The New York Times announced Wednesday that it intended to charge frequent readers for access to its website, a step being debated across the industry that nearly every major newspaper has so far feared to take.
Starting in early 2011, visitors to NYTimes.com will get a certain number of articles free every month before being asked to pay a standard and fixed fee for unlimited access. Subscribers to the newspaper’s print edition will receive full access to the site.
But executives of The New York Times Company said they could not yet answer fundamental questions about the plan, like how much it would cost or what the limit would be on free reading. They stressed that the amount of free access could change with time, in response to economic conditions and reader demand. Still, publishers fear that money from digital subscriptions would not make up for the resulting loss of audience and advertising income.
NYTimes.com is by far the most popular newspaper site in the country, with more than 17 million readers a month in the United States, according to Nielsen Online, and analysts say it is the leader in advertising income, as well. That may make it better positioned than other general-interest papers to charge—and also gives The Times more to lose if the move produces an opposed result.
The Times Company has been studying the matter for almost a year, searching for common ground between pro-and-anti pay campaigns—a debate mirrored in dozens of media-watching blogs-- and the system will not go into effect until January 2011. Executives said they were not bothered by the possibility of absorbing barbs(挖苦) for moving cautiously.
“There’s no prize for getting it quick,” said Janet L. Robinson, the company’s president and chief executive. “There’s more of a prize for getting it right.”
小題1: What’s the function of the first paragraph?
A．It servers as a comment.
B．It serves as a background
C．It serves as a lead-in
D．It serves as a conclusion.
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Non-paying subscribers will get no access to NYTimes.com.
B．Readers will be charged more to read articles on NYTimes.com.
C．Readers will get more free online articles to log on NYTimes. com more often.
D．Subscribers to the paper’s print edition will also enjoy full access to the site.
小題3:Which of the words can best describe The Time Company’s attitude towards its announcement?
A．Unwilling.
B．Serious.
C．Hasty
D．Doubtful
小題4: What is the main idea about the passage?
A．The Times to offer free access to its web site.
B．The Times to increase audience to its web site.
C．The Times to attract advertisement to its web site
D．The Times to charge for frequent access to its web site.

小題1:C
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:D

小題1:考查段落大意題：這段介紹了紐約時(shí)報(bào)準(zhǔn)備向讀者收費(fèi)是事情，為了引入下文。選C
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子：Subscribers to the newspaper’s print edition will receive full access to the site.可知訂閱報(bào)紙的人可以免費(fèi)享有網(wǎng)站的內(nèi)容。選D。
小題1:推理題：從第三段的句子：executives of The New York Times Company said they could not yet answer fundamental questions about the plan, like how much it would cost or what the limit would be on free reading.可知時(shí)報(bào)公司的態(tài)度是：草率的，輕率的，選B
小題1:主旨題：從第一段的主題句;The New York Times announced Wednesday that it intended to charge frequent readers for access to its website, 可知答案是D
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Even South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has learnt the Diski dance which could be better than Cameroon Roger Milla’s corner flag dance celebration in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. US actor John Travolta performed the dance shortly after landing his Boeing 707 at Lanseria airport, north of Johannesburg, on Wednesday morning.
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The Robot goal celebration was so popular that England fans were surprised when Crouch, an English international footballer, said that he wouldn’t be doing it any more unless England won the World Cup.
The word Diski is the word used by the local people for soccer and may also describe the local style of football which focuses on dribbling(帶球) and other tricks.
小題1:Besides “Diski dance”, how many types of goal celebrations are mentioned in the passage?
A．2.B．3. C．4. D．5.
小題2:The underlined part “find the back of the net” in Paragraph 4 means                  .
A．score a goalB．win the matchC．take a restD．take part in a match
小題3:What do we learn about the word “Diski”?
A．It has become the most popular sports word in the world now.
B．It was used to show how people were good at dribbling.
C．It was used to describe a football which was imagined by footballers.
D．It was probably mainly used in South Africa before the South Africa World Cup.
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A．All the footballers should have their own goal celebrations.
B．Goal celebrations play an important role in football games.
C．Famous goal celebrations all appeared in the World Cup games.
D．Footballers often don’t plan their goal celebrations ahead of time.

