山西太原五中2016届10月月考英语试题及答案(2)

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.
21. 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
22. Which of the following is TRUE about the survey results?
A. Japanese consumers are among the biggest recyclers.
B. The majority of Brazilians believe climate change will affect their lives.
C. Chinese and Canadian consumers like to repair broken items.
D. Used items are popular with French and British consumers.
23. What can we learn about Americans from the passage?
A. Three in four American families don’t have TV sets.
B. Many of them dream of owning a big house. 
C. They think green products are too expensive.
D. They prefer packaged and processed food to health food.
B
Peer into a smartphone, and all will become clear. Smart Vision Labs, a start-up in New York City, wants to make it easier to diagnose vision problems in developing countries with an iPhone camera add-on.
The World Health Organization estimates that 246 million people have poor vision. Of these, about 90 percent live in low-income areas without good access to healthcare or expensive diagnostic machines.
To solve this problem Smart Vision Labs has combined two tools often used for eye tests into a single inexpensive and portable device. The first tool, an auto-refractor (自动曲光仪), calculates whether someone is short-sighted or long-sighted, and to what extent, by measuring the size and shape of their eye. The second, an aberrometer (像差仪), looks for distortions (扭曲) in how light reflects off the eye, which could indicate rarer problems such as double vision.