Question

4．On March 28th，the New York Times will begin charging all but the most infrequent users to read articles online．
In a letter to readers，Arthur Sulzberger，Jr．，the publisher of the paper，laid out the details of the paywall，which he said will go into effect immediately in Canada and on March 28th for the rest of the world．He called the move"an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in the Times，one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform．"
Sulzberger said that readers will be able to read 20 articles per month at no charge．Once they click on the 21st piece，however，they'll be presented with three payment options：15 for four weeks of online and mobile application access，20 for access to the site and the iPad application，or   35 for access to everything．People who already receive the printed paper through home delivery will enjoy free and unlimited access to the Times on all platforms．
These details largely agree with earlier reports on how the paywall would work．The Times had made it clear that it did not want to imitate the total paywalls put into effect by papers such as The Times of London and Newsday，which block access to all contents unless the reader pays．
The paper also signaled that it wants to stay relevant in the social media world．According to Sulzberger's announcement，people who come to the Times site from Facebook，Twitter or from blogs will be able to read those articles even if they have gone over their monthly limit．
However，Sulzberger said that a limit will be placed on"some search engines"，meaning that after readers have accessed a certain number of articles from search engines，any futher articles they access from there will be added to their monthly count．It was reported that the only search engine that will be affected this way is Google，where there will be a five-article limit．This marks a clear attempt by the Times to close what could be a giant loophole （漏洞），since so much online traffic is directed through Google．But it also presents a risk for the Times for the same reason．
Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk．"The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network，"he said，adding that the Times must"continue to engage with the widest possible audience．"
67．The author's main purpose in the text is toC．
A．describe research findings                        
B．make advertisements
C．report a piece of news                            
D．suggest a solution
68．Why will the Times charge their online readers？D
A．It wants to stay relevant in the social media world．
B．It has too many readers coming from the other sites．
C．It is trying a way to offer better service to its readers．
D．It is seeking new financial sources for its development．
69．Who will be limited to the New York Times articles？C
A．Those subscribing to the printed newspapers．
B．Readers clicking through from Facebook．
C．Those using Google research engine．
D．Readers paying   35 a month．
70．What challenge may the paywall bring to the New York Times？C
A．It may bring the Times more competition with the other media．
B．It may stop the Times connecting to the global network．
C．It may result in huge drops in papers'online readership．
D．It may block the readers from the other websites．

Answer 1

分析 文章介绍纽约时报将开始对除了最稀少的用户之外的人收费阅读文章，文章引用Sulzberger的话，介绍收费的原因，收费的标准，以及这样做给泰晤士报带来的挑战．

解答 CDCC
67．C主旨大意题．根据第一段的句子：On March 28th，the New York Times will begin charging all but the most infrequent users toread articles online．可知这篇文章是告诉大家一个消息：纽约时报将开始向除了最稀少的用户之外的所有的人都收费阅读文章，故选C．
68．D细节理解题．根据第二段的句子：He called themove"an important step that we hope you will see as an investment in theTimes，one that will strengthen our ability to provide high-quality journalismto readers around the world and on any platform．"可知泰晤士报向网上用户收费是为了更好的发展，故选D．
69．C细节判断题．根据倒数第二段的句子：It wasreported that the only search engine that will be affected this way is Google，where there will be a five-article limit．可知被限制阅读泰晤士报文章的人是使用谷歌搜索引擎的人，故选C．
70．C推理判断题．根据最后一段的句子：Sulzberger seems well aware of the risk．"The challenge now is to put a price on our work without walling ourselves off from the global network，"可知苏兹贝格似乎深谙风险，并说："现在的挑战是给我们的工作定价，而不要让自己脱离全球网络"．由此推知，这样做会导致网上的用户数量下降，故选C．

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