Environmental experts warn that our planet is drowning in plastic.
The world’s cities produce 2 billion tons of trash every year. By the year 2050 that number is expected to rise to 3 billion tons. The World Bank estimates that the largest amount of trash today, about 44 percent, is plastic. But we often have to buy packaged goods. And often that packaging is made of plastic.
Now, that may be changing. A new environmentally-friendly shopping model was recently launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This shopping model, called Loop, aims to replace throwaway containers with reusable ones.
Loop is the idea of Terra Cycle, an American-based recycling company. Its chief, Tom Szaky, told the Associated Press (AP) that “removing plastics from the ocean is not enough. ” He said the point is to get away from single-use packages. Szaky said that Loop is the future of shopping. But it comes from an idea of the past.
He compared it to the “milkman model” of the 1950s in the United States. Back then, someone brought milk to your doorstep in glass bottles and then left with empty bottles. These could be cleaned and used again. The result is zero-waste.
Jennifer Morgan from the environmental non-profit organization Greenpeace also joined in the discussion about Loop at Davos. She said that “Greenpeace welcomes the aim of the Loop Alliance to move away from throwaway culture and disposability”. But Morgan questioned whether companies worldwide are ready to change their business models.
Loop is set to launch later 2019 in three eastern U. S. states, and also in Paris, France and some of the surrounding areas. Then Loop plans to expand to the U. S. West Coast, Toronto, Canada and Britain by the end of this year or 2020.
1. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?| A．Provide background information. |
| B．Advocate zero-waste lifestyle. |
| C．Explain the reason for trash. |
| D．Introduce a new topic. |
| A．The World Economic Forum. |
| B．Demand of some companies. |
| C．Zero-waste model. |
| D．Jennifer Morgan. |
| A．United States and Switzerland. |
| B．Switzerland and Britain. |
| C．Canada and Britain. |
| D．France and Canada. |
| A．A new shopping model. |
| B．The development of future city. |
| C．The world’s environmental issue. |
| D．The concerns of future shopping. |
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【推荐1】They say, “Online retailers (零售商) try to show you things that you wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. But we don’t think it compares to the experience of walking into a store and seeing things you wouldn’t have seen otherwise.”
That’s hardly an old-fashioned view. One of the misunderstandings in retail is that because younger customers are comfortable with digital technologies, they’re less interested in shopping in person. In fact, researchers have found that both millennials (千禧一代) and the generation born after 1995 prefer brick-and-mortar shopping to buying online.
Now in the pandemic age, retailers are working on making ordering online and picking up at the store a seamless (无缝衔接的) process. And that could be just the start. Other mixed models will appear, especially as retailers get rid of delays from the system, says Kirthi Kalyanam, executive director of the Retail Management Institute at Santa Clara University in California. Amazon, which already provides free two-day delivery to prime members, now offers one-day delivery nationwide for a fee and same-day delivery on select items in several cities. Its Amazon Fresh grocery service lets shoppers choose delivery within two to three hours.
Stores will increasingly become places to show products rather than to store inventory (存货), says Mr. Kalyanam. Online retailers will re-create their online image in a real space: Think Apple stores or Lululemon. And consumers will have multiple ways to buy their goods. Stores might not even carry inventory, but promise to deliver your purchase from a nearby warehouse in a half-hour.
1. What is the speakers’ attitude to buying online in Paragraph 1？| A．Negative. | B．Positive. |
| C．Indifferent. | D．Unknown. |
| A．Imaginative. | B．Physical. |
| C．Virtual. | D．False. |
| A．Amazon never connects the sales to the delivery. |
| B．Delivery service of goods online is being improved. |
| C．All retailers are considering picking up at the store. |
| D．Retailers can’t remove the delays from the delivery system. |
| A．Amazon offers one-day delivery nationwide for free. |
| B．Younger customers are less interested in shopping in person. |
| C．Instead of storing inventory, stores will become places to show products. |
| D．Online retailers don't show the things that customers haven't discovered. |
【推荐2】Every Thursday morning, a snake-like queue forms outside streetwear brand Supreme’s store in Soho as fans line up in the hope of walking away with bags filled with limited edition clothing “dropped” that day. Among them are teenagers. They’ve come for the purpose of buying items to resell on Depop, a youth-targeted auction(竞拍) app.
And it’s not just Supreme. Generation Z—those born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s—are buying from streetwear brands such as Yeezy, and Nike to resell on platforms such as Depop, and eBay.
