Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling“ study published by Consumers International Friday. Among the report’s more outrageous findings, a German fertilizer described itself as “earthworm friendly“ a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting“ and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier“. The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission. “While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,“ said Consumers International director Anna Fielder. The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average. The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent insect sprays and by some garden products. It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 1999. Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards. “Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,“ said report researcher Philip Page. “Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.“ he said. The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly“ and “non-polluting“ cannot be verified. “What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.“ said Page.

It can be inferred from the passage that the lobby group Consumer International wants to______.

A．make product labeling satisfy ISO requirements

B．see all household products meet environmental standards

C．warn consumers of the danger of so-called green products

D．verify the efforts of non-polluting products

What is one of the consequences caused by the many claims of household products?

A．They are likely to lead to serious environmental problems.

B．Consumers find it difficult to tell the true from the false.

C．They could arouse widespread anger among consumer.

D．Consumers will be tempted to buy products they don’t need.

A study was carried out by Britain’s NCC to______.

A．find out how many claims made by products fail to meet environmental standards

B．inform the consumers of the environmental impact of the products they buy

C．examine claims made by products against ISO standards

D．revise the guidelines set by the International Standards Organization

As indicated in this passage, with so many good claims, the consumers______.

A．are becoming more cautious about the products they are going to buy

B．are still not willing to pay more for products with green labeling

C．are becoming more aware of the effects different products have on the environment

D．still do not know the exact impact of different products on the environment

According to the passage, the NCC found it outrageous that______.

A．all the products surveyed claim to meet ISO standards

B．the claims made by products are often unclear or deceiving

C．consumers would believe many of the manufactures’ claims

D．few products actually prove to be environment friendly

Which of the following activities is the most suitable for group work? Guessing game. Story telling. Information gap. Drama performance.

Which of the following has the least effect on the effectiveness of questions in classes? Students’ language proficiency. The number of students. Wait-time allowed after a question. Feedback given to students after they answer the questions.

In speaking class, the teacher uses phrases such as “Wow“ “My goodness“ “Pardon“ to communicate with students. Which principle does this teacher focus on? Positively response. Hesitation filler. Body language. Conventional conversation.

Every student as well as teachers who______to visit the museum______asked to be at the school gate on time. is; is are; are is; are are; is

—______I sit here by the window? —Yes, of course you______. May; might Might; might Could; can Could; could

We are confident that the environment______by our further efforts to reduce pollution. had been improved will be improved is improved was improved

Consumers are being confused and misled by the hodge-podge of environmental claims made by household products, according to a “green labeling“ study published by Consumers International Friday. Among the report’s more outrageous findings, a German fertilizer described itself as “earthworm friendly“ a brand of flour said it was “non-polluting“ and a British toilet paper claimed to be “environmentally friendlier“. The study was written and researched by Britain’s National Consumer Council (NCC) for lobby group Consumer International. It was funded by the German and Dutch governments and the European Commission. “While many good and useful claims are being made, it is clear there is a long way to go in ensuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy,“ said Consumers International director Anna Fielder. The 10-country study surveyed product packaging in Britain. Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. It found that products sold in Germany and the United Kingdom made the most environmental claims on average. The report focused on claims made by specific products, such as detergent insect sprays and by some garden products. It did not test the claims, but compared them to labeling guidelines set by the International Standards Organization (ISO) in September, 1999. Researchers documented claims of environmental friendliness made by about 2,000 products and found many too vague or too misleading to meet ISO standards. “Many products had specially-designed labels to make them seem environmentally friendly, but in fact many of these symbols mean nothing,“ said report researcher Philip Page. “Laundry detergents made the most number of claims with 158. Household cleaners were second with 145 separate claims, while paints were third on our list with 73. The high numbers show how very confusing it must be for consumers to sort the true from the misleading.“ he said. The ISO labeling standards ban vague or misleading claims on product packaging, because terms such as “environmentally friendly“ and “non-polluting“ cannot be verified. “What we are now pushing for is to have multinational corporations meet the standards set by the ISO.“ said Page.

Teachers constantly reflect on what they do as a teacher and how their learners learn as learners. With systematic reflections and research, they improve their teaching and their learners’ learning. Here the teacher is playing the role of a(n)______. controller assessor researcher participant

Which of the following statements about lesson plan is NOT true? A clear lesson plan makes a teacher aware of the aims and language contents of the lesson. A lesson plan can help a teacher distinguish the various stages of a lesson. A good lesson plan gives a teacher, especially a novice teacher, confidence in class. Experienced teachers do not need to do lesson planning.

Which of the following is NOT a suitable pre-reading activity? Predicting the content. Discussing a relevant picture. Associating vocabulary with the topic. Selecting titles for the reading material.

When teachers teach pronunciation to students, which suggestion is useless? Use hands and arms to conduct choral pronunciation practice. Move around the classroom when doing choral practice. Try to use visual aids. Rely on explanations.

When______, the small factory will make 5 cars a day. be completed completing completed to be completed

It was with great joy______David received the news that his long lost daughter would soon return home. as that so for

推理(inferring)是阅读理解的基本技能之一。请解释推理的基本内涵(7分)，简述训练该项技能的注意事项(9分)，并用英语写出两个可以检测阅读理解的推理性问题(4分)。

设计任务：请阅读下面学生信息和语言素材，设计一节25分钟的英语写作课的教案。教案没有固定格式，但须包含下列要点： -Teaching objectives - Teaching contents - Key and difficult points - Major steps and time allocation - Activities and justifications 教学时间：25分钟学生概况：某城镇普通中学九年级(初中三年级)学生，班级人数40人。多数学生已经达到《义务教育英语课程标准(2011年版)》四级水平。学生课堂参与积极性一般。语言素材： Unit 5 What are the shirts made of? 3a What are some special things that your hometown or city is famous for? These can be food, artwork or other products. Discuss with a partner and take notes. [*] 3b Write a paragraph about the product. Use your notes in 3a. Try to use the following language: My hometown/city is famous for______. ______is famous in my hometown/city. ______is made of/from/with/by/in______. ______is used/is known for______. ______is special because______.

What can cloze help to train in terms of writing? Unity of texts. Indention of texts. Compilation of texts. Use of cohesive devices.

Which activity is not appropriate in the post-listening step? Role-play. Debate. Predicting. Retelling.

The PWP teaching model is not considered appropriate in teaching______. reading listening writing vocabulary

Which of the following is a Suprasegmental feature? deletion voiced stress stop

In the word “uncomfortable“, “uncomfort“ is a(n)______. root stem base affix