The arrival of computer, some people predicted, soon make paper a thing out of date. And guess what? Bill Gate’s dream of a computer on every desk has been more or less realized. Yet, most of people working at those desks fire knee-deep in paper.

  Some research from a new book, the Myth of Paperless Office suggests our increasing use of paper is due to the introduction of the very digital technology that was supposed to wipe it out. The studies show that it can lead to a 40％rise in paper consumption.

   Xerox’s main business involved paper, and it was also alarmed by the prospect of its going out of fashion. So the research center invented the computing and printer technology that made sure it didn’t. Xerox knew what they were doing.

    But our attachment to paper is truly amazing. Why store e—mail messages in paper files, which take up valuable space and are effectively unsearchable, when you can keep them on a hard disk and look through them for keywords? Why print off quantities of documents which is to be thrown away after the meeting is over, when they can be handed out electronically via intranets (内部互联网)?

   If people love paper, there must be a reason for it. It is highly portable, flexible,

and consumes no battery power. And it doesn’t have to be turned on before you can read it.

   So the problem with the predictions is that they are always solution-driven. In fact, technology is not always the answer. The answer is not that people use so much paper, but that they don’t make good use of it.

1．What changes has the computer brought in for paper?

   A．More and more paper is needed.

   B．Its sale is reducing and it is to disappear.

   C．Fewer people prefer paper to a hare disk.

   D．More paper of fine quality is produced.

2．What does“the very digital technology” in paragraph 2 refer to?

   A．The new book.                                B．The hard disk.

   C．The computer.                                 D．The technology of printing.

3．To protect their production from disappearing, Xerox——.

   A．had the computing and printer technology invented

   B．took off the price of their production

   C．introduced new technology of paper making

   D．encourage people to store messages by writing them on paper

4．Which word can describe paper best according to the reasons for people’s love of paper?

   A．Fashionable.        B．Convenient.    C．Traditional.         D．Effective.

5．What can we learn from the whole passage?

   A．Bill Gates’ vision of the computer is to wipe paper out.

   B．It is a stupid way to store e—mail messages on a hard disk.

   C．Digital technology is the only solution to reduce the use of paper.

   D．To print documents on papers has become a great waste now.

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1 .

He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.

A（n） 6 boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam so I could not 9 reading it.

When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: “I’m sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 14 it.”

The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.

That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap （使陷入） you in a more serious moral corner （道德困境）.

(　 )1．A．plan　　 B．fault　　　 C．grade　　　 D．luck

(　 )2．A．reason　 B．course　　　 C．example　　 D．vacation

(　 )3．A．this　　 B．which　　　 C．that　　　　 D．what

(　 )4．A．drawer　 B．corner　　　 C．middle　　　 D．box

(　 )5．A．names　 B．words　　　 C．ideas　　　 D．messages

(　 )6．A．honest　 B．handsome　　 C．friendly　　 D．active

(　 )7．A．desk　　 B．paper　　　 C．book　　　　 D．answer

(　 )8．A．question B．key　　　　 C．note　　　　 D．secret

(　 )9．A．help　　 B．consider　　 C．practise　　 D．forget

(　 )10．A．disappeared　　　　　　 B．stayed　　　 C．returned D．went

(　 )11．A．existed B．remained　　 C．happened　　 D．continued

(　 )12．A．tiring B．easy　　　　 C．important　 D．difficult

(　 )13．A．saw　　 B．gave　　　　 C．set　　　　 D．made

(　 )14．A．say　　 B．defend　　　 C．correct　　 D．change

(　 )15．A．take　 B．have　　　　 C．lose　　　　 D．find

(　 )16．A．remember　　　　　　　 B．learn　　　 C．mean　　 D．pretend

(　 )17．A．past　 B．ago　　　　 C．then　　　　 D．before

(　 )18．A．either B．never　　　 C．nor　　　　 D．so

(　 )19．A．by　　 B．besides　　 C．through　　 D．without

(　 )20．A．But　　 B．Though　　　 C．Otherwise 　 D．Therefore

 

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　　I know I should have told the headmaster at that time. That was my real 1 . He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 "English Writing Prize: History is a Series of Biographies (人物传记)".

　　A (n) 6 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam, so I could not 9 reading it. When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.

　　I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: "I'm sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You'll have to 14 it."

　　The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I took the exam the next day and I won. I didn't 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

　　That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.

　　The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

 (06·江苏)

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time .That was my real   36   .

He had gone out of the study for some   37   , leaving me alone . In his absence I looked to see   38   was on his desk . In the   39   was a small piece of paper on which were written the   40   “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies (人物传记).”

A(n)  41   boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the   42   . I did not . The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a   43   until the start of the exam so I could not   44   reading it .

When the headmaster   45   , I was looking out of the window .

I should have told him what had   46   then . It would have been so   47   to say : “I’m sorry but I   48   the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk . You’ll have to   49     it.”

The chance passed and I did not   50   it . I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t     51   to cheat , but it was still cheating anyhow .

That was thirty-eight years   52   when I was fifteen . I have never told anyone about it before ,  53   have I tried to explain to myself why not .

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen me title  54   admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk .  55   there must have been more behind it . Whatever it was , it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入)you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

36．A．plan                    B．fault                    C．grade                  D．luck

37．A．reason                 B．course                C．example              D．vacation

38．A．this                     B．which                 C．that                     D．what

39．A．drawer               B．corner                C．middle                 D．box

40．A．names                B．words                C．ideas                  D．messages

41．A．honest                 B．handsome            C．friendly               D．active

42．A．desk                   B．paper                  C．book                   D．answer

43．A．question              B．key                     C．note                    D ．secret

44．A．help                    B．consider              C．practise               D．forget

45．A．disappeared         B．stayed                 C．returned              D．went

46．A．existed                B．remained             C．happened             D．continued

47．A．tiring                   B．easy                    C．important            D．difficult

48．A．saw                    B．gave                    C．set                      D．made

49．A．repeat                 B．defend                 C．correct                D．change

50．A．take                    B．have                    C．lose                    D．find

51．A．remember            B．learn                   C．mean                  D．pretend

52．A．past                    B．ago                     C．then                    D．before

53．A．either                  B．never                  C．nor                     D．so

54．A．by                      B．besides                C．through               D．without

55．A．But              B．Though         C．Otherwise         D．Therefore