阅读理解。
When you hear the word "recycling", what comes to your mind? The color green or global warming?
What if I were to tell you there is a dark side of recycling? A type of recycling that does more harm than
good. The dark side of recycling has nothing to do with the environment but rather has a lot to do with the
recycling of ideas.
Environmental unrest isn't the only trouble we must face. Idea pollution is quickly becoming widespread
across the online world.
Think about it. When was the last time you read an original blog post? I'm guessing it has been quite a
while. Why do you think top bloggers (博主) of today win so much respect? Do you think they recycle their
ideas? With each recycled idea the online world becomes much more polluted. Used content contributes to the
ever increasing mass of digital smog (烟雾).
The first step to reduce pollution is simple: stop recycling. When you stop recycling, you will then be
forced to take up the task of creating from your own ideas. When you recycle an excellent idea, it soon
becomes good. When you recycle a good idea, it soon becomes just OK. The chain continues until the key part
of what used to make the idea good is saturated (饱和), leaving you nothing but a pile of mess.
In order not to pollute, your ideas must go beyond "just recycled". Your ideas must stand out from the
pollution of the web. For your voice and talent to be heard and seen, you must go far beyond the standard
copy of your neighbors' ideas.
For the next week, make a promise not to recycle. Let your ideas flourish and flow. Believe in your ability
to create, because the death of recycling starts with YOU.
1. Which is true about top bloggers of today according to the writer?
A. They are not worth much respect.
B. They tend to express many fresh ideas.
C. They often recycle their ideas.
D. They make good use of others' ideas.
2. The 5th paragraph mainly talks about ______.
A. how to stop recycling ideas
B. the good effects of stopping recycling
C. the bad effects of recycling ideas
D. how to recycle good ideas online
3. This passage is written mainly for ______.
A. top bloggers
B. net researchers
C. environment polluters
D. common bloggers
4. The main purpose of this passage is ______.
A. to remind people to pay attention to environmental protection
B. to prove that the web environment is becoming worse and worse
C. to call on people to write online more creatively instead of repeating
D. to warn people not to pollute our web environment with bad words
