1 . The Best Eco-Friendly Gifts
For the eco-conscious, we’ve rounded up our favorite eco-friendly gifts to send to your love.
Reusable Produce Bags (Price: $ 33)
Website: Sears. com
This pack of seven teusable bags are plastic free and made from 100 percent biodegradable cotton. The set includes one cotton net bag, three produce bags, and three food bag. Double stitching and durable seams mean these bags are built to last, and they’re machine washable for easy cleaning.
Wood Bookmarks with Tassels (Price; $ 25)
Website: Etsy. com
Teachers often like to hand out small gifts to students at the end of the year, and this set of wooden bookmarks is a sustainable, affordable way to let students know you care. (Plus, they’re a great reminder to read over holiday breaks!) The bookmarks come with colorful tassels as well, making it easy to mark your place while reading.
Personalized Notebook (Price: $ 13)
Website: Journal. com
This customizable journal is a great gift to jot down notes, used as a daily thought journal, or as a place to keep travel memories or even grocery lists. The cover is made from eco-friendly heavy cotton paper. The pages are recycled cartridge paper that’s perfect for fountain pens and ink as well as other media.
Greener Bamboo Cutting Board (Price: $ 90)
Website: Amazon. com
This bamboo cutting board is naturally bacteria resistant and made from 100 percent Moso bamboo that’s grown in organic soil. One side of the board has a deep juice-catching groove that’s perfect for capturing juices as you cut. After cutting, simply flip the board to the other side for a beautiful presentation large enough for veggie arrangements, watermelon, and more.
1. What can remind you to read?A.Reusable Produce Bags. | B.Personalized Notebook. |
C.Wood Bookmarks with Tassels. | D.Greener Bamboo Cutting Board. |
A.Etsy. com. | B.Sears. com. | C.Journal. com. | D.Amazon. com. |
A.They all are expensive. | B.They are popular with students. |
C.They are made of cotton paper. | D.They are sustainable and eco-friendly. |
A.TP12FS. | B.TP12SF. | C.PT12FS. |
1. What did James buy?
A.A scarf. |
B.A pair of shoes. |
C.A coat. |
A.$500. |
B.$250. |
C.$50. |
A.She didn’t like shopping festivals. |
B.She wanted to save money for her plan. |
C.She didn’t like the goods on sale. |
1. What kind of flowers does the man order?
A.A dozen red carnations. | B.A dozen yellow carnations. | C.A dozen pink roses. |
A.No.84, WM Street. | B.No.48, MW Road. | C.No.84, MW Street. |
A.Call him to confirm the information. |
B.Call before delivering the flowers. |
C.Help him write a letter. |
A.The flowers are for the man's mom. |
B.The man will pay for the flowers in cash. |
C.The flowers will be delivered to the man's home. |
1. What's wrong with the man's camera?
A.Its battery runs out very quickly. |
B.Its button doesn't work properly. |
C.Its screen always goes black. |
A.A week. | B.Half a month. | C.A month. |
A.Impatient. | B.Sincere. | C.Rude. |
A.The man should buy the suit. |
B.The man should change his job. |
C.The color of the suit is not suitable. |
7 . When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer “to keep warm and to cover my body”. These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.
If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion.
Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer’s body just as well.
Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime!
1. What do people basically wear clothes for?A.Keeping warm and covering bodies. | B.Following the fashion. |
C.Looking attractive to others. | D.Appearing successful to others. |
A.fashion is not always changing | B.fashion is an expensive pastime. |
C.fashion designers like expensive clothes | D.expensive clothes are warmer |
A.Fashionable clothes shops. | B.Cupboards for storing clothes. |
C.The clothes that some people have. | D.Shelves used for keeping books. |
A.Clothes and fashion. | B.Suits and ties. |
C.Cost and pastime. | D.Beauty and success. |
A.Customer and salesman. | B.Husband and wife. | C.Daughter and father. |
1.介绍购物情况;
2.反映存在问题,
3.提出解决方案。
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Dear sir/madam,
I am one of your customers.
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Sincerely,
Li Hua
10 . Tony Wang, who has been living in London since high school, says: “The weather is always the best topic to start a conversation with here, and complaining about wet shoes and a destroyed hairstyle can bring people closer.” “I spend most of my time thinking about two things: what to eat, except potato, and what to wear to handle another cold, windy, rainy day.”
As early as 1894, John Barbour had already noticed the trouble that came with changeable weather and also the need for waterproof clothing. So, he started by supplying oilskins to outdoor workers, such as fishermen and sailors. He soon opened his first store, named J. Barbour & Sons, in South Shields, a port on the River Tyne in the northeast of England. Now, 125 years later, Barbour is a family business that’s been passed down five generations.
The brand’s most iconic (标志性的) product, the jacket with a rugged weatherproof waxed cotton shell, corduroy collar, corrosion-proof brass buttons and pockets for storage and drainage eyelets, has been improved over the decades, but it is still manufactured by hand. The brand has now reached over 40 countries, including China. And it gathered three Royal Warrants as manufacturers of waterproof and protective clothing: 1974 from the Duke of Edinburgh; 1982 from the Queen and in 1987 from the Prince of Wales.
This year, the British brand Barbour marks its 125th anniversary. And besides improving the classic and professional jackets, Barbour has also been attracting more consumers with the artsy sense. For this, it has been collaborating with other brands and artists, including Engineered Garments, a fashion brand from Japan; and Alexa Chung, a British model and BBC presenter, who owns a namesake fashion brand. Most recently, Barbour made the paintings of Hayden Kays, a London-based artist, wearable.
At the end of June, Kays was invited to celebrate the launch of the collaboration at Galeries Lafayette Shopping Mall in Shanghai. Kays brought two paintings this time, presenting the importance of love. One is named Look Into My Love, a colorful circle like a bull’s-eye. “This work is hypnotic, because I think love can make me go crazy. Love is great, and everyone loves love,” he says.
“Barbour is an amazing partner, and the brand has got such a strong British identity and heritage, and at the same time, connects British brands and artists to Chinese consumers through collaboration, excited to see people wearing my artworks thousands of miles away from home,” Kays says. Lyu Yi, the general sales manager of China Outfitters Holdings Limited Company, who’s managing the development of Barbour in China, says: “Barbour is maintaining its British genes by combining its sense of fashion and art, to add extra artistic value to clothing.”
1. What’s the function of Paragraph 1?A.To bring about the main topic of the text. |
B.To show that weather greatly affects people’s daily life. |
C.To show that weather is the best choice for a conversation. |
D.To explain why conversations about weather can bring people closer. |
A.has reached over 40 countries |
B.is a jacket with waxed cotton collar |
C.is rarely manufactured by hand now |
D.possesses more good qualities these years |
A.unexpected | B.incredible | C.attractive | D.special |
A.UK Brand Barbour works a wonder |
B.UK Brand Barbour Takes the Art Route |
C.The Development of UK Brand Barbour |
D.People's Love for UK Brand Barbour |