Onceuponatime(notsoverylongago,either!)industrialgoodsweremadetolastforever.Ifyouboughtacarorastove,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeinvestment.Youpaidgoodmoneyforit,andyoutookcareofit.Nowadaysindustryhaspersuadedustha

　　Onceuponatime(notsoverylongago,either!)industrialgoodsweremadetolastforever.Ifyouboughtacarorastove,itwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeinvestment.Youpaidgoodmoneyforit,andyoutookcareofit.Nowadaysindustryhaspersuadedusthatproductsshouldn’tlastalongtime.It’scheapertothrowthemawaythanitistorepairthem.Thishasleddirectlytothe“throw-awaysociety”whichisatremendouswasteoftheearth’sresources.

　　Justthinkofthecarsthataretradedindaily,justbecausetheyareoutofstyle.Thinkoftheexpensivepackagingmaterialthatisthrownawayeverytimeanewobjectisbought.Andweconsumershavetopayforthatmaterial!Ourindustrialsocietyhasturnedusintospoiledchildren.Thiswastefulnesshasgottenusintothemessweareinnow.Whenwehavenoresourcesleft,thenwe’llstarttotakecareofwhatwehave.Butwhycan’tweactbeforethishappens?Whycan’twegobacktobeingasocietyinwhichthepreventionofwasteisavirtue?

　　1.Productsusedtobemadetolast_____.

　　A.foratleastfiveyears

　　B.fortenyears

　　C.foraslongasyoutakegoodcareofthem

　　D.foryourwholelife

　　2.Topersuadepeoplenottorepairausedproduct,industrysaysthat_____.

　　A.theyshouldchangetheirtaste

　　B.itisdifficulttofindarepairshop

　　C.theywillspendlessmoneybuyinganewobjectthanrepairinganoldone

　　D.industrialproductswillbeoutofstyletoosoon

　　3.Accordingtothepassage,thecustomershavetopayfor_____aswellasforthegoods.

　　A.theadvertisementB.thetax

　　C.therepairD.thewrappingmaterial

　　4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthewasteoftheearth’sresources?

　　A.Negative.B.Positive.

　　C.Neutral.D.Enthusiastic.