单选题 U. S. jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. denied it was playing on consumer fears by launching a line of trousers fitted with "anti-radiation(防辐射)" pockets for mobile phones. The trousers, with a lining which the makers say shields(防护物)against radiation, are designed by Dockers, a brand name of Levi Strauss. "We are not implying in any way that mobile phones are dangerous. Our intention is not to cash in on consumer fears but provide the consumers with what they want," Levi"s European communications manager Cedric Jungpeter said. The design was the fruit of extensive market research showing that the fashion conscious was also health conscious, Jungpeter said. "The debate is open. Although no study has proved mobile phones are harmful, no study has proved the contrary either. " He added. Worldwide studies into the possible dangers of mobile phones produce often conflicting conclusions. A recent one carried out by Australian researchers over a three-year period showed that radio emissions from mobile phones did not trigger the growth of tumors in mice, and therefore probably did not do so in humans either. And another Australian study concluded cellular phones could foster tumor growth. Swedish research published recently concluded that long-term users of first generation mobile phones faced an up to 80 percent greater risk of developing brain tumors than non-users. But a Danish study last year of 400,000 mobile phone users showed no increased cancer risk.
单选题 The passage focuses on______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:本题是一道主旨题,要求考生回答文章谈论的焦点问题。该文首先用“带有防手机辐射口袋的裤子”引出全文,紧接着说李维·施特劳斯公司这一设计的目的并非利用消费者的恐惧来赚钱而是迎合客户的需求,即“防止手机辐射危害人们的健康”以满足客户对健康的要求。之后的所有内容都围绕“手机辐射是否有危害”展开讨论,所以本题正确答案应选A,即关于手机辐射的讨论。
单选题 Levi Strauss Company brought out a line of trousers fitted with "anti-radiation" pockets with a view to______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题是一道细节题。根据欧洲区联络经理的话我们得知:这款裤子是该公司经过广泛的调查取得的成果,而调查结果说明人们追求的是健康。所以本题正确答案应选C。
单选题 Which of the following statement is NOT true?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析:这是一道是非题。文中“公司进行了广泛的市场调查,发现那些……”说明选项A正确。其中“We are not implying in any way that mobile phones are dangerous”和“The debate is open. Although no study has proved mobile phones are harmful, no studyhas proved the contrary either.He added.”以及后面所说的手机辐射是否能增加肿瘤的患病几率始终没有定论说明选项B错误。选项C中说塞德里克·君皮特讲话目的在于维护公司形象。文章中提到他的三次讲话,其中第一次说“我们不是在利用消费者对辐射的恐惧心理来赚钱,而是为消费者提供他们想要的”,第二次说“公司进行了广泛的市场调查,发现那些关注流行时尚的人同样也关注健康,这款设计由此而来”,第三次“此事还未有定论”澄清其设计目的并非乘机赚钱,可见这些讲话内容都有利于维护公司的形象,所以选项C正确。文中“designed by Dockers,a brand name Levi Strauss”表明选项D正确。
单选题 The author implies that______by declaring "The debate is open".
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:本题是一道推理题。要求考生推断作者采用“The debate is open”这句话的目的。这句话是李维·施特劳斯公司欧洲区经理塞德里克·君皮特所说,根据上下文我们知道,他说这句话是为了强调“人们对手机辐射是否危害健康进行了开放性的讨论,始终没有定论”以此来澄清公司并非乘机赢利。所以选项C正确。
单选题 We may infer from the passage that______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:这也是一道推理题。文章中说全世界对手机潜在危害的研究经常得出互相矛盾的结论。而且从后面澳大利亚两项研究结果和丹麦的研究表明长期使用手机对肿瘤患病几率的影响尚未确定,所以选项B不准确。选项C也不准确,因为文中明确说澳大利亚的实验表明手机辐射并不会使老鼠患肿瘤。另外,文章中塞德里克·君皮特强调了设计带防辐射裤兜的裤子并非是想说手机是危险品,而只是想要迎合客户的需求。选项D确定说防辐射裤标志着手机就是危险品的说法不准确。文章由防辐射裤引出对手机辐射危害性的讨论,而紧接着“The debate is open.”和“全世界对手机潜在危害的研究经常得出互相矛盾的结论”可以推出防辐射裤将使人们对手机辐射的讨论更加激烈,所以选项A正确。