单选题
Electronic books could revolutionize reading, but people ought to consider their far-reaching. "The e-book promises to wreak a slow havoc 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 of e-book technology's impact on social relationships, the environment, the economy, etc. Before you curl up 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 of authors, as well as creating nonbiodegradable 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.

单选题 What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

A. Draw people's attention to the disadvantages of e-books.
B. Call on people to reject e-books.
C. Criticize schools and business that don't provide e-books.
D. Encourage people to use e-books.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查对全文的理解。作者第一段引用Jason Ohler的观点“the e-book promises to wreak a havoc on life”，即电子书籍会缓慢地破坏我们的生活，并在第二段列举电子书籍的种种弊端，意在提醒人们注意电子书籍的负面影响。故选A。

单选题 What is Jason Ohler's attitude towards e-books?

A. Positive
B. Indifferent
C. Cautious
D. Suspicious

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 此题考查推断观点态度的能力。A项“肯定的”；B项“漠不关心的”；C项“审慎的”；D项“怀疑的”。第一段提出电子书籍的远期负面影响，又在最后一段谈论电子书籍获取社会认可批准的几个先决条件。这说明他对电子书籍持谨慎态度，既不盲目接受，也不一概反对。

单选题 In what sense do e-books exert a negative impact on the environment?

A. They are unable to be broken down into harmless products.
B. They consume a lot of natural resources.
C. They produce harmful gases.
D. They are capable of being reused.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节理解题。文章第二段最后一句“E-books make it easy to share data, ...as well as creating nonbiodegradable trash.”，即产生不可降解成无害物的垃圾。故选A。

单选题 What is e-books negative impact on social relationships?

A. They create new jobs only for writers.
B. Fewer and fewer people have access to new technology.
C. They may threaten some traditional trades.
D. They isolate people from one another.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节理解题。文章第二段第一句“displace workers in print book production and traditional publishing”，即取代传统的出版业和印刷业的工人。A项为作家创造新的工作机会不是负面影响。B、D两项原文未提。

单选题 What does Ohler suggest regarding the use of e-books?

A. The society should ensure the poor have access to the technology.
B. The society should ban the use of e-books if they cannot reduce eye fatigue.
C. The society should approve of the use of e-books if they are made recyclable.
D. The schools should solve the present problems of e-books.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 文章第三段提出使用电子书籍需要满足的条件，其中之一“be sure the have-nots get the technology”的意思是穷人也获得这种技术。B项原文并没有说要禁止使用电子书籍。C项只提到一点，不全面。故选A。