Forget delivering newspapers or working in the local supermarket. Instead, these teens are devoting hours every week to reselling limited edition goods, a job that’s earning them up to several thousand pounds a month.
Reuben Wall was just 14 when he became hooked on selling items online after he bought one extra Rubik’s Cube by accident. “I sold it for double the price that I got it for,” says Wall, now 18. He then spent the money buying two more and sold those on eBay, before purchasing more. From there he moved on to reselling other items. He says he will read comments and polls(投票) on Twitter to evaluate the popularity of a certain product. But sometimes items will “brick”, so sometimes he takes a loss.
Depop founder Simon Beckerman says the app has “opened the doors” to a new generation using a marketplace for the first time. He says Generation Z aren’t afraid of building businesses from their bedrooms. “There’s very little risk in trying,” he adds. “There’s so much uncertainty around us nowadays that being your own boss is a very appealing idea.”
1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing Paragraph 1?| A．To introduce the topic. | B．To show his attitude. |
| C．To reach a conclusion. | D．To state a problem. |
| A．felt uncertain about | B．became crazy about |
| C．was tired of | D．was opposed to |
| A．By consulting Simon Beckerman. |
| B．By studying the price difference. |
| C．By using different auction apps. |
| D．By analyzing online data. |
| A．They prefer Depop to eBay. |
| B．They devote hours to delivering. |
| C．They love staying in their rooms. |
| D．They tend to build up their own businesses. |
【推荐3】Do you love Beats headphones, True Religion jeans, and UGG shoes? These are some of the most popular brands (牌子) around. They are also expensive. But some experts say they are not much better than cheaper brands.
For example, Jim Wilcox works for Consumer Reports. He tested all kinds of headphones. He says that $80 Koss Pro headphones provide basically the same quality (质量) and comfort as Beats. So why do people pay twice or even 10 times as much for the hottest brands?
Experts say it’s because fashionable, expensive brands send a message. Brands say “I belong” or “I can afford it.”
Some people think that expensive brand names are worth the price. They say that some designer clothes really are top quality and that they last longer than cheaper brands. Some teenagers choose to wear popular brands because these brands make them feel good about themselves.
Alexandra Allam, 17, likes to buy brand-name products. “I’d rather spend the extra money to get something I know I’ll be satisfied with,” she says. Her friend Emmy Swan agrees, saying “As long as you can afford it, it seems reasonable to buy what you want.” But not all teenagers agree. “Spending hundreds of dollars for designer sunglasses is stupid and unreasonable,” says Daniel Steinbrecher, 16. “It’s fake (假的) happiness.”
People who are against wearing expensive brand names say that many designer brands aren’t any better. “It’s wasteful to buy things just because they are popular,” says Edmund Williams, 15. “You’ll feel better if you buy things because you like them. If you have extra money to spend, it would be better to give it to people in need.”
1. Who have the same opinion on expensive brands?| A．Alexandra & Daniel. | B．Emmy & Edmund. |
| C．Daniel & Emmy. | D．Emmy & Alexandra. |
| A．They make him feel confident. |
| B．They are not worth the price. |
| C．They need to improve their quality. |
| D．They pay too much attention to personal likes. |
| A．how to buy things reasonably |
| B．the competition between brands |
| C．whether expensive brands are worth high prices |
| D．the different values of teenagers |
【推荐1】The world’s nations have promised to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees over pre-industrial levels, which involves shutting down fossil fuel extraction (化石燃料开采) as quickly as possible. But despite this promise, first reached six years ago during the Paris Climate Accords, the fossil-fuel producing nations are on track to extract more than twice as much coal, oil and natural gas as would be permissible under this plan, a new United Nations report says.
To have a chance of limiting temperature increases to 1.5 degrees, production of coal needs to drop by 11% every year between 2020 and 2030. while production of oil and gas needs to drop by 4% and 3%, respectively, the report finds. Instead, production of oil and gas is set to increase, while coal production is projected to drop slightly.
The so-called production gap, the difference between countries’ climate promises and their fossil fuel production plans — hasn’t changed since the United Nations first examined it in 2019, indicating that international climate accords are still closer to theoretical promises than detailed plans.
The report looks at fossil fuel production in 15 countries — including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, the U.S. and the United Kingdom — hat are collectively responsible for three-quarters of the world’s fossil fuel production. Most of these countries have promised to reach zero emissions by mid-century, but they are planning to increase their fossil fuel extraction until at least 2030.
