03 阅读理解 说明文--新题速递 浙江省名校试卷分类汇编 （解析版）.docx

03阅读理解说明文--新题速递

浙江省2022-2023学年名校试卷分类汇编（解析版）

1.（2022学年第一学期浙江省七彩阳光新高考研究联盟返校联考）

Whetheryoureacitizen,consumerorinvestor,itisfastbecomingakeylifeskilltomakeoutgreenwashing,awordmeaningacompanyclaimsthatitsproductsareenvironmentallyfriendlybutactuallynotgreenatall.Misleadingornotprovedclaimsaboutbenefitstoclimatecanmakeitharderforpeopletomakeinformeddecisions.Theycanalsoweakenrealeffortsbycompaniestocleanuptheiractanddealwiththeclimatecrisis.

Thebasicproblemisalackofclarity.Indeed,whenitcomestospottinggreenwashing,itcanactuallybemorehelpfultofocusonthecolorgrey—becauseitisthemanygreyareasthathavehelpedmakegreenwashingappearinparticularplaces.Thesegreyareasmightbearoundmeasurements,definitions,bestpractice,standardsorregulations.Eventhelanguageweuseisveryimprecise,leavinglotsofroomforvagueness,confusionorcompletecheating.Forinstance,whatdowordssuchas“green”,“sustainable”and“eco”evenmean?Youhavenostandards,measurementsordefinitionstojudgeby.

Theseproblemsareincreasinglyimportantwhenitcomestothegreenwashingofinvestmentproducts,suchaspensionsandinvestmentfunds.Inrecentyears,therehasbeenasharpriseinconsumerdemandforfundsthatinvestaccordingtoenvironmental,socialandgovernancecriteria,oftenreferredtoasESGfunds.AccordingtothefinancialdataproviderMorningstar,thevalueofassets(资产)heldinUKfundsgrewfrom￡29bnatthebeginningof2017to￡71bnbytheendof2020.

Withthatmuchmoneyatriskforhighprofits,misleadingclaimscaneffectivelyhampertheflowofmoneyandresourcesintoreallygreennewplansandbusinesses,preventingglobaleffortsfromdealingwiththeclimateemergency.“Idescribeitastheteenageyearsofresponsibleinvesting,withalotofexperimentation,andalotofpeopletryingoutnewthings.”saysAshleyHamiltonClaxto