Text 2 MPs are to investigate the environmental impact of throwaway"fast fashion"in the UK amid growing concerns that the multi-billion pound industry is wasting valuable resources and contributing to climate change.The inquiry,launched on Friday by the H

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Text 2 MPs are to investigate the environmental impact of throwaway"fast fashion"in the UK amid growing concerns that the multi-billion pound industry is wasting valuable resources and contributing to climate change.The inquiry,launched on Friday by the House of Commons environmental audit committee,will explore the carbon impact,resource use and water footprint of clothing throughout its lifecycle and supply chain.Inviting evidence on how the influential sector should remodel itself to be both"thriving and sustainable",it will look at how improved recycling rates of clothing could slash waste and pollution."Fashion shouldn't cost the Earth,"said Mary Creagh MP,chair of the committee."But the way we design,make and discard clothes has a huge environmental impact.Producing clothes requires climate-changing emissions.Every time we put on a wash,thousands of plastic fibres wash down the drain into the oceans.We don't know where or how to recycle end-of-life clothing."Despite recent troubles on the UK high street,the fashion sector has continued to grow.According to the British Fashion Council,the UK fashion industry contributed~28.lbn to national GDP in 2015,up from￡21bn in 2009.But the globalised market for fashion manufacturing has facilitated a"fast fashion"phenomenon:a proliferation of cheap and cheerful clothing,with quick turnover that encourages consumers to keep buying,the committee warns.The raw materials used to manufacture clothes require land and water,or extraction of fossil fuels,while carbon dioxide is emitted throughout the clothing supply chain and some chemical dyes,finishes and coatings may be toxic.Research has found that plastic microfibres in clothing are released when they are washed,and enter rivers,the ocean and even the food chain.Last year the fashion designer Stella McCartney condemned her own industry as"incredibly wasteful and harmful to the environment."A report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation put the annual cost to the UK economy of landfilling clothing and household textiles at about~82m.It wamed that if the global fashion industry continues on its current growth path,it could use more than a quarter of the world's annual carbon budget by 2050.Key to the inquiry is how consumers could be encouraged to buy fewer clothes,reuse clothes and think about how best to dispose of clothes when they are no longer wanted.An estimated 300,000 tonnes of fashion waste goes straight into lan曲ll each year,despite growing efforis to encourage consumers to recycle their worn and unwanted clothing.
Wc can learn that the"fast industry"in UK is characterized by____.

A.disposable
B.worrisome
C.dwindled
D.prosperous

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第1题：

Which is the best possible title of the passage ?

A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans

B.The More Fashionable ,the Less Expensive

C.Unexpected Changes in Fashion

D.Boom of the British Fashion Industry

正确答案：A

第2题：

Text 1 France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion,has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women.Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness”by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives.They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health.That’s a start.And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death-as some have done.It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women,especially teenage girls,about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans,if fully enforced,would suggest to women（and many men）that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.And perhaps faintly,they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures,however,rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing.Under the law,using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a$85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.In Denmark,the United States,and a few other countries,it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France’s actions,Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age,health,and other characteristics of models.The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states:“We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals,especially on young people.”The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week（CFW）,which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
The phrase“impinging on”（Line2,Para.2）is closest in meaning to.

A.heightening the value of.
B.indicating the state of.
C.losing faith in.
D.doing harm to.

答案：D

解析：

词义题。根据题干关键词“impinging on”（line2,para2），定位到第二段的第二句“They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up with impinging on health.”（他们认为美女不应该以…健康的外表来界定）。该句承接本段第一句“Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives.”其中，Such measures指代的正是第一段中阐述的“雇佣过瘦

第3题：

According to the text, the cost increase in the rail industry is mainly caused by