So far, climate efforts from major fossil fuel extractors, including industry, have “focused on extracting fossil fuels in less-polluting ways, not on winding down production levels in line with climate goals,” the report says. While these efforts, such as developing carbon-capture (碳捕捉) technology and reducing methane leaks (甲烷泄露) are important. they fall far short of the changes science demands if global temperatures are to stay at a livable level.
To close that gap, the report urges governments to make realistic plans for winding down fossil fuel extraction, starting with state-owned companies, which arc responsible for more than half the world’s extraction of such fuels.
1. What does the new United Nations report say?| A．Climate promises are being made worldwide. |
| B．Fossil fuels arc being extracted in large quantities. |
| C．Global temperature will soon increase by 1.5 degrees. |
| D．Production of coal will drop sharply in the next decade. |
| A．To imply an energy crisis. |
| B．To show the efforts made by now. |
| C．To indicate how to close the production gap. |
| D．To stress the goal of the Paris Climate Accords. |
| A．They will achieve zero emissions by 2030. |
| B．They think little of carbon-capture technology. |
| C．They should turn to the United Nations for help. |
| D．They are on the way to breaking their promises. |
| A．Coal mines owned by the government. | B．Gas stations run by private companies. |
| C．Power plants owned by the government. | D．Car factories run by private companies. |
【推荐2】An increasing number of the youth have become more worried about the climate change than ever before. Katie Cielinski and Aaron Regunberg are millennials (千禧一代). Before marrying in 2017, the couple struggled for nearly a decade on whether to have a baby on an already crowded planet. Katie argued for raising a climate guard to fight for a healthy planet, but Aaron feared for the future climate changes their child would face.
They are hardly alone in that struggle. About 60 percent of Americans between 27 and 45 worry about the carbon footprint of bringing a child into the world, according to a 2020 survey published in the journal Climatic Change. It also found that more than 96 percent said they are concerned about the well-being (幸福) of a child in a climate-changed world.
There is a piece of good news in all the anxiety. In the United States, the young who have the most anxiety are also the most confident that they could do something about it. They have built a widespread protest movement in an effort to prompt governments to act. In 2019, millions of youths took part in the same-day protests that went throughout the globe, from Sydney to New York to Mumbai, India’s largest city.
Jennifer Atkinson is a professor of the University of Washington, Bothell. “My students feel a mix of ‘sadness, fear and anger’ at the climate changes they’ve seen in their 20-odd years of life.” she says, “I don’t tell them to avoid these ‘negative (负面的) emotions’ —which are not actually negative at all, but a healthy response to loss. Sadness makes us clear what we love and do not want to lose, and anger drives us to fight against unfairness. I encourage my students to see these strong feelings as a kind of superpower to help make a better world.”
1. What causes the disagreement on whether to have a baby for the couple?| A．Climate change. | B．The crowded planet. |
| C．The way to raise it. | D．The cost to feed it. |
| A．To list figures. | B．To offer an evidence. |
| C．To explain reasons. | D．To make comparison |
| A．prevent. | B．drive. |
| C．advise. | D．allow. |
| A．Anger will lead to fairness. |
| B．Fear is a strong negative emotion. |
| C．We should deal well with negative feelings. |
| D．her students feel sad at the climate change. |
【推荐3】Splash (落水声)! Did you hear that? Can you guess what it is? Can you figure it out? If you guessed the ocean, then you’re correct! I believe that my organization, Reef Check, is the most worthy of receiving the Chocolate Heart money. Do you want to know why? Well, soon you’ll find out.
First of all, Reef Check needs the money to repair and clean coral reefs (珊瑚礁) which are home to millions of sea animals. Reef Check hopes to educate the public about the value of reef ecosystems (生态系统) and the danger that sea animals and plants are facing. Based in Los Angeles, Reef Check has volunteer teams in more than 90 countries, making community volunteers, businesses, universities, and other non-profit organizations work together. It works to create a worldwide network of volunteer teams trained in Reef Check’s scientific methods that survey coral and rocky reefs and report on reef health. Also, Reef Check takes action to protect remaining ancient reefs and repair reefs in danger worldwide.
For example, imagine you are a poor sea animal, whose home just got destroyed or wasn’t clean. What would you do? What could you do? Nothing much, really. But that’s exactly Reef Check’s job! To clean and protect these homes for many sea animals!
