The 21st century brought in what was supposed to be paperless living The data of our lives was to be recorded in digital clouds. We were told to click the option for Painless statements, unsubscribe to unwanted catalogues and keep a shredder (碎纸机)nearby at all times.
So how are we doing?
“We have a bigger need for paper management than before because we have more access to information than before,” says Chris Plantan,
lots of files and lots of piles out there.
For many ,oranizing papers is another chore that inspires delay. You don't need to be a regular viewer of the A&E cable program Hoardersto know that many of us store our papers in shopping bags instead of filing cabinets. Filing doesn't make it over-scheduled people these days.
“It ranks at at the bottom of the list,along with having a tooth pulled,”says Melissa Sorensen ,a professonal organize based in Woodbrige.“People are restricted by fear,worried about what wii happen if they throw something out,Eighty-five percent of the things you file,you never retrieve or use then again.”
Those who do have files often suffer from another issue :figuring out where they put stuff.
Holly Bohn founded See Jane Work，an online source for creative office products, to make the task of staying organized a bit more fun.“Despite technological advances, paper management is a problem because we are bombarded by paper .Our lives are so busy and complex we can't make decisions.”She believes each person has to create his/her own system to accommodate both boring paperwork and sentimental mementos.Her products targed at muti-tasking women,offer a bit of charn.
Solutions don't have to start with a clumsy meta!filing cabinet .Some people are stackers and save things in fabric-covered stacjable boxes.Coler-coded binders and colorful plastic trays are also recommented to classify different things.
Will virtual living eventually mean the death of filing?“People who have cookbooks still like to pull out recipes and save them,”says Kim Oser,a Gaithersburg professional organize,“just like people who love their GPS still like looking at a map .In our lifetime ,wie still have paper and still have filing .One hundred years from now?Who knows？”
61. Chris Plantan probably agrees that .
A. paperless living will never be realized
B. reality is running counter to paperless living
C. technology proves the necessity of paper management
D. file processing becomes impossible in the digital age
62. Which best illustrates the program “Hoards”mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A. Man cannot live without paper.
B.TV viewers are good at filing papers.
C.People often leave their papers disorganized.
D.Paperless living is advocated by many people.
63.Who is most likely to hold that most of the files should be thrown out?
A. Kim Oser B. Holly Bohn C. Chris Plantan D. Melissa Sorensen
64. What might be the best title for this passage?
A.Paper management B. Office transformation
C.Storing files D. Going paperless