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 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 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 Internet the greater demand for printers

Does all this mean environmental concerns （環(huán)境問題） 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.

72.   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

73.   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

74.   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

75.   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

72---75   DCDC  

解析:

72.D 點評：考查事實確認(rèn)。第二段、第三段中清楚的說明近年對紙張需求增長的主要原因是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的發(fā)展。

73.C 點評：考查分析判斷。要想徹底解決砍樹造紙破壞環(huán)境的問題，非想別的辦法不可。從源頭上解決就是用別的材料代替木材。最后一段講的是用農(nóng)業(yè)廢物來代替。

74.D 點評：考查事實判斷。第三段的第一句話說明該公司之所以開發(fā)新技術(shù)是因為有了新的市場需求。

75.C 點評：考查主旨大意。