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1、2022年考研英语一新题型-排序题3排序题1Passage5Directions:Forquestion15,choosethemostsuitableparagraphsfromthelistAGandfillthemintothenumberedboxestoformacoherenttext.ParagraphsCandEhavebeencorrectlyplaced.ANorcanitbuycompaniesasfreelyaspostalservicesinEurope,CanadaorAsiahavebeendoingforthepastdecade.ManyEuropeancou
2、ntries,aswellasNewZealandandJapan,havealreadyprivatisedorliberalisedtheirpostalservices.Combined,foreignpostsnowgetmostoftheirrevenuefromnewbusinessessuchasretailingorbankingforconsumers,orwarehousingandlogisticsforcompanies.BTHEUSPostalServicehasanunofficialcreedthatharksbacktoHerodotus,whowasadmir
3、ingthePersianEmpire’sstalwartmessengers.Itsownhistoryisimpressivetoo,datingtoaroyallicensebyWilliamandMaryin1692,andincludingBenjaminFranklinasanotablepostmaster,bothforthecrownandthenforthenewlyindependentcountry.Eversince,theposthasexistedtobindtheNationtogether.CQuasiindependentsince1970,th
4、epostgetsnopublicmoney.Andyetitisobliged(asFedExandUPSarenot)tovisiteverymailbox,nomatterhowremote,sixdaysaweek.Thishasdriventheaveragecostofeachpieceofmailupfrom34centsin2006to41cents.Yetthepostisnotallowedtoraiseprices(ofstampsandsuch)willynilly;a2006lawsetformulasforthat.Soineffect,thepostcannotc
5、ontroleitheritscostsoritsrevenues.DSoAmerica’spostislookingforothersolutions.Itisplanningtoclosepostoffices;upto3,653,outofabout32,000.Thismonthitannouncedplanstolayoffanother120,000workersby2015,havingalreadybiddenadieutosome110,000overthepastfouryears(foratotalofabout560,000now).Italsowantst
6、ofiddlewithitsworkers’pensionsandhealthcare.EUltimately,saysMrDonahoe,thepostwillhavetostopdeliveringmailonSaturdays.Thenperhapsonotherdaystoo.Theposthassurvivednewtechnologiesbefore,hepointsout.In1910,weownedthemosthorses,by1920weownedthemostvehicles.Buttheinternetjustmightsenditthewayofthepo
7、nyexpress.FButasevermoreAmericansgoonlineinsteadofsendingpaper,thevolumeofmailhasbeenplummeting.Thedeclineissteeperthanevenpessimistsexpectedadecadeago,saysPatrickDonahoe,thecurrentpostmastergeneral.Worse,becausethepostmustdelivertoeveryaddressinthecountryabout150m,withsome1.4madditionseveryyearcost
8、saresimultaneouslygoingup.Asaresult,theposthaslost$20billioninthelastfouryearsandexpectstoloseanother$8billionthisfiscalyear.GAndalthoughtherecessionmadeeverythingworse,theinternetisthemainculprit.AsChristmascardshavegoneonline(andgreen),sohavebills.In2000,5%ofAmericanspaidutilitiesonline.Lastyear55
9、%did,andeventuallyeverybodywill,saysMrDonahoe.PhotosnowgoonFacebook,magazinescomeoniPads.Already,atleastforAmericansunderacertainage,thepostdeliversonlybadnewsornuisances,fromjurysummonsestojunkmail.PleasantdeliveriesprobablyarrivebyaparcelservicesuchasUPSorFedEx.1→2→3→C→4→5
10、→E1.2.3.4.5.6Passage6Directions:Forquestion610,choosethemostsuitableparagraphsfromthelistAGandfillthemintothenumberedboxestoformacoherenttext.ParagraphsAandBhavebeencorrectlyplaced.AAmongnationalnewspapers,paywallsarestillrare,thoughtheNewYorkTimesandtheTimesofLondonbothhavethem.Mostwallbuildin
