6月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案和解析(第1套)Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD..YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ManufacturersofproductsthatclaimtobeenvironmentallyfriendlywillfacetighterrulesonhowtheyareadvertisedtoconsumersunderchangesproposedbytheFederalTradeCommission.Thecommission'srevised"GreenGuides"warnmarketersagainstusinglabelsthatmakebroadclaims,like"eco-friendly".Marketersmustqualifytheirclaimsontheproductpackagingandlimitthemtoaspecificbenefit,suchashowmuchoftheproductisrecycled."Thisisreallyabouttryingtocutthroughtheconfusionthatconsumershavewhentheyarebuyingaproductandthatbusinesseshavewhentheyaresellingaproduct,"saidJonLeibowitz,chairmanofthecommission.Therevisionscomeatatimewhengreenmarketingisontherise.Accordingtoanewstudy,thenumberofadvertisementswithgreenmessagesinmainstreammagazineshasrisensince1987,andpeakedinat10.4%.In,thenumberdroppedto9%.Butwhilethenumberofadvertisementsmayhavedipped,therehasbeenarapidspreadofecolabeling.Therearebothgoodandbadplayersintheeco-labelinggame.Inthelastfiveyearsorso,therehasbeenanexplosionofgreenclaimsandenvironmentalclaims.Itisclearthatconsumersdon'talwaysknowwhattheyaregetting.Ahandfuloflawsuitshavebeenfiledinrecentyearsagainstcompaniesaccusedofusingmisleadingenvironmentallabels.Inand,class-actionlawsuits(集体诉讼)werefiledagainstSCJohnsonforusing"Greenlist"labelsonitscleaningproducts.Thelawsuitssaidthatthelabelwasmisleadingbecauseitgavetheimpressionthattheproductshadbeencertifiedbyathirdpartywhenthecertificationwasthecompany'sown."WeareveryproudofouraccomplishmentsundertheGreenlistsystemandwebelievethatwewillprevailinthesecases,"ChristopherBeard,directorofpublicaffairsforSCJohnson,said,whileacknowledgingthat"thishasbeenanareathatisdifficulttonavigate."Companieshavealsotakenituponthemselvestocontesteachother'sgreenclaims.DavidMallen,associatedirectoroftheCouncilofBetterBusinessBureau,saidinthelasttwoyearstheorganizationhadseenanincreaseinthenumberofclaimscompanieswerebringingagainsteachotherforfalseormisleadingenvironmentalproductclaims."Aboutonceaweek,IhaveaclientthatwillbringupanewcertificationI'veneverevenheardofandI'minthisindustry,saidKevinWilhelm,chiefexecutiveofficerofSustainableBusinessConsulting."It'skindofaWildWest,anybodycanclaimthemselvestobegreen."Mr.Wilhelmsaidtheexcessoflabelsmadeitdifficultforbusinessesandconsumerstoknowwhichlabelstheyshouldpayattentionto.46.Whatdotherevised"GreenGuides"requirebusinessestodo?A)Manufactureasmanygreenproductsaspossible.B)Indicatewhethertheirproductsarerecyclable.C)Specifyinwhatwaytheirproductsaregreen.D)Attachgreenlabelstoalloftheirproducts.47.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutconsumersfacinganexplosionofgreenclaims?A)Theycaneasilyseethroughthebusinesses'tricks.B)Theyhavetospendlotsoftimechoosingproducts.C)Theyhavedoubtaboutcurrentgreencertification.D)Theyarenotclearwhichproductsaretrulygreen.48.WhatwasSCJohnsonaccusedofintheclass-actionlawsuits?A)Itgaveconsumerstheimpressionthatallitsproductsweretrulygreen.B)Itgaveathirdpartytheauthoritytolabelitsproductsasenvironmentallyfriendly.C)Itmisledconsumerstobelievethatitsproductshadbeencertifiedby...
