Question

16．A British-designed electronic newspaper made of plastic and no larger than a table mat（垫）is to enter the market next year．The new newspaper was conceived（设想）by Cambridge University scientists．They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips（硅片）with plastic ones．It is being developed by Plastic Logic，a company based in Dresden，Germany．
"It looks just like a table mat，and is as light as a magazine．But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button，and read them quite safely，"the BBC reported on its website．
     The plastic paper is produced in a safe"clean room"at the Plastic Logic factory，which opened last month as the world's first plastic-electronics factory．Every part of the product，from the screen to the electronics，is made of plastic．And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as"top quality"，as it could help solve the problem of waste associated with traditional newspapers．
"There's a huge amount of waste．We have paper distributed（分发）a ll over the country each day and then thrown into the bin．This doesn't need to happen any more．All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the ap pearance of paper，"he says．
     People are expecting to see the plastic newspaper next year，the BBC says．

33．Dean Baker described the electronic newspaper as"top quality"，mainly becauseB．
A．it is produced in a"clean room"at the Plastic Logic factory
B．it can solve the problem of waste from traditional newspapers
C．it was a product of Cambridge University scientists
D．it will replace traditional newspapers
34．From the last two paragraphs we learn that the electronic newspaper willD．
A．produce a huge amount of waste   B．be harder to read than a traditional newspaper
C．have no visual appearance        D．save a huge amount of paper
35．The author's attitude toward the electronic newspaper isA．
A．positive     B．doubtful    C．negative    D．curious．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了英国剑桥大学的一些科学家们研制的一种新型的电子报纸．这种报纸是由塑料制成的，像杂志一样轻，可以下载很多报纸，而且能够很安全地进行阅读．

解答 33．B 细节理解题  根据第二段最后一句And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as"top quality"，as it could help solve the problem of waste associated with traditional newspapers．可知，Dean Baker称之为"top quality"是因为它可以很好地解决传统报纸的污染问题，故答案为B
34．D 推理判断题．文章最后两段All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the ap pearance of paper介绍了普通的纸质报纸不仅需要全国发送，而且阅读完后就扔掉了，而电子报纸则避免了这种情况，由此判断选D．
35．A  推理判断题．文章主要介绍了即将问世的电子报纸的一些好处，从文中使用的一些词：expect，save，clean，safe等词判断作者对此是很乐观，是积极的态度，选A．

点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．