09年12月真题

McDonald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway are today named as the most littered brands in England as Keep Britain
　   Tidy called on fast-food companies to do more to tackle customers who drop their wrappers and drinks cartons (盒子) in the streets.
　　Phil Barton, chief executive of Keep Britain Tidy, its new Dirty Pig campaign, said it was the first time it had investigated which made up “littered England” and the same names appeared again and again.
　　“We litterers for dropping this fast food litter the first place but also believe the results have pertinent (相关的) messages for the fast food . Mc-Donald’s, Greggs, KFC and Subway need to do more to littering by their customers.”
　　He recognised efforts made by McDonald’s, placing litter bins and increasing litter patrols, but its litter remained “all too prevalent”. All fast food chains should reduce packaging, he added. Companies could also reduce prices those who stayed to eat food on their premises, offer money-off vouchers (代金券) or other for those who returned packaging and put more bins at points in local streets, not just outside their premises. A for McDonald’s said: “We do our best. Obviously we ask all our customers to dispose of litter responsibly.” Trials of more extensive, all-day litter patrols were in Manchester and Birmingham.
　　KFC said it took its on litter management “very seriously”, and would introduce a programme to reduce packaging many products. Subway said that it worked hard to the impact of litter on communities， it was “still down to the customer to dispose of their litter responsibly”. Greggs said it recognised the “continuing challenge for us all”, having already taken measures to help the issue.
B     62. A) elevating     B) launching   C) convening    D) projecting

elevating使上升，launching发起，发动，convening召集，动员，projecting投射，投放，做项目。与某项运动进行搭配，选B.

D     63. A) signals     B) commercials    C) signs    D) brands

最让英国充满垃圾的是由什么组成的？故选项要能够指代那四家公司。signal信号，commercial商业性的东西，sign符号，迹象，brand品牌。这四家公司属于品牌公司。

B    64. A) disregard    B) condemn    C) uncover     D) refute

disregard不关心，不器重，不尊重，condemn强烈的谴责，uncover发泄，揭开，refute反驳。如何对待在第一地点扔垃圾的人？B正确。

A    65. A) in     B) toward    C) off     D) around

in the first place，固定搭配。

C    66. A) profession    B) career    C) industry     D) vocation

profession职业，career强调一生的职业，生涯，industry产业，工业，vocation,主业

A    67. A) discourage    B) exclude    C) retreat   D) suppress

discourage设法阻止，exclude排斥，retreat撤军，suppress镇压。littering,乱扔垃圾的行为和现象，do more采取更多措施，A正确。

D    68. A) containing    B) incorporating    C) comprising     D) including

他认识到了由麦当劳所做出的种种努力，那么麦当劳做出了怎样的努力呢？contain容器中包含的内容，多指物理上的，后面应接主语所包含的全部内容，incorporate两个实体的合并，comprise包括，指一个项目内包括的内容，多指思想上的，including指整体中包括的部分，选D。

C    69. A) unreliable     B) unrelated    C) unnecessary    D) unimportant

unreliable不可靠的，unrelated不相关的，unnecessary不必要的，unimportant不重要的。所有快餐店应该减少什么样的包装。选C。

D    70. A) with     B) about    C) to     D) for

叫外卖订餐的人不会乱扔垃圾，所以公司应专为这些人应减少价格，提供代金券，或者其它东西，选D。

B    71. A) dividends    B) incentives    C) merits    D) accessories

如上题中解答所述，该选项为同类项选择。dividend红利，incentive刺激，奖励，merit优点，accessory衣服上的配饰。选B.

C    72. A) curious     B) mysterious    C) strategic     D) strange

在什么地点放置更多的垃圾桶。bin垃圾桶。curious好奇，mysterious神奇，strategic战略性的，关键的，strange奇怪的，很明显选C.

A    73. A) spokesman     B) broker    C) mediator     D) narrator

spokesman发言人，broker经纪人，mediator仲裁者，narrator叙述者,根据句意选A。

D    74. A) off hand     B) at risk    C) in season     D) under way

更为广泛的，全天候的垃圾巡逻活动更在曼彻斯特和伯明翰进行。与活动搭配的只有D. off hand人手不够，控制不了的，at risk风险大的，in season处于旺季的，under way在进行之中的

B     75. A) commission    B) responsibility    C) administration     D) liability

commission委员会, responsibility责任，administration管理，liability负债。take…seriously，题中已有management管理一词，所以再填选项C就重复了。

B    76. A) around     B) on    C) above    D) by

产品上的包装，选B

C     A) suspend     B) degrade    C) minimize    D) divert

suspend中上，暂停，不了了之，degrade降级，堕落，minimize最小化，divert转向，改道，转移。地铁要做出最大的努力，将影响最小化，选C.

A    78. A) but    B) whether    C) so     D) if

地铁会做出努力，但还是要落实到每个顾客个人去对自己的垃圾负责。

C    79. A) respective     B) concrete    C) individual     D) unique

respective分别的，个自的，concrete具体的，individual个人的，unique独一无二的。处理垃圾要落实到个人。

B    80. A) despite     B) via    C) except     D) without

已经采取措施帮助（）问题的Greggs说他们认识到这是一个持续性的挑战。A，尽管，让步关系，B,通过什么手段，相当于by way of ，C,除了，D，没有。

D    81. A) cope     B) dispose    C) deal     D) tackle

cope（with）对付,dispose (of)处理, deal (with)处理，只有tackle不用接介词。