Question

What do you think of open-book exams? Do you have anything to say about this kind of exam? Here are several opinions about open-book exams from some students and their teacher.

May： We students have so many burdens (負(fù)擔(dān)) in our school life. Maybe the examination is the greatest one. Open-book exams can make our burdens lighter， I think. At least it means that we need not learn so many things by heart any more.

Hill： Open-book exams do not mean students do not need to recite (背) the textbooks any more. Instead， it shows how much students really understand about the textbook. It may mean we need to spend even more time learning history and politics because the open-book exam means going deeply into the textbooks.

Sun： We need a long time to learn for history and politics exams because there are so many things to remember. And sometimes the results are not very good， even if we have spent a long time studying. But if we are able to take textbooks into our exams， we will save time and we won’t have so many headaches.

Tang (teacher)： Open-book tests are harder for students because the tests make them feel they do not need to understand the textbooks any longer. They only depend on the textbooks and spend most of their time looking for answers during exams. Sometimes they might not even be able to finish their tests because they have wasted too much time looking for answers.

1.Who thinks open-book exams are easier for students?

A. Sun and Hill. B. May and Tang.

C. May and Sun. D. Tang and Hill.

2.According to the passage， students ________ today.

A. like to learn history and politics by heart

B. have so many burdens in their school life

C. are clever enough to remember all the things

D. are not clever， so they need open-book exams

3.Some students can’t finish their tests in time， Tang thinks that’s because ________.

A. the time for tests is too short for them

B. there are so many things to remember

C. they waste time learning the answers by heart

D. they don’t understand the textbooks very well

4.Hill thinks that open-book exams mean “________”.

A. students do not need to recite the textbooks any more

B. how much students really understand about textbooks

C. students will save time and they won’t have headaches

D. students needn’t learn so many things by heart any more

5.Which do you think is NOT true according to the text?

A. You don’t need to learn history and politics by heart at all.

B. The open-book exam means going deeply into the textbook.

C. It has two sides to have an open-book exam—good and bad.

D. You can take your textbook with you in an open-book exam.

Answer 1