大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷58（共240题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷58（共9套）

（共240题）

大学英语四级改革适用（阅读）模拟试

卷第1套

一、长篇阅读（本题共30题，每题1.0分，共30分。）

KeepOuiSeasCleanA）Byllicyear2050itiscslimalcdthatthewuildSpopulation

couldhaveincreasedtoaround12billion.Ofthese,some60percentwilllivewithin60

kmofthesea.Theagriculturalandindustrialactivitiesrequiredtosupportthispopulation

willincreasethealreadysignificantpressuresonfertilecoastalareas.Deathanddisease

causedbypollutedcoastalwaterscoststheglobaleconomyUS$12,8billionayear.

Plasticwastekillsupto1millionseabirds,100,000seamammalsandcountlessfish

eachyear.B）Onesignificantimpactofhumanactivityismarinepollution.Themost

visibleandfamiliarisoilpollutioncausedbytankeraccidentsandtankwashingatsea,

andinadditiontothegrossvisibleshort-termimpacts,severelong-termproblemscan

alsoresultInthecaseoftheExxonValdezwhichranonioashoreinAlaskain1989,

biologicalimpactsfromtheoilspillcanstillbeidentified15yearsaftertheevent.The

PrestigewhichsankofftheSpanishcoastlatein2002,resultedinhugeeconomiclosses

asitpollutedmorethan100beachesinFranceandSpainandeffectivelydestroyedthe

localfishingindustry.C）Despitethescaleandvisibilityofsuchimpacts,thetotal

quantitiesofpollutantsenteringtheseafromthelonglineofcatastrophicoilspills

appearedsmallcomparedwiththoseofpollutantsintroduceddirectlyandindirectlyfrom

othersources,includingdomesticsewage,industrialdischarges,leakagesfromwastetips,

urbanandindustrialrun-off,accidents,spillages,explosions,seadumpingoperations,oil

production,mining,agriculturenutrientsandpesticides,wasteheatsources,and

radioactivedischarges.Landbasedsourcesareestimatedtoaccountforaround44

percentofthepollutantsenteringtheseaandatmosphericinputsaccountforanestimated

33percent.Bycontrast,transportontheseaaccountsfor12percent.D）Theimpactsof

pollutionvary.Nutrientpollutionfromsewagedischargesandagriculturecanresultin

unsightlyandpossiblydangerous"blooms"ofalgae（藻类）incoastalwaters.Asthese

bloomsdieanddecaytheyuseuptheoxygeninthewater.Thishasled,insomeareas,to

"creepingdeadzones"（CDZ）,whereoxygendissolvedinthewaterfallstolevelsunable

tosustainmarinelife.Industrialpollutionalsocontributestothesedeadzones.E)

Radioactive(放射性的)pollutionhasmanycauses,includingthenormaloperationof

nuclearpowerstations,butbyfarthesinglebiggestsourcesofman-maderadioactive

elementsintheseaarethenuclearfuelreprocessingplantsatLaHagueinFranceandat

SellafieldintheUKWastereleasedfromthemhasresultedinthewidespreadpollutionof

livingmarineresourcesoverawidearea;radioactiveelementstraceabletoreprocessing

canbefoundinseaweedsasfarawayastheWestGreenlandCoast.F)Tracemetal

pollutionfrommetalmining,productionandprocessingindustriescandamagethehealth

ofmarineplantsandanimalsandrendersomeseafoodsunfitfbrhumanconsumption.

