重庆华章MBA英语每日一练（5.20）
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2014年5月16日阅读理解答案及详解
全文翻译：
台湾警察们无法判断这个案件到底是一起极其巧妙的偷窃案，还是一起更加巧妙的诈骗案。无论从哪个作案手段来看，它都很完美，因为罪犯是一种鸟——鸽子！
案件是从打给失车主的一个电话开始的：如果你想要拿回你的车，请付钱。然后，电话把车主指引到一个公园，告诉他要找到一个鸟笼并且如何把钱绑在里面鸽子的脖子上。鸽子带着装了钱的小包飞走了。
在台湾的彰化市，已经出现了至少四起此类鸽子取钱案件。这个初看像是一个聪明的居家车贼的作案手段，但实际上是一个更懒更有创造力的罪犯所干，他不仅懒得出去拿钱，而且懒得出去偷车。陈警官说，罪犯很可能给受害者开了一个双重玩笑：他向自己根本还不起的东西收钱。他自己不偷车，等到别人偷了车后车主在报纸上登广告求助时开始作案。
这个理论是有事实根据的，因为到目前为止，没有一辆被偷车辆被还回来。而且，罪犯索要的低于三千台币的钱，和比它贵无数倍的汽车相比，也太少了。
信鸽索钱的案件一经媒体报道，就再也没有出现过。即使这类案件再出现，陈警官也不报抓获罪犯的希望，他说：“我们还有更重要的事情要做。”
词汇短语：
in face 实际上
答案详解：
1．选A。见文章第二段。
2．选D。更懒更有创造力的罪犯是指？是指那些没有出去偷车，又放鸽子出去拿钱的罪犯。A选项不对，因为车不是他偷的。B选项登广告的是失车主。C更离谱了，提干问的是罪犯，选项怎么可能是警察呢？所以选D。
3．选A。从文中可以推断出，罪犯知道失主的联系方式是因为？
因为失主在报纸上登了广告，罪犯读了报纸上的广告，所以有联系方式。答案选A。
2014年5月20日阅读理解练习题
阅读理解：
Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” study published by Consumers International Friday .
Among the report’s more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings，a German fertilizer described itself as “ earthworm friendly”， a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”
The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission.
“ While many good and useful claims are being made , it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna Fielder .
The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.
The report focused on claims made by specific products , such as detergent (洗涤剂) insect sprays and by some garden products . It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 1999.
Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards.
“Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,” said report researcher Philip Page.
“Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.” he said.
The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly” and “non-polluting” cannot be verified. “What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.” said Page.
1. According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that ______
A) all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards
B) the claims made by products are often unclear or deceiving
C) consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claim
D) few products actually prove to be environment friendly
2. As indicated in this passage , with so many good claims , the consumers ___
A) are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buy
B) are still not willing to pay more for products with green labeling
C) are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environment
D) still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment
3. A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to _______
A) find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards
B) inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy
C) examine claims made by products against ISO standards
D) revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization
4. What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products?
A) They are likely to lead to serious environmental problems
B) Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false
C) They could arouse widespread anger among consumer
D) Consumers will be tempted to buy products they don’t need
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to ____.
A) make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements
B) see all household products meet environmental standards
C) warn consumers of the danger of so-called green products
D) verify the efforts of non-polluting products
