专四专八考试

【单选题】thecenterofourplanetarysystemwasconsideredasheresybythechurchintheMiddleAges.（）
A.Itisthesunandnottheearthis
B.Thatthesunandnottheearthis
C.Beingthesunandnottheearthis
D.Thesunandnottheearthis

【单选题】ArE toDAy’s stuDEnts morE EmotionAlly ______ thAn thEir prEDECEssors
A、Crisp B、BrittlE
C、DEliCAtE
D、FrAgilE

【单选题】moDErn thEAtrE AuDiEnCEs ArE lEss ABlE to unDErstAnD ClAssiCAl plAys thAn prEvious gEnErAtions BECAusE oF A DEClining knowlEDgE oF litErAturE AnD history, niCholAs hytnEr, DirECtor oF thE nAtionAl thEAtrE, BEliEvEs. hytnEr CAllED For thE stuDy oF history to BE mADE Compulsory For 14-to 16-yEAr-olD AnD wArnED thAt importAnt CulturAl rEsonAnCEs wErE BEing lost As thE inFluEnCE oF trADitionAl ClAssiCAl EDuCAtion rECEDED、
hE sAiD: "gEnErAtion By gEnErAtion.., pEoplE ArE BEing ChEAtED oF somEthing thAt’s rEAlly gooD to know. " hytnEr, who is BEst known For his DirECtion oFADriAn lEstEr in hEnry v, mADE his CommEnts yEstErDAy During A DisCussion with thE writErAlAnBEnnEtt ABout his plAy thE historyBoys. hE tolD An AuDiEnCE oF history AnDEnglish tEAChErs At thE Fourth AnnuAl prinCE oF wAlEs EDuCAtion summEr sChool inDArington,DEvon, thAt history shoulD BE stuDiED until At lEAst AgE 16.
hE sAiD pEoplE hAD BEEn lAmEnting thE DEmisE oF ClAssiCAl EDuCAtion sinCE hE hAD BEEn A sChoolBoy.Bu hE ADDED thAt As A DirECtor hE hAD Also notED thE impACt oF thE DEClinE oF BAsiCBritish historiCAl knowlEDgE Among AuDiEnCEs.
"i knEw thAt hEnry iv usurpED riChArD ii AnD wAs thEn murDErED、it wAs somEthing i hAD BEEn tAught AnD simply knEw.But thErE’s vEry littlE you CAn rEly on now EvEn with nAtionAl thEAtrE AuDiEnCEs. wE hAvE A vEry mEtropolitAn AuDiEnCE But thErE’s vEry littlE you CAn rEly on An AuDiEnCE knowing. FiFty yEArs Ago you CoulD put on ClAssiCs AnD it woulD hAvE A DiFFErEnt rEsonAnCE For pEoplE.But now, ExCEpt For pEoplE who hAvE hAD A ClAssiCAl EDuCAtion, you gEt no Frisson whEnAgAmEmnon BEhAvEs likE A pig.
"you gEt ArounD it But gEnErAtion By gEnErAtion thE FEEling i gEt is thAt pEoplE ArE BEing ChEAtED oF somEthing thAt’s rEAlly gooD to know.CErtAinly it mAkEs liFE hArDEr, iF you proDuCE work 50 pErCEnt oF whiCh is From A ClAssiCAl rEpErtoirE, iF pEoplE Do not hAvE An ovErviEw oFEnglish litErAturE AnDEnglish history. "
stuDEnts ArE CurrEntly rEquirED only to stuDy history until thE AgE oF 14. somEEnglish litErAturE must BE stuDiED until 16 But pupils ArE not rEquirED to sit A Full gCsE、in thE suBjECt.
AskED whEthEr history shoulD BE mADE Compulsory until 16,BEnnEtt sAiD: "i tEnD to think thAt it DiDn’t Do mE Any hArm. i DiD history BECAusE i likED Doing it so it wAs nEvEr A BurDEn. i CErtAinly thinkEnglish shoulD BE Compulsory AnD i think history shoulD BE too. "
BEnnEtt’s plAy thE historyBoys, whiCh rECEntly FinishED A run At thE nAtionAl, ConsiDErs whAt ConstitutEs A gooD EDuCAtion As it Follows thE FortunEs oF A ClAss oFA-lEvEl historiAns who ArE BEing prEpArED For oxBriDgE EntrAnCE ExAms By tEAChErs with vEry DiFFErEnt philosophiEs towArDs lEArning AnD pAssing ExAms. hytnEr sAiD hE originAlly thought thE tExt woulD not hAvE wiDEsprEAD AppEAl. "i wAs wrong. it turnED out to hAvE thE wiDEst AppEAl oF Any plAy At thE nAtionAl thEAtrE. \
it CAn BE inFErrED From thE pAssAgE thAt ______.A．pupils oF 14 ArE rEquirED to sit A Full gCsE、in thE litErAturE
B、pupils oF 16 ArE rEquirED to sit A Full gCsE、in thE litErAturE
C．ChilDrEn oF 14 Don’t stuDy history
D．history is not A Compulsory CoursE to ChilDrEn oF 14 to 16

【单选题】
A．to ChAngE
B．ChAnging
C．ChAngE
D．ChAngED

【单选题】whAt is thE mEAning oF "inACCEssiBlE" in thE Fist pArAgrAph
A．thE stArs ArE too FAr AwAy From us.
B．humAn rEspECt thEm
C．wE know nothing ABout thE sECrEts oF thE stArs.
D．wE CAn not ExhAust thE sECrEts oF thE stArs.