Thecontributionofhumanactivitiescanbeverysignificant:theamountofmercury

introducedtotheenvironmentbyindustrialactivitiesisaroundfourtimestheamount

releasedthroughnaturalprocessessuchasweatheringanderosion(腐蚀).G)Theinput

ofman-madechemicalstotheoceanspotentiallyinvolvesanoverwhelmingnumberof

differentsubstances.63,000differentchemicalsarcthoughttobeinuseworldwidewith

3,000accountingfor90percentofthetotalproductionamount.Eachyear,anywhereup

to1,000newsyntheticchemicalsmaybebroughtontothemarket.Ofallthesechemicals

some4,500fallintothemostseriouscategory.Theseareknownaspersistentorganic

pollutants(POPs).They'reresistanttobreakdownandhavethepotentialtoaccumulatein

thetissuesoflivingorganisms(allmarinelife),causinghormonedisruptionwhichcan,in

turn,causereproductiveproblems,inducecancer,suppresstheimmunesystemand

interferewithnormalmentaldevelopmentinchildren.H)POPscanalsobetransported

longdistancesintheatmosphereanddepositedincoldregions.Asaresult,Inuit

populationswholiveintheArcticalongdistancefromthesourcesofthesepollutantsare

amongthemostseverelyinfluencedpeopleontheplanet,sincetheyrelyonfat-rich

marinefoodsourcessuchasfishandseals.POPsarealsothoughttoberesponsiblefor

somepolarbearpopulationsfailingtoreproducenormally.Scarily,seafoodsconsumed

bypeoplelivinginwarmandmildregionsarealsoaffectedbyPOPs.Oilyfishtendio

accumulatePOPsintheirbodiesandthesecanbepassedtohumanconsumers.Whenoily

fisharerendereddownintofishmealandfishoilsandsubsequentlyusedtofeedother

animals,thenthistoocanactasapathwaytohumans.Farmedfishandshellfish,dairy

cattle,poultryandpigsarcallfedfishmealincertaincountries,andsomeatanddairy

productsaswellasfarmedandwildfishcanactasfurthersourcesofthesechemicalsto

humans.I)TheNorthandBalticSeasalsocontainsomeoftheworld'sbusiestshipping

lanes.200,000shipscrosstheNorthSeaeveryyear.Manygoodstransportedbyshipsare

hazardous(halfthegoodscarriedatseacanbedescribedasdangerous)andlossof

dangerouscargoescanresultindamagetothemarineenvironment.Chemicaltank

washings,dischargeofoilywastesandwashwatersareallsignificantsourcesofmarine

pollution.J)Inadditionthereisalwaystheriskofamajoroilspill,ariskmadeworseby

thefactthatsomeofthetankersthatroutinelytravelthroughstillhaveonlyonebody­

frameorhaveothertechnicaldefectsandcrewswhoarepoorlyeducated.InNovember

2002.thePrestigeoiltankerwentdownoffthecoastofSpainwith70.000tonsofoilon

boardwhichpolluted2,890kinofcoastline.Afewdaysearlierithadbeencrossingthe

Baltic.K)Somesourcesofpollutionhavebeenbroughtundercontrolbyinternational

legislation.CountrieswhichsignedtheLondonConventionhaveagreedtostopthe

dumpingofradioactiveandindustrialwasteatsea.TheOSPARConventionregulates

marinepollutionintheNorthEastAtlanticRegionwhilecountrieswhichsignedthe

StockholmConventionhavecommittedthemselvestothephaseoutofanumberof

persistentorganicpollutants.WithintheEuropeanCommunity,theWaterFramework

Directivemaybeexpectedtobringfurtherreductionsinpollutinginputs,althoughitwill

beoveraverylongtimeframe.TheadditionalbenefitofthenewEUREACH

(RegistrationEvaluationandAuthorisationofChemicals)initiative,whichaimsto

regulatetheproductionanduseofdangerouschemicalsatsource,remainstobeseen.

1、TheregulationofmarinepollutionintheNorthEastAtlanticRegionisbasedonthe

OSPARConvention.

标准答案：K

知识点解析：根据题目的OSPARConvention定位到K段。该段第3句采用主动句

式TheOSPARConventionregulates...,意思跟题目无异，故可确定K段为该题出

处。

2^Thefactthatsometankersstillhaveonlyonebody-frameorhaveothertechnical

defectsmakingbiggerpossibilityofoilspill.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：根据题目中的onebody-frame及technicaldefects可以定位到J段。J

段首句也出现了题目中遑到的fact,FL该词后的同位语从句内容与题目中的从句语

义几乎一致，故选J。

Aboutone-thirdofthepollutantsenteringtheseacomefromatmosphericinputs.

标准答案：c

知识点解析：文章B、C两段是说明海洋污染的来源，B段重点介绍油污染，C段

则提到其他的污染源。题目中aboutone-third与C段倒数第2句的33percent所指

的比率相同，而且都指atmosphericinputs的比率，故选C。

4、Theovergrowofalgaewillresultinoxygenshortageinthewater,whichledto

"creepingdeadzones".

