全国10月自学考试英语阅读（二）试题及答案.doc

【精品】全国2012年10月自学考试英语阅读（二）试题及答案 全国2012年10月自学考试试题 课程代码 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂写在答题纸上 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 Reading Comprehension 50 points 2 points for each Directions In this part of the test there are five passages Following each passage there are five questions with four choices marked A B C and D Choose the best answer and then blacken the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet Passage One From time to time we need an expert In such situations the Internet has been like a gift from the gods In the old days authorities were near at hand for expert advice the village seamstress on how to make a buttonhole the blacksmith on how to take care of a horses hooves or the apothecary on what to do about warts On the Internet advice and answer sites are popping up all over the place with self-proclaimed experts at the ready Expcom claims to have tens of thousands of experts who can help you while the more restrained Abuzzcom owned by The New York Times limits its pitch to Ask Anything Real People Real Answers Its said that expert sites or knowledge networks represent the latest stage in the Internets evolution a democratization of expertise However if your question is about something other than Who invented the light bulb the answers are likely to be a wild potpourri of personal opinions Top colleges and universities are rushing into online education but the big news is the proliferation of a new breed of for-profit online institutions bringing Internet education to the masses The Internet will probably be the single most democratizing force in education says Columbia Business School Dean Meyer Feldberg who envisions educational programs being routed through the net to hundreds of millions of people The largest online institution is the University of Phoenix with some 6000 students today and hopes of reaching 200000 students in 10