbyworkinginfactories

D.mostofthejobchancescannowbefoundintheserviceindustry,.

66.Knowledgesocietybringsaboutagreatchangethat

A.thedifferencebetweentheworkersandemployershasbecomesmaller

B.people'soldideasaboutworknolongerexist

C.mostpeoplehavetolakepart-timejobs

D.peoplehavetochangetheirjobsfromtimetotime

67.Thefuturewillprobablybelongtothosewho

A.ownandknowhowtomakeuseofinformation

B.canreadandwritewell

C.devotethemselvestoserviceindustries

D.lookaheadinsteadoflookingback

(C)

Amongvariousprogrammes,TVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytime

television.Andanyonewhowatchesthemregularlyknowsthateachoneisdifferentinstyle(风

格).Butnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontent,whilealthesametimestandingoutabovethe

rest,thantheJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshows.「

JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingof“rubbishtalk”.Thecontentsonhisshowarc

assurprisingascanbe.Forexample,theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflove,sex,

cheating,andhate,toadifferentlevel.Clearly,theJerrySpringershowisabout(hedarksideof

society,yetpeoplearewillingtoeatup(hetroublesofotherpeople'slives.『

LikeJerrySpringer,OprahWinfreytakesTVtalkshowtoitstop,butOprahgoesintheopposite

direction.Theshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentqualityoflife.

Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessons,managingyourworkweek,togettingtoknow

yourneighbors.

ComparedtoOprah,theJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.

Jerryendseveryshowwitha“finalword”.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaofthe

show.Hopefully,thisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluable.『

Cleanasitis,(heOprahshowisnotforeveryone.Theshow'smainviewersaremiddleclass

Americans.Mostofthesepeoplehavethetime,money,andabilitytodealwithlife'stougher

problems.JerrySpringer,ontheotherhand,hasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsof

society.Theseare18-to-21-year-oldswhosemaintroublesinlifeincludelove,relationship,sex,

moneyanddrug.Theyaretheoneswhoseesomevalueandlessonstobelearnedthroughthe

show'sexploitation..4

68.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshows,boththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyare.

A.moreinterestingB.unusuallypopularC.moredetailedD.moreformala

69.ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasant,peoplewhowatch

theshows.

A.remaininterestedin(hem丁B.arereadytofaceuptothem『

C.remaincoldto(hem修D.arewillingtogetawayfromthem滑70.Whichof(he

followingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?

A.Anewtypeofrobot.B.Nationhatred.河

C.Familyincomeplanning.D.Streetaccident.部

71.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthetwotalkshows.

A.havebecometheonlyonesofitskind『B.exploittheweaknessesinhumannature丁

C.appearatdifferenttimesoftheday「D.attractdifferentpeople

(D)

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realwayscominginfbrcriticism.Their

criticsseem(oresentthembecause(heyhaveaflairforself-promotionandbecause(heyhaveso

muchmoneytothrowaround."Il'siniquitous,theysay,uthatthisentirelyunproductiveindustry

(ifwecancallitthat)shouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuch

profitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon'ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheir

goods?Afterall,it'stheconsumerwhopays...^^

Thepooroldconsumer!He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemass

marketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsareso

cheap.Butwcgetthewrongideaifwcthinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.

Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatcealoftheknowledgewehaveabout

householdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceusto

newproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwanted

tobuyawashingmachine,itismore(hanlikelyyouwouldobtaindetailsregardingperformance,

price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.

Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriously

doubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,

too!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Would

youenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwaybyclawswhilewaitingfbratrain?Wouldyou

liketoreadonlycloselyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,witty

advertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyrationof

calamities.

Wemusenotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.

Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsubsistwithout(hissourceof

revenue.Thefactthatwepaysolittlefbrourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcast

programmesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwould

costifwehadtopayitsfullprice!

Anotherthingwcmustn'ttbrgetisthe“smallads."whicharcinvirtuallyeverynewspaperand

magazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justabout

anythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsell

ahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe'hatch,matchand

dispatch'columnbutbyfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor“agony”column.No

otheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightinto

humannature.It?sthebestadvertisementfbradvertisingthereis!

72.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Advertisement.

B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.

C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.

D.Thecostsofadvertisement.

73.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis.

A.appreciativeB.trustworthyC.criticalD.dissatisfactory

74.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?

A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.

B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisa“wasteofmoney”.

C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.

D.Becausecustomerspaymore.

75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.

B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.

C.Goodqualityproductsdon'tneedtobeadvertised.

D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.

76.Thepassageis.

