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2017年江苏省专转本英语模拟试题第八套PartIReadingcomprehension:(共20小题,每题2分，共40分)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,D.YoushoulddecidethebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Passage1Consumersarebeingconfusedandmisledbythehodge-podge(大杂烩)ofenvironmentalclaimsmadebyhouseholdproducts,accordingtoa“greenlabeling”studypublishedbyConsumersInternationalFriday.Amongthereport’smoreoutrageous(令人无法容忍的)findings，aGermanfertilizerdescribeditselfas“earthwormfriendly”，abrandoffloursaiditwas“non-polluting”andaBritishtoiletpaperclaimedtobe“environmentallyfriendlier”ThestudywaswrittenandresearchedbyBritain’sNationalConsumerCouncil(NCC)forlobbygroupConsumerInternational.ItwasfundedbytheGermanandDutchgovernmentsandtheEuropeanCommission.“Whilemanygoodandusefulclaimsarebeingmade,itisclearthereisalongwaytogoinensuringshoppersareadequatelyinformedabouttheenvironmentalimpactofproductstheybuy,”saidConsumersInternationaldirectorAnnaFielder.The10-countrystudysurveyedproductpackaginginBritain.WesternEurope,ScandinaviaandtheUnitedStates.ItfoundthatproductssoldinGermanyandtheUnitedKingdommadethemostenvironmentalclaimsonaverage.Thereportfocusedonclaimsmadebyspecificproducts,suchasdetergent(洗涤剂)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.1.Accordingtothepassage,theNCCfounditoutrageousthat______A)alltheproductssurveyedclaimtomeetISOstandardsB)theclaimsmadebyproductsareoftenunclearordeceivingC)consumerswouldbelievemanyofthemanufactures’claimD)fewproductsactuallyprovetobeenvironmentfriendly2.Asindicatedinthispassage,withsomanygoodclaims,theconsumers___A)arebecomingmorecautiousabouttheproductstheyaregoingtobuyB)arestillnotwillingtopaymoreforproductswithgreenlabelingC)arebecomingmoreawareoftheeffectsdifferentproductshaveontheenvironmentD)stilldonotknowtheexactimpactofdifferentproductsontheenvironment3.AstudywascarriedoutbyBritain’sNCCto_______A)findouthowmanyclaimsmadebyproductsfailtomeetenvironmentalstandardsB)informtheconsumersoftheenvironmentalimpactoftheproductstheybuyC)examineclaimsmadebyproductsagainstISOstandardsD)revisetheguidelinessetbytheInternationalStandardsOrganization4.Whatisoneoftheconsequencescausedbythemanyclaimsofhouseholdproducts?A)TheyarelikelytoleadtoseriousenvironmentalproblemsB)ConsumersfinditdifficulttotellthetruefromthefalseC)TheycouldarousewidespreadangeramongconsumerD)Consumerswillbetemptedtobuyproductstheydon’tneed5.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthelobbygroupConsumerInternationalwantsto____.A)makeproductlabelingsatisfyISOrequirementsB)seeallhouseholdproductsmeetenvironmentalstandardsC)warnconsumersofthedangerofso-calledgreenproductsD)verifytheeffortsofnon-pollutingproductsPassage2PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreementonChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganizationseemedtobeamassivemiscalculation.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepress,whichhadbreathlesslyreportedthatadealwasinthebag.TheCabinetandWhitHousestillappeareddivided,andbusinessleaderswerecharacterizedasfuriousoverthelostopportunity.ZhuchargedthatClintonlacked“thecourage”toreachanaccord.AndwhenClintonlatertelephonedtheangryZhutopledgearenewedeffortatnegotiations,thegesturewaswidelyportrayedasaflip-flop.Infact,ClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutforabetterWTOdeal.Alotmorehorsetradingisneededbeforeafinalagreementcanbereached.AndwithouttheAdministration’sgoalofa“bullet-proofagreement”thatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongress,thewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelationswithChinaforyears.THEHARDPART.Manybusinesslobbyists,whiledisappointedthatthedealwasnotclosed,agreethatbettertermscanstillbehad.AndTreasurySecretaryRobertE.Rubin,NationalEconomicCouncilDirectorGeneB.Sperling,CommerceSecretaryWilliamM.Daley,andtoptradenegotiatorCharleneBarshefskyalladvisedClintonthatwhiletheChinesehadmadearemarkablenumberofconcessions,“we’renotthereyet,”accordingtoseniorofficials.NegotiatingwithZhuovertheremainingissuesmaybetheeasypart.AlthoughClintoncansignalU.S.approvalforChina’sentryintotheWTOhimself,