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

At one time, puters 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 puters, 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 puter and Internet use pushes up demand for paper es from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet panies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a puter. 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 puter. As the pany 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 awayI 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.
【小题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 marketsC．the printing of high quality copiesD．the increased use of the Internet【小题2】Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is     .A．to encourage printing more quality documentsB．to develop new printers using recycled paperC．to find new materials for making paperD．to plant more fast-growing trees【小题3】Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because     .A．people are concerned about the environmentB．printers in many offices are working overtimeC．small panies need more hard copies D．they see a growing market for printersD