题目内容
The January fashion show, called Future Fashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, a cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable materials that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents(等同物).
Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. “Main-stream is about to occur,” says Hahn.
Some analysts are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that eco-fashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied, “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be
- 1.
What is said about Future Fashion?
- A.It inspired leading designers to start going green
- B.It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far
- C.It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized
- D.It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable
- A.
- 2.
According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that ________
- A.much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials
- B.they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials
- C.customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials
- D.quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available
- A.
- 3.
We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion ________
- A.can attend various trade shows for free
- B.are readily recognized by the fashion world
- C.can buy organic cotton at favorable prices
- D.are gaining more and more support
- A.
- 4.
What is Natalie Hormilla’s attitude toward eco-fashion?
- A.She doesn’t seem to care about it
- B.She doesn’t think it is sustainable
- C.She is doubtful of its practical value
- D.She is opposed to the idea very much
- A.
- 5.
What does the author think of green fashion?
- A.Green products will soon go main stream
- B.It has a very promising future
- C.Consumers have the final say
- D.It will appeal more to young people
- A.
试题分析：文章介绍了Future Fashion的时尚展览，证明了环保设计的到来。展览由纽约的Earth Pledge组织，作者也介绍了走环保时尚的设计师仍面临很多困难但是他们得到了很多支持，总有一天，绿色时尚会成为主流的。
1.细节题：从第一段的内容：the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.一月举行的一个叫做Future Fashion的时尚展览，激励了众多顶级设计家首次采用可持续纤维作为材料。一些设计家还发誓以后要在他们的设计中采用有机纤维。可知选A
2.细节题：在第二段。首句The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, a cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find.是中心句子。译文：走环保时尚的设计师仍面临很多困难。Scott Hahn说: “高质量的，可持续使用的材料很难找到。大多数设计师发现没有相似的纤维材料来取代现有的和消费者已经习惯使用的材料。” 选D
3.细节题：在第三段首句Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support.。可知走环保路线的设计师得到很多支持，选D
4.细节题：Natalie Hormilla 这个名字出现在最后一段。作者说她是unconverted consumer（想法未改变的消费者），当被问到是否拥有sustainable clothes，她的回答是“Not that I’m aware of.”（据我所知，没有），作者还补充说明，By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind.（她自己承认，她还没有环保这个概念）选A
5.细节题：从最后一句：But—thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be. 但是，因为设计师，零售商，和供应商的共同努力（combined efforts），总有一天，green fashion 会成为主流的。选B
考点：考查环保类短文
优质课堂快乐成长系列答案THIS was the year the Earth struck back.
Earthquakes, heat waves, floods, volcanoes, super typhoons, snow storms, landslides and droughts killed at least a quarter of a million people in 2010 – the deadliest year in more than a generation. More people were killed worldwide by natural disasters this year than have been killed in terrorism attacks in the past 40 years combined.
"It just seemed like it was back-to-back and it came in waves," said Craig Fugate, who heads the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. It handled a record number of disasters in 2010.
And we have ourselves to blame most of the time, scientists and disaster experts say.
Even though many catastrophes have the ring of random chance, the hand of man made this a particularly deadly, costly, extreme and weird（古怪的） year for everything from wild weather to earthquakes.
Poor construction and development practices conspire to make earthquakes more deadly than they need be. More people live in poverty in vulnerable（脆弱的） buildings in crowded cities. That means that when the ground shakes, the river breaches, or the tropical cyclone hits, more people die.
Disasters from the Earth, such as earthquakes and volcanoes "are pretty much constant," said Andreas Schraft, vice president of catastrophic perils for the Geneva-based insurance giant Swiss Re. "All the change that's made is man-made."
The January earthquake that killed well more than 220,000 people in Haiti is a perfect example. Port-au-Prince has nearly three times as many people - many of them living in poverty - and more poorly built shanties than it did 25 years ago. So had the same quake hit in 1985 instead of 2010, total deaths would have probably been in the 80,000 range, said Richard Olson, director of disaster risk reduction at Florida International University.
In February, an earthquake that was more than 500 times stronger than the one that struck Haiti hit an area of Chile that was less populated, better constructed, and not as poor. Chile's bigger quake caused fewer than 1,000 deaths.
Climate scientists say Earth's climate also is changing, bringing extreme weather, such as heat waves and flooding.
In the summer, one weather system caused oppressive heat in Russia, while farther south it caused flooding in Pakistan that inundated 161,200 square kilometers, about the size of Wisconsin. That single heat-and-storm system killed almost 17,000 people, more people than all the worldwide airplane crashes in the past 15 years.
Scientists have calculated that the killer Russian heat wave—setting a national record of 43.9℃—would happen once every 100,000 years without global warming.
【小题1】What is responsible for the most human deaths in 2010?
| A．Natrual disasters. | B．Terrorist attacks. |
| C．Poor buildings. | D．Too rapid developrnent. |
| A．earthquakes are happening more often because of human beings |
| B．earthquakes are causing more damage because of human beings |
| C．stronger houses should be built to limit storm damage |
| D．Port—au—Prince is now overpopulated |
| A．list the natural disasters that occurred in 2010 |
| B．give the details of some natural disasters of 2010 |
| C．warn that more natural disasters are to strike |
| D．blame humanity for not helping those affected by the disasters |
For shopoholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing ---- sales! Across the country, prices are reducing sharply on clothing, electronics and home furniture, but London is the place for serious shopping, and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.
The sales start on Boxing Day — 26th December, and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors. In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of before-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1,000 people were queuing at 3.30 am for the ‘Next’ clothing store’s sale which began at 4 am. Some eager individuals even camped outside the shops to be first in the line.
Consumers who hit the shops were rewarded with discounts of as much as 80% as department stores joined the bargain sales. The shops are very crowded as the sales reached the boiling-point, with more than half a million people gathering on London’s West End.
Famous sales include the biggest, most popular shops such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewis. Department stores are always a good bet — you’re likely to find everything you need under one roof, including much-needed food and drinks!
It’s a good time to stock up on cheap small tools, and there’s no better time to invest in some designer clothes.
Some people are taking their partners shopping with them, and buying their Christmas presents in the sale----a practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online sellers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.
The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas, in the January sales!
【小题1】In the sales, people can buy, at a very low price, all of the following except ______.
| A．fashionable clothing | B．bestseller | C．TV sets | D．bookcases |
| A．actually start before the end of December | B．generally last for two months |
| C．basically benefit none of the people | D．are a time to buy Christmas gifts in a romantic way |
| A．attack the shops | B．arrive at the shops |
| C．affect the shops | D．find the shops |
| A．January Sales | B．Sales in London at Christmas |
| C．Practical but Unromantic Shopping | D．Shopping under One Roof |