1. According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that.
A)all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards
B)the claims made by products are often unclear or deceiving
C)consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claim
D)few products actually prove to be environment friendly
2. 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
3. A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to.
A)find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards
B)inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy
C)examine claims made by products against ISO standards
D)revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization
4. What is one of the consequences caused 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 don’t need.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to.
A)make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements
B)see all household products meet environmental standards
C)warn consumers of the danger of socalled green products
D)verify the efforts of nonpolluting products
confuse vt. ①使混亂，混淆 ②把……混淆
【考點(diǎn)】confuse sth. with sth. 把……與……混淆
【關(guān)聯(lián)】近義詞：complicate,jumble,mistake,muddle
【詞根】～=con(together)+fuse(to pour)
brandn. 商標(biāo)，品牌vt. ①打烙印于，銘刻 ②加污名于，譴責(zé)
【考點(diǎn)】be branded on one’s memory 被銘記在某人心中
【辨析】brand,mark:
brand和mark都表示“商標(biāo)，(商品的)牌子”，brand通常僅用于指肥皂、牙膏、黃油等小的或不貴重的事物；
汽車、冰箱、計(jì)算機(jī)等的“商標(biāo)，牌子”一般用mark。
a wellknown brand of car
a wellknown mark of car 汽車
fund n. ①資金，基金 ②存款，現(xiàn)款vt. 為……提供基金
【考點(diǎn)】short of fund缺錢
a fund of sth.豐富的……，相當(dāng)數(shù)量的……
【關(guān)聯(lián)】形近詞：fond adj.喜愛
commission n. ①委員會(huì) ②委托，委任 ③委托書，委托的事 ④傭金，手續(xù)費(fèi)
【考點(diǎn)】in/out of commission 可/不可使用
on commission 按銷售提成
【派生】commissioner n.委員，專員
package n. ①包，包裹，箱 ②一攬子交易，計(jì)劃等vt.①把……打包 ②包裝，把……裝袋
【關(guān)聯(lián)】相關(guān)詞:pack v. 包裝 n. 一群
packet n. 小包，小捆
packing n.包裝，填塞
packed adj. 充滿的，擠滿的
parcel 常指郵包，物品較大、較重
averagen. 平均數(shù)，平均水平adj. ①平均的 ②通常的vt. 平分，均分
【考點(diǎn)】on average 平均 average out (at sth.)平均數(shù)為average sth.out(at sth.)算出……的平均數(shù)
the law of averages平均律
focus vt. 使聚焦，集中于n. 焦點(diǎn)
【考點(diǎn)】in(out of)focus焦點(diǎn)對(duì)準(zhǔn)(沒對(duì)準(zhǔn))；
bring into focus使特別注意(某物)
specificadj.明確的，詳盡的
【關(guān)聯(lián)】近義詞：particular,peculiar
setvt. ① 放，安置 ②樹立 ③調(diào)整vi.下沉，凝結(jié)n.①一套，一副 ②機(jī)組，裝置adj. 固定的，規(guī)定的，不變的
【考點(diǎn)】set about 開始，著手；
set against ①使敵視 ②使抵消；
set apart ①使與眾不同 ②留出，撥出(專用)；
set aside ①留出，撥出(時(shí)間、金錢等) ②把……置于一旁，不理會(huì)；
set back ①推遲，延緩，阻礙 ②使花費(fèi)；
set down 寫下，記下；
set forth 闡明，陳述；
set in 開始(并將延續(xù)下去)；
set off ①出發(fā)，起程 ②激起，引起；
set on ①襲擊 ②唆使；
set out ①動(dòng)身，起程 ②開始 ③擺放 ④闡明，陳述；
set up ①創(chuàng)立，建立，為……做好準(zhǔn)備 ②豎立，架起，建造 ③開業(yè)，開始經(jīng)商
vagueadj. 不清楚的，模糊的，含糊的，不明確的
【考點(diǎn)】vague answer 含糊的答復(fù)；
vague outline模糊的輪廓
misleadvt. ①把……帶錯(cuò)路 ②把……帶壞，使誤入歧途 ③使誤解
【考點(diǎn)】mislead sb. about/into doing sth.誤導(dǎo)，引入歧途
【派生】misleading 誤導(dǎo)的，引入歧途的
separateadj. ①分開的，分離的 ②個(gè)別的，單獨(dú)的v.(使)分開，隔開
【考點(diǎn)】separate from 從……分開，分離；
separate…into… 分開為……，分割成……;
live separately 分居
【詞根】～=se(apart)+par(prepare)+ate(詞尾)
term n. ①期限 ②學(xué)期 ③(pl.)(提出或同意的)條件，條款 ④(pl.)關(guān)系，友誼 ⑤術(shù)語(yǔ)，專門用語(yǔ)，行話 ⑥措辭，說法
【考點(diǎn)】in the long/short/medium term長(zhǎng)/短/中期內(nèi)
verifyvt. ①查證，核實(shí)，核對(duì) ②證明，證實(shí)
【派生】verifiable adj.可核實(shí)的
verification n. 證實(shí)
【關(guān)聯(lián)】近義詞：confirm
accordvt. ①使一致 ②給予(歡迎，稱頌等) ③一致，符合vi.①符合 ②一致n. 符合，
A)all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards
B)the claims made by products are often unclear or deceiving
C)consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claim
D)few products actually prove to be environment friendly
2. 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
3. A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to.
A)find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards
B)inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy
C)examine claims made by products against ISO standards
D)revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization
4. What is one of the consequences caused 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 don’t need.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to.
