阅读理解ABusinessesarewitnessingadifficulttime,whichhasinturnproducedinfluenceonconsumers’desiretogogreen.However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns.Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheirpurchasestothesamedegreeastheydidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.Thismayhelptoinfluencehowshopsstoregoodsontheirshelves.Andthecompaniesshouldstillmakeeffortstobecomemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmentallyresponsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecidedtotaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany’senvironmentalreputationwasnotgoodenough.HarryMorrison,chiefexecutive（主管）oftheCarbonTrust,sympathizes：“Iunderstandthissituationwheresurvivalisveryimportantnow.Butfromenvironmentalconsiderations,theclockisticking—wedon’thavemuchtime.Inaddition,cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand.”Largercompanieshaveanextramotivationtolookatreducingtheircarbonfootprint,asnewrulesnextyearwillrequirebusinessestobuycarbonallowancestomakeupfortheiremissions（排放）.Thosethathavetakenearlyactionwillhaveaheadstart.Morethantwothirdsofconsumersarenotclearaboutwhichcompaniesareenvironmentallyresponsible.Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers.TheCarbonTrustbelievesthatitcanhelpbyinformingcustomersaboutthegoodworkcompaniesaredoing.“Whencompaniesaregranted（授予）thestandard,theycanusealogo（标识）inalltheirmarketingwhichmakesitclearthattheyareworkingtowardscuttingemissions,”Mr.Morrisonsaid.5\n()1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Businessesarefindingwaystosendtheirmessagetotheshoppers.B.Companieswillsoongetinformationaboutcuttingcarbonemissions.C.Firmsaremakingeffortstoencouragecustomerstokeepgoodsathome.D.Firmsareurgedtocutcarbonemissionsbyshoppers’environmentalawareness.()2.Theunderlinedword“inform”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.A.affectB.changeC.disturbD.reject()3.AccordingtoHarryMorrison,businesses.A.willbenefitfromcuttingcarbonemissionsB.shouldbuycarbonallowancesforshoppersC.arerequiredtomakeupfortheircarbonemissionsD.haveencouragedshopperstotaketheircustomelsewhere()4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbusinesseswill.A.haveastrongdesiretoreducecostsB.usethesamelogointheirmarketingC.gainadvantagesbytakingearlyactionD.attractmoreshoppersbystoringgoods【语篇解读】本篇文章为说明文。现在顾客购物已经开始考虑环保的问题。面临顾客环保的心理需求，企业只有主动采取措施，减少排放，才会更好地赢得顾客的信赖，进而获得更好的收益1.答案D。【解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“However,shoppersarestilllayingstressonenvironmentalconcerns”及最后一段第一句可知，企业因购买者的环保意识而去减排。故选D项。K^S*5U.C2.答案A。【解析】词义猜测题。由本段中“whilemorethanaquartersaythattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy”可知，现在三分之二的顾客在购物时对环境的考虑比一年前程度加深了。因此A项符合句子意思3.答案A。5\n解析】推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句“cuttingcarbonhasanimmediateeffectascostsdropandamedium-termbenefitforthebrand”可以推断出：商业会受益于减排。因此A项符合文章。4.答案C。【解析】推理判断题。根据第五段最后一句“Thissuggeststhatfirmsthatareabletorelayclearlytheirmessagetothepublicwillbeinapolepositiontoattractshoppers”可知，早采取行动减排的企业可以更好地吸引顾客。因此可以推断出C项。