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.

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 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

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

When I first learned to write in English, I ran into many             1. ___________

difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought                  2. ___________

in Chinese and tried to translate anything into English.                          3. ___________

My teacher advised me to keep my diary. I followed her                       4. ___________

advice and should put down 100 words or so each day.                       5. ___________

Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was                         6. ___________

learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote                    7. ___________

a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it                              8____________

very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was                    9. ___________

a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.                  10. __________

- It’s getting late. I'm afraid I must be going now.

-OK. ______ .

A. Take it easy               B. Go slowly       C. Stay longer        D. See you

The English play _______ my students acted at the New Year's party was a great success.

A. for which      B. at which           C. in which         D. on which

When you come here for your holiday next time, don' t go to _______ hotel; I can find you_______ bed in my flat.

A. the; a         B. the; 不填                       C. a; the          D. a; 不填

Roses need special care _____ they can live through winter.

A. because          B. so that             C. even if         D. as

Roses need special care _____ they can live through winter.

A. because          B. so that             C. even if         D. as

I like _______ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this        B. that         C. it         D. one

Sarah, hurry up. I'm afraid you can’t have time to ______ before the party.

A. get changed      B. get change        C. get changing     D. get to change

- Isn' t that Ann's husband over there?

- No, it _______ be him -I'm sure he doesn't wear glasses.

A. can't                 B. must not                   C. won't          D. may not