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1、2022年职称英语考试卫生类B阅读理解备考（6）Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge (大杂烩) of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling” study published by Consumers International Friday.Among the reports more outrageous (令人无法容忍的) findings-a German fertilizer desc
2、ribed itself as “earthworm friendly” a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting” and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier”The study was written and researched by Britains National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German
3、and Dutch governments and the European Commission. While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,” said Consumers International director Anna Fielder.The 10-coun
4、try study surveyed product packaging in Britain, Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average.The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent (洗涤剂) insect spray
5、s and by some garden products. It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 11019.Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misle
6、ading to meet ISO standards.Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,” said report researcher Philip Page.Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145
7、separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.” he said.The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friend
8、ly” and “non-polluting” cannot be verified. What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.” said Page.31. According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that _.A) all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standardsB) the claims made by p
9、roducts are often unclear or deceivingC) consumers would believe many of the manufactures claimD) few products actually prove to be environment friendly32. As indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumers _.A) are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buyB)
10、 are still not willing to pay more for products with green labelingC) are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environmentD) still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment33. A study was carried out by Britains NCC to _.A) find out how many c
11、laims made by products fail to meet environmental standardsB) inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buyC) examine claims made by products against ISO standardsD) revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization34. What is one of the consequences c
12、aused by the many claims of household products?A) They are likely to lead to serious environmental problems.B) Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false.C) They could arouse widespread anger among consumer.D) Consumers will be tempted to buy products they dont need.35. It can be in
13、ferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to _.A) make product labeling satisfy ISO requirementsB) see all household products meet environmental standardsC) warn consumers of the danger of so-called green productsD) verify the efforts of non-polluting products答案：31. B 32. D 33. C 34.B 35. A本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第4页 共4页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页第 4 页 共 4 页
