2014年同等學(xué)力英語第二階段閱讀理解(三)

同等學(xué)力英語/yydk/2014年同等學(xué)力英語第二階段閱讀理解(三)前面同等學(xué)力英語第一階段詞匯大家已經(jīng)有所掌握了，下面進(jìn)行同等學(xué)力英語的第二階段的練習(xí)，此階段主要加強(qiáng)考生們做閱讀理解的能力。Consumersarebeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge(大雜燴)ofenvironmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproducts,accordingtoa"greenlabeling"studypublishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.Amongthereport'smoreoutrageous(令人無法容忍的)findings-aGermanfertilizerdescribeditselfas"earthwormfriendly"abrandoffloursaiditwas"non-polluting"andaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobe"environmentallyfriendlier"ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain'sNationalConsumerCouncil(NCC)forlobbygroupConsumerInternational.ItwasfundedbytheGermanandDutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission."Whilemanygoodandusefulclaimsarebeingmade,itisclearthereisalongwaytogoinensuringshoppersareadequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactofproductstheybuy,"saidConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder.The10-countrystudysurveyedproductpackaginginBritain,WesternEurope,ScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.ItfoundthatproductssoldinGermanyandtheUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaimsonaverage.Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproducts,suchasdetergent(洗滌劑)insectspraysandbysomegardenproducts.Itdidnottesttheclaims,butcomparedthemtolabelingguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization(ISO)inSeptember,1999.Researchersdocumentedclaimsofenvironmentalfriendlinessmadebyabout2,000productsandfoundmanytoovagueortoomisleadingtomeetISOstandards."Manyproductshadspecially-designedlabelstomakethemseemenvironmentallyfriendly,butinfactmanyofthesesymbolsmeannothing,"saidreportresearcherPhilipPage."Laundrydetergentsmadethemostnumberofclaimswith158.Householdcleanersweresecondwith145separateclaims,whilepaintswerethirdonourlistwith73.Thehighnumbersshowhowveryconfusingitmustbeforconsumerstosortthetruefromthemisleading."hesaid.TheISOlabelingstandardsbanvagueormisleadingclaimsonproductpackaging,becausetermssuchas"environmentallyfriendly"and"non-polluting"cannotbeverified."WhatwearenowpushingforistohavemultinationalcorporationsmeetthestandardssetbytheISO."saidPage.11.Accordingtothepassage,theNCCfounditoutrageousthat________.A)alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandardsB)theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearordeceivingC)consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures'claimD)fewproductsactuallyprovetobeenvironmentfriendly12.Asindicatedinthispassage,withsomanygoodclaims,theconsumers________.A)arebecomingmorecautiousabouttheproductstheyaregoingtobuyB)arestillnotwillingtopaymoreforproductswithgreenlabelingC)arebecomingmoreawareoftheeffectsdifferentproductshaveontheenvironmentD)stilldonotknowtheexactimpactofdifferentproductsontheenvironment13.AstudywascarriedoutbyBritain'sNCCto________.A)findouthowmanyclaimsmadebyproductsfailtomeetenvironmentalstandardsB)informtheconsumersoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproductstheybuyC)examineclaimsmadebyproductsagainstISOstandardsD)revisetheguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization14.Whatisoneoftheconsequencescausedbythemanyclaimsofhouseholdproducts?A)Theyarelikelytoleadtoseriousenvironmentalproblems.B)Consumersfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalse.C)Theycouldarousewidespreadangeramongconsumer.D)Consumerswillbetemptedtobuyproductstheydon'tneed.15.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelobbygroupConsumerInternationalwantsto________.A)makeproductlabelingsatisfyISOrequirementsB)seeallh