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CThe summer reading season is here.Some people will opt for paperbacks because they'reeasy to borrow and share.Others will go for e-readers.But which is the more environmentallysustainable option?According to 2023 data from the literary industry research group WordsRated,when itcomes to.pulp (and paper,print book publishing is the world's third-largest industrialgreenhouse gas producer,and 32 million trees are cut down each year in the United States tomake paper for books.So many publishers are switching to on-demand printing.For example,Chronicle Books,are reducing their initial print runs to see how well the titles sell before they print more."Wefelt that it was better to have a higher cost and have less waste,"said Chronicle Bookspresident,Tyrrell Mahoney.Publishers are also rethinking book design.It might be a surprise,but certain fonts (canbe more climate-friendly by using less ink and less paper.Digital reading seems to have a considerable eco-advantage over print because it ispaperless,so it saves trees,pulping and shipping.Moreover,tech companies that makee-readers such as Amazon,which sells the market-leading Kindle e-reader,offer recyclingprograms for old devices."By choosing e-books as an alternative to print,Kindle readers helped save an estimated2.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions over a two-year period,"said Corey Badcock,headof Kindle product and marketing.But digital devices also come with a substantial carbon footprint,mainly at the producingstage.Their cases are made with fossil-fuel-derived plastics and the minerals in their batteriesrequire resource-heavy mining.Berners-Lee,the author of The Carbon Footprint of Everything,said the ayerage e-readerhas a carbon footprint of around 80 pounds."This means that I've got to read about 36 smallpaperback books-worth on it betore you break even,"he said."If you buy an e-reader and you read loads and loads of books on it,then it's the lowestcarbon thing to do,"Berners-Lee said."But if I buy it,read a couple of books,and decide thatI prefer paperback books,then it's the worst of all worlds."28.Why are publishers switching to on-demand printing?A.To further reduce costs.B.To increase market sales.C.To make books more durable.D.To be more environmentally friendly.29.What is the author's attitude towards digital devices'carbon footprint?A.Optimistic.B.Dismissive.C.Objective.D.Defensive.30.What can we say about the carbon footprint of reading according to Berners-Lee?A.Heavy e-readers will have a lower carbon footprint.B.Paperback readers contribute less to carbon emissionsC.The carbon footprint of reading is unworthy of attention.D.There's no way to measure the carbon footprint of e-readers.31.What is the best title for the text?A.An Eco-Debate:Is My E-Reader Really Greener?B.The Decline of Paper:A Look at Modern PublishingC.The Future of Reading:E-ink Technology AdvancesD.What's Better for the Climate:A Paper Book or an E-Reader?高二英语第5页（共10页）

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