Furthermore, in 1997, Reef Check carried out the first-ever survey of coral reef health that provided scientific evidence that our coral reefs were in danger because of overfishing, illegal fishing, and pollution. The results surprised many biologists who had not realized the seriousness of human influence on reefs. In August 2002, Reef Check presented its report, The Global Coral Reef Crisis - Trends and Solutions, at the World Summit in South Africa. The report warned that there was no reef in the world that remained untouched by human influence, such as overfishing, pollution, and climate change.
In short, everyone should have a home including animals from the sea. So don’t leave them out! Be generous and give them a home!
1. What do we know about Reef Check?| A．It is a team of scientists. |
| B．It mainly studies sea animals. |
| C．It is a non-profit organization. |
| D．It is run by the US government. |
| A．To show the role of Reef Check. |
| B．To show the importance of reefs. |
| C．To show how poor sea animals are. |
| D．To show the seriousness of sea pollution. |
| A．Reefs would die out in the near future. |
| B．Humans and reefs depended on each other. |
| C．Overfishing influenced the oceans seriously. |
| D．Reefs were at risk because of human activities. |
| A．To describe what Reef Check is. |
| B．To introduce a dangerous but important job. |
| C．To explain why Reef Check needs support. |
| D．To educate the public to care for the environment. |
【推荐1】A subway is a train system that is located entirely underground. The first was the London Underground, which opened in 1863, and many cities followed suit when they realized how useful such a train system could be. Since subways are on a different grade than general traffic, they can operate entirely autonomously (自动的), free of traffic and other problems on surface streets. They use specialized tracks (轨道), so they can also run rapidly and frequently, making them a valuable addition to a public transport network.
Typically, a subway runs on electricity, which is often provided through the so-called “third rail”. The trains run on two traditional tracks, just as above-ground trains do, and they power themselves through paddles attached to the third rail. This rail represents a potential danger to people who are foolish enough to jump onto the tracks, since it carries a very high voltage (电压) and is uncovered. Because of concerns about the third rail, the tracks are usually placed below the level of the station platform to discourage jumping, and passengers are reminded to stand clear of the platform edge unless they are boarding.
In some cases, a subway system may network with the above ground or elevated tracks (高架轨道) in addition to an underground system. Commonly, the subway remains underground in the downtown section of the city, while elevated tracks branch out into less busy areas. These tracks may also network with other transport systems, such as commuter rail bringing people in from the suburbs, or a city bus system.
Like other forms of public transports, most subways are heavily financially supported by the regions that they run in. Their supports keep fares relatively inexpensive, encouraging commuters (通勤者) to choose the train over personal vehicles. When it is well run and networks with other transports, it can play a significant role in reducing general traffic, making a city more pleasant to live, work, and play in.
1. What does the underlined phrase “followed suit” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Were surprised. | B．Were encouraged. |
| C．Wore the same clothes. | D．Copied the way. |
| A．Through the charger fixed on the station platform. |
| B．Through the paddles connected with the third rail. |
| C．By connecting with other transport systems. |
| D．By connecting with the two traditional tracks. |
| A．To prevent themselves falling down. | B．To avoid electric shock accidents. |
| C．To keep themselves in line. | D．To avoid seeing the third rail. |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Indifferent | D．Skeptical. |
【推荐2】3rd Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge 2020
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World Health Organization(WHO)is taking the 3rd Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge virtually this year. In the context of COVID-19, WHO, through several online platforms, will host exercise moments, information sessions, and live chats with experts on topics from physical and mental health to nutrition and healthy ageing.
While the first two editions attracted thousands of participants in Geneva, we hope to reach more people during the virtual edition. We look forward to working with the many partners who have supported the first two editions, including governments, civil society organizations, and scientific and academic bodies.
The event will also celebrate health and be a platform to promote the need for all people to have access to health services and for health champions to demonstrate how they are striving to promote and protect the health of people in their own way.
What is on offer?
The Virtual Walk the Talk will be held over 16-17 May 2020, people invited to join in from their homes wherever they are globally.
It will offer opportunities for people to participate in a variety of virtual, timed events yoga, exercise classes for all ages and abilities, meditation, walking in place(or in locations within the guidelines of your national authorities). The aim is to get people moving for their own health and that of others.
Purposes of the event
●To encourage healthy lifestyles, not only in the context of COVID-19, but as a long-term strategy for good health.
●To recognize the sacrifice of health workers caring for us in our whole life. 2020 has been designated as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and we are seeing the global importance of health workers in the current response to COVID-19.
