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英语阅读二自考试题1

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I.ReadingComprehension（50points,2pointsforeach）

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,therearefivepassages.Followingeachpassage,thereare

fivequestionswithfourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerandthen

blackenthecorrespondingletteronyourAnswerSheet.

PassageOne

Fromtimetotime,weneedanexpert.Insuchsituations,theInternethasbeenlikeagiftfromthegods.Intheolddays,authoritieswerenearathandforexpertadvice:

thevillageseamstressonhowtomakeabuttonhole,theblacksmithonhowtotakecareofahorse’shooves,ortheapothecaryonwhattodoaboutwarts.OntheInternet,adviceandanswersitesarepoppingupallovertheplace,withself-proclaimedexpertsattheready.

Eclaimstohave“tensofthousandsofexpertswhocanhelpyou,”whilethemorerestrainedA,ownedbyTheNewYorkTimes,limitsitspitchto“AskAnything!

RealPeople.RealAnswers.”It’ssaidthatexpertsitesorknowledgenetworksrepresentthelateststageintheInternet’sevolution,a“democratizationofexpertise.”However,ifyourquestionisaboutsomethingotherthan“Whoinventedthelightbulb?

”,theanswersarelikelytobeawildpotpourri

ofpersonalopinions.

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.trustsolddaysexpertsmorethanonlineones

B.believesthatmostoftheonlineexpertsarequalified

C.truststheintelligenceoflargeamountsofexpertsonline

D.believesthatonlineexpertscananswerpeople’squestionsbetter

2.Fromparagraph2wecaninferthattheauthor’sattitudetowardsexpertsonlineis_________.

A.excitedB.neutral

C.doubtfulD.indifferent

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sopiniontowardsthefutureofonlineeducation?

A.Peoplehavetowaitandsee.

B.Itispredictableinfuturedevelopment.

C.Itcannotthrivewithoutgoodmanagement.

D.Peoplebelievethatitisdoomedfromthestart.

4.Theunderlinedphrase“state-of-the-art”inparagraph6means______.

A.advancedandinlargequantityB.verycreativeandartistic

C.skillfulandattractiveD.verymodern

5.KofiAnnan’sUnitedNationsInformationTechnologyServiceaimsat______.

A.improvingUNstaff’scomputerskill

B.promotingtheuseoftheInternetovertheworld

C.providingmedicalknowledgetopoorhospitals

D.promotingtheuseoftheInternetintheUnitedStates

PassageTwo

Nowadaysthereisaremarkableconsensusamongeducatorsandbusinessandpolicyleadersononekeyconclusion:

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.Kidsalsomustlearntothinkacrossdisciplines,sincethat’swheremostnewbreakthroughsaremade.It’sinterdisciplinarycombinations—designandtechnology,mathematicsandart–“thatproduceYouTubeandGoogle,”saysThomasFriedman,thebest-sellingauthorofTheWorldIsFlat.

Becomingsmarteraboutnewsourcesofinformation.Inanageofoverflowinginformationandproliferatingmedia,kidsneedtorapidlyprocesswhat’scomingatthemanddistinguishbetweenwhat’sreliableandwhatisn’t.“It’simportantthatstudentsknowhowtomanageit,interpretit,validateit,andhowtoactonit,”saysDellexecutiveKarenBruett,whoservesontheboardofthePartnershipfor21stCenturySkills,agroupofcorporateandeducationleadersfocusedonupgradingAmericaneducation.

Developinggoodpeopleskills.EQ,oremotionalintelligence,isasimportantasIQforsuccessintoday’sworkplace.‘‘Mostinnovationstodayinvolvelargeteamsofpeople,”saysformerLockheedMartinCEONormanAugustine.“Wehavetoemphasizecommunicationskills,theabilitytoworkinteamsandwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures.”

Questions6-10arebasedonPassageTwo.

6.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.

A.theNoChildLeftBehindprogramasaminimumrequirement

B.interdisciplinarycombinationfor21stcenturyschooleducation

C.theoverallcompetencerequiredofastudentinthe21stcentury

D.emotionalintelligenceasameanstocareersuccessinthe21stcentury

7.Iftheworkersareglobaltradeliterate,theyshouldbe______.

A.globalcitizensevenwhentheyarekids

B.armedwithforeignculturesandlanguages

C.livinginbigcitiesratherthaninsmalltowns

D.goodatdoingbusinesswithpeoplesovertheworld

8.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatAmericankidsusedtobestrongat______.

A.makinginterdisciplinarycombinations

B.social-studiescoursesandU.S.history

C.producingYouTubeandGoogle

D.creativeandinnovativethinking

9.Whatshouldastudentinanageofexplodinginformationdowithnewsourcesofinformation?

A.Theyshouldguardagainstthewronginformation.

B.Theyshouldbeabletotellthedifferencebetweenthem.

C.Theyshouldknowhowtointerpretandorganizethem.

D.Theyshouldbeabletoprocessthemandidentifythereliableones.

10.Accordingtothepassage,emotionalintelligenceinvolves______.

A.teamwork,cooperationskillsandcommunicationskills

B.abilitytodealwithpeoplefromdifferentbackgrounds

C.abilitytomakeinnovationsaswellashighintelligence

D.successintoday’sworkplacewithpeoplefrommanycultures

PassageThree

IthasbeentwodecadessincethefateofabashfulbirdthatmostpeoplehadneverseencametosymbolizethebitterdivideoverwhethertosaveorsawdowntheancientforestsofthePacificNorthwest.YetitwasnotuntilThursdaythatthefederalgovernmentoffereditsfinalplantopreventthebird,thenorthernspottedowl,fromgoingextinct.

Afterrepeatedrevisions,constantcourtfightsandshiftingscience,theFishandWildlifeServicepresentedaplanthataddressesarangeofthreatstotheowl,includingsomethatfewimaginedwhenitwaslistedasathreatenedspeciesin1990.

Thenewerthreatsincludeclimatechangeandthearrivalofaformidablefeatheredcompetitor,thebarredowl,inthesoaringold-growthevergreensofWashington,OregonandCaliforniawherespottedowlsnestandhunt.

Oneexperimentincludedintheplan:

shootinghundredsofbarredowlstoseewhetherthathelpsspottedowlsrecover.

Evenafteralltheseyearssincethespottedowlbecamethecausec?

l?

breoftheenvironmentalmovement,itisfarfromclearthattheplanisasolution.Advocatesonbothsidessayitwillinevitablybechallenged,andbothsideshaveexpressedfrustrationwiththeObamaadministrationontheissue.

Thespottedowlisdecliningbyanaverageof3percentperyearacrossitsr