11、gisbeingdonebysmalllocaloutfits.Localnewspapersaremorevitaltotheircommunities,andtheyhavelesscompetition,explainsKenDoctor,theauthorofNewsonomicsBThepaywallbuilderstendtoreportadropinonlinetraffic.Butnotusuallyasteepdrop,andnotalwaysanenduringone.Oklahoma’sTulsaWorld,whichstarteddemandingsubsc
12、riptionsfromheavyonlinereadersinApril,reportsthattrafficinAugustofthisyearwashigherthanayearearlier.Onepossibleexplanation,oddasitmaysound,isthatreadersarestilldiscoveringitswebsite.Wehavepapersubscriberswhowantnothingtodowiththeinternet,explainsRobertLorton,theTulsaWorld’spublisher.Fewerthanh
13、alfofthenewspaper’sprintsubscribershavesofarsignedupforunrestrictedfreeaccesstothewebsite.Othernewspapersreportsimilarproportions.CThatsuggeststhegameisnotover.Theearlyadoptingyoungabandonedprintnewspaperslongago.Butmanynewspapershaveasurprisinglylarge,ifdwindling,herdofpayingcustomers.Theywil
14、lmilkthemashardastheycan.DOnOctober10ththeBaltimoreSunwilljoinafastgrowingclub.Thenewspaperwillstarttrackingthenumberoftimespeoplereaditsstoriesonline;whentheyreachalimitof15amonth,theywillbeaskedtopay.Localbloggersmaysquawkaboutcontentwantingtobefree.Butperhapsnotasmuchastheywouldhavedoneafewmonths
15、ago.Thereisasenseofinevitabilityaboutpaywalls.InApril2010PaidContent,anonlinepublication,found26Americanlocalandmetropolitannewspaperschargingforonlineaccess.Severaltimesthatnumbernowdoso.Morethan100newspapersareusingPress+,anonlinepaymentsystemdevelopedinpartbyaformerpublisheroftheWallStreetJournal
16、.MediaNews,anewspapergroup,putuptwopaywallsin2010;ithaserected23sofarthisyear.EWhytherush?Onereasonisthatbuildingpaywallshasbecomeeasier:Press+andGoogle’sOnePasswillcollectonlinesubscriptionsonbehalfofnewspapers,skimmingalittleoffthetop.ThepopularityofApple’siPadisanotherexplanation.Many
17、newspapershavecreatedpaidforapps.Thereislittlepointdoingthatifatabletusercansimplyreadthenewsforfreeonawebbrowser.Butthebigpushcomesfromadvertisingorthelackofit.FThemostambitiousarchitectsareinEurope.SinceMaySlovakiahashadavirtualnationalpaywallasinglepaymentsystemthatencompassesnineofthecountry&rsq
18、uo;sbiggestpublications.Slovakswhowanttoreadnewsonlinepay2.90($3.90)amonth,whichissplitbetweenthenewspapersaccordingtoaformulathataccountsforwherepeoplesignedupandhowheavilytheyuseeachpublication’swebsite.PianoMedia,whichbuiltthesystem,planstolaunchanothernationalpaywallinEuropeearlynextyear.G
19、JimMoroney,publisheroftheDallasMorningNews,saysAmericannewspapersusedtoabidebyan8020rule.Thatis,80%oftheirrevenuescamefromadvertisingand20%camefromsubscriptions.Thosedaysareover.Newspaperadvertising,printandonlinecombined,hascrashedfrom$9.6billioninthesecondquarterof2008to$6billioninthesecondquarter
20、of2011,accordingtotheNewspaperAssociationofAmerica.Fewbelieveitwilleverfullyrecover.Sotheraceisontobuildasubscriptionbusiness,bothinprint(coverpricesaregoingup)andonline.6→A→7→8→9→B→106.7.8.9.10.第7页 共7页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页第 7 页 共 7 页