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a. selling flowers    b. cooking   c. reading  d. exhibiting art or poetry
A．a(chǎn), bB．c, dC．a(chǎn),b,cD．b,c,d
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A．Because millions of people visit Britain to see the red phone boxes.
B．Because the local people could earn a lot of money from the red phone boxes.
C．Because the red phone boxes have already become a symbol of Britain.
D．Because the red phone boxes may be useful for some people in emergency.
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A．GreenB．RedC．BlackD．Yellow
小題4:What is John Lumb’s attitude towards pulling down the red phone boxes?
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A．Taking pictures of othersB．Eating by yourself in public
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D．a(chǎn)pproach others to show conscious friendliness
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B．It helps you find out people who share a common interest with you.
C．It offers an opportunity to meet the same people repeatedly.
D．It is a good way to meet new people and make friends in a new city.
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B．Never turn down an invitation from your friends.
C．Offer suggestions on how to spend time together.
D．Don’t give a negative response to any request.
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A．a(chǎn)dvancedB．foughtC．lookedD．won
小題2:
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It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers (生產(chǎn)商)follow certain uniform standards for various features(特征)of clothes．What seems strange，however，is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men．Take a look at the way your clothes button．Men’s clothes tend to button from the right, and women’s from the left．Considering most of the world’s population—men and women — are right-handed，the men’s standard would appear to make more sense for women．So why do women’s clothes button from the left?
History really seems to matter here．Buttons first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the l7th century，when rich women were dressed by servants．For the mostly right-handed servants，having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier．On the other hand，having men’s shirts button from the fight made sense，too．Most men dressed themselves，and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt．
Today women are seldom dressed by servants，but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them．Is it interesting? Actually，a standard，once set，resists change．At a time when all women’s shirts buttoned from the left，it would have been risky for any single manufacturer to offer women’s shirts that buttoned from the right．After all，women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch．Besides，some women might have found it socially awkward to appear in public wearing shirts that buttoned from the fight，since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts．
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A．It has been followed by the industry for over 400 years．
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C．It works better with men than with women.
D．It fails to consider right-handed people．
小題2:What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?
A．They tended to wear clothes without buttons．B．They were interested in historical matters．
C．They were mostly dressed by servants．D．They drew their swords from the left．
小題3:Women’s clothes still button from the left today because _______.
A．a(chǎn)dopting men’s style is improper for womenB．manufacturers should follow standards
C．modern women dress themselvesD．customs are hard to change
小題4: The passage is mainly developed by ________．
A．a(chǎn)nalyzing causesB．making comparisons
C．examining differencesD．following the time order

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With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative．
Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population, homeless women with children are rapidly joining them．In fact, one quarter of the homeless people in the U．S．a(chǎn)re teenagers and young children．
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The abuse of alcohol and drugs is also a common factor．One third of the adult homeless population abuses alcohol．While one quarter of the same group uses drugs．
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B．the abuse of alcohol and drugs
C．the closure of institutions for the mentally ill
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Spanish men will have to learn to change diapers and do dishwashing under the terms of a new law designed to strike a blow.
The law, due to be passed this month, is likely to cause a revolution in family affairs in a country where 40% of men reportedly don’t do housework at all. It will oblige men to “share domestic responsibilities and the care and attention” of children and elderly family members, according to the draft approved by the Spanish parliament’s justice commission.
“This will be a good way of reminding people what their duties are. It is something feminists (女權(quán)主義者) have been wanting for a long time,” said Margarita Uria, of the Basque Nationalist Party, who was behind what is an amendment to a new divorce law.
Failure to meet the obligations will be taken into consideration by judges when determining the terms of divorces. Men who refuse to do their part may be given less frequent contact with their children.
Spanish women spend five times longer on housework than husbands. Even when both have jobs outside the home, Spanish women still do three times as much work in the house.
“It is not just about housework, though,” said Ms. Uria.
A study five years ago by Spain’s Center for Sociological Investigation concluded that fathers spent an average of 13 minutes each day looking after their children.
Only 19 % of Spanish men thought it was right for mothers of school-age children to have a full-time job. More than a third thought mothers should not work outside the home at all.
The Change to the Spanish legal code will see domestic obligations added to a list of marital(婚姻的) duties that currently includes fidelity, living together and helping one another.
That should guarantee that, when the law—which will also make divorce proceedings faster and easier—is voted on in parliament in the next few weeks, the obligation to share domestic chores will be added to the statute books.
小題1: What is the percentage of Spanish men who don’t do any housework?
A．19%B．40%C．60%D．80%
小題2:About the new law, which of the following is NOT true?
A．Men are obliged to do housework.
B．Men will have to take care of children.
C．Women have to have full-time jobs.
D．Men will have to take care of the elderly.
小題3:According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following is TRUE?
A．If a man fails to fulfill the obligation, he will get a divorce.
B．If a man fails to fulfill the obligation, he will be thrown to the jail.
C．If a man fails to fulfill the obligation, he will be in an unfavorable condition in a divorce.
D．If a man fails to fulfill the obligation, he will not be allowed to see the child any more.
小題4:What is the general topic of the passage?
A．Spain will pass a new law to oblige men to share domestic responsibilities.
B．Men have to share more domestic responsibilities.
C．There will be a revolution by provoked (被激怒的) feminists.
D．Marital laws in Spain are not enough yet.

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