A. the continuing acquisition.

B. the growing traffic.

C. the cheering Wall Street.

D. the shrinking market.

正确答案：A

第4题：

Text 1 In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada,Miranda Priestly,played by Meryl Streep,scold her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her.Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to department stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with feverish world described in Overdressed,Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of“fast fashion”.In the last decades or so,advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara,H&M,and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely.Quckier turnrounds mean less wasted inventory,more frequent releases,and more profit.Those labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposal——meant to last only a wash or two,although they don’t advertise that——and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices,Cline argues,these brands have hijacked fashion cycles,shaking all industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.The victims of this revolution,of course,are not limited to designers.For H&M to offer a 5.95 knit miniskirt in all its 2300-plus stores around the world,it must rely on low-wage,overseas labor,order in volumes that strain natural resources,and use massive amount of harmful chemicals.Overdressed is the fashion world’s answer to consumer activist bestsellers like Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma.Mass-produced clothing,like fast food,fills a hunger and need,yet is non-durable,and wasteful,”Cline argues,Americans,she finds,buy roughly 20 billion garments a year——about 64 items per person——and no matter how much they give away,this excess leads to waste.Towards the end of Overdressed,Cline introduced her ideal,a Brooklyn woman named SKB,who,since 2008 has make all of her own clothes——and beautifully.But as Cline is the first to note,it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft;her example,can’t be knocked off.Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment——including H&M,with its green Conscious Collection Line——Cline believes lasting-change can only be effected by the customer.She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability,be it in food or in energy.Vanity is a constant;people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford to it.21.Priestly criticizes her assistant for her

A.poor bargaining skill.
B.insensitivity to fashion.
C.obsession with high fashion.
D.lack of imagination.

答案：D

解析：

事实细节根据题干，首先定位到首段。由文章第一句后半句“…scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her.”（“……批评她没有魅力的助理，因为助理认为高级时尚对她的生活影响不大”。）可知criticize是对scolds的同义替换，D项中的“insensitivity to fashion”是“imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect

第5题：

A.combat unnecessary waste.
B.shut out the feverish fashion world.
C.resist the influence of advertisements.
D.shop for their garments more frequently.

答案：B

解析：

事实细节根据题干，首先定位到第二段。由倒数第二句“these labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable,……,and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.”（“这些商标（畅销商标）促使有时尚意识的消费者将服装看成是用完就可以丢弃的，……，并且每周更新他们的衣橱。”）可以看出B选项“shop for their garments more freq

第6题：

France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion,has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women.Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness”by promoting extreme dieting.
Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives.They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health.That’s a start.And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death-as some have done.It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women,especially teenage girls,about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.
The bans,if fully enforced,would suggest to women（and many men）that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.And perhaps faintly,they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.
The French measures,however,rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing.Under the law,using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a$85,000 fine and six months in prison.
The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.In Denmark,the United States,and a few other countries,it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France’s actions,Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age,health,and other characteristics of models.The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states:“We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals,especially on young people.”The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week（CFW）,which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance.
Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
According to the first paragraph,what would happen in France?

A.New runways would be constructed.
B.Physical beauty would be redefined.
C.Websites about dieting would thrive.
D.The fashion industry would decline.

答案：A

解析：

推断题。根据题干first paragraph定位第一段，其中第一句France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion,has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for woman.以作为全球时尚创新者为荣的法国承认已经失去定义女性形体美的绝对权利，说明法国以前制定的形体美的标准已不再适用，现在需要做出

第7题：

A.Vanity has more often been found in idealists.
B.The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.
C.People are more interested in unaffordable garments.
D.Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing.

答案：C

解析：

推理判断根据题干，可定位到最后一段。解题关键在于“Vanity is a constant;people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to”，意思是“每个人都很虚荣，这很常见。但消费者付不起太多东西的时候，他们才会以更加可持续的方式去购物。”这句的关键词是“afford”和“shop more sustainably”，对应于C项中的“pricing”和“environmental-f

第8题：

第三组：

Ship recycling contributes to sustainable development and is the environmentally friendly way of disposing of ships with virtually every part of the hull, machinery, equipment, fittings and even furniture being re-used. However, while the principle of ship recycling is a sound one, the reported status of working practices and environmental standards in recycling facilities often leaves much to be desired. Such growing concerns about environmental safety, health and welfare matters in the ship recycling industry have resulted in a growing belief that an international instrument to regulate the ship recycling process is urgently needed.

