Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first computer.

A. to have invented        B. inventing                C. to invent                   D. having invented

It ___I that ____against you.

A. am，is                      B. is，is                              C. is，am             D. was，am

____that you left your coat？

A. It was where              B. Where was it                   C. Was it where    D. Was that where

It was ___he did ___frightened me.

A. what，that                B. that，that                        C. what，what      D. that，what

It was in the lab ___was taken charge of by Mr. Harris ____they did the experiment.

A. which，that              B. that，which                     C. that，whom     D. which，where

It was only when I re-read his poems recently ___I began to like them.

A. until                         B. that                                 C. then                 D. so

It is four years ____she came to this college.

     Children are losing the ability to play properly because they are being given too many toys and games, according to new research.

     The studies show that children, especially those under five, are often overwhelmed and actually play less than those with fewer toys. It may even harm their development. The studies show that giving children too many toys or toys of the wrong type can actually be doing them harm. They get overwhelmed and cannot concentrate on anything long enough to learn from it.

     The conclusions have been backed up by British research looking at children with relatively fewer toys, whose parents spend more time reading, singing or playing with them. It showed such children surpass(勝過) youngsters from richer backgrounds, even those who could use computers.

     Some parents notice the ill effect early. Orhan Ismail, a researcher saw a change for the worse in Cameron, his 10-month-old son, after he was given a lot of toys last Christmas. Ismail said, “ If there are too many toys in front of him, he will just keep flitting around them and then end up going off and finding something like a slipper to play with. Now we just get out one or two toys and hide the rest in a box. ”

      Alexander and her husband also decided to limit the toys their 6 daughters play with. She believed many toys restrict children’s imaginations. She said, “ A Barbie can only work as a Barbie. But a cardboard box can become anything. The only limitations are in the child’s mind. ” Experts hesitate to put a figure on the number of toys children should have, but many believe two dozen is enough for children of preschool age.

60. From which paragraph we can learn that “British research group has been in favour of the conclusion”?

A. Paragraph 3.     B. Paragraph 4.     C. Paragraph 5.     D. Paragraph 6.

61. In the writer’s opinion, a Barbie _____.

A. can attract more attention from children than a cardboard box

B. can work more than a Barbie

C. may become anything else such as a cardboard

D. may keep children from further imaginations

62. Which of the following is TRUE about toys given to children?

A. too many toys will help children develop wide interests.

B. One or two toys at a time will help children concentrate.

C. Only wrong types of toys do harm to children.

D. The proper number of toys given to the children depends on their ages.

63. It may NOT be  a good idea to ____.

A. spend more  time reading or playing with children

B. choose right types of toys for children

C. ask experts for the exact number of necessary toys

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually was made up of saying poetry aloud and giving speeches.

In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students who were working for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject. This custom exists today as part of the process of testing candidates(應(yīng)試者) for the doctor’s degree.

Generally, however, modern examinations are written. The written examination, where all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known until the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into existence with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination timed exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers, looks like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

One type of test is sometimes called an “objective” test. It is intended to deal with 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.

56. The main idea of Paragraph Three is that ___________ .

  A. workers now take examinations              B. the population has grown

  C. there are only written exams today         D. examinations are now written and timed

57. The kind of exams where students must select answers are ___________ .

  A. objective         B. personal         C. spoken          D. written

58. Modern industry must have developed ____________ .

  A. around the 19th century            B . before the Middle Ages

  C. in Greece or Rome                   D. machines to take tests

59. It may be concluded that testing __________ .

  A. should test only opinions             B. should always be written

C. is given only in factories             D. has changed since the Middle Ages