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誉不够好，他们甚至决定到其他地方去购买)可知，文章主要介绍了消费者和环保意识正敦促企业减少碳排放。故选D。 【13题详解】
词义猜测题。根据该词所在句后面的内容while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy.(而超过四分之一的人表示，他们现在甚至更加清楚环境对他们所购买产品的影响)可知，Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago意为“三分之二的消费者表示，环境因素对他们购物的影响与一年前相同”。由此可知，划线词与选项中的effect意思相同。故选A。 【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段Harry Morrison所说的一番话，特别是最后一句In addition, cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.(此外，随着成本下降，降低碳排放会产生立竿见影的效果，对品牌来说也是中期效益)可推断，企业将从减少碳排放中获益。故选A
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细节理解题。根据第五段第二句Those that have taken early action will have a head start.(那些及早采取行动的企业将占得先机)可知，那些通过早期行动的企业将获得优势。故选C。
第二节（共5题；每题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填空处的最佳选项。有两个选项为多余选项。
Why Do We Find It Hard to Say “No”?
As we all know, saying “no” to others is not easy at all. But sometimes we have to learn to say “no”. ___16___ Below are common reasons why people find it hard to say “no”:
● ___17___ You are a kind soul at heart. You don’t want to turn the person away and you want to help when possible, even if it may eat into your time.
● Afraid of being rude. I was brought up under the idea that saying “no”, especially to people who are older, is rude. This thinking is common in Asian culture, where face saving is important. ___18___
● Wanting to be agreeable. You don’t want to alienate (疏远) yourself from the group because you’re not in agreement. So you agree to others’ requests.
● Fear of conflict (冲突). ___19___ This might lead to an ugly confrontation (面对). Even if there isn’t, there might be disagreement which might lead to bad effects in the future.
●___20___ Perhaps you are worried saying “no” means closing doors. For example, one of my friends’ wives was asked to work in another department in her company. Since she liked her team, she didn’t want to go. However, she didn’t want to say “no” as she felt it would affect her promotion (晋升) chances in the future.
A. Wanting to help others. B. Fear of losing chances.
C. Wanting to keep a good relationship. D. I slowly realized I needed to learn to say “no”.
E. You are afraid the person might be angry if you refuse him / her. F. It means not making others look bad or lose face.
G. To learn to say “no”, we have to first understand what’s stopping us from it. 【答案】16. G 17. A 18. F 19. E 20. B 【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了阻止我们说“不”的常见原因。 【16题详解】
根据下文Below are common reasons why people find it hard to say “no”(下面是人们很难说“不”的常见原因)，G项：To learn to say “no”, we have to first understand what’s stopping us from it.(要学会说“不”，我们首先要明白是什么阻止了我们说“不”。)承上启下。故选G。 【17题详解】
此空是小标题，根据下面三个小标题的特征，应该短小精悍吗，在A/B/C中选。根据下文You are a kind soul at heart. You don’t want to turn the person away and you want to help when possible, even if it may
eat into your time.(你心地善良。你不想拒绝别人，即使这会占用你的时间你想在可能的时候帮助别人。)可知，A项：Wanting to help others.（想要帮助别人。）符合本段文意。故选A。 【18题详解】
根据上文This thinking is common in Asian culture, where face saving is important.(这种想法在亚洲文化中很常见，在那里，保全面子很重要。)，F项：It means not making others look bad or lose face.(它意味着是不要让别人看起来很糟糕或丢面子。)是对上文内容的进一步解释。故选F。 【19题详解】
根据下文This might lead to an ugly confrontation (面对). Even if there isn’t, there might be disagreement which might lead to bad effects in the future.(这可能会导致一场丑陋的对抗。即使没有，在未来可能会有导致不好影响的分歧。)，E项：You are afraid the person might be angry if you refuse him / her.(你害怕如果你拒绝他/她，他/她可能会生气。)是下文的原因。故选E。 【20题详解】
根据下文Perhaps you are worried saying “no” means closing doors.(也许你担心说“不”意味着封闭了自己。)，B项Fear of losing chances.(害怕失去机会。)符合本段文意。故选B。
第三部分 完形填空(共20?题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项 A、B、C和D 中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂?。
One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be ___21___ when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I ___22___ a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always ___23___ by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and ___24___ was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really ___25___ person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her ___26___. Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost ___27___ to deal with was that the day before the ___28___, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her ___29___ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to ____30____. It wasn’t until her
friend was badly hurt that Kerry became ____31____ her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to ____32____ everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her ____33____ as well.
Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, ____34____ when we’re honest, we can be sharply ____35____ of the world. I’m not suggesting you ____36____ problems, or that you pretend things are ____37____ than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are — ____38____ most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big ____39____.
Train yourself to ＂bite your tongue＂, and with a little ____40____, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life. 21. A. lonely 22 A. received 23. A. threatened 24. A. anything 25. A. caring 26. A. attitude 27. A. urgent 28. A. occasion 29. A. memory 30. A. hear 31. A. aware of 32. A. discuss 33. A. family 34. A. so 35. A. proud 36. A. face
B. great B. answered B. interrupted B. everything B. boring B. plan B. unnecessary B. event B. notice B. contribute B. afraid of B. realize B. life B. or B. sure B. create
C. quiet C. expected C. bothered C. something C. interesting C. measure C. certain C. accident C. evidence C. express C. curious about C. judge C. career C. but C. hopeful C. solve
D. uneasy D. rejected D. spoiled D. nothing D. surprising D. explanation D. impossible D. adventure D. choice D. admit D. confused about D. settle D. education D. for D. critical D. ignore
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