At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents 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 printer.

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 the 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.

57.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

58. 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 recycling paper

C. to find new materials for making paper      

D. to plant more fast-growing trees

59.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 growing market for printers

60. 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

—Would you please take this box along to the office for me?           

—_________

   A.With pleasure     B.That’s right      C.Never mind             D.Don’t mention it.

It is really hard to find a nice place in this city         we can have a picnic.

A．where      B．that C．which      D．when

Whom does the money the government spends ______, the farmers, the workers or the businessmen?

  A. encourage    B. locate          C. benefit         D. treat

Berlin — Germany will allow entry 20,000 foreign high-tech workers, under a plan announced on May 31st. Chancellor(總理) Gerhard Schroreder sees this as a way to keep the country from falling behind in information technology.

The plan for this so-called ‘green cards’, not like the US work permit system, came in answer to industry demands that there were not enough qualified workers to fill positions.

Workers who came to Germany under the new rules, effective from August will be given a five-year work permit after proving they have completed studies in a related field or can promise to at least 100,000 marks (US$48 000).

Family members are also allowed, though they too will receive work permits. “They are strong competition in the rest of the world for these people,” Schroreder said mentioning not only the United States but also British and France. Germany would be making a mistake if it didn’t take part in this competition.

He said employers have already offered 11,000 jobs through a “green card hotline” and some 4,700 applications emailed information requests.

The Chancellor also said the number of workers and the time limits of their stay may be extended, possibly under current German law. Allowing the workers to stay longer means they could finally become citizens. Since the beginning of this year, foreigners who have lived in the country for eight years can ask for being naturalized.

53. From the first paragraph we can get to know that Germany______.

A. is a less-developed country                            B. used to be a developed country

C. is short of high-tech workers                  D. once lost interest in information technology

54. If a high-tech worker wants to work in Germany, he or she can enter Germany______.

A. in June      B. after July    C. before August    D. at any time

55. It is mentioned in the passage that competition in high tech______.

A. is only in America，Britain and France

B. has nothing to do with small countries

C. is weak in Asian countries

D. will affect the future of a country

56. To be naturalized as a German, according to this passage, seems______.

A. difficult    B. easy    C. impossible    D. popular

第一節(jié)    語音知識（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

1. shocked             A. finished            B. prevented          C. paused              D. doubled

2. produce (n.)     A. spot                  B. protective          C. production  D. fault

3. Christian           A. Christ               B. Christmas          C. patient              D. suggestion

4. great                A. scene                B. steak                 C. weakness    D. seek

5. wonder                 A. southern            B. wander              C. protein              D. flavour

--- Where did Mary’s parents buy the beautiful souvenir?

    --- It was in the same village_______they spent their holidays last year.

       A．that   B．when C．as      D．where

His daughter has ___________ the young politician for five years.

A. been married to     B.been married with   C. got married with   D. got married to

---Why didn’t you buy that T-shirt?

---I dislike the pattern. ______, the color didn’t suit me.

A. Besides      B. Otherwise    C. Therefore     D. Instead

 Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant, ____________.

A. feeling frustrated    B. feel frustrated  C. feel frustrating  D. felt frustrated