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据题目明显的信号词creepingdeadzones,可定位到D段。题目的

overgrow对应该段倒数第3句blooms,oxygenshortage对应原文的useupthe

oxygeno

5、Inwarmandmildregions,farmedfishandshellfisharealsoaffectedbyPOPs

becausetheyarefedfishmeal.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据题目中的POPs可将范围缩小在G、H段。其中H段重点说明

POPs的危害和影响，本题的内容与之有关。H段末句的【hesechemicals指的就是

POPs,而该句中的so表明养殖的鱼类和贝壳类都会受POPs的影响，因为这些养

殖水产areallfedfishmeal,题目意思与此相符。

6、Aslongas2,890kmofcoastlinehadbeenpollutedbytheoilspillofthePrestigeoil

tanker.

标准答案：J

知识点解析：根据题目关键信息Presligeoiltanker及数字2,890可直接定位到J

段。J段倒数第2句以该邮轮为例说明严重漏油的风险，题目语义与该句意思一

致，故选J。

7、Oilpollutioncausedbytankeraccidentsandtankwashingatseaisconsideredasthe

mostvisibleandfamiliarmarinepollution.

标准答案：B

知识点解析:根据题目的关键信息themostvisibleandfamiliar可定位到B段，该

段第2句指出最显而易见和为人熟悉的海洋污染源，与题目表述一致，故为答案。

8、Halfofthegoodstransportedbyshipscanbeclassifiedasdangerouscargoes.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：本题内容有关海洋货运，与之相关的段落为I,该段第2句的意思与

题目语义一致，其中括号里的carriedatsea对应题中的transportedbyships,be

described对应题中的beclassifiedo

9、TheWestGreenlandCoasthasbeenpollutedbyradioactiveelements.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：文中只有E段提到WestGreenlandCoast,故该题可直接定位到E

段。该段最后一句说到在格陵兰岛西部海岸的海藻中可以检测到放射性元素，意即

该海岸已被放射性元素污染，故选E。

10、HormonedisruptioninmarinelifeistheresultofaccumulationofPOPs.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：POPs在G和H两段中都有提到。G段倒数第2句开始首次介绍

POPs及其概念。G段最后一句中的causing表明一种因果关系，与题目的islhe

resultof对应且描述对象均为Hormonedisruptiono

WorkingtoImprovetheConditionsofEvergladesNationalParkA）Whenmanypeople

thinkofFlorida,imagesofsandycoastlinesorthemeparkridescometomind.Butabout

anhoursouthofMiamiliesanaturalwildernessdifferentfromanywhereelseinthe

UnitedStates.EvergladesNationalParkisthelargestsubtropicalwildernessinthe

country.Theparkishometoseveralrareandendangeredspecies.Itisalsothethird

largestnationalparkinthelowerforty-eightstates,afterDeathValleyandYellowstone.

MorethanonemillionpeoplevisittheEvergladeseachyear.B）TheEvergladesis

consideredoneofthegreatbiologicalwondersoftheworld.Theexpansivewetlands

stretchacrossmorethansixhundredthousandhectares（公顷）.Itisaplacewhereplants

andanimalsfromtheCaribbeanSeashareanecosystemwithnativeNorthAmerican

species.Unlikemostothernationalparks,EvergladesNationalParkwascreatedto

protectanecosystemfromdamage.TheEvergladesishometothirty-sixspeciesthatare

consideredthreatenedorprotected.TheyincludetheFloridapanther,theAmerican

crocodileandtheWestIndianmanatee.Inaddition,morethanthreehundredfiftybird

speciesandthreehundredspeciesoffreshandsaltwaterfishlivewithinthepark.The

Evergladesisalsohometofortyspeciesofmammals（哺乳动物）andfiftyreptile（爬行

动物)species.C)ExoticplantscanalsobefoundintheEverglades.Theyincludewhatis

saidtobethelargestgrov/thofmangrovetreesinthewesternhalfoftheworld.Gumbo-

limbotrees,knownfortheirpeelingredskin,stranglerfigsandroyalpalmsarealso

amongthearea'splantlife.TheEvergladesisalsohometothecountry'slargestliving

mahoganytree.Sawgrassgrowsinsomeareasofthepark.Becareful-itisverysharp,

withteethjustlikeasaw.Itcangrowuptofourmeterstall.Withaboutoneandone-half

metersofrainfalleachyear,plantsandtreesneverstopgrowingintheEverglades.D)

