Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment 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 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 is clear from the text that the driving force (动力) behind green products is____.
A. public caring for the environment B. rapid development of companies
C. new ways of doing business D. rapid growth of supermarkets
2.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to_________.
A. the selling point B. the company’s product
C. a great demand for healthful goods D. the manufacturing of green products
3.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Business and people B. Shopping Habits Are Changing
C. Business Goes Green D. Supermarkets and Green Products
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no __1__ left. When she heard her daddy say to her __2__ mother, “Only a miracle（奇迹）can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She __3__ all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she __4__ her way six blocks to the local drugstore.
“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.
“It’s __5__ my little brother,” the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to get a __6__. His name is Andrew and he has something __7__ growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”
“We don’t __8__ miracles here, child. I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling __9__ at the little girl.
In the shop was a __10__ customer. He bent down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother __11__?”
“I don’t know,” she replied. “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) __12__. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my __13__.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man.
“One dollar and eleven cents, __14__ I can try and get some more,” she answered quietly.
“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents－the __15__ price of a miracle for your little brother. __16__ me to where you live. I want to see your brother and __17__ your parents.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科医生）. The operation was completed __18__ and before long Andrew was __19__ again.
The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle __20__ ... one dollar and eleven cents ... plus the faith of a little child.
1.A. time B. medicine C. money D. food
2.A. tearful B. hopeful C. helpful D. regretful
3.A. emptied B. pulled C. put D. poured
4.A. followed B. made C. felt D. found
5.A. with B. about C. for D. from
6.A. drink B. doctor C. tablet D. miracle
7.A. bad B. small C. extra D. new
8.A. display B. offer C. sell D. store
9.A. calmly B. sadly C. strangely D. coldly
10.A. well-dressed B. kind-hearted C. well-behaved D. good-looking
11.A. have B. need C. make D. like
12.A. companion B. surgeon C. protection D. operation
13.A. savings B. wishes C. ideas D. worries
14.A. because B. so C. though D. but
15.A. same B. exact C. proper D. reasonable
16.A. Bring B. Send C. Take D. Drive
17.A. help B. encourage C. persuade D. meet
18.A. surprisingly B. secretly C. successfully D. separately
19.A. happy B. well C. strong D. fat
20.A. meant B. covered C. measured D. cost
_______ to their own work, most of the parents spend little time with their children.
A. Devoting B. To be devoted C. Having devoted D. Devoted
What a pity! I _______ in Hainan two more days, but something urgent needed to be dealt with back home.
A. must have stayed B. needn’t have stayed
C. may have stayed D. could have stayed
—Is that the small company you often refer to?
—Right, just the one ________ you know I used to work for years.
A. that B. which C. where D. as
Traditionally, Chinese people _______ the Chinese characters Double Happiness and stick them onto walls or doors for weddings.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut down
