单选题 Today more and more people go to websites when looking for information. Although most readers go to websites for news and e-mail, a form of person-to-person news, or in the form of chatting, they also read books on the web. It's called electronic book (e-book).
Electronic books could revolutionize reading, but people ought to consider their far-reaching impacts as well. "The e-book promises to cause a slow tragedy on life as we know it," Jason Ohler, professor of technology assessment, university of Alaska Southeast In Juneau, warned the World Future Society, Bethesda, Md. His assessment weighed the pros and cons (赞成和反对的理由) of e-book technology's impact on social relationships, the environment, the economy, etc. Before you curl up (蜷曲) with an e-book, consider the disadvantages.
They increase eyestrain due to poor screen resolution, replace a relatively cheap commodity with a more expensive one, and displace workers in print-book production and traditional publishing. E-books make it easy to share data, thereby threatening copyright agreements and reducing compensation (补偿) of authors, as well as creating nonbiodegradable (不可生物降解的) trash.
On the other hand, e-books save paper and trees, reduce the burden of the carrying and storing of printed books, promote self-sufficiency in learning, and make reading a collaborative experience online. They also create new jobs for writers and artists and encourage self-publishing. In final analysis, Ohler points out, e-books should gain society's approval if a few conditions are met: make them biodegradable and recyclable, solve the problem of eye fatigue, be sure the "have-nots" get the technology, and support e-book training in schools and business.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。本题仍然指向电子书籍的消极面，即第三段。涉及对社会关系的是... and displace workers ... and traditional publishing，表明他们对传统出版行业等构成威胁。A反映的是电子书籍的积极影响，且“only”不符合原文的表述“They also create new jobs for writers and artists”；文章最后说“be sure the 'have-nots'” get the technology(要保证穷人获得这一技术)，不是说“能获得这一技术的人越来越少”，故B错：第四段有..., and make reading a collaborative experience online，强调通过电子书籍人们获得相互合作的经历，D项正好与此矛盾。