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阅读理解 　　Money doesn't buy happiness 　　As part of the environmental group on campus, my friends and I recently invited a recent college graduate, Colin Davis, to lecture about his deeds in climate change． 　　Davis graduated from Trinity College last spring．Despite a tempting(诱人的)internship(实习期)from Goldman Sachs that thousands of people dream about．Davis chose to ride a bike across the US to interview environmental experts． 　　Davis wasn't a born environmentalist．To prove his bike ride, he had to find a“trendy(新潮的), sexy and good cause”．The cause was climate change．But Davis became more concerned than ever about this issue after the cross-country bike ride．He read hundreds of books on climate change and environmental consulting．Now, he works for non-profitable organizations and serves as a consultant for energy efficiency． 　　One of his messages during his talk,“shopping with a moral in mind”occurred in my mind again and again throughout the day． 　　Facing two similar products in a market, do we stop and read the back before throwing the product into our cart(推车)?We all live in a fast-paced society, but it doesn't mean that we shouldn't take a minute to choose a product that's safer for our bodies and better for the environment．Davis made me know how important it is to be a smart consumer, by supporting organic(有机的)food and green products instead of only looking at the brands． 　　With little age gap and his unique way of presenting serious messages in a light tone, Davis captured the attention of most non“hardcore(中坚的)environmentalists”students．Davis said,“Working for a good cause makes me feel better than being an investment(投资)banker．” (1) The bike ride across the US ________． [　　] A． realized Davis's long-time dream of finding out more about climate change B． had Davis regretting refusing the internship from Goldman Sachs C． made Davis all the more fascinated by the issue of climate change D． satisfied Davis because he had made it trendy and profitable (2) “Shopping with a moral in mind”means that ________． [　　] A． one should be a smart consumer by calculating the product's value against price B． we should stop and read the instructions about calories or health ingredients C． we should choose more environmentally-friendly products D． it's a good point to buy brand products (3) From the text, we can see the author is ________． [　　] A． a college student who is seeking advice about his career B． interested in getting a job in Goldman Sachs C． a fresh-out-of-college graduate D． an enthusiastic environmentalist (4) It can be inferred from the passage that ________． [　　] A． nowadays American young people prefer working for a good cause to a high-paid company B． Davis did a great job in raising environmental awareness C． you have to be rich enough to support organic food D． brand products are not always quality products

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	细节理解题。由第三段的“But Davis became more concerned than ever about this issue after the cross-country bike ride．He read hundreds of books on climate change and environmental consulting．Now, he works for non-profitable organizations and serves as a consultant for energy efficiency．”可知C项正确。
(2)	推理判断题。第五段“…Davis made me know how important it is to be a smart consumer, by supporting organic food and green products instead of only looking at the brands．”详细说明了什么是“Shopping with a moral in mind”，因此C项为最佳选项。
(3)	推理判断题。由第一段“As part of the environmental group on campus, my friends and I recently invited a recent college graduate, Colin Davis, to lecture about his deeds in climate change．”可知作者是一个对环保充满热情的在校大学生，故选D。
(4)	推理判断题。由最后一段“With little age gap and his unique way of presenting serious messages in a light tone, Davis captured the attention of most non‘hardcore environmentalists’students．”可知戴维斯鼓励了更多的人加入到了环保队伍中来，故B项正确。