单选题   Shoppers in the UK are spending less money on toilet paper to save money, research has shown.
    Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
    This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK. It has shrunk from ￡1.19 billion in 2011 to ￡1.12 billion in 2015, according to a new report from market research company Mintel. Furthermore, the future of the market looks far from rosy, with sales expected to fall further to ￡1.11 billion in 2016.
    In the last year alone, despite an increase in the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2%, with the average household reducing their toilet roll spending from ￡43 in 2014 to ￡41 in 2015.
    Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paper—including facial tissue and kitchen roll—to save money. 'Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators of toilet paper quality, with just a small proportion of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns of perfume,' said Mintel analyst Jack DuckeR. 'These extra features are deemed unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.'
    While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain fussy—in theory at least—when it comes to paper quality. Top of Britons' toilet paper wish list is softness (57%) followed by strength (45%) and thickness (36%).
    One in 10 buyers rand toilet rolls made from recycled paper among their top considerations, highlighting how overall the environment is much less of a consideration for shoppers than product quality. In a challenge for manufacturers, 81% of paper product users said they would consider buying recycled toilet tissue if it were comparable in quality to standard paper.
单选题     The market sales of toilet paper have decreased because ______.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】推理判断题。根据题干关键词toilet paper可以定位到第一段。该段提到，英国购物者为了省钱在卫生纸上花费更少了。由此可推断，卫生纸销量减少是因为英国消费者削减了其开支。故选A。
单选题     What does the author think of the future of the tissue paper market in the UK?
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】事实细节题。根据题干中的the future of the...market可定位到第三段末。该段提到，纸巾市场前景看起来并不乐观，而且预计2016年的销售额将继续下跌。由此可知英国的纸巾市场会保持低迷。故选B。
单选题     What does Jack Duckett say about toilet paper?
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】事实细节题。根据题干中的人名Jack Duckett可定位到第五段。该段提到Jack Duckett认为只有一小部分消费者喜欢更奢华的替代品，例如带有香味的花样模式的纸巾……这可能也反映了这些类型的产品通常是怎样比普通卫生纸更昂贵的，即使是在特价销售的时候。由此可知，奢华的额外功能会使卫生纸价格更高。A项是利用原文细节信息设置的干扰选项，B、D项未提及。故选C。
单选题     What do we learn about Britons concerning toilet paper?
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】事实细节题。根据题干关键词Britons和toilet paper可以定位到第六段。该段提到，虽然消费者在卫生纸上花费较少，但在纸张质量方面，他们仍然很挑剔。A项中的are particular about“对……挑剔，吹毛求疵”是该段首句中的remain fussy的同义转述。B、C、D项表述和文意不符。故选A。
单选题     What can we infer from the last paragraph?
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】推理判断题。根据题干定位到最后一段。该段提到购买者更在乎产品质量而非整体环境。D项中的environmental protection is not much of a concern是原文中the environment is much less of a consideration的同义转述。A项与文意不符，而B、C项文中均未提及。故选D。