BColumbusCollege,241QueenElizabethDrive,KowloonCityMemoTo:AllStaffFrom:JackieMock,Secretary;SportsDevelopmentCommitteeDate:May20,2022Aweekago,“SportsforLife”programmerwassenttotheparents,requiringthemtoselectasporttheywantedtheirchildtoplay.Sincethen,ourstaffhavereceivedlotsofcallsfromparentsaskingformoreinformationaboutit.Hereisamemo(备忘录)foryourreferencewhenyouanswerthephones.Sports1:Basketball.Weexpectthatthiswillbethemostpopularofthefoursports.Therefore,studentsshouldbeadvisedtosignupassoonaspossible.StudentswilltakeaprivatebustoandfromKwanTongSportsPark.Tocoverthecostofhiringabus,eachstudentwillhavetopay＄10eachtime.Therewillbefourbasketballcourtsavailableforourusewithoneteacherwatchingovereachgame.Sports2:GymWewillbeusingSt.Peter’sMemorialPark.Therearetworeasonsforchoosingthispark.First,itisnotverybusyandcrowdedbefore6:00pm.Second,ithaslotoftreeswithplentyofshade.Studentsmustbringalongtwobottlesofwatertopreventthirst.Threeactivities,skipping,jogging,outdooraerobics(有氧运动),allofwhicharefreeofcharge,willbearranged.Andtherewillbeateacher5\nondutyforeachoftheactivities.Sports3:HikingHiking(远足)willtakeplaceatKowloonPeak.Theactivitywillstartat2:30pmandfinish90minuteslater.Threeteacherswillaccompanythestudents,andahikinginstructorwillaccompanyeachgroupof15hikers.Eachinstructorwillcost＄75/hr.Studentsareadvisedtobringplentyofwaterandsunscreen.Sports4:SwimmingTheKowloonCityAquaticCentreisa10-minutewalkfromourschool.Fourteacherswillgotothepoolandconductthegoings-onfromthepoolside.Wewillonlybeabletoreservethepoolforonehour(i.e.2:45pmto3:45pm).Onlystudentsskilfulatswimmingcantakeupthisactivity.Thepoolwillhavetwolifeguardspresent.Girlsmustwearaswimmingsuit.Thecostis＄10pervisit.()1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Studentsselectingbasketballhadbetterregisterearly.B.Studentsparticipatingingymshouldarriveat6:00pm.C.Hikingusuallybeginsat2:30pmandlasts2hours.D.Studentshavingswimmingsuitscantakeupswimming.()2.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatA.studentstakingpartinbasketballwillwalktothecourts.B.everystudentcangainadmissiontooneofthefoursportsC.hikingstudentscanhavearegularrestintheshadeoftreesD.studentstakingupthefoursportsshouldbringbottlesofwater()3.ItcanbeconcludedthatA.eachsportwilltakeonlyonhoursportsB.studentswillbechargedforthefoursportsC.allthesportswilltakeplaceatKowloonPeakD.teacherswillaccompanystudentsoneachsport()4.ThepurposeofthememoistoA.attractstudents’interestintheprogrammeB.requiretheparentstoselectasportfortheirchild5\nC.helpthestaffexplaintheprogrammetotheparentsD.remindteachersandlifeguardstobepresentontime【语篇解读】本篇文章为说明文。文章主要讲述了公司为让员工更好地给家长解释“SportsforLife”这个体育运动项目而编辑的备忘录1.答案A。【解析】细节理解题。根据Sports1中第二句话“Therefore,studentsshouldbeadvisedtosignupassoonaspossible”可知，选择篮球的学生最好早报名。因此可知A项符合文章。2.答案B。【解析】推理判断题。由文中“requiringthemtoselectasporttheywantedtheirchildtoplay”可以推断出“每一个学生可以参加这四个运动中的任何一项。故选B。K^S*5U.C3.答案D。【解析】推理判断题。由Sports1中第二句话“Therewillbefourbasketball……withoneteacherwatchingovereachgame”，Sports2中“Andtherewillbeateacherondutyforeachoftheactivities”，Sports3中“Threeteacherswillaccompanythestudents”及Sports4中“Fourteacherswillgotothepoolandconductthegoing-onfromthepoolside”可以推断出：每项运动，都有教师陪同。故选D项4.答案C。【解析】推理判断题。根据文章中“Hereisamemo（备忘录）foryourreferencewhenyouanswerthephones”可以推断出：这个备忘录的目的是帮助员工将这个活动项目解释给家长。因此选项C符合题意。5