1. What is special about the 3rd Walk the Talk compared to the first two editions?| A．It appeals to many participants. | B．It offers various events. |
| C．It is an online virtual event. | D．It promotes health services. |
| A．Health experts from WHO. | B．Governments fighting COVID-19. |
| C．Scientific medical organizations. | D．Ordinary people around the world. |
| A．To collect more financial supports. |
| B．To give special recognition to health workers. |
| C．To set up an organization for the COVID-19 issue. |
| D．To encourage the sacrifice of health workers. |
【推荐3】Take a good look at the American burying beetle(甲虫)once found in 35 states;the insect is assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as critically endangered. Like the tiger,the American burying beetle has orange and black stripes(条纹);like the tiger,the beetle is declining in number. The tiger is an instantly recognizable symbol of species preservation, but most people aren’t familiar with the beetle.
This difference is an example of the domination of the so-called celebrity species - the fascinating creatures that nonprofits and government agencies use to raise public interest in conservation. Most nonprofit funds for animal protection go to species such as apes, elephants, big cats, rhinoceroses, and giant pandas. Tigers are often rated the most popular animal - and India,home to the majority of these big cats, spent more than 49 million on tiger conservation alone in 2019.Meanwhile, many lesser known species of fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds weaken in namelessness. Worldwide, more than 35,500 plant and animal species are on the edge of disappearing forever.
This leaves us with a tough situation. Conservation is underfunded, so how do we decide which species to save?
One potential solution,the debatable idea of conservation triage(检伤分类),holds that experts need to quickly decide which species can be saved while realizing that others can’t be saved.Conservationists have developed analytical tools to approach the question in a less emotional, more practical way.Fish and Wildlife Service now uses this knapsack(背包)method - inspired by a hiker’s need to fit the most valuable items into a small space - to get the “most bang for their buck”in saving species. The method calculates the most efficient conservation strategies using factors such as costs to recover a species and its likelihood of going extinct.
1. What does the first paragraph serve to the whole text?| A．To propose a definition. | B．To introduce the topic. |
| C．To reach a conclusion. | D．To present an argument. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Unclear. | C．Optimistic. | D．Indifferent. |
| A．In a travel guide. | B．In a blog post. |
| C．In a science magazine. | D．In a travel brochure. |
| A．Causes of some animals’ endangerment. |
| B．An appeal to save the American burying beetle. |
| C．The authorities’ role in reasonable use of funds. |
| D．Other methods of deciding which species to save. |
【推荐1】The Torch Festival (火把节) is a traditional festival which is celebrated among some ethnic groups in southwestern China, such as the Yi, Bai, Hani, Lisu, and Lahu, etc. It usually falls on the 24th or 25th of June, with three days of celebrations. The festival came from worship (崇拜) of fire by ancestors (祖先). For some ethnic groups, it’s a tradition in the festival for elders to share farming experience with young people and educate them about taking care of crops.
During the festival, big torches are made to stand in all villages, with small torches placed in front of the door of each house. When night falls, the torches are lit and the villages are bright. At the same time, people walk around the fields and houses, holding small torches and placing the torches in the field corners. Inside the villages, young people are singing and dancing around the big torches that keep burning throughout the night. Other activities like horse races are also held during the festival.
In a horse race of the Yi people in Yunnan, torches are used to form hurdles for riders to get through. The Hani people in Yunnan traditionally tie fruits to torches with strings. When the strings are broken after the torches are lit, people struggle for the fruits for good luck.
For the Lisu people in Sichuan, the festival is an occasion for holding torch parades. Big torches are carried by teams of people, which is like a fire dragon. If different teams meet, it’s a tradition to exchange the big torches with one another.
1. What can we know about the Torch Festival from the first paragraph?| A．It has nothing to do with farming. |
| B．Its celebrations usually last two days. |
| C．It is a traditional festival of all China. |
| D．It is a festival to show worship of fire. |
| A．ancestors. | B．young people. |
| C．elders. | D．ethnic groups. |
| A．Why the festival is enjoyed. | B．Where the festival is celebrated. |
| C．How the festival is celebrated. | D．What torches are used for the festival. |
| A．Holding torch parades. | B．Tying fruits to torches with strings. |
| C．Struggling for fruits for good luck. | D．Using torches as hurdles for a horse race. |
【推荐2】Dog parks on Long Island
For dog lovers, parking dogs sometimes might be a problem. From entertainment facilities to park tips, we’ve collected everything you need to know before you take your pet for an afternoon of outdoor fun.