Thedry,winterseasonisthefavoriteofmostvisitors,wheninsectslikemosquitoesare

lessofaproblem.TherainyseasonlastsfromJunetoNovember.Therearemanyways

toexploretheEverglades.VisitorscouldseeAmericancrocodileswhilehikingthe

AnhingaTrail.TheEvergladesistheonlyplaceonEarthwherefreshwatercrocodiles

andsaltwatercrocodilesliveinthesamearea.Visitorsusingcanoesorairboatsarelikely

toseelargegroupsofwadingbirdslikethewoodstorkorgreatblueheron.Itiseven

possibletoseeflamingosintheEverglades.Thisspring,EvergladesNationalPark

launchedavisitationprogramtowhatwasonceahighlyrestrictedmilitarybase.Park

officialsareworkingtorecoveramissilebaseusedinthe1960s.ThebaseplayedaPart

InthenucleartensionsbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion.E)The

governmentbuilttheFloridabaseshortlyafterthediscoveryofSovietmissilesabout

threehundredkilometersaway,ontheislandofCuba.Tensionswerehighduringthe

Cubanmissilecrisis.ButmissilesstoredattheAmericanbasewereneverfired.Thebase

wasclosedandallmissileequipmentwasremovedinthe1970s.Todayonlythe

buildingsremain.Thisyear,thehistoricareahadmanyvisitors,includingformer

Americanservicememberswhorememberthemissilecrisis.Theparkhopestooffer

moretripsnextspring,tohelpsupportthehistoryforthosewholivedthroughitandfor

futuregenerations.F)ExpertssaychangestotheEvergladesarethreateningseveral

differentkindsofwildlife.TheysaythethreatsarearesultofactionstheUnitedStates

governmentbeganmorethanfiftyyearsago,andsettlersbeganevenearlier.The

NationalParkServicesaysearlycolonialsettlersandlanddevelopersthoughtthe

Evergladeshadlittlevalue.Thesettlershadplanstoremovewaterfromtheareaandin

the1880sdevelopersbegandiggingdraincanals.Atthetime,theydidnotunderstandthe

complexityoftheEverglades'ecosystem.Asaresult,theywerenotpreparedfbrallthe

workandcausedenvironmentalproblems.Theecosystem,however,wasabletosurvive.

