1 . Have you ever found yourself in a clothing store and wondered why you’re there? Perhaps you’re in a hot and sweaty mess, in an awful lineup, tired or hungry, and suddenly the whole situation feels absurd(荒谬的). You know deep down you shouldn’t be spending money on clothes, but you want to because you’ re more bored than anything, and buying pretty new clothes just makes you excited and satisfied!

It might be time for a ban on fast fashion—or at the very least, a new approach to buying clothes. That is where Lauren Bravo’s new book comes in handy. Titled “How to Break Up with Fast Fashion: A Guilt-Free Guide to Changing the Way You Shop—For Good”, it is meant both to educate fashion lovers in the many evils (罪恶) of the industry they love and to encourage them to break their less-than-favorable consumption habits in favor of better ones.

The word “guilt-free” in her subtitle is key, however. Bravo recognizes that clothes are a necessity, as well as a form of identity and creative expression for many individuals. so they’ re not going away. Rather, we can learn to buy in ways that are less harmful to the environment, our bank accounts and our mental wellbeing.

To achieve this, Bravo studied the benefits of fast-growing fashion rental companies, of community clothing exchanges and the value in sharing clothes among immediate friends and family. She lists and interviews various social media influencers who are prioritizing rewear and repair, showing others how to get more looks with fewer pieces, and buying second-hand clothes.

At times the book doesn’t feel like a how-to guide. She is clearly a devoted fashionista（时尚达人）who lives and breathes clothes. This makes her year-long ban on fast fashion shopping all more impressive,but one gets the impression that she wasn’t lacking in options in the meantime. Her descriptions of past shopping adventures are indeed interesting—there were times I laughed out loud.

Throughout the book,Bravo also offers tips for better shopping habits.

1. Which drives people’s unwise purchases?

A．The desire to be unique.	B．The feeling from purchasing new clothes.
C．The lack of a financial budget.	D．The wish to compare with others.

2. What does the underlined word “this”in paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Shopping in better ways.	B．Buying fewer clothes.
C．Satisfying the need for clothes.	D．Getting rid of the sense of guilt.

3. How does Bravo sound when telling her past shopping experiences?

A．Guilty.

B．Proud.

C．Humorous.

D．Cautious.

4. Where is the text most probably from?

A．A report.

B．A textbook.

C．A review.

D．A guide.

2 . The best dessert for a party of family and friends? A homemade pie. The second best? A store-bought pie that you can pretend is homemade without being questioned. The following are some stores where you can find such great pies on Long Island.

Olish's Farm (75 Eastport Manor Rd., Eastport)

Owner Donny Olish prefers to buy fruit locally for his shop. Although more than 30 varieties are on offer, he's sometimes forced to look elsewhere to buy strawberries, pears, apples, blackberries and raspberries(山莓) to produce a pie for the ages. More info: 631 -325 -0539, olishfarms. com.

Briermere Farms (4414 Sound Ave., Riverhead)

Briermere is nothing short of a pie factory, whose two dozen flavors (味道) are sold by the hundreds on lovely fall weekends. And for good reason: Much of the fruit used is grown right there on the farm. Don't miss its cream pie, an open-faced pie filled with cream and topped with fruit. More info: 631-722 -3931, briermerefarms. com.

Diane's Bakery Cafe (23 Bryant Ave., Roslyn)

Blue. Straw. Rasp. Three kinds of berries that join produce what remains the most popular pie at this old shop. But almost as popular are its chocolate and banana cream versions, followed closely by pecan and apple pies, to which New York State fruit is the key. Besides all these pies, you can treat yourself to other types of desserts there. More info: 516 -621 -2522, dianesroslyn. com.

Jericho Cider Mill(213 Route 106, Jericho)

Apple-raspberry. Apple-peach. Apple-blueberry. Are you detecting a theme? A new and cute outdoor seating area is the latest addition to Jericho Cider Mill. A matchless selection of New York's favorite home-grown fruit finds its way into equally matchless 13 varieties of pies. More info: 516 - 433 - 3360, jerichocider. com.

1. What do we know about Olish's Farm?

A．It merely uses home-grown fruit.

B．It has a new outdoor seating area.

C．It always opens on fall weekends.

D．It offers the largest variety of pies.

2. Which one sells best at Diane's Bakery Cafe?

A．The apple pie.

B．The chocolate pie.

C．The mixed berry pie.

D．The banana cream pie.

3. Where should you buy pies for an apple-themed party?

A．Olish's Farm.

B．Jericho Cider Mill.

C．Briermere Farms.

D．Diane's Bakery Cafe.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese archaeologists(考古学家)announced Saturday that six “sacrificial pits”,     1     (date) back 3200 to 4000 years, were newly discovered in Sanxingdui Ruins site in Guanghan, southwest China's Sichuan province.

Sanxingdui went viral among netizens again and some     2     (be) even eager for some hands-on experiences.

Therefore, Archaeological blind boxes rolled out by several museums in China were trending on a major online shopping platform, with     3     (buy) saying that it allowed them to “experience the joys of digging cultural relics     4     an archaeologist.”

Henan Museum integrated the blind box concept with cultural relics, and hid “miniature cultural relics” such as bronze and china in the soil. Using a Luoyang shovel(铁铲),and a brush     5     (sweep) away the dirt, and digging a blind box, you can harvest a piece of bronzeware from the Shang Dynasty     6     a china bottle from the Song Dynasty.

The idea has proved     7     (wild) popular with many young people. Most of the blind boxes     8     (sell) out as soon as they are restocked. Those who were lucky enough to place an order shared     9     (they) experience of digging the blind box online. One said, “Wearing gloves, I feel like     10     archaeologist !”