16．A British-designed electronic newspaper which is made of plastic and no larger than a table mat（墊子） is to enter the market next year．The new newspaper was conceived（想出） 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"．Baker says the plastic newspaper could help solve the problem of waste material associated with traditlional newspapers．
"There's a huge amount of waste．We have paper distributed（分發(fā)） allover 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 appearance of paper．"he says．
People can expect to see the plastic newspaper next year，the BBC says．
53．According to the first paragraph，the electronic newspaperD．
A．is made of silicon chips
B．is smaller than a table mat
C．was developed by a company in England
D．was designed by more than one person
54．What's special about the electronic newspaper compared with traditional ones？C
A．It looks like a table mat
B．It's as light as a magazine．
C..People can download and read lots of newspapers on it
D．People can receive the BBC report at the touch of a button．
55．What can we learn about the electronic newspaper from the last two paragraphs？D
A．It will produce a huge amount of plastic waste．
B．It will be harder to distribute than before．
C．It will have no visual （視覺的） appearance．
D．It will save a huge amount of paper．
56．What's people's attitude towards the electronic newspaper according to the BBC？A
A．Hopeful．
B．Doubtful．
C．Disappointed．
D．Worried．
分析 本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了英國劍橋大學(xué)的一些科學(xué)家們研制的一種新型的電子報紙．這種報紙是由塑料制成的，像雜志一樣輕，可以下載很多報紙，而且能夠很安全地進(jìn)行閱讀．
解答 55．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章首段The new newspaper was conceived（想出） by Cambridge University scientists．可知這個電子報紙是由劍橋大學(xué)的科學(xué)家們共同研制的，故選D．
56．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章第二段對電子報紙的介紹But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button，and read them quite safely，可知這種報紙可以下載下來閱讀，選C．
57．D推理判斷題．文章最后兩段介紹了普通的紙質(zhì)報紙不僅需要全國發(fā)送，而且閱讀完后就扔掉了，而電子報紙則避免了這種情況，由此判斷選D．
58．A推理判斷題．文章主要介紹了即將問世的電子報紙的一些好處，從文中使用的一些詞：expect，save，clean，safe等詞判斷作者對此是很樂觀，充滿希望的，選A．
點評 本文是新聞報道類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．
