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英语阅读(二)试题第1页共16页绝密★考试结束前全国2012年10月高等教育自学考试英语阅读(二)试题课程代码:00596请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。全部题目用英文作答(翻译题除外)。选择题部分注意事项:1.答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。I.ReadingComprehension(50points,2pointsforeach)Directions:Inthispartofthetest,therearefivepassages.Followingeachpassage,therearefivequestionswithfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandthenblackenthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.PassageOneFromtimetotime,weneedanexpert.Insuchsituations,theInternethasbeenlikeagiftfromthegods.Intheolddays,authoritieswerenearathandforexpertadvice:thevillageseamstressonhowtomakeabuttonhole,theblacksmithonhowtotakecareofahorse’shooves,ortheapothecaryonwhattodoaboutwarts.OntheInternet,adviceandanswersitesarepoppingupallovertheplace,withself-proclaimedexpertsattheready.Exp.comclaimstohave“tensofthousandsofexpertswhocanhelpyou,”whilethemorerestrainedAbuzz.com,ownedbyTheNewYorkTimes,limitsitspitchto“AskAnything!RealPeople.RealAnswers.”It’ssaidthatexpertsitesorknowledgenetworksrepresentthelateststageintheInternet’sevolution,a“democratizationofexpertise.”However,ifyourquestionisaboutsomethingotherthan“Whoinventedthelightbulb?”,theanswersarelikelytobeawildpotpourriofpersonalopinions.英语阅读(二)试题第2页共16页Topcollegesanduniversitiesarerushingintoonlineeducation,butthebignewsistheproliferationofanewbreedoffor-profitonlineinstitutionsbringingInterneteducationtothemasses.“TheInternetwillprobablybethesinglemostdemocratizingforceineducation,”saysColumbiaBusinessSchoolDeanMeyerFeldberg,whoenvisionseducationalprogramsbeingroutedthroughthenettohundredsofmillionsofpeople.ThelargestonlineinstitutionistheUniversityofPhoenix,withsome6,000studentstodayandhopesofreaching200,000studentsin10years.Theuniversityoffersbachelor’s,master’s,anddoctoraldegreesinbusinessmanagement,technology,education,andnursing.Theuniversitynotesthatitsdegreeprogramscostfarlessandmaytakesomestudentsfarlesstimetocomplete.Ontheotherhand,aBusinessWeeksurveyof247companiesfoundthatonlyahandfulwouldconsiderhiringapplicantswhoearnedtheirMBAdegreesonline.Whetherthatwillchangeasfor-profitonlineuniversitiesimprovetheirofferingsandgraduatesprovetheirworth-isanyone’sguess.TherestoftheworldismovingintocyberspacemoreslowlythantheUnitedStates,and,inthedevelopingworld,theInternethashardlypenetratedatall.UNSecretary-GeneralKofiAnnanisdeterminedtochangethisthroughtheUnitedNationsInformationTechnologyService,whichwilltrainlargenumbersofpeopletotapintotheincomeenhancingpoweroftheInternet.AnnanisalsoproposinganInternethealthnetworkthatwillprovidestate-of-the-artmedicalknowledgeto10,000clinicsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.Questionsl-5arebasedonPassageOne.1.Fromthepassagewemayassumethattheauthor______.A.trustsolddaysexpertsmorethanonlineonesB.believesthatmostoftheonlineexpertsarequalifiedC.truststheintelligenceoflargeamountsofexpertsonlineD.believesthatonlineexpertscananswerpeople’squestionsbetter2.Fromparagraph2wecaninferthattheauthor’sattitudetowardsexpertsonlineis_________.A.excitedB.neutralC.doubtfulD.indifferent3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sopiniontowardsthefutureofonlineeducation?英语阅读(二)试题第3页共16页A.Peoplehavetowaitandsee.B.Itispredictableinfuturedevelopment.C.Itcannotthrivewithoutgoodmanagement.D.Peoplebelievethatitisdoomedfromthestart.4.Theunderlinedphrase“state-of-the-art”inparagraph6means______.A.advancedandinlargequantityB.verycreativeandartisticC.skillfulandattractiveD.verymodern5.KofiAnnan’sUnitedNationsInformationTechnologyServiceaimsat______.A.improvingUNstaff’scomputerskillB.promotingtheuseoftheInternetovertheworldC.providingmedicalknowledgetopoorhospitalsD.promotingtheuseoftheInternetintheUnitedStatesPassageTwoNowadaysthereisaremarkableconsensusamongeducatorsandbusinessandpolicyleadersononekeyconclusion:weneedtobringwhatweteachandhowweteachintothe21stcentury.Rightnowwe’reaimingtoolow.Competencyinreadingandmath—thefocusofsomuchNoChildLeftBehind(NCLB)testing–isthemeagerminimum.Scientificandtechnicalskillsare,likewise:utterlynecessarybutinsufficient.Today’seconomydemandsnotonlyahigh-levelcompetenceinthetraditionalacademicdisciplinesbutalsowhatmightbecalled21stcenturyskills.Here’swhattheyare:Knowingmoreabouttheworld.Kidsareglobalcitizensnow,eveninsmall-townAmerica,andtheymustlearntoactthatway.MikeEskew,CEOofUPS,talksaboutneedingworkerswhoare“globaltradeliterate,sensitivetoforeigncultures,conversantindifferentlanguages”—notexactlystrongpointsintheU.S.,wherefewerthanhalfofhighschoolstudentsareenrolledinaforeign-languageclassandwherethesocial-studiescurriculumtendstofixateonU.S.history.Thinkingoutsidethebox.Jobsintheneweconomy—theonesthatwon’tgetoutsourcedorautomated–“putanenormouspremiumoncreativeandinnovativeskills,seeingpatternswhereotherpeopleseeonlychaos,”saysMarcTucker,anauthoroftheskills-commissionreportandpresidentoftheNationalCenteronEducationandtheEconomy.Traditionallythat’sbeenanAmericanstrength,butschoolshavebecomelessdaringintheback-to-basicsclimateofNCLB.英语阅读(二)试题第4页共16页Kidsalsom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