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Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted.Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment (环境) friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem. One result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of. However, today, more and more consumers are choosing "green" and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment.Before they buy a product,they ask questions like these: "Will this shampoo damage the environment?" "Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?" A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are "green," that is,friendly to the environment. Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets,but now there are hundreds.Some supermarket products carry labels (标签) to show that the product is green. Some companies have made the manufacturing (生产) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising. The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business. No longer will the public accept the old attitude of "Buy it, use it,throw it away, and forget it. "The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act. |
1. It becomes clear from the text that the driving force (动力) behind green products is _____. |
A. public caring for the environment B. companies,desire for bigger sales C. new ways of doing business D. rapid growth of supermarkets |
2. What would be the best title for the text? |
A. Business and People B. Business Goes Green C. Shopping Habits Are Changing D. Supermarkets and Green Products |
3. The underlined word "it" in the fourth paragraph refers to _____. |
A. a selling point B. the company name C. a great demand for health foods D. the manufacturing of green products |
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1-3: ABD |
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You might think tha t"global warming" means nothing more than a rise in the world"s temperature But rising sea levels caused by it have resulted in the first evacuation (撤离) of an island nation-the citizens of Tuvalu will have to leave their homeland. During the 20th century,sea level rose 8-12 inches. As a result.Tuvalu has experienced lowland flooding of salt water which has polluted the country"s drinking water. Paani Laupepa, a Tuvaluan government official,reported to the Earth Policy Institute that the nation suffered an unusaually high number of fierce storms in the past ten years.Many scientists connect higher surface water temperatures resulting from global warming to greater and more damagingtorms. Laupepa expressed dissatisfaction with the United States for refusing to sign the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement calling for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (导致温室效 应的气体排放), which are a main cause of global warming. "By refusing to sign the agreement, the US has effectively taken away the freedom of future generations of Tuvaluans to live where their forefathers have lived for thousands of years," Laupepa told the BBC. Tuvalu has asked Australia and New Zealand to allow the gradual move of its people to both countries. Tuvalu is not the only country that is vulnerable (易受影响的) to rising sea levels.Maumoon Gayoon, president of the Maldives, told the United Nations that global warming has made his country of 311,000 an "endangered nation". |
1. The text is mainly about _____. |
A. rapid changes in earth"s temperature B. bad effects of global warming C. moving of a country to a new place D. reasons for lowland flooding |
2. According to scientists,the DIRECT cause of more and fiercer storms is _____. |
A. greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized nations B. higher surface water temperatures of the sea C. continuous global warming D. rising sea levels |
3. Laupepa was not satisfied with the United States because it did not _____. |
A. agree to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions B. sign an agreement with Tuvalu C. allow Tuvaluans to move to the US D. believe the problems facing Tuvalu were real |
4. The country whose situation is similar to that of Tuvalu is _____. |
A. Australia B. New Zealand C. the Maldives D. the United States |
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Lack of parent willpower may contribute more to juvenile obesity than under-exercising or overeating. Research suggests that having overweight parents is a big influence (影响) upon a child"s weight, with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves. The findings add heat to an already fierce political debate (争论) over childhood obesity. The Prime Minister, John Howard, last week decided that $116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity, while the Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, recently announced that his party would move to protect children from unhealthy food advertisements. Clare Collins, a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families. " If we can"t get parents to take action against their own weight problems, then we can"t expect to influence their kids," she said. However, Professor Louise Baur from the Children"s Hospital at Westmead, doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems." Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences their kids, but they lack the willpower to do anything about it." The 10-year study of 150 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight. Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight. The president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity, Associate Professor Gary Wittert, said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party"s policy (政策) might be on the right track. " We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe, so we make law against it," he said. " Obesity is a major public health concern, so why shouldn"t we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads?" |
1. What does the underlined phrase " juvenile obesity" mean? |
A. Adult education. B. Childhood overweight. C. Parents" influence. D. Growing pains. |
2. What is TRUE about the programs supported by the Prime Minister? |
A. Debates on them will become less fierce. B. They will be effective in dealing with obesity. C. A large sum of money will be spent on them. D. They will influence people"s way of life. |
3. Both Collins and Baur believe that overweight parents _____. |
A. will come up with better solutions B. will help with their children"s education C. should be more active in reducing weight D. should carry out at least 10 years" study |
4. According to some experts, the Opposition Party"s policy _____. |
A. can help fight against unemployment B. may protect kids from unhealthy food ads C. should be brought back to the right track D. will work well to prevent traffic accidents |