A)make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements
B)see all household products meet environmental standards
C)warn consumers of the danger of socalled green products
D)verify the efforts of nonpolluting products
confuse vt. ①使混亂，混淆 ②把……混淆
【考點(diǎn)】confuse sth. with sth. 把……與……混淆
【關(guān)聯(lián)】近義詞：complicate,jumble,mistake,muddle
【詞根】～=con(together)+fuse(to pour)
brandn. 商標(biāo)，品牌vt. ①打烙印于，銘刻 ②加污名于，譴責(zé)
【考點(diǎn)】be branded on one’s memory 被銘記在某人心中
【辨析】brand,mark:
brand和mark都表示“商標(biāo)，(商品的)牌子”，brand通常僅用于指肥皂、牙膏、黃油等小的或不貴重的事物；
汽車、冰箱、計(jì)算機(jī)等的“商標(biāo)，牌子”一般用mark。
a wellknown brand of car
a wellknown mark of car 汽車
fund n. ①資金，基金 ②存款，現(xiàn)款vt. 為……提供基金
【考點(diǎn)】short of fund缺錢
a fund of sth.豐富的……，相當(dāng)數(shù)量的……
【關(guān)聯(lián)】形近詞：fond adj.喜愛
commission n. ①委員會(huì) ②委托，委任 ③委托書，委托的事 ④傭金，手續(xù)費(fèi)
【考點(diǎn)】in/out of commission 可/不可使用
on commission 按銷售提成
【派生】commissioner n.委員，專員
package n. ①包，包裹，箱 ②一攬子交易，計(jì)劃等vt.①把……打包 ②包裝，把……裝袋
【關(guān)聯(lián)】相關(guān)詞:pack v. 包裝 n. 一群
packet n. 小包，小捆
packing n.包裝，填塞
packed adj. 充滿的，擠滿的
parcel 常指郵包，物品較大、較重
averagen. 平均數(shù)，平均水平adj. ①平均的 ②通常的vt. 平分，均分
【考點(diǎn)】on average 平均 average out (at sth.)平均數(shù)為average sth.out(at sth.)算出……的平均數(shù)
the law of averages平均律
focus vt. 使聚焦，集中于n. 焦點(diǎn)
【考點(diǎn)】in(out of)focus焦點(diǎn)對(duì)準(zhǔn)(沒對(duì)準(zhǔn))；
bring into focus使特別注意(某物)
specificadj.明確的，詳盡的
【關(guān)聯(lián)】近義詞：particular,peculiar
setvt. ① 放，安置 ②樹立 ③調(diào)整vi.下沉，凝結(jié)n.①一套，一副 ②機(jī)組，裝置adj. 固定的，規(guī)定的，不變的
【考點(diǎn)】set about 開始，著手；
set against ①使敵視 ②使抵消；
set apart ①使與眾不同 ②留出，撥出(專用)；
set aside ①留出，撥出(時(shí)間、金錢等) ②把……置于一旁，不理會(huì)；
set back ①推遲，延緩，阻礙 ②使花費(fèi)；
set down 寫下，記下；
set forth 闡明，陳述；
set in 開始(并將延續(xù)下去)；
set off ①出發(fā)，起程 ②激起，引起；
set on ①襲擊 ②唆使；
set out ①動(dòng)身，起程 ②開始 ③擺放 ④闡明，陳述；
set up ①創(chuàng)立，建立，為……做好準(zhǔn)備 ②豎立，架起，建造 ③開業(yè)，開始經(jīng)商
vagueadj. 不清楚的，模糊的，含糊的，不明確的
【考點(diǎn)】vague answer 含糊的答復(fù)；
vague outline模糊的輪廓
misleadvt. ①把……帶錯(cuò)路 ②把……帶壞，使誤入歧途 ③使誤解
【考點(diǎn)】mislead sb. about/into doing sth.誤導(dǎo)，引入歧途
【派生】misleading 誤導(dǎo)的，引入歧途的
separateadj. ①分開的，分離的 ②個(gè)別的，單獨(dú)的v.(使)分開，隔開
【考點(diǎn)】separate from 從……分開，分離；
separate…into… 分開為……，分割成……;
live separately 分居
【詞根】～=se(apart)+par(prepare)+ate(詞尾)
term n. ①期限 ②學(xué)期 ③(pl.)(提出或同意的)條件，條款 ④(pl.)關(guān)系，友誼 ⑤術(shù)語(yǔ)，專門用語(yǔ)，行話 ⑥措辭，說法
【考點(diǎn)】in the long/short/medium term長(zhǎng)/短/中期內(nèi)
verifyvt. ①查證，核實(shí)，核對(duì) ②證明，證實(shí)
【派生】verifiable adj.可核實(shí)的
verification n. 證實(shí)
【關(guān)聯(lián)】近義詞：confirm
accordvt. ①使一致 ②給予(歡迎，稱頌等) ③一致，符合vi.①符合 ②一致n. 符合，