C

Some students are talking about open-book exam:

May: We students have so many burdens (负担) . Maybe 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 he art any more.

Hill: Open-book exams does not mean students do not need textbooks any more. Instead, it shows how much students really understand about the book. It may mean we need 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 learning 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. If we are able to take books 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 rely on (依靠) the books 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 looking for answers.

41. Who think open-book exam is easier for students?

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

42. Today Students _______________.

A. like to learn history and politics by heart.

B. have so many burdens.

C. are healthy enough to remember all the things.

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

43. What does Tang think makes some students not be able to finish their tests in time?

A. They can’t do it at all.

B. The time for tests is too short.

C. They waste time learning the answers by heart.

D. They don’t understand the textbooks very well.

44. Hill thinks that open-book exam means “__________________”

A. students do not need to read textbooks any more

B. students will save time and they won’t have so many headaches.

C. ho w much students really understand about book.

D. students need not learn so many things by heart any more

45.  According to the text, which do you think is NOT true?

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

B. You need to learn more things in the history and politics books by heart in an open-book exam

C. The open-book exam may mean going deeply into the textbook.

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

D

I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film Titantic last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that ticket could be bought at the cinema box office (售票处) in Richland Hill every day between 10:00 and 4:00. Because I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round (往返) trip in 45 minute.

Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip---- so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for fifty-five minutes. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was not cheap,but I felt it would be worth it to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like one hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But quickly found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickets.

46. It seems that the writer of the story works     .

A. in a small town            B. in Richland Hills

C. on a farm near the town      D. at a bus service Center

47. He tried to go to the cinema to buy a ticket but really got there     .

A. five times    B. four times    C. three times    D. twice

48. The underlined word “delighted” means     .

A. sure    B. sorry    C. surprised    D. pleased

49. Which of the following is true according to the story?

A. The writer was too busy to have time for a rest during the day.

B. The buses running between his office and Richland Hills were always on time on Thursday.

C. He could buy the tickets neither before nor after work hours.

D. It always took him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.

50. What’s the title of the story?

A. How to Get a Ticket       B. Tickets Sold out

C. A Wonderful Film         D. The Way to the Cinema