Many businesses today use conferences as a means of discussing new plans of the

Many businesses today use conferencesas a means of discussing new plans of the company. As people are paying moreattention to the environment and green problems, more businesses are lookingfor ways to reduce their negative effect on the environment. Many businesses dothis by using web conferencing.

Web conferencing is a technology thatallows people to communicate more effectively over the Internet. It is an easyway of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office.Each of the people involved in a web conference will be posted an invitation tothe conference with the time and date of the Web conference on it. When theconference is ready to begin, all participants (参与者) must sit at their computers andthey will be connected over the Internet.

With Web conferencing all participants attend theconference from the comfort of their own desk. Obviously,in doing this no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference, and lesswork time is taken up in attending a conference.

Any material to be used during theWeb conference is simply e-mailed to all the participants before theconference. Participants can then either choose to print material or read it onscreen. This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing cost for thebusiness.

As a conference hall or businesscenter isn’t being used, it means that the only power that is used is the powerused by the participants’ personal computers. Similarly conference organizersdon’t have to arrange for food or overnight accommodation (住宿) for participants oftheir conferences. All this means that less energy is used.

Often in business some companiesactively choose to do business with other companies that do many things toreduce their negative impact on the environment. And Web conferencing helps youshow other businesses that you are willing to work hard for the green cause.

So Web conferencing is much cheaperand greener and more people are willing to host and attend a web conference.

1. What is the passagemainly about?

A. Ways of protecting the environment.

B. B. Green benefits of Web conference.

C. Ways of hosting a Web conference.

D. Impacts of Web conferencing on costs.

2. According toparagraph 1, many companies use Web conferencing because they ________.

A. are interested in using any new technology

B. believe that Web conferencing is more convenient

C. want to do something to protect the environment

D. haven’t enough money to hold a traditionalconference

3. The participants ofa Web conference_________.

A. will be e-mailed an invitation before the conference

B. are required to sit in the office together

C. will receive many paper materials

D. must have access to the Internet

4. Which of the following words best describes theauthor’s opinion about a Web conference?

A. Useless.                                                        B.Environmentally friendly.      

C. Inconvenient.                                     D.Money-consuming.

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【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

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