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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 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 an on?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 (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，” 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.
( )31.Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A．Computers effectively cut down the use of paper.
B．Documents can be stored in computers electronically.
C．A large number of e?mails need to be printed in reality.
D．Printers are in a greater demand owing to the Internet.
( )32.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
( )33.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
( )34.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
( )35.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
本文以计算机的使用并未减少纸张的使用为例，说明即使科技高度发展，也不能忽视环保问题。
31．A 细节理解题。由第一段中“But for all the text...are still ending up on paper.”可知，A项说法错误。
32．D 细节理解题。由第二段中“It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet?connected computers...”可知D项正确。
33．D 细节理解题。由第三段的第一句中“which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets”及最后一句话“As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.”可知选D。
34．C 细节理解题。由本文的最后一句话可知。
35．C 主旨大意题。本文讨论的重点是网络的使用和发展对环保的影响。
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