单选题Business and Social Responsibility Today more and more people believe that business should play an active role in improving society and solving social problems. For example, we expect that businesses will take care not to pollute the air we breathe or the water we drink. We also expect them to offer fair wages and employee benefits and to provide a satisfactory product or service at a reasonable price. Many companies recognize this and have stated publicly that they will act as a good citizen. They support local arts, build parks, raise funds for charities, and try to put back some of their profits into the community that has made their success possible. A good reason for businesses to be socially responsible is that society gives business organizations the right to exist. A social setting or environment, with its laws, customs, and other social and cultural norms, allows businesses to form and function. It is only right for businesses to participate in making the community in which they operate a better place. To be socially responsible also benefits businesses. In many cases, a company will make greater profits in the long run if it considers benefits to society. Customers actually vote for products and companies when they make a purchase. If a product is of good quality and priced fairly, they will probably buy it from time to time. But when customers find out that a manufacturer produces only inferior or shoddy products which cheat them out of their money, they may become so angry that they will never purchase their products any more. Consumers may also shun firms that pollute the environment or engage in unethical practices by not purchasing their products. When enough people believe a business no longer serves society's best interests, they may pressure the firm into its doom by boycotting its goods or services, influencing officials against it, condemning it in the media, or patronizing other firms. A business whose aim is to maximize its profits is not likely to act out of a sense of social responsibility although its activities will probably be legal. Only businesses that are concerned about society as well as about maintaining profitability are likely to invest voluntarily in socially responsible activities. For example, the former president of Pizza Hut, Orr Gunther, implemented a program called "Book—it." This program rewarded children with a free pizza for reading a certain number of books. Such a business may win the trust and respect of its customers and in the long run will increase profits. In order to succeed, a business must determine what customers and society want or expect in terms of social responsibility. Although social responsibility may seem an abstract idea, managers consider it on a daily basis as they deal with real issues. A business must monitor changes and needs in society in order to behave in a socially responsible way.
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To take social responsibility, a business should
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[精析] 本题题意为“承担社会责任，公司应该做到……”．根据文章第一段，“we expect that businesses Will take care not to pollute the air we breathe…”可知公司应承担保护环境的社会责任。“They support local arts, build parks, raise funds for charities…”是在解决社会问题，提高人们的生活质量。故选D。
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According to the text, a business should be socially responsible because
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[精析] 本题问的是公司要承担社会责任的原因。根据文章第二段第一句话“A good reason for businesses to be socially responsible is that society gives business organizations the right to exist.”可知社会赋予公司存在的权利。故选C。
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Many business organizations are willing to take social responsibility because the practice also does good to
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[精析] 本题题意为“许多公司愿意承担社会责任因为这一行为对……有好处”。根据第三段第一句话“To be socially responsible also benefits businesses”可知．这一行为对公司也有益。故选D。
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From paragraph 4, we can infer that those who do not act out of a sense of social responsibility are
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精析] 本题意为“从第四段我们可以推断不承担社会责任的公司是……”第四段最后一句话“Such a business may win the trust and respect of its customers and in the long run will increase profits”从反面回答了这个问题。即从长远来看社会责任是有利的，而不承担社会责任从长远来看是目光短浅的。故选A。
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To act in a socially responsible way, a business must
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[精析] 本题题意为“以承担社会责任的方式做事，公司必须……”根据文章最后一段第一句话“a business must determine what customers and society want or expect in terms of social responsibility.”故选B。