This is now changing. According to the OECD report, some 75% of scholarly journals are now online. Entirely new business models are emerging; three main institutional subscribers pay for access to a collection of online journal titles through site-licensing agreements. There is open-access publishing, typically supported by asking the author (or his employer) to pay for the paper to be published. Finally, there are open-access archives, where organizations such as universities or international laboratories support institutional repositories. Other models exist that are hybrids of these three, such as delayed open-access, where journals allow only subscribers to read a paper for the first six months, before making it freely available to everyone who wishes to see it. All this could change the traditional form of the peer-review process, at least for the publication of papers.

　　28. According to the text, online publication is significant in that

　　[A] it provides an easier access to scientific results.

　　[B] it brings huge profits to scientific researchers.

　　[C] it emphasizes the crucial role of scientific knowledge.

　　[D] it facilitates public investment in scientific research.

　　[答案] A

　　[解题思路]

　　从全文来看，文章第一段重点地介绍了传统的出版方式，这种方式使科学工作者只有订购了该科学杂志才可以获得科学的结果。文章第二段介绍一种新型的出版方式——网络出版，使得科技人员容易获得科学结果。第三段谈到科学的价值和投资回报取决于杂志的发行量和易获得性。第四段具体介绍了这一新趋势的主要出版模式。因此，文章的中心是关于一种新的出版方式，以及它给科学杂志出版带来的影响——可以更方便的获得科学结果。可以确定正确答案为A选项。

　　[题目译文]

　　根据本文，网上出版的重要意义在于

　　[A] 它使得人们获得科学研究成果更加方便

　　[B] 它给科学研究者们带来了巨大的利润

　　[C] 它强调科学知识的重要作用

　　[D] 它使得对科学研究领域进行公共投资更加方便