1 . “Fast fashion” has been mentioned so often in the past two years. It refers to low-cost, quickly-made clothing that copies the latest high-quality fashions. Unlike the traditional clothing industry where designers plan their new lines every season, fast fashions are made and sold whenever new fashions appear. They are put in shops and online quickly to create a high demand.
However, environmentalists are getting more worried about the effects of fast fashion on the environment. More than 100 billion items of such clothing are made every year. This is expected to grow by 60 percent by 2030. The fast fashion business model is having adverse effects on the environment. Many of the clothes end up in landfills and are not recycled. The chemicals used to make the clothes are bad for the environment. These cause health problems for people working in clothes factories. There are reports that even children make many of these clothes.
The way people are buying clothes is adding to the problem of clothing waste. Many years ago, people went to stores and tried clothes on. People took more time and thought more carefully before they bought clothes. They also wore them for longer. Today, people order cheap clothes on the Internet so often and if they don’t like them, they send them back or throw them away. Some people say this is causing throwaway society. Some people buy clothes and never even wear them. The German media company Deutsche Welle wrote: “Every year in Europe, four million tons of clothing ends up in the trash. Less than one percent of this is recycled.” It seems that the fashion industry is wasting much.
1. Which of the following is a feature of fast fashions?| A．They are of high quality. |
| B．They are not seasonal. |
| C．They are difficult to make. |
| D．They are sold only in online shops. |
| A．Harmful. | B．Positive. | C．Obvious. | D．Little. |
| A．By providing examples. | B．By listing data. |
| C．By making comparisons. | D．By raising questions. |
| A．The Meaning of Fast Fashion |
| B．Problems with Fast Fashion |
| C．Effects of Fast Fashion on the Environment |
| D．Clothing Waste in Fast Fashion |
2 . Outdoor cameras are the modern version of hiring a guard for your home. Below is a list of some quality outdoor security cameras available in the market.
Ring Floodlight Camera
The camera itself records in HD and you have plenty of support via the app. Through the app, you can talk to people through the camera.
The camera itself has no night vision. This is a problem in the event that the bulbs(电灯泡)burn out, which will happen eventually.
Campark Camera
Since this outdoor security camera is built for hunting, it is wireless and completely waterproof(防水的). Furthermore, its sensors are sharp and will naturally have night vision.
That said, there are a few downsides. Because of the higher sensitivity, this camera takes a lot of unnecessary pictures and videos. Furthermore, you'll need to supply an SD card to store videos and pictures.
Zumimall Camera
The security camera itself is 100% wireless, connects through Wi-Fi, and is battery-operated. It also has night vision and handles cold, heat, and rain very well.
The only point of criticism is the storage. The cloud storage offered is limited. For free, you can store your videos and pictures for up to seven days before the old pictures and videos are replaced.
ZOSI Security Camera System
It's a system including several security cameras, which pack a lot of qualities. They offer 80 feet of night vision, are weatherproof, and raise the alarm when they spot motion, etc.
The downside of this system is that these cameras need to be wired to a center. And the wiring can be disorganized and untidy.
Buy these cameras here.
1. What is a selling point of Ring Floodlight Camera?| A．Long battery life. | B．Night vision. |
| C．High sensitivity. | D．Support through the app. |
| A．need to protect it from cold |
| B．will have unlimited cloud storage space |
| C．can connect it to the Internet without wires |
| D．can freely store the videos and pictures for a month |
| A．They need an SD card. | B．They are built for hunting. |
| C．They require a wire center. | D．They can stand up to water. |
3 . 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. |
