where we don't think there's a great interest in change."

　　Like Bill Gates, who started his charitable foundation, Scott happens to be promoting Walmart's image at a time when his company's reputation is declining. He acknowledges that he launched the plan partly to shield (保护) Walmart from bad press about its contribution to global warming. "By doing what we're doing today, we avoid the headline risks that are going to come for people who did not do anything，" he says. "At some point businesses will be held responsible for the actions they take." Meanwhile, should Walmart succeed in shrinking its environmental footprints and lowering prices for green products, both the planet and the company would profit.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了沃尔玛采取的保护环境的措施以及采取这些措施后所带来的利益。

　　1．We can infer from the passage that .

　　A．Lee Scott is Walmart's CEO

　　B．there are 5,200 stores in the world

　　C．Walmart has a great influence on the world market

　　D．Walmart has more than 7,000 trucks all over the world　

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。从第二段中的"The laws of economics ... all kinds of goods."可以推断，沃尔玛对全球市场有巨大影响，因此C项正确。

　　2．What does the underlined sentence mean in the fourth paragraph?

　　A．Walmart predicts huge profits in its green activity.

　　B．Walmart's green activity is just window dressing.

　　C．Walmart aims to solve its health insurance practices.

　　D．Walmart doesn't have any social responsibility at all.

　　解析：选A　句意理解题。从第四段，特别是画线句后面的"We don't go ... in change."可推断，这句话表明：沃尔玛从这些环保的活动中将获得经济利益。

　　3．What will Walmart probably do in the future?

　　A．Reduce air pollution in its present stores.

　　B．Give favorable treatment to its consumers.

　　C．Ask the factories to reduce their packaging.

　　D．Demand the fleet of trucks to use more fuel than before.

解析：选A　细节理解题。从第三段中的"Factories that ... in the supply chain."可知，未来沃尔玛会关注减少空气污染的问题。