G)Evenlargereffortstodrainthewetlandscontinuedbetween1905and1910.Large

areaswerechangedtofarmland.Thisledtoincreaseddevelopment,withmorepeople

movingtotheEvergladesandalsomorevisitors.Morechangescamein1948,when

CongressapprovedtheCentralandSouthFloridaProject.Aspartoftheplan,theArmy

CorpsofEngineersbuiltroads,canalsandwater-controlsystemsthroughoutSouth

FloridaTheaimoftheprojectwastoprovidewaterandfloodprotectionfbrdeveloped

areasandagriculture.Workersbuiltahugesystemofwaterwaysandpumpingstationsto

controltheoverflowofLakeOkeechobee,northoftheEverglades.Today,fiftypercent

ofsouthFlorida'searlywetlandareasnolongerexist.Populationsofwadingbirdshave

beenreducedbyninetypercent.Wholepopulationsofanimalsareindangerof

disappearing.Theendangeredcreaturesincludethemanatee,theMiamiblackheadsnake,

thewoodstorkandtheFloridapanther.H)Inrecentyears,environmentalexpertshave

learnedaboutthedamagetotheEverglades.Theysaythenaturalbalanceofplantsand

animalshasbeendestroyed.Recently,theObamaadministrationpromisedthreehundred

sixtymilliondollarstopayforEvergladesrestorationthisyear.Theadministrationisalso

askingthatCongressapproveanadditionaltwohundredseventy-eightmilliondollarsfor

nextyear.Themoneywillhelptosupportprojectsapprovedbythegovernmentnine

yearsago.TheprojectsincludeimprovingwetlandsinthePicayuneStrandinSouthwest

FloridaandrepairstoLakeOkeechobee'sdam.Untilnow,thestateofFloridahasspent

themostmoneyontheproject.I)Anotherthreatbiologistshavebeenbattlingforyearsin

theEvergladesisthearea'spopulationofBurmesepythons(largesnakes).Officials

believethereareasmanyasonehundredfiftythousandoftheselargesnakesinthe

Everglades.Butthesnakesareaforeignspecies,nativetoSoutheastAsiaOwnersof

pythonslefttheirunwantedsnakesintheEvergladesyearsago.Biologistssayadult

pythonsareabletoeatsmalldeerandbobcats.Whenpythonsarefoundinthe

Everglades,theyareoftenkilled.Scientistsarenowexperimentingwithotherwaysto

removethesnakes,includingtrappingmethodsandofferingpaymentstohunters.The

futureoftheEvergladesisnotclear.However,effortstoprotecttheareaarecontinuing

sothatpeoplefromallovertheworldmaycontinuevisitingthisbiologicaltreasure.

11、EffortstoprotecttheareawouldbecontinuedthoughthefutureofEvergladesisstill

unknown.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据题目信息词ThcfuturcofthcEverglades可定位到I段，该段倒数

第2句的isnotclear对应题目的isstillunknown,接着最后一句用however表示转

折，这与题目though引导的让步状语从句语义相同。

12、Inordertoprovidewaterandfloodprotectionfbrdevelopedareasandagriculture,

theCongressapprovedtheCentralandSouthFloridaProject.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：根据关键词theCentralandSouthFloridaProject,可直接定位到G

段，该段第4句指出国会通过了这个项目，第6句的Theaimof...was则表明该项

目的目的：为了给开发的地区和农业提供水利和防洪，结合这两句为题目意思，故

选G。

13、TheSovietUnionplacedmissilesontheislandofCubaduringtheCubanmissile

crisis.

标准答案：E

知识点解析：根据题目中的Cubanmissilecrisis等词定位到E段。该段第1句提

到，美国政府在古巴岛上发现了苏联的导弹，这意味着苏联将导弹部署到了古巴岛

上，因此，E段为本题出处。

14、WithanecosystemofplantsandanimalsbothfromCaribbeanSeaandNorth

American,EvergladesNationalParkaimsatprotectinganecosystemfromdamage.

标准答案：B

知识点解析：根据题目中的CaribbeanSea,NorthAmerican可定位到B段。该段第

3句讲到，这里来自加勒比海的动植物与北美本土的物种共享一个生态，题目

With...American与此意思一致：题目的aimsat…第4句与原文wascreatedto...的

语义一致。

15、ThereareonlytenpercentofwadingbirdsstillexistingintheEverglades.

标准答案：G

知识点解析：文章在D段和G段都有提到wadingbirds,其中G段倒数第3句表明

涉水鸟的数量已经减少了90%,这与题目中的现存的涉水鸟只有10%内容相同，

因此，G段为本题出处,

16、TheBurmesepythonsareasnakespeciesthatoriginatedfromSoutheastAsia.

标准答案：I

知识点解析：根据题干中的Burmesepythons等词定位到I段，该段第3句中的

nativeto意为''来自于...”，题目中的onginatedfrom与此同义，故选1。

17、MostpeopleprefertovisittheEvergladesinwinter.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：根据选项中表示季节的wintc「定位到D段。该段首句的winterseason

isthefavorite表明冬天去Everglades的人最多，很明显，D为本题答案。

18、TheecosystemoftheEvergladeswasfirstthreatenedbyactionsofcolonialsettlers.

标准答案：F」

知识点解析：根据题目中的ecosystem,threat及settlers可定位到F段。该段第2

句提到美国政府和早期移民的活动都对theEverglades的生态造成了威胁，其中移

民的活动所造成的威胁比美国政府来得更早，题目中的wasfirstthreatenedby与这

里的说法一致。

19^LocatedinthesouthofMiami,EvergladesNationalParkisthelargestsubtropical

wildnessintheUS.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：根据题目关键词largestsubtropicalwildness定位到A段。该段第2句

表明其距离迈阿密南部有一小时车程，与题目的loeatedin…语义相同，A段第3

句的内容与题目主干一致，故选A。

20、VisitorstotheEvergladesneedtomindthesawgrassbecauseitmaycutthem.

