问题 单项选择题

(D)

Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge of environmental claims made by household products, according to a "green labeling" study published by Consumers International Friday.

Among the report’s more outrageous findings-a German fertilizer described 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 Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German 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-country 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 insect sprays 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, 1999.

Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading 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 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 friendly" and "non-polluting" can not be verified. "What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO." said Page.

As indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumers().

A. are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buy

B. are still not willing to pay more for products with green labeling

C. are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environment

D. still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment

答案

参考答案:D

解析:

由第四段“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。”可知主要意思为:顾客对所购买商品的环境影响并没有充足的认识。对比四个选项,D的说法与此一致。

综合

阅读下列的图和材料,回答问题。(2O分)

材料1:北京时间2005年l月6日我国第13亿个小公民于6日零时2分诞生于北京妇产医院,运用经济、教育、法律、行政等手段综合治理人口问题,使中国人口过快增长的势头得到有效控制,人口出生率从197。年的33.43%。下降到2003年的12.41%。,自然增长率从25.83%。下降到6.01编。实现了人口再生产类型的历史性转变,二十世纪末把中国人口控制在13亿以内的目标推迟四年到来。

材料2:2004年7月10日在武汉纪念“世界人口日”专家座谈会上,专家们认为我国人口发展正在快速步入“后人口转变时期”,在上海、大连等大都市出现了“未富先老”现象,在中西部小城镇和农村出现‘’留守小孩”“留守家庭”等现象,一方面,庞大的人口压力和传统工业调整涌现出大量再就业人口,另一方面,“珠三角”“长三角”等地却在闹“民工荒”。

材料3:上海市连续10年来人口呈负增长,2004年调整了部分计划生育政策,有计划地安排部分夫妻生育第二胎,且取消了两胎的生育间隔,同时对终生不愿生育的夫妻不再奖励。

(l)从中国人口金字塔中看出,我国人口增长有三个明显的低谷,其中B低谷出现的产生原因是________________,A低谷出现的产生原因是________________________。(4分)

(2)材料中提及到“后人口转变时期”和我国“实现了人口增长模式的历史性转变”,这里的“后人口转变时期”是指___________(人口增长模式),其特点是。“实现了人口增长模式的历史性转变”是指__________________________________________。(6分)

(3)“留守小孩”“留守家庭”的出现产生的原因是什么?(2分)

(4)“未富先老”说明了什么?这种现象会带来哪些问题?(6分)

(5)上海市调整计划生育政策的根本原因是(2分)()

A.人口负增长

B.人口增长与经济发展关系失调

C.老龄人日增长快,社会福利压力大

D.社会经济发达,劳动力相对不足

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