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【题目】 Perhaps people have never realized that fashion materials should be one of the worst destroyers on our environment in countries across the world.

Everybody enjoys wearing warm fashionable sweaters, but they never realize how much harm they have done to the environment . Studies suggest that 70 percent of the damage to the grasslands is due to overgrazing(过度放牧).Because of that, tile balance of nature is broken, extreme weather occurs frequently, species are under serious threat, and finally grasslands are becoming desert gradually. The major real cause driving this activity is that human beings demand for cheaper wool to make fashionable clothing.

What you might not know is that the natural fibers for making clothes are often taken from trees in ancient forests or other plants such as bamboo and cotton . This means that the clothes we buy and wear are contributing directly to destroying forests and habitats. In fact, cotton is by no means a fully environmentally friendly crops on the planet. For a start, it uses so much water to. produce, which leads to the freshwater shortage across the globe. It can take 2,700 liters of water to make just one cotton T-shirt. Additionally, growing cotton requires high levels of pesticide and other dangerous chemicals that often pollute waterways and soil. As for man-made fibers, the damage done by them is far worse than other materials.

In recent years, retailers (零售商)have increased the number of fashion collections each season even-each month or week. Throwaway culture is known as "fast fashion" due to low prices . Every year, 100 billion new garments made from new fibers are produced, many of which soon end up in landfill(垃圾填埋场).A dress might cost a few pounds for the consumer, but there is a hidden cost to the wider environment including ecosystems and other species.

【1】According to the passage, the real destroyer on the grasslands is ___.

A.overgrazingB.unbalanced nature

C.human beings’ needD.change of weather

【2】Relatively speaking, which fiber does most harm to environment?

A.The cotton fiber.B.The tree fiber.

C.The man-made fiber.D.The bamboo fiber.

【3】What is the writer's attitude to the "fast fashion,, culture?

A.Opposed.B.Approved.C.Neutral.D.Sympathetic.

【4】What is probably the best title for the text?

A.Damage to Our Environment

B.Fashion Materials, the Hidden Environment Destroyer

C.Destroying Forests and Habitats

D.Throwaway Culture

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章说明了时尚材料是世界各国对环境的最大破坏者之一。因为制作衣服的天然纤维通常取自古代森林中的树木或其他植物，如竹子和棉花。这意味着购买和穿着的衣服直接破坏了森林和栖息地。

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句The major real cause driving this activity is that human beings demand for cheaper wool to make fashionable clothing.（推动这种活动的主要真正原因是人类需要更便宜的羊毛来制作时尚的服装。）可知草原上真正的破坏者是人类的需要。故选C。

【2】推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句As for man-made fibers, the damage done by them is far worse than other materials.（至于人造纤维，它们所造成的损害比其他材料要严重得多。）可知人造纤维对环境危害最大。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句A dress might cost a few pounds for the consumer, but there is a hidden cost to the wider environment including ecosystems and other species.（一件衣服对消费者来说可能要花几英镑，但对更广泛的环境，包括生态系统和其他物种来说，还有一个隐藏的成本。）可推知作者对于这种耗费环境资源的“快时尚、快文化”是持反对态度的。故选A。

【4】主旨大意题。根据第一段Perhaps people have never realized that fashion materials should be one of the worst destroyers on our environment in countries across the world.（也许人们从来没有意识到，时尚材料应该是世界各国对环境的最大破坏者之一。）以及文章主要内容为分析时尚材料对环境造成的破坏，故B选项最符合文章标题。