71．Why does the writer write this passage ?
A．To tell people the Americans are
illiterate
B．To prove the Americans to be a
queer nation
C．To make fun of the American way of
life
D．To give the readers information
about USA
E
So often our needs are defined by things that
don’t get
us much: the comfort of having lots of stuff, the image we want to
portray, the social pressure to appear to be rich, the fantastic
idea of
having something new for its own sake, like a new car or new TV or
the latest fashion. For years, we have spoken to our customers about
the difference between fashion and style. We’ve tried our best to
encourage style and reinforce the concept that style isn’t fashion.
It comes from your imagination and is developed slowly.
It’s reflection of your values.
Today, more than ever, the direction of an environmentally conscious
style is not to have luxury or conspicuous (炫耀的) consumption written all over your clothes. This is still our
message. We believe this could be best achieved by simply asking yourself
before you buy something (from us or any other company ) whether this is
something you really need. It could be you’ll buy more or less from us, but
only what you need. We’ll be happy to adjust our business up or down
accordingly, because we’ll feel we are then contributing to a healthier
attitude about consumption. We know this is an opinion against the growth of
economy, but frankly, if this kind of thinking doesn’t catch on quickly, we,
like a plague of locusts, will swallow all that’s left of the planet. We
could make the decision to reduce our consumption, or the decision will soon be
made for us.
We are optimistic that we
can change course and avoid the disastrous destination toward which we’re
heading. We also believe that there are many events occurring throughout the
world right now which support this outlook. We’ve experienced big changes in
people’s attitudes about some extremely important philosophical issues and
values.
Our purchasing habits have enormous influence. By changing the
things that make us happy and buying less stuff, we can reduce the terrible
impact we have been placing on the environment. We can buy for vital needs, not
silly self-satisfying needs. We do need clothes, yes, but so many?
While we’re advocating responsible consumption, we want to suggest
one more idea. What you save, if you do, through changing your purchasing
habits, contributes to one of the thousands of social and environmental
organizations that are working to correct, repair, preserve or halt the damage
to which our consumptive ways and economic system have led us.
We all have to work together to preserve the continuity of natural
cycles and processes. If we don’t we’ll have no inheritance to give to our
grandchildren. All will be gone. Our place in history will be that of the
greatest mismanagers of the Earth, not such a loving
way to be remembered!
