79.Which of the following statements is true?

A.A single trip from Mr. Evans’s home to the White City used to be ten shillings.

B.The first place for Mr. Evans to visit is the Houses of Parliament.

C.He appreciated people’s arrangement of a wheelchair during his visit.

D.Mr. Evans once made the journey to London at the turn of the century.

78.It was reported that Mr. Evans’s healthy long life was to a certain extent due to his______.

A.wine drinking　 　　　　 B.proper smoking　　　　　 C.mild temper　　 　　　　 D.sense of humor

66.The underlined word“it”in the fourth paragraph refers to　 .

A.a selling point　　　　　　 B.the company name　　 C.a great demand for health foods

D.the manufacturing of green products

答案 64.A　 65.B　 66.D

第36题(2001年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语上海卷)

Britain’s oldest man made his first visit to London yesterday at the age of 110. Mr. John Evans had never found the time or the money - to make the trip from his home near Swansea.But,when British Rail offered him an all-expenses-paid birthday trip to the capital,he just could not refuse.

Until yesterday he had never been far from home,except for one trip to Aberdeen. Mr. Evans,who spent 60 years working as a miner in South Wales,almost made the journey to London once before,at the trun of the century.“There was a trip to the White City but it was ten shillings(1 shilling=1/20 pound)return from Swansea - too much I thought.All my money went to the family then,”he said.

During the next two days Mr. Evans will be taken on a whistle-stop tour of London to see the sights.Top of his list is a visit to the Houses of Parliament(国会).

The only arrangement he does not care for is the wheelchair provided to move him about if he gets tired.“I don’t like the chair business - people will so think I am getting old,”he said.

His secret for a long and healthy life has been well publicized - no alcohol,no cigarette and no anger. Before setting off from Swansea with his 76-year-old son, Amwel, he quipped,“I’m glad to see they’ve given me a return ticket.”

65.What would be the best title for the text?

A.Business and People　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Business Goes Green

C.Shopping Habits Are Changing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Supermarkets and Green Products

64.It becomes clear from the text that the driving force (动力) behind green products is　 .

A.public caring for the environment　　　　　　　　　　panies’desire for bigger sales

C.new ways of doing business　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.rapid growth of supermarkets

63.Which of the four pictures below is the closest to the igloo hotel as described in the text?

答案 59.A　 60.B　 61.B　 62.D　　 63.A

第35题(2001年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语全国卷)

Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment (环境) 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 (标签) 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.

62.When guests leave the igloo hotel they will receive a paper stating that　 .

A.they have visited Lapland　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.they have had an ice-snow holiday

C.they have had great fun sleeping on ice　　　　　　 D.they have had a taste of adventure

61.According to the text, the first thing to do in building an igloo is　 　 .

A.to gather a pool of water　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.to prepare a wooden base

C.to cover the ground with ice　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.to pile a large amount of snow

60.When the writer says“the fun will be over,”he refers to the fact that　 .

A.hotel guests will be frightened at the thought of the hard test

B.Bergqvist’s hotel will soon become a pool of water

C.holidaymakers will soon get tired of the big igloo

D.a bigger igloo will replace the present one

59.Bergqvist designed and built the world’s first igloo hotel because　 　 .

A.he believed people would enjoy trying something new

B.he wanted to make a name for the small town

C.an art exhibition was about to open　　　　　 D.more hotel rooms were needed