题目内容
18.All around the world,shoppers flock to Wal-Mart to buy everything.In Texas,they come for another reason:to see the wind turbine (涡轮机),which supplies 5% of the store's electricity.It along with other facilities,such as exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint,makes this Wal-Mart a green giant.The laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart,with 5,200stores worldwide,influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods.It throws its weight behind environmental responsibility,and the impact could be amazing."One little change in product packaging could save 1,500trees,"says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott."If everybody saves 1,500trees or 50barrels of oil,at the end of the day you have made a huge difference."
Scott wants Wal-Mart to do its part too.He has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions (排放) over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient.He wants Wal-Mart's fleet (车队) of more than 7,000trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2015.Factories that show Wal-Mart they're cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chain.Wal-Mart says it's working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so.
Some people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from Wal-Mart's controversial labor and health-insurance practices.But it's not just window dressing,because Wal-Mart sees profits in going green.Scott says,"This is a business philosophy,not a social philosophy.We don't go where we don't think there's a great interest in change."
Like Bill Gates,who started his charitable foundation,Scott happens to be promoting Wal-Mart's image at a time when his company's reputation is declining.He acknowledges that he launched the plan partly to shield (保护,庇护) Wal-Mart from bad press about its contribution to global warming."By doing what we're doing today,we avoid the headline risks that are going to come for people who did not do anything,"he says."At some point businesses will be held responsible for the actions they take."Meanwhile,should Wal-Mart succeed at shrinking its environmental footprint and lowering prices for green products,both the planet and the company will profit.
44.We can infer from the passage thatC.
A.Lee Scott is Wal-Mart's CEO
B.there are 5,200stores in the world
C.Wal-Mart has a great influence on the world market
D.Wal-Mart has more than 7,000trucks all over the world
45.What does the underlined sentence"This is a business philosophy,not a social philosophy."mean in the fourth paragraph?A
A.Wal-Mart predicts huge profits in its green activity.
B.Wal-Mart's green activity is just window dressing.
C.Wal-Mart aims to solve its health-insurance practices.
D.Wal-Mart doesn't have any social responsibility at all.
46.What will Wal-Mart probably do in the future?A
A.Reduce air pollution in its present stores.
B.Give favorable treatment to its consumers.
C.Ask the factories to reduce their packaging.
D.Demand the fleet of trucks to use more fuel than before.
47.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?B
A.Provide the background of the green plan.
B.Stress the purpose of Wal-Mart's green plan.
C.Present the risk that Wal-Mart is facing nowadays.
D.Analyze the similarity between Bill Gates and Scott.
分析 文章主要讲了沃尔玛正在或者准备执行的各项环保措施,并且沃尔玛的CEO强调这是有商业目的.
解答 44:C推断题.由第二段第一句"The laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart,with 5,200 stores worldwide,influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods."可知C项正确.
A项,Lee Scott 是 CEO 是文中内容,不需推测,所以A项错误.B项,沃尔玛在全球有5200家店铺,B项没有说沃尔玛,所以B项错误.D项,由第三段第三句"He wants Wal-Mart's fleet(车队) of more than 7,000 trucks"可知现在还没有7000辆,所以D项错误.
故正确答案为C.
45:A由第四段第二句"because Wal-Mart sees profits in going green."可推断 Scott 的话的意思是沃尔玛通过环保行动可以获取巨大利润,而不单是为了公益活动,所以A项符合文意,另外三个选项与本段内容无关,故正确答案为A.
46:A推断题.由第三段第二句"He has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions(排放) over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient."可知A项正确.
B项,文中没有相关内容,所以B项错误.C项,由第三段最后一句"Wal-Mart says it's working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so."可知沃尔玛会与工厂联合共同努力减少包装而不是单独要求他们减少包装,所以C项错误.D项,由第三段可知沃尔玛要求车队减少燃料的使用,所以D项错误.故正确答案为A.
47:B主旨题.文章主要讲了沃尔玛正在或者准备执行的各项环保措施,并且沃尔玛的CEO强调这是有商业目的,所以B项符合文意.A项,没有提到沃尔玛这个主体,所以A项错误.C项,文章大部分篇幅讲了沃尔玛准备执行的环保计划,只有最后提到了他们面对的危险,但这不是主要内容,所以C项错误.D项,Bill Gates 与Scott 的比较只在最后一段出现,并不是文章主要内容,所以D项错误.故正确答案为B.
点评 本文是人物故事理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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