考研英语的阅读理解精读100篇高分版TEXT14
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="FOURTEEN">FOURTEEN</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="ofwater">ofwater</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="beenremoved">beenremoved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Canadas">Canadas</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="gear">gear</span> <span word="retailerover">retailerover</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="manufacture">manufacture</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="MountainEquipment">MountainEquipment</span> <span word="Co">Co</span>-<span word="op">op</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vancouver">Vancouver</span>, <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span>, <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="thebottles">thebottles</span>, <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="Nalgene">Nalgene</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="polycarbonate">polycarbonate</span> <span word="containersfrom">containersfrom</span> <span word="its">its</span> 11 <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="retailer">retailer</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldnot">wouldnot</span> <span word="restock">restock</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Nalge">Nalge</span> <span word="Nunc">Nunc</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="inRochester">inRochester</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thermo">Thermo</span> <span word="Fisher">Fisher</span> <span word="Scientific">Scientific</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="areview">areview</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bisphenol">bisphenol</span>-<span word="a">a</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="P">P</span>.<span word="A">A</span>., <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="transparentplastics">transparentplastics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="liners">liners</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="cans">cans</span>. <span word="Weve">Weve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="P">P</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="issuefor">issuefor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Southam">Southam</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Equipment">Equipment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="weve">weve</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="meanthat">meanthat</span> <span word="polycarbonate">polycarbonate</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="Were">Were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="certaintyabout">certaintyabout</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span>.</p><p> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="andenvironmental">andenvironmental</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="bottled">bottled</span> <span word="waterbecause">waterbecause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="containers">containers</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="aresult">aresult</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reusable">reusable</span> <span word="Nalgene">Nalgene</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="ubiquitous">ubiquitous</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="campusesand">campusesand</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>.</p><p> <span word="Polycarbonateplastic">Polycarbonateplastic</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="P">P</span>.<span word="A">A</span>., <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aretransparent">aretransparent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="shatter">shatter</span>-<span word="resistant">resistant</span>. <span word="Recently">Recently</span>,<span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="P">P</span>.<span word="A">A</span>.-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="containers">containers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="beenquestioned">beenquestioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Toronto">Toronto</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="group">group</span>.<span word="Environmentalists">Environmentalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="thechemical">thechemical</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Franciscos">Franciscos</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="governors">governors</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="alocal">alocal</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="childrens">childrens</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="P">P</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="was">was</span> <span word="removedfrom">removedfrom</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ordinance">ordinance</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrylawsuit">industrylawsuit</span>. <span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1936 <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemicalcan">chemicalcan</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hormonal">hormonal</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p>
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