10.I have been passionate about sewing and fashion design since I was 12.Two years ago,I designed and made a set of outfits from recyclable materials for a charity fashion show.Through this highly meaningful and profound experience,I became aware of the importance of protecting and preserving our environment when designing and making fashion items,resulting in my founding an organization to promote eco-friendly,design and fashion.
My interest has led me to research areas of fashion that have environmental implications.For example,some popular clothing stores have announced marketing policies designed to improve the environment.For those of us who are eco-conscious,it is responsible for us to evaluate whether such policies are just a marketing promotion,or represent great efforts to protect our environment.
Three chain-stores,H&M,Urban Outfitters and Forever 21,have been promoting"green"items.After I examined their products,!have concluded that H&M and Urban Outfitters are truly helping the environment with their efforts,while Forever 21 seems to be using the"go green"trend as a way to sell more products,rather than genuinely help the environment.
Of these three stores,H&M has the most extensive eco-fashion plans.It is already well on its way to carrying out its plans by increasingly mixing organic cotton into their garments,as well as putting fully organic cotton items on the market.The store also belongs to the Organic Exchange Organization,which approves of growth of organic cotton.To reduce the harm from non-organic cotton production,H&M is involved with the Better Cotton Project.Mindful of the unfavorable effects of climate change,the store aims to minimize transportation and energy usage.H&M labels their eco-friendly products with an official symbol,the Flower,to represent a production system that is less harmful than most traditional processes.Because of these actions and policies,H&M is already well on its way to making a difference on the environment.
With its Urban Renewal brand,Urban Outfitter takes a different approach than H&M in promoting eco-friendly fashion.The brand features women's clothes made from strictly environmentally-friendly sources,such as vintage,dead stock,or surplus clothing.Urban Renewal produces fashionable garments,and embraces being eco-friendly through recycling.
Unlike the other two stores above,Forever 21's eco-fashion efforts fall short; some people would say their message is thoroughly misleading.It promotes the"green"image,and yet many of their supposed eco-friendly products do not help the environment.For example,it sells a"Think Green Tote"that,according to the site,is meant to"send an environmentally friendly message."However it is made of 100% non-organic cotton which is one of the most damaging fabrics to the environment,mostly because it requires greater chemical intervention compared to organic cotton.Also,the"I Love My Planet Tote"is supposed to"make a positive statement,"but is also made of 100% cotton that is not organic.The only tote that is environmentally-friendly is the"H81 Organic Cotton Tote"from Forever 21's Heritage brand,made from 100% organic cotton.Now that Forever 21 has portrayed itself as being"green,"it should start"walking the walk."

50.The author writes the texts simply toD.
A.analyze the concept of eco-friendly design and fashion
B.remind us of the damage to the environment of traditional processes
C.appeal to Forever 21 not to use commercial campaign illegally
D.state we should take action but not play tricks in ecological protection
51.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph meansC.
A.all the customers are trying not to walk into the Forever 21 to buy products
B.the Forever 21 has already been on its way to transform its negative image
C.the writer publicly urges the Forever 21 to put its campaign into practice
D.the environmental problem is so serious that we should pay more attention
52.Which of the following supports the author's opinion?C
A.The author's environmental awareness comes from his shopping experiences.
B.None of the three stores makes a difference on the ecological protection.
C.Sonmeone uses the"go green"trend just as a trick to make more profit.
D.It is still a very long way before we humans will use real green products.
53.The passage is developed byC.
A.showing cause and effect         B.giving concrete figures
C.making comparison and contrast   D.using time order
54.Which of the following statements can be the best title?D
A.Does the Trend of Eco-Friendly Help the Environment?
B.Green Products Are Common in Fashion Stores.
C.A Survey of Eco-Friendly Design on Fashion Markets.
D.Are Chain Stores in Fashion Really Going Green?
9.What do people do with their old,out of date but still useful computers?Most people don't know (61)what to do with them.Many old computers are put away in homes.Many more(62)are thrown (throw) away as rubbish.
Finally,some companies are thinking of ways (63)to bring (bring) down the number of old computers.Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products.Dell,Hewlett Packard and other (64)companies(company) now also take back some old computers.
In some countries,laws have been passed,too.Computer companies have to pay for collecting and (65)recycling (recycle) their used products.And 70% of computer waste must be recycled.The idea behind the laws (66)is(be) that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost.That will encourage them to make computers (67)easier (easy) to repair and upgrade (升级).
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers,others cannot afford (68)them at all.Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem.They collect and repair old computers.Some also teach others how to repair computers.(69)The/Those computers then go to schools,charities (慈善团体) and people who need them.Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person's rubbish (70)into someone else?s useful things and cut down waste,too.
7.Busy as I am every day,I always open my computer and check my email.Most of the time I am simply doing finger exercises,another form of piano practice without beautiful tones.Sometimes,however,I receive a gift,reminding me of the gifts in my life.The following passage is one of those gifts.
Peter Jones is a 92-year-old,short,calm and proud man.Every morning he is fully dressed by eight o'clock,with his hair fashionably combed and face perfectly shaved even though he is unable to see anything.He would move to a nursing home today.His wife of 70 years old has recently passed away,making the move necessary.
After hours of waiting patiently in the entrance hall of the nursing home,he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.As he moved his walking stick skillfully to the elevator,the nurse provided a visual description of his tiny room."I love it,"he stated with enthusiasm."Mr.Jones,you haven't been the room,"said the nurse.
"That doesn't have anything to do with it,"he replied."Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time.Whether I like my room or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged…it's how I arrange my mind.I have already decided to love it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.I have a choice:I can spend the day in bed complaining of the difficulty I have with the parts of my body that no longer work,or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do."
Each day is a gift,and as long as we are alive.We'll focus on the new day and all the happy memories we've stored just as Mr.Jones does.

46.What do we know about Mr.Jones?A
A.He is a blind but very neat.
B.His wife died many years ago.
C.He likes playing the piano.
D.His room in the nursing home is big.
47.How did Mr.Jones feel about his room in the nursing home?D
A.worried    B.curious   C.disappointed    D.content
48.The underlined word"it"in paragraph 4 refers toB
A.the furniture     B.the room     C.a decision     D.a gift
49.What would be the best title for the text?A
A.Each Day is a Gift       
B.Be Always Grateful  
C.Living in a nursing room  
D.Arrange Your Mind Every Day.
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