6、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 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 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 (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.

53. 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

54. 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

55. 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

56. 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

5、Native Tongue

At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak or understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia around on her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying.

“Why did they do this?” Kate wondered aloud. “I mean, you can’t learn if you can’t understand the teacher.”

Nadia’s voice was a whisper. “I understand English. I will learn.” Nadia’s English was perfect.

Kate was perplexed. She couldn’t understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that moving to a new country probably wasn’t the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn ― all at the same time.

“There’re a lot of new things to learn, huh? ”said Kate.

Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, “Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn’t a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me. ”

“Don’t worry,” said Kate. “You’ll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box was a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer. ”

Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate’s surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard.

Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands.

Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. “Some things, ”she said in a normal voice, “are the same all over the world.”

57. At the beginning of Nadia’s first day at school, she was ______.
   A. disappointed        B. helpful       C. lively       D. shy
58. The underlined word “perplexed” probably means _______.
   A. puzzled                     B. angry                C. shocked            D. serious
59. We can infer from the passage that ________.
   A. Nadia did not like Kate                       

   B. Nadia had lived by the sea before
   C. Nadia had never seen a computer before 

   D. Nadia spoke in a soft voice out of politeness

60. Which of the following statement is true?

       A. Nadia was better at maths than other students.

       B. Nadia found some of the maths questions difficult.

       C. Nadia was encouraged to answer questions in class.

       D. Nadia understood the maths teacher better than other teachers.

4、根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

(注意：61----65填涂到答题卡71----75处)

---Where shall we take our children this weekend?

---We could take them to Water World or to Oldfield Adventure Park.  61 .

---Well, how far away are they? I don’t want to spend all day in the car.

---   62  . But Old field Adventure Park will take about two and a half hours if we’re lucky.

---    63 

---Water World has a huge fun swimming pool.   64  

---I really don’t like zoos. I hate seeing animals in cages.

---Well, there aren’t any animals at Water World.

---If we are going there, I’m going to take a picnic basket. I know they have got restaurants but they are always expensive.    65 

---That’s a good idea. I’ll tell the children.

---Ok.

A.      Our children love animals very much.

B.      Do they have swimming pools?

C.      I’d rather eat in restaurants.

D.     They love that sort of thing. Which one do you prefer?

E.      The Old-field Adventure Park hasn’t got a pool, but it’s got a small zoo.

F.      Well, Water World is pretty close---about one hour away.

G.     I’d rather take our own food and drinks.

2、John Brown is a London taxi driver who love going to the

76.______ __

theatre. Last week his mother gave him two tickets for a play

77. ________

The tickets were on Sunday evening. Then John read some

78. ________

reviews of the play, which all said it was a terribly one! He

79. ________      

wouldn’t go to see a play that no one liked it. So two hours

80. ________

before the play started, he left the ticket on the back seat of

81._______ _

his taxi. Perhaps someone who wanted see the play would take

82. ________

them. However, while John went back home, the tickets were

83. ________

still there. In the fact, there were four tickets on the seat.

84. ________

Someone has placed another pair of tickets on top of them!

85. ________