Question

【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents(文件) because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.
It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down ,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.
Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.
Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away.
“I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling,” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity.
The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.
（1）What does the underlined phases mean ________.
A.having a pain in my bone
B.foreseeing something
C.feeling something terrible
D.overhearing something
（2）Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because ________.
A.people are concerned about the environment
B.printers in many offices are working overtime
C.small companies need more hard copies
D.they see a growing market for printers
（3）Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is ________.
A.to encourage printing more quality documents
B.to develop new printers using recycled paper
C.to find new materials for making paper
D.to plant more fast-growing trees
（4）What would be the best title for the text ?
A.Computers and Printers
B.E-mail and the Business World
C.Internet Revolution and Environment
D.Modern Technology and New Markets

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，以计算机的使用并未减少纸张的使用为例，说明科技的高度发展可能并不会减少对环境的压力和破坏。

⑴考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime.”尽管测量那些连接互联网的计算机的用纸量很困难,但是几乎任何一个在办公室工作的人都能告诉你当电子邮件被引进时,打印机就开始不停地工作了，可知，他是预测会有更多的树被砍倒。故选B。

⑵考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets”以及“As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.”可知，选D。

⑶考查细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.”可知，一个可能的办法是利用农业废物来作为造纸原料，而不是砍树。

⑷考查主旨大意。本文讨论的重点是网络的使用和发展对环保的影响。