首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、To plant more fast growing trees. B、To find new materials for making paper. C、To develop new printers using recycled paper. D、
A、To plant more fast growing trees. B、To find new materials for making paper. C、To develop new printers using recycled paper. D、
admin
2014-03-22
90
问题
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 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 Company 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 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.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23. What is the growing demand for paper in recent years largely due to?
24. What do environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation?
25. Why has Hewlett Packard Company decided to develop new technologies?
选项
A、To plant more fast growing trees.
B、To find new materials for making paper.
C、To develop new printers using recycled paper.
D、To encourage printing more quality documents.
答案
B
解析
选项中的plant more…trees,find new materials和develop new printers表明,本题可能考查解决办法。由短文最后提到的The action group has also found acceptable papermade from materials other than wood可知,环境保护者相信改变用纸状况的一种可能的方法是找到新的造纸材料,故答案为B)。other than意为“除了……还”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Mj17777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Oneofthegreatestconcernsparentshavewhenfacinganinternationalmoveis,"Whatschoolwillbeavailabletomychild?Will
Oneofthegreatestconcernsparentshavewhenfacinganinternationalmoveis,"Whatschoolwillbeavailabletomychild?Will
Oneofthegreatestconcernsparentshavewhenfacinganinternationalmoveis,"Whatschoolwillbeavailabletomychild?Will
Muchtimeandefforthasbeendedicatedtoresearchingthementalhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkenvironments.Butcantheabi
A、Itcanremoldthehumancharacter.B、Itishelpfultopeople’scareersuccess.C、Itwillexpandpeople’sknowledge.D、Itwill
Aschoolisbeingaskedtoapologizetothefamilyofaboyitprosecutedfortruancy.Theboywas【C1】______ashaving"schoolp
A、Tomaketheskierssatisfied.B、Tomakesuretheskiersaresafe.C、Tohelpskiersimprovetheirphysicalconditions.D、Toche
A、Itimpartscoffeeculture.B、Itdoesitsbusinessillegally.C、Itsqueezescompetitorsoutofthemarket.D、Itappliesmachine
Thingshavechangedinyourlife.Mostnotably,youarenolongeremployed.Perhapsyou’vebeenlaidofffromyour【B1】______work
A、Industriesinthepastandatpresent.B、Changesinthedevelopmentofindustries.C、Thefreedomofindustriestodayandinth
随机试题
患者,男性,26岁。应为全身多发骨折目前在卧床休息养病,现已卧床2个月余,应该防范的并发症有
重型乙脑患者极期的特征性临床表现,较少见的是
房地产市场结构包括()。
甲市张某听说其现居住的房屋所属A区将进行大面积拆迁,于是张某为了多得拆迁款,在其现居住房屋附近加盖了一栋房屋,但是其新盖房屋覆盖了街道l/2的面积,严重影响了当地市民的正常通行。甲市城市管理综合执法局依法要求张某限期拆除其新加盖的房屋。张某既没有在限期内拆
客观现象的相关关系按照相关的形式可以分为( )。
荀况认为“人性恶”,因此教育要从“礼”这一需要出发,须以“礼义”加以教化。这体现的教育目的的价值取向是()。(2015.福建)
中央财政用于“三农”支出的比重增加,使()。①城乡居民收入同步增长②农业基础地位得到加强③财政支农政策效果显著④农村经营体制得到完善
某海军部队有甲、乙、丙、丁、戊、己、庚7艘舰艇,拟组成两个编队出航。第一编队编列3艘舰艇,第二编队编列4艘舰艇。编列需满足以下条件:(1)航母己必须编列在第二编队;(2)戊和丙至多有一艘编列在第一编队;(3)甲和丙不在同一编队
为实现多重中断,保护断点和现场使用( )。
Non-VerbalCommunicationInthistalk,wearegoingtotalkaboutthedefinitionofnon-verbalcommunication,dimensionsof
最新回复
(
0
)