Question

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 email is introduced, 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 Organisation.

    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 Interact the greater demand for printers.

    Does all this mean environmental concerns ( 环境问题) 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 (回收利用 ),” 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.The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to _________.

A．the rapid development of small businesses

B．the opening up of new markets

C．the printing of high quality copies

D．the increased use of the Internet

2.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

3.Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to de velop 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

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：1D2C3D4C
解析：

1.短文第2段中谈到了近年来纸张用量增加的原因：It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers．...when e-mail is introduced，printers start working overtime...。 The growing demand for paper看来正是a result of use of Internet-connected computers。 第3段中所提及的“(Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses)print quality documents from a computer”与选项C十分接近，因而对他们构成迷惑，这部分考生没有能够认识到这一事实出现在本段中，只是为了说明how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself，然而the printing of high quality copies本身并非纸张需求增长的原因。  “阅读理解”解题过程中，需要在通篇理解大意的基础上找到与本题相关的线索，弄清各项事实之间的联系，辨别选项内容之间的细微差别，排除干扰，找准最佳答案。 2.就短文内容看，只有C项中的内容与短文内容(The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood．such as agricultural waste)相符，故为本题惟一正确答案。 文中提到了quality documents，但并未说打印更多这类材料是解决纸张问题的一种方法；文中也谈到了纸张的回收利用，但并没有涉及研制利用这类纸的打印机的问题；种树的问题，短文中根本没有提到。 考生需要在阅读过程中训练自己通过对文字的理解，结构的把握，不断提高对所读材料解读的速度和准确性。 3.短文第3段第1句就点明the high-tech industry。(which)sees printing as one of its most promising new markets，正是在这一背景下Hewlett-Packard Co．announced a plan to develop new teehnologies，因此，D为该题正确选项。 4.全文在围绕Internet...和environment展开论述，因此答案为C。 干扰项中的computers，printers，e-mail，busi ness world，technology，market在文中都提到了，但其作用只是为了阐明主题所需，解题时不可以点代面，喧宾夺主。 这类选择标题或判断主旨大意的设题往往使用文中涉及的其他词汇，仿照与标题类似的结构给出干扰项。答题时，我们只要能够通篇理解文意，把握准其中真正的关键词，是不难选准最佳答案的。