Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment (環(huán)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(標(biāo)簽) to show that the product is green. Some companies have made the manufacturing (生產(chǎn)) 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.
64. It becomes clear from the text that the driving force(動(dòng)力) behind green products is ______
A. public caring for the environment    B. companies desire for bigger sales
C. new ways of doing business      D. rapid growth of supermarkets
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
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

64---66   ABD  

64.A 點(diǎn)評(píng)：整體理解題。在通讀全文后可以得知越來越多的人們開始重視環(huán)境和環(huán)境污染問題，故A為正確選項(xiàng)。
65.B 點(diǎn)評(píng)：整體理解題。同樣在通讀全文后可知道越來越多的人們開始尋找“綠色”的生產(chǎn)方式，“綠色”的產(chǎn)業(yè)，故應(yīng)選B。
66.D 點(diǎn)評(píng)：細(xì)節(jié)理解題（或根據(jù)上下文）。找到“it”所在的句子就能找到正確答案，為D。
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