单选题 The Bond Street Journal folds, to Reemerge OnlineHornbull Corporation has announced it will cease publication of The Bond Street Journal, effective January 1, ending the newspaper's 60-year run as the nation's leading source of financial news. On the company's Web site, CEO Jack Diamond explains that the newspaper will continue to exist, but only in cyberspace. "With the excessively high cost of printing daily, the board of directors wisely decided to pursue an Internet-only strategy first proposed two years ago," he said. It was further revealed that The Bond Street Journal's 200,000 subscribers would automatically receive free subscriptions to the online version of The Bond Street Journal.Hornbull will still publish its most popular monthly titles, Observer, Magnate, and Livret, which continue to enjoy significant newsstand sales. Among the remaining industry players, Deep Blue's Oracle is expected to emerge as The Bond Street Journal's successor, although most observers believe it is only a matter of time before all print publications make the transition online.

单选题 Why did Hornbull Corporation decide to stop printing The Bond Street Journal?

A、 Readership had gone down.
B、 Consumers found it uninteresting.
C、 The owner chose to retire.
D、 Publishing it was too expensive.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：题目问的是Hornbull公司为什么(Why)决定停止印刷The Bond Street杂志。文中提到“Hornbull Corporation has announced it will cease publication of The Bond Street Journal…”，即Hornbull公司宣布会终止发行The Bond Street杂志后，又提到“With the excessively high cost of printing daily，the board of directors wisely decided to pursue an Internet-only strategy…”，即由于每天印刷产生的巨额费用，董事会决定采用仅在网络上发行的策略。所以(D)Publishing it was too expensive．是正确答案。

单选题 What is NOT indicated in the article?

A、 Free memberships to a site will be given.
B、 Hornbull will continue to publish other titles.
C、 Competitors are experiencing rising sales.
D、 Experts believe printed materials will become obsolete.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：本题应将选项中的内容带回到原文中去查找并判断正误。文中提到“The Bond Street Journal’s 200，000 subscribers would automatically receive free subscriptions to the online version of The Bond Street Journal．”，即该杂志的20万订阅者会自动获得网络版的免费订阅权，所以(A)选项和文段的说法一致。根据“Hornbull will still publish its most popular monthly titles…”，即Hornbull公司会继续出版其最受欢迎的标题月刊，可知(B)选项和文段的内容相一致。(C)选项内容在文段中未被提及。所以(C)Competitors are experiencing rising sales．是正确答案。文中提到“…most observers believe it is only a matter of time before all print publications make the transition online．”，即大部分的观察者认为，印刷出版物网络化只是时间问题，所以(D)和文段内容一致。