全國2012年10月高等教育自學考試

英語閱讀（二）試題

課程代碼：00596

請考生按規定用筆將所有試題的答案涂、寫在答題紙上。全部題目用英文作答（翻譯題除外）。

選擇題部分

注意事項：

1. 答題前，考生務必將自己的考試課程名稱、姓名、準考證號用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙規定的位置上。

2. 每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題紙上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。不能答在試題卷上。

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 horse’s 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.

    Exp.com claims to have “tens of thousands of experts who can help you,”while the more restrained Abuzz.com, owned by The New York Times, limits its pitch to “Ask Anything! Real People. Real Answers.” It’s said that expert sites or knowledge networks represent the latest stage in the Internet’s 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.