广东汕头潮阳新世界中英文学校2016届高三上学期双周考周考 英语试题（No.4）
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A
A new survey conducted by the National Geographic Society (NGS) shows that although consumers in many countries are adopting environmentally-friendly behavior, others live in wasteful cultures of consumption. The 2014 online survey of 18,000 people in 18 countries gauged environmental attitudes and habits – and their sustainability – when it came to housing, transportation, food and consumer goods.
1. Some consumer behavior is improving.
In half the countries surveyed, people acted in more environmentally-friendly ways than they had in 2012. For example, Russians are using more public transportation and British consumers are buying more green electricity.
But some countries reported that people’s habits were less sustainable than in the previous survey. Around 68 percent of Germans drink bottled water daily, and Canadians are among the most likely to own at least two cars or trucks.
2. Anxiety about the environment is growing.
A slim majority of consumers– 51 percent – agree that global warming will negatively affect their own lives. Latin Americans are the most concerned, with more than three in four Brazilians convinced that climate change will impact them personally.
3. Americans resist going green.
Nearly one in four American households owns four or more TVs. Americans are also among the most likely to avoid paying extra for environmentally-friendly products, and they consume more packaged and processed food than people in most other countries. And since the 2012 survey, more Americans are saying that they view owning a big house as an important goal in their lives.
4. The least green feel the least guilt.
As in past surveys, the worst offenders express the least guilt about the size of their environmental footprint. British, German and Swedish consumers not only feel the least regret but also are the most likely say they won’t change their ways.
5. Repairing, reusing and recycling are on the rise.
Majorities in 17 of the 18 countries say they’d rather repair than replace a broken item, with Chinese and German consumers the most likely to fix something and Japanese consumers the least likely. American and French consumers are the most likely to buy used items; Canadian, British, and Australian consumers are the biggest recyclers.
1. The author’s purpose in mentioning Germans is __________.
A. to say that drinking bottled water is not environmentally-friendly at all
B. to point out that bottled water is a less sustainable product
C. to emphasize that Germans should change their habits
D. to explain that people in some countries have some less sustainable habits
2. Which of the following is TRUE about the survey results?
A. Japanese consumers are among the biggest recyclers.
B.