标准答案：C」

知识点解析：根据题干中的sawgrass可定位到C段，该段倒数第3句中的sharp和

saw等词表明sawgrass像锯齿一样锋利，游客应小心以防被划伤，故本题选C,

WhichAttributesofaFoodProductareMostImportanttoConsumersA)TheAustralian

stateofVictoriaisinvestinginaprogramtoidentifynewopportunitiesforitsfoodand

agricultureindustries.Aspartofthisinitiativethegovernmentconductedextensive

researchtoidentifywhichattributesofafoodproductarcmostimportanttoconsumers.

Asincomelevelsriseandeducationlevelsimprove,consumersaroundtheworldare

becominginterestedinmorethanjustthepriceandqualityoftheloodtheyeat.Indeed,

someconsumersarenowwillingtopayextramoneyforfoodwithaspecialnutritionalor

healthbenefit.Inaddition,someconsumersarealsochoosingfoodbasedonhowitwas

produced,includingtheenvironmentalandethicalimpactofproduction.Victoria's

DepartmentofPrimaryIndustriesdesignedandresearchedareportthatanalyzes

preferencesforfoodproductswith"trust"attributes,specificallyfoodsafety,cleanfood,

greenfood,animalwelfareandethicalfoodproduction.Thereportalsodeterminesthe

relativeimportanceofthefivenominated"trust"attributesandevaluatestheirimportance

inrelationtonon-trustattiibutes,suchaspriceandquality.B)"Consumersarebecoming

increasinglyinsightfulwhenmakingpurchasingdecisions,andVictoria'sa-bilityto

demonstratethetrustworthinessoffoodproductswillbevitaltomaintainconsumer

confidenceinpriorityexportmarkets,"thereportsays.BetweenFebruaryandJune2004,

theDPIinterviewed280foodindustryshareholders,includingretailers,wholesalers,

foodscn-iccmanagers,importers,distributors,andrepresentativesofgovernment,

industrybodiesandnon-governmentorganizations,in21ofVictoria'smajorfood

markets,includingFrance,Japan,theUKandtheUS.C)Theresearchfound,perhaps

unsurprisingly,thatprice,qualityandfoodsafetywerethemostimportantfactorsfor

consumers,witheachfactorrankedasthemostimportantby18-22%ofrespondents.In

fourthplace,8%ofrespondentsfelttasteflavorwasthemostimportantattributeofa

foodproductforconsumers,while6%thoughtfreshnesswasmostimportant,and3%

thoughttheappearancepackagingwasmostimportant.Healthnutrition,brandimage,

andcleanchemicalfreewereeachconsideredmostimportantbyjust1-2%of

interviewees.D)Ofthefivespecified"trust"factors—foodsafety,cleanfood,green

food,animalwelfareandethicalfoodproduction-foodsafetywasrankedasbeingof

highorveryhighimportancetotheirorganizationby95%ofrespondents.Itisnotjust

consumersthatfoodsafetyisimportantto,asoneJapanesewholesalerobserved"Ithas

takenalongtimetobuildourreputationforreliabilitywithourcustomersandjustone

accidentwouldcauseustoloseeverything,especiallyifconsumersarcharmed."E)

Cleanfoodwasrankedsecondinimportanceamongthespecifiedtrustfactors,with90%

ofrespondentsratingcleanfoodasbeingofhighorveryhighimportancetotheir

organization.However,just63%ofrespondentssaidcleanfoodwasofhighorveryhigh

importancetoconsumers.Thesurveyalsofoundthattherewasregionalvariationinthe

definitionofcleanfood—somerespondentsthoughtitshouldincludeHalalproduction

methods,whileothersthoughtcleanfoodshouldalsobefreeofgeneticallymodified

organisms(GMOs).F)Ethicswasrankedfairlyhighinimportancetoorganizations,but

wasconsideredlessimportantloconsumers.While82%ofrespondentsratedethicsas

beingofhighorveryhighimportancelotheirorganization,just31%consideredethicsto

beofhighorveryhighimportancetoconsumers.Anotherfindingwasthatethics

includedmanyoftheothertrustfactors,asaGermangovernmentrepresentativepointed

out"Thisissuecoversalittleofeverything.Itdependsontheproducerandontheway

people,animalsandtheenvironmentaretreated.Itdependsonpersonalvalues."The

researchersfoundthattheimportanceofethicsvariedaccordingtowhataspectwas

mentioned.Theprovingofclaimsmadeonproductlabelswasconsideredtobeofhigher

importancethanissuessuchasworkers*rights,corporateresponsibilityandlocal

sourcing,becauseitisanissuethathasimpactontheconsumerdirectly.G)Greenfood

wasrankedrelativelylowinimportance,withjust50%ofrespondentsratingitasbeing

ofhighorveryhighimportancetotheirorganization,andjust19%ratingitasbeingof

highorveryhighimportancetoconsumers.Manyrespondentscitedlowconsumer

awarenessandlackofconsumerinterest,andsomesaidtheybelievedconsumerswere

unwillingtopayahigherpriceforgreenfoodproducts,reflectingtheoverallfindingthat

higherimportanceisattachedtofactorsthathasimpactdirectlyonconsumers.H)

