C
(2021·邯郸高二检测)
Research has shown that the global fashion industry is harming our planet, as well as those who are a part of its supply chains, in an unprecedented (前所未有的)manner, which is also the second largest polluter of the planet and one of the largest contributors to modern-day slavery. Much of this has been exacerbated (使加剧)through the rise of our clothing consumption habits.
Our obsession with inexpensive, trend-focused clothing—otherwise known as “fast fashion” — is creating grave consequences for the environment, as well as the millions of people who are responsible for manufacturing the clothing we wear. Only one statement is needed to bring attention to the gravity of the situation: More of us care less about the people who make our clothing are treated fairly.
As with many industries, the globalization of fashion stripped the humanity from the process of purchasing and wearing clothing. We no longer see the direct impact our wardrobe has on the person whose business is responsible for clothing us. It’s not the tailor down the street who is outfitting us, but the corporations of all sorts who are making it all too easy (and affordable)to purchase clothing as a commodity. What these large corporations have done is remove the humanity and distance their consumers from the realities of how our clothing is made.
It can be hard to believe in our current age of automation, but the reality is that the clothing manufacturing process remains largely human-powered. We need to bring the humanity — the human connection between consumer and producer—back to the forefront of the conversation.
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是全球时尚产业可能带来的副作用。
29. Why is it easy to buy clothing as a product?
A. Because there are many companies manufacturing clothes.
B. Because there are many tailors down the street.
C. Because people are rich today.
D. Because of the globalization.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段“我们对价格低廉、以潮流为导向的服装(也被称为“快时尚”)的痴迷正在给环境造成严重后果, 同时也给数百万负责生产我们所穿服装的人带来严重后果。”可知, 衣服作为商品之所以很容易购买是因为有很多公司生产服装。故选A。
30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. People cares more about their own wardrobe than the producer.
B. The global fashion industry only affects our environment.
C. The author thinks people need to think about the humanity.
D. Our obsession with cheap and fashion clothing contributes to the pollution of the environment.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段“我们对价格低廉、以潮流为导向的服装(也被称为“快时尚”)的痴迷正在给环境造成严重后果, 同时也给数百万负责生产我们所穿服装的人带来严重后果。”可知, “全球时尚产业只会影响我们的环境。”是错误的。故选B。
31. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2?
A. Dead. B. Tomb.
C. Serious. D. Violent.
【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段“只有一句话可以让人们注意到这种情况的严重性: 我们中越来越多的人不太在意那些为我们做衣服的人受到公平对待。”由此推知此处指“正在给环境造成严重后果”, 画线部分的意思是“严重的”。故选C。
32. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Why the fashion industry is the second largest polluter of the planet?
B. The side effects the global fashion industry may bring.
C. People are more and more crazy about inexpensive, trend-focused clothing.
D. Large corporations have changed the fashion industry.
【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据第一段“研究已经表明, 全球时尚产业正在以前所未有的方式伤害我们的地球, 以及那些属于其供应链一部分的人。全球时尚产业也是地球第二大污染源, 也是现代奴役的最大贡献者之一。这在很大程度上是由于我们的服装消费习惯的上升而加剧的。”可知, 文章讲述的是“全球时尚产业可能带来的副作用。”故选B。