A.NarrationB.DescriptionC.CriticismD.Argumentation

(E)

Policefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5.000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinan

attempttobreakupthelargestantinucleardemonstrationeverstagedintheUnitedStates.More

than135,000demonstratorsconfrontedpoliceontheconstructionsiteofa1,000-megawatt

nuclearpowerplantscheduledtoprovidepowertomostofsouthernNewHampshire.Organizers

ofthehugedemonstrationsaid,theprotestwascontinuingdespitethepoliceactions.More

demonstratorswerearrivingtokeepupthepressureonstateauthoritiestocanceltheproject.The

demonstratorhadchargedthattheprojectwasunsafeinthedenselypopulatedarea,wouldcreate

thermalpollutioninthebay,andhadnoacceptablemeansfordisposingofitsradioactivewasters.

Thedemonstrationswouldgoonuntil(hejailsandthecourtsweresooverloadedthatthestate

judicialsystemwouldcollapse.

GovernorStanforthThumperinsistedthattherewouldbenoreconsiderationofthepower

projectandnodelayinitsconstmctionsetfbrcompletioninthreeyears.**Thisprojectwillbegin

ontimeandthepeopleofthisstatewillbegintoreceiveitsbenefitsonschedule.Thosewhobreak

thelawinmisguidedattemptstosabotagetheprojectwillbedealtwithaccordingtothelawJhe

said.Andpolicecalledinreinforcementsfromalloverthestatetohandlethedisturbances.

TheprotestsbeganbeforedawnFridaywhenseveralthousanddemonstratorsbrokethrough

policelinesaroundthecordoned-offconstructionsite.Theycarriedplacardsthatread“NoNukes

isGoodNukes,”“Sunpower,NotNuclearPower,“and44StopPrivateProfitsfromPublicPeril.”

Theydefiedpoliceorder(omovefromthearea.Teargascanistersfiredbypolicefailedto

dislodge(heprotestorswhohadcomepreparedwiththeirjwngasmasksorfacecloths.Finally

gas-maskedandhelmetedpolicechargedintothecrowdtodragoffthedemonstratorsonebyone.

Theprotestorsdidnotresistpolice,butrefusedtowalkawayundertheirownpower.Those

arrestedwouldbechargedwithunlawfulassembly,trespassing,anddisturbingthepeace.

77.Whatwerethedemonstratorsprotestingabout?

A.Privateprofits.B.NuclearPowerStation.

C.Theprojectofnuclearpowerconstruction.D.Publicperil.

78.Whohadgas-masks?

A.Everybody.B.Apartoftheprotestors.C.Policemen.D.BothBandC.

79.Whichof(hefollowingwasNOTmentionedasareasonfbrthedemonstration?

A.Publictransportation.B.Publicperil.

C.Pollution.D.Disposalofwastes.

80.Withwhomwerethejailsandcourtsoverloaded?

A.Withprisoners.B.Witharresteddemonstrators.

C.Withcriminals.D.Withprotestors.

81.WhatistheattitudeofGovernorStanforthThumpertowardthepowerprojectandthe

demonstration?

A.Stubborn.B.Insistent.C.Insolvable.D.Remissible.

(F)

Wemightmarvelat(heprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudy,butthemethodsoftestinga

person'sknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasevertheywere.Itreallyisextraordinary

thatafteralltheseyears,educationistshavestillfailedtodeviceanythingmoreefficientand

reliablethanexaminations.Forallthepiousclaimthatexaminationstestwhatyouknow,itis

commonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexactopposite.Theymaybeagoodmeansof

testingmemory,ortheknackofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressure,buttheycantellyou

nothingaboutaperson'stnicabilityandaptitude.

Asanxiety-makers,examinationsarcsecondtonone.Thatisbecausesomuchdependsonthem.

Theyarcthemarkofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.Yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinone

fatefillday.Itdoesn'tmatterthatyouweren'tfeelingverywell,orthatyourmotherdied.Little

thingslikethatdon'tcounttheexamgoeson.Noonecangiveoffhisbestwhenheisinmortal

terror,orafterasleeplessnight,yetthisispreciselywhattheexaminationsystemexpectshimto

do.Themomentachildbeginsschool,heentersaworldofviciouscompetitionwheresuccessand

failureareclearlydefinedandmeasured.Canwewonderattheincreasingnumberof4drop-outs':

youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasutterfailuresbeforetheyhaveevenembarkedonacareer?

Canwebesurprisedatthesuiciderateamongstudents?

Agoodeducationshould,amongotherthings,trainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexamination

systemdocsanythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus,sothe

studentisencouragedtomemorize.Examinationsdonotmotivateastudenttoreadwidely,butto

restricthisreading;theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledge,butinduce

cramming.Theylowerthestandardsofteaching,fortheydeprivetheteacherofallfreedoms.

Teachersthemselvesareoftenjudgedbyexaminationresultsandinsteadofteachingtheirsubjects,

theyarereducedtotrainingtheirstudentsinexamtechniqueswhichtheydespise.Themost

successfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebesteducated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueof

workingunderduress.

Theresultsonwhichsomuchdependsareoftennothingmorethanasubjectiveassessmentby

someanonymousexaminer.Examinersarconlyhuman.Theygettireda