Having become aware of the need to reduce the environmental, occupational health and safety risks related to ship recycling, as well as the need to secure the smooth withdrawal of ships that have reached the end of their operating lives, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has taken action to develop a realistic and effective solution to the problem of ship recycling, which will take into account the particular characteristics of international maritime transport and the economic realities.

Which statement of the following is true?

A.Ship recycling is sustainable

B.Ship recycling is very friendly to our environment

C.Ship recycling is the best way to dispose the machinery, equipment, fittings and even furniture on board

D.Ship recycling brings many problems concerning environmental safety, health and______occupational safety

正确答案：D

第9题：

Text 1 France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion,has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women.Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness”by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives.They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health.That’s a start.And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death-as some have done.It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women,especially teenage girls,about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans,if fully enforced,would suggest to women（and many men）that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.And perhaps faintly,they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures,however,rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing.Under the law,using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a$85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.In Denmark,the United States,and a few other countries,it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France’s actions,Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age,health,and other characteristics of models.The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states:“We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals,especially on young people.”The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week（CFW）,which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
Which of the following may be the best title of the text?

A.A Challenge to the Fashion Industry’s Body Ideals
B.A Dilemma for the Starving Models in France
C.Just Another Round of Struggle for Beauty
D.The Great Threats to the Fashion Industry

答案：A

解析：

主旨题。首段指出法律要求时尚界不能用过瘦的模特，接下来的段落重点说明时尚界的模特同时还需考虑年纪，健康以及其他方面的因素等。因此这篇文章的中心是围绕对时尚界理想体型观点的挑战，故[A]A challenge to the Fashion Industry's Body Ideals正确。

第10题：

Text 1 France,which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion,has decided its fashion industry has lost an absolute right to define physical beauty for women.Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval last week to a law that would make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runaways.The parliament also agreed to ban websites that“incite excessive thinness”by promoting extreme dieting.Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives.They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that end up impinging on health.That’s a start.And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models from starving themselves to death-as some have done.It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women,especially teenage girls,about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.The bans,if fully enforced,would suggest to women（and many men）that they should not let others be arbiters of their beauty.And perhaps faintly,they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist physiques.The French measures,however,rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards beauty as skin-deep-and bone-showing.Under the law,using a fashion model that does not meet a government-defined index of body mass could result in a$85,000 fine and six months in prison.The fashion industry knows it has an inherent problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body types.In Denmark,the United States,and a few other countries,it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.In contrast to France’s actions,Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding the age,health,and other characteristics of models.The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states:“We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals,especially on young people.”The charter’s main tool of enforcement is to deny access for designers and modeling agencies to Copenhagen Fashion Week（CFW）,which is run by the Danish Fashion Institute.But in general it relies on a name-and-shame method of compliance.Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.Even better would be to help elevate notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
A designer is most likely to be rejected by CFW for.

A.pursuing perfect physical conditions.
B.caring too much about models’character.
C.showing little concern for health factors.
D.setting a high age threshold for models.

答案：C

解析：

推理题。题干问的是“设计师似乎被CFW拒绝的原因”。根据题干关键词，回文定位到倒数第二段，其中指出“…enforcement is to deny access for designers…”，意思是“法案拒绝设计师进入CFW，它是由丹麦时装学院创办的。”，再根据该段前两句可知，丹麦时尚界同意关于模特的年纪，健康以及其他特点的法规和制裁，也就是说，丹麦时装学院不再只关注身材，也关注健康。而设计师一般都是以瘦为美，而忽视健康。综上所述，设计师被拒绝的原因是不考虑健康因素，故选[C]showing litt

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