It may come as a surprise that the fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, especially when it comes to carbon emissions and water usage.
Actually, there are other ways to practice sustainable habits. Of course, the best way to limit waste is to not buy any new clothes. For example, saving up to buy more sustainable clothes and then wearing them for many years is healthier for the environment and your wallet.
With ever-changing fashion trends moving at breakneck speed, consumers are easily persuaded into buying latest designs to stay stylish and sustainable.
| A．The reality is frightening. |
| B．However, trend is hard to keep up. |
| C．They have no choice but to follow suit. |
| D．They can’t, and moreover, they don’t have to. |
| E．A similar resolution is to own some basic pieces. |
| F．Sustainable fashion has been on the rise in recent years. |
| G．Industrial development is pursued at the price of pollution. |
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As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also fertilize the lawn outside the new employees’ sauna.
Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely embraced paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling is on the increase, and the quality of pencil workmanship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.
Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office correspondence by paper airplane.
Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect.
Sincerely yours,
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1. Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading?| A．A religious, peasant-like life. | B．A life of hard work and security. |
| C．A simple, slow-paced life. | D．A life away from paper and pencils. |
| A．Replacing the manual work system with modern technology. |
| B．Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity. |
| C．Recycling paper resources whenever possible. |
| D．Buying birds and pets as company for the staff. |
| A．She works as a manager in the author’s company. |
| B．She sometimes helps fertilize the lawn outside the sauna. |
| C．She often helps with inter-office correspondence using e-mail. |
| D．Her handwriting has improved a lot after entering the company. |
| A．To show her dissatisfaction with the new environment. |
| B．To complain about the bad working condition. |
| C．To persuade people to live a simple life. |
| D．To express her gratitude for the good advice. |
【推荐2】In the vast desert plains of northwest Namibia, rhino (犀牛) trackers start a journey to monitor the desert-adapted black rhinos. These creatures, known for their poor eyesight, walk freely in this remote region.
Led by Sebulon Hoeb, the principal field office r of Save the Rhino Trust Namibia, the tracker carefully approach a grazing rhino named Matty 2. identified by his partner Ebson Mbunguha. Despite the windy conditions working in their favor, they maintain a safe distance, aware of the potential danger of encountering these massive animals.
Every day and night, devoted trackers and local community ranger s patrol (巡逻) the vast expanse of land, totaling 25, 000 square kilometers, where the desert-adapted black rhino thrives. Armed with extensive knowledge of the rhinos’ behaviors and characteristics, they carefully document their observations, contributing to conservation efforts and fighting poaching (偷猎), which remains a constant threat due to the high demand for rhino horns.
Despite challenges, Namibia’s community conservation model has succeeded in protecting the rhino population. By prioritizing the preservation of wildlife and ensuring local communities to benefit from their natural resources, Namibia has become a lighthouse of conservation efforts in Africa. Save the Rhino Trust, established in 1982, has played a vital role in this achievement, witnessing a remarkable recovery in the black rhino population.
The significance of community conservation is stressed by Namibia’s commitment to environmental protection, written in its constitution since gaining independence in 1990. With the establishment of shared conservancies covering over 20% of the country’s territory, Namibia has pioneered a sustainable approach that balances conservation with economic development.
For the rhino rangers who devote their lives to safeguarding these iconic creatures, the job is rewarding. Living under the vast southern sky, they bear weeks of tented living, braving the dangers of tracking rhinos on foot. Despite the challenges, their serious commitment ensures the continued survival of the desert-adapted black rhino, a testament to the power of community-driven conservation efforts in preserving Earth’s oldest mammals.
1. What is the primary role of the rhino trackers?| A．To relocate rhinos to other habitats. |
| B．To record the exact population of rhinos. |
| C．To offer rhinos food when necessary. |
| D．To learn about the current situation of rhinos. |
| A．They favor windy conditions. | B．They will go extinct. |
| C．They are easy to approach. | D．They can be violent. |
| A．Limited. | B．Fruitful. | C．Inconsistent. | D．Unnoticed. |
| A．The community-driven rhino conservation efforts. |
| B．The challenges facing rhino trackers in Namibia. |
| C．The history of rhino poaching in Africa. |
| D．The dangerous situation of rhinos. |
【推荐3】Insects are disappearing. The world has 25 per cent fewer terrestrial insects now than in 1990. This includes those we rely on to pollinate our crops and clean our rivers. If we don’t solve this problem very soon, some species will disappear.
There are many causes for the insect decline, but insecticides (杀虫剂) are a major part of the problem. Those used today are longer lasting and up to 10,000 times more toxic than some that were banned in the 1970s. Adding to the problem is that these pesticides are now applied to crops prophylactically (预防地) and used whether pests are present or not.
Overall, the amount of pesticide applied to the land is decreasing, but this is a grossly misleading statistic. A recent paper found that, between 2005 and 2015, there was a 40 per cent reduction in the amount of pesticide applied to crops measured by weight. But because modern insecticides are so much more toxic, the global toxicity of treated land to pollinating insects has more than doubled in the same period.
Governments and regulating agencies are aware of the problem, and some parts of the world have moved to ban the use of certain insecticides outdoors in an attempt to help bees survive. But the pesticides used instead are just as toxic.
One often-touted approach is to use pesticide-free pest control methods. These varied techniques are gathered under the name of integrated pest management (IPM) and have been around for decades. They offer effective crop protection and include methods such as crop rotation and the use of natural predators. But their adoption has been incredibly slow, because spraying pesticides is viewed as an easier option. As a result, IPM methods are unfortunately seldom used today
Neither changing insecticides nor shifting to IPM is a quick fix. We argue instead that we need a subtle shift in focus, away from killing pests and towards protecting crops.
By using the minimal dose we need to protect crops, we could reduce the amount of insecticide to a fraction of what is used today. Farmers would benefit from these changes. They would spend less money on pesticides and improve crop production by keeping health pollinator insects about. Reducing insecticide doses won’t solve the insect decline problem but it is a move that could win us time to make food production more sustainable and reconcile (使和谐) farmlands and the natural ecosystems we crucially depend on. And that will allow insects to recover.
1. According to the passage, which of the statements is NOT true about the insect decline?| A．Currently-used pesticides are much more toxic than before. |
| B．Pesticides have played a key role in reducing the number of insects. |
| C．The amount of pesticides used is much more than before. |
| D．The toxicity in pesticides lasts longer than before. |
| A．Broadly-publicized. | B．Recently-created. |
| C．Frequently-criticized. | D．Generally-proved. |
| A．To protect crops rather than killing out insects. |
| B．To raise large-scale natural predators of insects. |
| C．To search and develop new pesticides. |
| D．To shift to the IPM pesticide-controlling method. |
| A．Insects control — there is still a long way to go |
| B．Insects decline! Take measures right now |
| C．New findings in the field of insects control |
| D．Shift in pesticide use could help insects recover |
