全國(guó)2013年10月高等教育自學(xué)考試

英語(yǔ)閱讀(二)試題

課程代碼：00596

請(qǐng)考生按規(guī)定用筆將所有試題的答案涂、寫(xiě)在答題紙上。

選擇題部分

注意事項(xiàng)：

1. 答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的考試課程名稱(chēng)、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫(xiě)在答題紙規(guī)定的位置上。

2. 每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題紙上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。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 the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

 Computers should be in the schools. They have the potential to accomplish great things. With the right software, they could help make science tangible or teach neglected topics like art and music. They could help students form a concrete idea of society by displaying on screen a version of the city in which they live — a picture that tracks real life moment by moment.

 In practice, however, computers make our worst educational nightmares come true. While we bemoan the decline of literacy, computers discount words in favor of pictures and pictures in favor of video. While we fret about the decreasing cogency of public debate, computers dismiss linear argument and promote fast, shallow romps across the information landscape. While we worry about basic skills, we allow into the classroom software that will do a student’s arithmetic or correct his spelling.

 Take multimedia. The idea of multimedia is to combine text, sound and pictures in a single