"Consumersclaimtowantthechoice,butthecategoryhasbeendisappointing,leadingto

oversup-plyandpricepressuresforhighcostproducers.Pricealwaysseemstofocusthe

Dutchminds,nsaidoneglobalretailerbasedintheNetherlands.Therewasalsosome

variationinopinionsaboutwhatexactlyconstitutesgreenfood,withseveralrespondents

seeingitassynonymouswithorganicproduction.Ofissuesassociatedwithgreenfood,

organicproductionwasseenasthemostimportanttoconsumers,whileimpactonthe

environment,ecosystemhealth,bio-diversityandenvironmentalmanagementpractices

wereratedrelativelylowinimportance.I)Animalwelfarewasanotherlow-ratedtrust

factor,with43%ofrespondentsratingitasbeingofhighorveryhighimportanceto

organizations,andjust15%consideringittobeofhighorveryhighimportanceto

consumers.Again,respondentspointedtolowconsumerawareness,lackofconsumer

interestandanunwillingnesstopayanextracostfor"animalfriendly"products.Many

respondentsalsosaidtherewasagapbetweenwhatconsumerssayandwhattheydo

whenitcomestopurchasingbehaviorrelatedtoanimalwelfareissues."Thisisa

complexissue—itisoflowimportancetoconsumersintermsoftranslationintoaction,

buthighintermsofadiscussiontopic.Agapexistsbetweentheoryandpractice,"saida

representativeofanon-governmentorganizationinIndia.J)However,theimportanceof

animalwelfarecouldberaisediftherewasadirectimpactthatcanbeseenonthe

consumer,forexamplewherehandlingorfeedingadministrationsaffectproductquality

orfoodsafety,asanairlinecateringsupplierinSingaporeillustrated"Animalwelfareis

importantonlyinthatitcontributestothequalityoftheproduct.Thewaytheanimalis

treatedandfediscrucialtothequalityoftheendproduct."K)Overall,respondents

identifiedthatconsumersarcmoreconcernedaboutfactorsthataffectthemdirectly,such

asfoodsafety.Althoughconsumersareconsideredtobegenerallylessconcernedabout

issuessuchasanimalwelfareandenvironmentalmanagementpractices,theseissuesare

notinsignificantastheyassumemuchgreaterimportancewhentheyhavethepotentialto

affectfoodqualityorwhenpublicconcernisheightenedbyspecificinterestgroupsor

mediareports.AccordingtoBobCameron,Victoria'sministerforagriculture,the

government'saimincarryingoutsuchresearchwastodevelopnewapproachesto

improveVictoria'saccesstointernationalmarkets.Itwillbeinterestingtoseehowthis

informationisused,andhowitinfluencesfutureproductdevelopment.

21、Concerningthedefinitionofcleanfood,thesurveyfounditwasvariedamong

differentregions.

标准答案：E

知识点解析:根据本题的信息ihedefinitionofcleanfood,可定位到E段。题中的

variedamongdifferentregions是对E段第3句的regionalvariation同义改写，故选

Eo

22>Asitwasindicatedbytherespondents,greenfoodwasrankedrelativelylowin

importancebecauseoflowconsumeiawarenessandlackofconsumerinterests.

标准答案：G

知识点解析:根据题中的Iherespondents,rankedrelativelylow等关键信息可定位

到G段，该段第1句说明绿色食品的重要性排名相对较低，第2句解释了原因：

消费者意识不高和缺乏兴趣，故选G。

23、Ofissuesassociatedwithgreenfood,consumerstookorganicproductionasthe

mostimportant.

标准答案：H

知识点解析：根据关键词organicproductionnJ'以定位到H段。本题意思与H