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2013-text-1 1.Inthe 2006 film versionof The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractiveassistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her. Priestlyexplains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the yearsfrom fashion shows to departmentstores and to the bargainbin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment. ①version[ˈvɜːrʒn] n.版本 ②scold[skoʊld] v.指责 ③descend[dɪˈsend] v.下降 ④departmentstore 百货公司 ⑤bargain[ˈbɑːrɡən] v.谈价还价；n.便宜货 ⑥garment [ˈɡɑːrmənt]n.衣服 Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’ssweater descendedover 宾语从句 descend…from…to… the years from fashion shows to department stores and to the bargain bin in which 时间状语 where定语从句 the poor girl doubtless found her garment. 2.Thistop-down conceptionof the fashion business couldn’t be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world described in Overdressed,Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictmentof “fast fashion”. In the last decade or so, advances in technology haveallowed mass-market labelssuch as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quicker turnarounds mean lesswasted inventory,more frequent release, and more profit. These labels encourage style-consciousconsumers to see clothes as disposable—meantto last only a wash or two, although they don’t advertise that—and to renewtheir wardrobeevery few weeks. By offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices, Cline argues, thesebrands have hijackedfashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace. ⑦conception[kənˈsepʃn] n.概念；观念 ⑧at odd with 与…相悖 ⑨feverish[ˈfiːvərɪʃ]a.发热的；狂热的 ⑩indictment [ɪnˈdaɪtmənt]n.控诉；起诉书 11label [ˈleɪbl] n.标签；v.贴标签 12anticipate [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]v.预期 13precisely [prɪˈsaɪsli]adv.精确地 14turnaround [ˈtɜːrnəraʊnd]n.转变；转机 15inventory [ˈɪnvəntɔːri]n.库存；存货 16disposable [dɪˈspoʊzəbl]a.可处理的 17wardrobe [ˈwɔːrdroʊb]n.衣橱 18item [ˈaɪtəm] n.条；款；物品 19hijack [ˈhaɪdʒæk]v.抢劫 3.The victims of thisrevolution, of course, are not limited to designers. For H&M to offer a$5.95 knitminiskirt in all its 2,300-plus stores around the world, it must rely onlow-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strainnatural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals. 20victim [ˈvɪktɪm]n.受害者 21knit [nɪt] n.针织衫 22volume [ˈvɑːljuːm]n.体积；容量；音量；量 23strain [streɪn] v.过度使用 24chemical [ˈkemɪkl]n.化学物质 4.Overdressedis the fashion world’s answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like MichaelPollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. “Mass-produced clothing, like fast food, fillsa hunger and need, yet is non-durableand wasteful,” Cline argues. Americans, she finds, buy roughly 20 billion garments a year—about 64items per person—and no matter how much they give away, this excess leads to waste. 5.Towardsthe end of Overdressed, Cline introduced her ideal, a Brooklyn woman namedSarah Kate Beaumont, who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes—andbeautifully. But as Cline is the first to note, it took Beaumont decades toperfect her craft;her example can’t be knockedoff. 25not-durable 不持久的 26roughly[ˈrʌfli]adv.粗略地；大概 27excess[ˈekses]n.过量； 28craft [krɑːft] n.手艺；v.精巧地制作 29knock off 击倒；收工；轻松完成 6.Thoughseveral fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and theenvironment—including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line—Clinebelieves lasting change can only be effected by the customer. She exhibits the idealism common to many advocatesof sustainability,be it in food or in energy. Vanityis a constant;people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to. 30curb[kɜːrb]v. 阻碍，控制 31exhibit [ɪɡˈzɪbɪt]v. 展览；显示 32common to 常见于 33sustainability [səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti]n.可持续性 34vanity [ˈvænəti]n.虚荣 35constant [ˈkɑːnstənt]a.持续的；不断地；n.恒量 21.Priestly criticizes her assistant for her _______. [A]lack of imagination [B]poor bargaining skill [C]obsession with highfashion [D]insensitivity tofashion 36obsession [əbˈseʃn]with 热爱；痴狂 be obsessed with 37insensitivity[ɪnˌsɛnsəˈtɪvəti]不敏感性
22.According to Cline, mass-market labels urge consumers to _______. [A]combat unnecessarywaste [B]shop for their garments more frequently [C]resist the influence of advertisements [D]shut out the feverish fashion world 38combat[ˈkɑːmbæt]n.&v.战斗；搏斗 23.The word “indictment” (Line 3, Para.2) is closest in meaning to _______. [A]accusation [B]enthusiasm [C]indifference [D]tolerance 39accusation[ˌækjuˈzeɪʃn] n.控诉；谴责 24.Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph? [A]Vanity has more often been found in idealists. [B]The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability. [C]Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing. [D]People are more interested in unaffordable garments.
25.What is the subject of the text? [A]Satire on an extravagant lifestyle. [B]Challenge to a high-fashion myth. [C]Criticism of the fast-fashion industry. [D]Exposure of a mass-market secret. 40satire [ˈsætaɪər]n.讽刺 41extravagant [ɪkˈstrævəɡənt]a.奢侈的 |
