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Encyclopedia Britannica （《大英百科全書》） used to be the king of encyclopedias.It hopes to become the most important encyclopedia again.An encyclopedia has information about many different things.It includes articles on topics like animals，science，countries and famous people.Salesmen used to go to houses and knock on doors selling Encyclopedia Britannica.A set could include 32 books.It cost a lot of money，but many people were willing to buy them.They thought Britannica was the best encyclopedia.
Several years ago，the company stopped publishing the books.It put the whole encyclopedia on the internet.However，Britannica online is not as popular as some other online encyclopedias.About half of Britannica's articles are free while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free.However，the president of Britannica has a plan.He wants to offer all of the encyclopedia online for fee.The company hopes more people will read it.
Britannica began in Scotland nearly 250 years ago.It moved to Chicago in 1935.In 1990，the company sold more than 100，000 sets of books.It was Britannica's best year.Book sales dropped after the internet became popular.People stopped getting information only from books.They began getting it online as well.Some online encyclopedias started in the early 21st century.It was the beginning of the end of Encyclopedia Britannica books.In this competition，Britannica is the underdog.Some online encyclopedias have millions of articles.Britannica has only 106，000.However，Britannica's articles are more trustworthy （值得信任的），some readers said.It's said that each Britannica article is checked by experts.These experts make sure the articles are correct.Britannica covers most of the same general subjects as other online encyclopedias，but finding its articles can be more difficult.The Britannica page also has many ads.The ads help support the company.
（1）Why Is online Britannica less popular than other online encyclopedias？ C.C.
A．More people like to read other online encyclopedias.
B．There are fewer articles in other online encyclopedias.
C．The readers can read more free articles in other online encyclopedias.
D．Other online encyclopedias cover most of the same general subjects as Britannica.
（2）When might people become less interested in Encyclopedia Britannica books？ B.B.
A．In 1935.
B．In 2002.
C．In 1991.
D．In 1990.
（3）According to some readers，why are Britannica's articles more trustworthy？ C.C.
A．They are written by experts.
B．There is more useful information in it.
C．The experts check each Britannica article.
B．Finding Britannica's articles can be more difficult.
（4）What's the meaning of the underlined word "underdog" in paragraph 3？ B.B.
A．little dog
B．loser
C．winner
D．luckier one
（5）Why do Britannica's pages have ads？ C.C.
A．To make its website popular.
B．To make it more user friendly.
C．To make money for the company.
D．To help other companies earn money.
【答案】C.；B.；C.；B.；C.
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