高中英语阅读理解100篇：情形污染严重环保产品需求进步神速

Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted .Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem .

当现代界许多城市污染严重，粗心的生产办法和消费者对环境友好型产品的需求不敷是造成污染问题的缘故原由。

[重点词汇]：pollute<v>/ pollutioin<n>:污染，；lack of:缺少，短缺；contribute<v>/contribution<n>:是…缘故原由之一；贡献；捐献，捐助；投稿；friendly:友好的

One result is that millions of tons of

glass, paper ,plastic ,and metal

containers are produced ,and these are difficult to get rid of .

一个结果是，生产了数以百万吨计的玻璃、纸张、塑料和金属容器，这些容器很难被打消。

[重点词汇]: millions of：数以百万的；ton:吨，大量，许多；tons of：大量的，许多的；container：容器，集装箱；get rid of:去除，丢弃，摆脱；

However ,today ,more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment .

然而，本日，越来越多的消费者选择“绿色”，并哀求他们购买的产品该当对环境是安全的。

Before they buy a product ,they ask questions like these :“Will this shampoo damage the environment ?”“Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once ?”

在购买产品之前，他们会问这样的问题：“这种洗发水会毁坏环境吗？“这个金属容器可以重复利用还是只能利用一次？”

A recent study showed that two out of five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it.

最近的一项研究表明，现在五分之二的成年人在购买产品之前会考虑产品的环境安全性。

[重点词汇]：two out of five: 五分之二；two fifths: 五分之五二；分数表达方法：基数词 序数词；当基数词大于1时，序数词利用复数形式；

This means that companies must now change the way they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green ,” that is ,friendly to the environment .

这意味着，企业现在必须改变生产和发卖产品的办法，以确保他们是“绿色”，也便是说，对环境友好。

Only a few years ago ,it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets ,but now there are hundreds . Some supermarket products carry labels to show that the product is green .

就在几年前，在超市里找不到绿色产品，但现在有几百种。
一些超市的产品贴上标签表明产品是绿色的，

Some companies have made the manufacturing of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertising .

一些公司把制造清洁安全的产品作为紧张卖点，并在广告中加以强调。

[重点词汇]：manufacturing<n>/manufacture<v>:生产，制造；

emphasize：强调，重视；advertising<n>/ advertise<v>:广告

The concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business .

对更安全、更清洁的环境的关心正匆匆使企业重新思考如何开展业务。

No longer will the public accept the old attitude of “Buy it ,use it ,throw it away ,and forget it .”The public pressure is on ,and gradually business is cleaning up its act .

"大众将不再接管“买、用、扔、忘”的旧态度，公众年夜众的压力越来越大，企业也在逐渐清理自己的行为。

[重点词汇]：no longer：不再，此句是倒装语句，当表示否定意义的词位于句首时，要利用部分倒装。

the public：公众年夜众；clean up：清理，打消

[练习题]：

1.It becomes clear from the text that the driving force （动力）behind green products is .

A．public caring for the environment

B．companies ,desire for bigger sales

C．new ways of doing business

D．rapid growth of supermarkets