1. Amagansett, Napeague State Park
Amagansett, Napeague State Park, Route 27. Dogs are allowed on a leash（狗链）in this undeveloped park, which includes trails, wooded areas and roads. Access to the beach. No water source or public bathrooms.
2. East Meadow, Eisenhower Park
East Meadow, Eisenhower Park, Salisbury Park Drive and Stewart Avenue, East Meadow. In addition to dhaded seating, each run has a water source. Permits are free, but required.
3. Calverton, Isaac Park
Calverton, Isaac Park, on the Grumman Site, within Veteran’s Memorial Park. Separated by large and small dogs, this half-acre plot has shade trees, seating and access to the beach. Bring your own water’ leashed dog can be walked on some trails; Town of Riverhead residents only.
4. Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park
Broolhaven, Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park, 2903 Montauk Hwy. This 3-acre park has areas for large and small dogs, but no water source. Large-dog area includes a training course. $18 yearly pass for village residents.
5. Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park
Massapequa, Clocks Boulevard Park, off Louden Avenue and Sunrise Highway. At larger than 1 acre, this dog park has lots of room to run and wooded areas for shade. Open dawn to dusk. Water sources are available in both the large- and small-dog areas. It has enough parking and seating. Open to Town of Oyster Bay residents.
1. In which parks are water sources available?| A．Isaac Park and Eisenhower Park. |
| B．Napeague State Park and Isaac Park. |
| C．Eisenhower Park and Clocks Boulevard Park. |
| D．Robinson Duck Farm Dog Park and Clocks Boulevard Park. |
| A．Buying a permit. |
| B．Spending $18 every year. |
| C．Keeping public bathrooms clean. |
| D．The identity as a resident of Town Of Riverhead. |
| A．Dogs can be trained there. | B．It has large room for dogs. |
| C．Dogs can get shade there. | D．It is free for village residents. |
【推荐3】Imagine there being a business that regularly takes huge quantities of your own products worth millions of pounds and burns them up. Your stock literally goes up in smoke. It sounds crazy, but the practice is common for some of the world’s biggest clothing manufacturers. They argue that it is the most cost-effective way of maintaining their brand's exclusivity (独特性).
The clothes that are burned are those that do not sell at a high enough price. Rather than watch them go on sale, the companies would set fire to them and regain a small amount of energy.
Nobody knows exactly how much unsold stock is burnt annually by those fashion houses, but burning clothes has various negative impacts on the environment. For example burning clothes made from artificial fibers may release plastic microfibers into the atmosphere, which worsens global warming. A U.K. parliamentary committee report on sustainability and the fashion industry advises the government to ban the burning of unsold stock if it can be reused or recycled.
Actually, there are other approaches. What if those companies had a section tasked with taking back unsold clothes, redesigning them into new products, and shipping out the new products to the market once again?
There is also now an opportunity to focus on biodegradable (可生物降解的) fabrics. Clothes that break down faster might not have to be burned. They would also appeal to those who care about the environmental impact of their own wardrobes.
Additionally, we have an over-production problem. According to the World Bank, while clothing sales have risen steadily since 2000, clothing utilization has fallen at roughly the same rate. For every extra T-shirt that is sold, it will be worn roughly half as much as it would have been 20 years ago. That means better forecasting market trends would in theory result in less waste.
Burning clothes won't happen simply through fashion firms. The scale of fashion production has to change. And it's important to recognize that these consumer-focused brands will only go where the market takes them. If protecting the environment really matters to the public, they have to make clear that they want more sustainable clothing in the first place. Without consumers demanding that, it won't change.
1. Paragraph Three mainly talks about _______.| A．how important the U.K. parliamentary committee report is |
| B．why fashion firms should end burning unsold stock |
| C．why fashion firms burn unsold clothes in large numbers every year |
| D．how artificial fabrics will contribute to global warming |
| A．how long clothing lasts | B．how well clothing sells |
| C．how often clothing is used | D．how clothing is designed |
| A．Redesigning and making them into new clothes |
| B．Making consumers feel better about their purchases |
| C．Conducting research on market demand before production |
| D．Making clothes out of environmentally-friendly materials |
| A．Consumers play a key role in stopping burning clothes. |
| B．Burning clothes is a better option for every fashion firm. |
| C．The secret that some fashion firms burn clothes is well kept. |
| D．Today's clothes are better than those two decades ago. |
