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1、2022年考博英语-江苏大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 不定项选择题There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint. Exactly when that day will be is a matter of debate. “Sometime in the future,” the papers publisher said back in 2010.Nostalgia for ink on paper and the rustle of p
2、ages aside, theres plenty of incentive to ditch print. The infrastructure required to make a physical newspaperprinting presses, delivery trucksisnt just expensive; its excessive at a time when online-only competitors dont have the same set of financial constraints. Readers are migrating away from p
3、rint anyway. And though print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.Overhead may be high and circulation lower, but rushing to eliminate its print edition would be a mistake, says BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti.Peretti says the Times shouldnt wa
4、ste time getting out of the print business, but only if they go about doing it the right way. “Figuring out a way to accelerate that transition would make sense for them,” he said, “but if you discontinue it, youre going to have your most loyal customers really upset with you.”Sometimes thats worth
5、making a change anyway. Peretti gives the example of Netflix discontinuing its DVD-mailing service to focus on streaming. “It was seen as a blunder,” he said. The move turned out to be foresighted. And if Peretti were in charge at the Times? “I wouldnt pick a year to end print,” he said. “I would ra
6、ise prices and make it into more of a legacy product.”The most loyal customers would still get the product they favor, the idea goes, and theyd feel like they were helping sustain the quality of something they believe in. “So if youre overpaying for print, you could feel like you were helping,” Pere
7、tti said. “Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional revenue.” In other words, if youre going to make a print product, make it for the people who are already obsessed with it. Which may be what the Times is doing already. Getting the print edition seven d
8、ays a week costs nearly $500 a yearmore than twice as much as a digital-only subscription.“Its a really hard thing to do and its a tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed doesnt have a legacy business,” Peretti remarked. “But were going to have questions like that where we have things were doing that dont m
9、ake sense when the market changes and the world changes. In those situations, its better to be more aggressive than less aggressive.”1. The New York Times is considering ending its print edition partly due to _.2. Peretti suggests that in face of the present situation, The Times should _.3. It can b
10、e inferred from paragraphs 5and 6 that a” legacy product” _.4. Peretti believes that in a changing world _.5. Which of the following would be the best title of the text?问题1选项A.the increasing online and salesB.the pressure from its investorsC.the complaints from its readersD.the high cost of operatio
11、n问题2选项A.make strategic adjustmentsB.end the print sedition for goodC.seek new sources of leadershipD.aim for efficient management问题3选项A.helps restore the glory of former timesB.is meant for the most loyal customersC.will have the cost of printing reducedD.expands the popularity of the paper问题4选项A.tr
12、aditional luxuries can stay unaffectedB.cautiousness facilitates problem-solvingC.aggressiveness better meets challengesD.legacy businesses are becoming out dated问题5选项A.Shift to Online Newspapers all at Once.B.Cherish the Newspapers Still in Your Hand.C.Keep Your Newspapers Forever in Fashion.D.Make
13、 Your Print Newspapers a Luxury Good.【答案】第1题:D第2题:A第3题:B第4题:C第5题:D【解析】1.【选项释义】1. The New York Times is considering ending its print edition partly due to _. 1. 纽约时报正考虑终止印刷版，部分原因是_。A. the increasing online and sales A. 在线版和销量的增长B. the pressure from its investors B. 来自投资者的压力C. the complaints from its
14、readers C. 读者的抱怨D. the high cost of operation D. 印刷成本高【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】首先定位首段首句“终有一天，纽约时报会停止在报纸上发表文章”可知，这是题干的同义表达，然后第二段第二句解释了其具体原因“制造纸质报纸所需要的基础设施印刷机、送货卡车不仅昂贵；而且一个只提供在线服务的竞争对手却没有这样的经济上的限制，这是过分的”，从中可知，纽约时报正考虑终止印刷版，部分原因是因为印刷成本昂贵，D项“印刷成本高”符合题意。【干扰项排除】A项“在线版和销量的增长”、B项“来自投资者的压力”、C项“读者的抱怨”没有提到，这三项属于无中生有。2.
15、【选项释义】2. Peretti suggests that in face of the present situation, The Times should _. 2. 佩雷蒂建议，面对目前的情况，纽约时报应该_。A. make strategic adjustments A. 进行战略调整B. end the print sedition for good B. 永远停止印刷煽动C. seek new sources of leadership C. 寻找新的领导资源D. aim for efficient management D. 追求高效率的管理【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据关键词Peretti定位至第四段第一句“佩雷蒂说，纽约时报不应该浪费时间退出印刷版业务，但必须采取正确的方式”，理解可知，佩雷蒂建议纽约时报应该找到一种正确的方法来解决这件事情，所以A项“进行战略调整”符合题意。【干扰项排除】B项“永远停止印刷煽动”，原文提到佩雷蒂认为不应该浪费时间退出印刷版业务，所以该项属于反向干扰；C项“寻找新的领导资源”和D项“追求高效率的管理”没有提到，这两项属于无中生有。3.【选项释义】3.
