Ⅰ.阅读理解
For those of us who attempt to keep up with the fashion world to ensure our cupboards stay fresh, the real skeletons in our cupboards are those pieces we bought and only wore once or twice—mostly from following each season’s new trends.
With fast fashion brands like Forever 21, H&M and Zara’s constant output of new trendy clothing at low prices, it’s easy to fall into the trap of buying clothes regardless of whether you really need them. But unnecessary purchasing, and the mass production of clothing, aren’t just hard on our wallets—they are hard on the environment.
One of the first steps in getting unwanted clothes out of your cupboard is to sell or consign(寄送) them. But because popular resale shops like Buffalo Exchange and Crossroads don’t accept fast fashion brands because they don’t profit enough from them, people often turn to throwing their old clothing in the dustbins.
Many consumers don’t realize that clothing and textiles(纺织品) are recyclable or how to recycle them. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States generated 16.22 million tons of waste textiles in 2017 and recycled only 2.62 million tons. Ten and a half million tons of textiles were finally buried under the ground that year.
Vetements, a Parisian fashion brand worn by celebrities like Kanye West and Rihanna, aimed to bring awareness to the problem of fast fashion brands and clothing waste with a recent window display at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York. The window contained a giant pile of clothes. The pile, which grew daily, was made up of old clothes donated by Saks employees and out­of­season items from the store.
On Aug.10, the clothing from the display was donated to RewearAble, a Long Island recycling program that collects old clothes and textiles, and prepares them for resale or repurposes the textiles.
1．What keeps customers coming back to fast fashion brands like Forever 21, H&M and Zara?
A．Good shopping environment.
B．Discounts and promotional activities.
C．Warm and thoughtful service of the salesmen.
D．Low prices and a continuous supply of new looks.
2．Where can you find the data that best supports “fast fashion is hard on the environment”？
A．In paragraph 2.
B．In paragraph 3.
C．In paragraph 4.
D．In paragraph 5.
3．What can be learned about the window display created by Vetements?
A．It can help the environment.
B．It does good to people’s health.
C．It can help change people’s lives.
D．It will take the lead in the latest fashion.
4．What is the best title for the text?
A．How to Stop Buying Unnecessary Clothes
B．Fast Fashion Brands Spread Around the World
C．The Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast Fashion
D．Fast Fashion Can Kill Your Wallet and the Environment
Ⅰ.阅读理解
【解题导语】　文章主要讲述了快时尚品牌加剧了衣物的废旧，而大量的废旧衣物对环境造成了很大影响，然而一些废旧衣物可以重新被利用或出售。
1．D　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“With fast fashion brands like Forever 21, H&M and Zara’s constant output of new trendy clothing at low prices”可知，这些品牌持续吸引顾客的是不断翻新的花样以及低廉的价格。故选D。
2．C　解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“the United States generated 16.22 million tons of waste textiles in 2017 and recycled only 2.62 million tons”可知，该段用数据证明了废旧的衣物给环境造成的影响，而正是快时尚品牌加剧了衣物的废旧，故选C。
3．A　解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的“the clothing from the display was donated to RewearAble, a Long Island recycling program that collects old clothes and textiles”可知，Vetements将展示的旧衣物捐赠出去，从而可以让衣物重新出售，或者将纺织品重新利用。由此可推知，这样做可以保护环境。故选A。
4．D　解析：标题归纳题。文章第一至四段讲述了追随潮流而购买的衣物，变成旧衣物之后，不但浪费钱，而且还会给环境带来危害；文章第五、六段列举了Vetements的例子，表明旧衣物可以重新被利用起来，从而减少对环境的危害。由此可推知，D项符合题意。