单选题
Most publishing is now "electronic "in the sense
that books, magazines and newspapers are prepared on computers, and exist as
computer files before they are printed on paper. Often there are advantages to
giving readers access to the electronic versions of publications as well as - or
even instead of -the printed versions. Print publications have
lots of advantages. Paper is pleasant to handle, easy to read, and very
portable: you can read it almost anywhere. On the other hand, print has its
weaknesses. Paper is expensive, and articles are often cut to fit the space
available, printing and distributing paper is expensive and takes time. Printed
materials are expensive to store and almost impossible to search, Electronic
publishing offers solutions to all these problems. Suppose a
publisher makes the electronic copy of a newspaper or magazine available from
the net, perhaps on the Internets World Wide Web. No paper is used and disc
space is cheap, so internet publishing costs very little. Articles don' t have
to be cut (though there is of course a limit to the amount people are willing to
read on line). Internet publishing is fast, and readers can access material as
soon as it becomes available: within minutes, instead of the next day, next week
or nest month. Internet publishing goes beyond geographical boundaries: the
humblest local pa- per can be read everywhere form New York to London to Delhi
to Tokyo, Delivery costs are low because there are no newsagents to pay, and no
postal charges: readers pick up the bills for their on-line sessions, also,
computer- based publications are simple to store (on disc) and every word can be
searched electronically. At the moment, newspapers and
magazines, TV and radio stations, news agencies and book publishers are making
content freely available on the Web because they are competing for "mind share".
Perhaps they want to find out if they can attract and hold an audience on line,
or perhaps they re afraid of missing out because “everyone else is doing it.”
But don't count on things staying that way. Publishers are not in business to
lose money.
单选题
What does the author probably foresee?
A. Readers will have more accesses.
B. Books and newspapers will be kept as computer files.
C. It will not make any sense to keep the printed versions.
D. Electronic publications will replace printed ones.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】
单选题
Which of the following is among the troubles print has?
A. It is dear to find printed materials.
B. Frequent editing is needed for better layout.
C. Paper is passed around quickly.
D. The space to restore articles is not enough.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
The electronic version of newspapers or magazines has all the following
advantages Except that ______.
A. it can be carried around.
B. it can be read in many places.
C. it can be immediately accessed.
D. it requires little delivery cost.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】
单选题
Why are publishers making their books freely available?
A. They want to make money.
B. They do not like to lose their audience.
C. They are competing for fun.
D. They try to win more freedom.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
What method does the author mainly use in this passage to achieve
better effects?