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The scene in the Hollywood movie The Day After Tomorrow, where global warming could soon turn the global climate (气候) into a new ice age, may never occur, according to new research. The next ice age could be 15,000 years away, say European scientists who last month announced a continuous record of 740,000 years of climate date (数据) obtained from the Antarctic ice. Scientists from 10 nations have now almost completely drilled through a 3,000-meter depth of ice high in the Antarctic mainland. They figure out that the area where summer temperatures can fall to, has at least 900,000 years of snowfalls, kept as neatly as the growth rings of a tree. And the ice and air caught in each layer (层) have begun to answer questions about the climates in the past. The results show that there have been eight ice ages in the past 740,000 years and eight warmer periods. And by comparing the pattern of global conditions today with those of the past, the researchers reported in Nature that the present warm period could last another 15,000 years. Research suggests that there is a very close connection between greenhouse gas levels and global average temperatures. It also shows that carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) levels are the highest for at least 440,000 years. "If people say to you: the greenhouse effect is a good thing because we would go into an ice age otherwise, our date say no, a new ice age is not hanging over our heads," said Eric Wolff from the British Antarctic Survey." Now we have eight examples of how the climate goes in and out of ice ages … and you can learn what the rules are that go into the climate models that tell us about the future." Scientists found that whenever temperatures rose in the frozen record, so did carbon dioxide level. " In 440,000 years we have never seen greenhouse gas get as thick as it is today," said Dr Wolff. |
1. In drilling through the ice in Antarctica, scientists have found that _____. |
A. the lowest temperature there is B. the depth of ice is 3,000 meters C. the ice has existed for 15,000 years D. snowfalls are kept in certain patterns |
2. The information of the global climate conditions in the past can be obtained through _____. |
A. separating carbon dioxide from the air B. examining the growth rings of trees C. comparing temperatures in different areas D. studying the ice and air caught in each layer |
3. We can infer from Eric Wolff"s words that _____. |
A. there is something wrong with the data B. greenhouse effect is always a bad thing C. a new ice age will not come in the near future D. greenhouse gas will get thick in the future |
4. What would be the best title for the passage? |
A. Research over the Antarctic area. B. Warm period to last about 15,000 years. C. Report on the eight ice ages in the past. D. Hollywood movies and the global climate. |
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Excused from recycling (回收利用) because you live in a high rise with a rubbish chute (垃圾道)? You won"t be for long. Miami"s Mark Shantzis has made it simple for those living in tall buildings to use the chute and recycle too. In Shantzis" Hi-Rise Recycling System, a chute leads to a pie-shaped container with six boxes that can turn around when operated. The system, which fits in the same space as the chute and container now in use, enables glass, plastic, paper, metal, and other rubbish to go into separate boxes. The system is controlled from a board next to the chute door. The board has a button for each class of recycling materials (as well as for unrecyclables). At the press of a button, a microcomputer locks all other floors" chute door and sets the recycling container turning until the right box comes under the chute. The computer also counts the loads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a particular piece of equipment breaks up the nonrecyclables Sorting (分类) recyclables before they are collected saves the use of expensive materials recovery equipment which otherwise has to do the sorting. Such equipment often makes recycled materials very expensive, so expensive that tons of recyclables remain wasted. Shantzis believes his system could help recycled materials become more cost-effective. |
1. The purpose in writing this text is _______. |
A. to encourage people to recycle their rubbish B. to introduce a recycling system for high rises C. to describe the use of computer technology in recycling D. to explain the need for rubbish collection in high rises |
2. When he says "You won"t be for long" the writer means that _______. |
A. you"ll soon be living in a cleaner building B. rubbish chutes will become out of date before long C. you won"t wait long for your turn to recycle rubbish D. it won"t be long before you"ll have to recycle your rubbish |
3. Before dropping rubbish into the chute you have to ______. |
A. lock the other floors" chute doors B. check if the container is full C. press the correct button D. break up the rubbish |
4. The biggest advantage of this new system is that ______. |
A. it readuces the cost of recycling B. it saves time and space C. it saves money for people living in high rises D. it makes better use of the existing recovery equipment |
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The amount of usable water has always been of great interest in the world. 1 springs and streams sometimes means control, particularly in the 2 areas like the desert. The control is possible even without possession of large areas of 3 land. In the early days of the American West, gun fights were not 4 for the water resources (资源). And laws had to be 5 to protect the water rights of the 6 and the use of the water resources accordingly. 7 is known to us all, there is not 8 water in all places for everyone to use as much as he likes. Deciding on the 9 of water that will be used in any particular period 10 careful planning, so that people can manage and use water more 11 . Farmers have to change their use of or demand for water 12 the water supply forecast (预报). The 13 water supply forecast is based more on the water from the 14 than from the below. Interest is 15 in the ways to increase rainfall by man-made methods, and to get water from the winter snow on mountain 16 . With special equipment, some scientists are studying the ways in which the mountain snow can be 17 , and with the help of a repeater station, they send the 18 data (数据) to the base station. The operator at the base station can get the data at any time by 19 a button. In the near future, the forecast and use of water 20 probably depend on the advance knowledge of snow on mountains, not of water underground. |
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