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Given journalists’ penchant for sticking the suffix "gate" onto anything they think smells of conspiracy, a public-relations con

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问题    Given journalists’ penchant for sticking the suffix "gate" onto anything they think smells of conspiracy, a public-relations consultant might have suggested a different name. But ResearchGate, a small firm based in Berlin, is immune to such trivia. It is ambitious, too—aiming to do for the academic world what Mark Zuckerberg did for the world in general, by creating a social network for scientists. And it is successful. About 1.4 million researchers have signed up already, and that number is growing by 50, 000 a month.
   Non-scientists might be surprised that such a network is needed. After all, the internet was originally created mainly by academics for academics and Mr. Zuckerberg’s invention, Facebook, got its start on college campuses. But though the internet has speeded things up, it has not fundamentally changed how researchers are connected. Academic communities are still pretty fragmented, frequently making it hard for scientists to find others doing similar research. And results often are not shared across disciplines.
   To make things more efficient and interdisciplinary, ResearchGate wants to help the academic world to grow more connective tissue, as Ijad Madisch, one of the firm’s founders, puts it. As on Facebook, users create a profile page with biographical information, list their interests and research skills, and join groups. They can see what others with similar interests are up to and post comments. They can also upload their papers and create invitation-only workgroups.
   At the moment, most of those users are in their 20s. Their favourite activity is to ask each other questions about practical research problems, from DNA-sequencing techniques to statistical tricks. They are also busy reading each other’s papers: more than 10 million have been uploaded. The service certainly saves these young researchers trial and error, and therefore time and money. They will probably also like a new feature ResearchGate is planning to introduce in April: a feedback system which lets users rate each other’s contributions. This would allow them to build a reputation other than by publishing papers.
   Scientists whose reputations are established may be more hesitant, though, and not just because they are set in their ways. Science is not only about collaboration but also about competition. This limits what people are willing to share. But Dr. Madisch is optimistic. Those who have grown up with Facebook, he says, know that sharing will improve their research. And their older colleagues will eventually come around—or retire.
   
ResearchGate’s new feature probably will be popular among users because______.
选项 A、it will provide users with a new channel to establish their reputation
B、it allows users to ask some practical research problems
C、it helps young users save time and money
D、it allows users to rate each other’s contributions
答案A
解析 细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第四段最后两句They will probably also like a new feature ResearchGate is planning to introduce in April：a feedback system which lets users rate each other’s contributions．This would allow them to build a reputation other than by publishing papers。此句意为“他们可能也会喜欢ResearchGate将在4月份发布的一项新功能：反馈机制——允许用户对他人的成绩评分。通过该机制他们也可以建立起自己的学术声誉，而不仅限于通过公开发表论文。”故A项“它给用户提供了一种建立声誉的新方法”符合题意，为正确答案。
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