Question

Last week Jay McCarroll and The HSUS (The Humane Society of the United States) made a bold fur-free statement on the runway, marking a new chapter for the fashion industry and animal protection. The encouraging response to McCarroll’s show confirmed that change is happening in fashion.

McCarroll has good reasons for rejecting fur. Each year, tens of millions of amimals, including dogs and cats, needlessly suffer and die to fuel the fur industry. But what did Jay McCarroll use in place of fur?“I have patchwork pieces that contain all sorts of combinations of fabrics. The rest is cotton, nylon, polyester…you name it. I even have some stuff made out of bamboo / cotton blend. Anything but fur and leather,”he told Fashion Wire Daily.

“So many people want to protect animals and live their lives without causing unnecessary cruelty. More than two thirds of Americans have pets, and we share a bond with animals every day. Saying no to fur can help millions of animals, and we want to show our respect to leading designers like Jay who embrace compassion(同情) as the fashion,”said Michael Markarian, executive vice president of The HSUS.“It is great to see leaders in the fashion industry recognizing that the animals need their fur more than we do.”

1.Which of the following is true about Jay McCarroll?

A. He is a famous fashion designer.

B. He is the executive vice president of the HSUS.

C. He is an editor of Fashion Wire Daily.

D. He is the head of an animal protection organization.

2.What does“a new chapter”in line 2,paragraph 1 mean?

A. A new unit of a book.               B. The beginning of a new trend.

C. The latest issue of a magazine.        D. A newly established organization.

3.Which of the following is NOT recommended for clothing by Jay McCarroll?

A. Polyester.        B. Bamboo.        C. Leather.      D. Patchwork pieces.

4.What do we learn from this passage?

A. Human beings depend emotionally on animals.

B. Fashion can go hand in hand with compassion for life.

C. Fur is more effective than bamboo/cotton blend for clothing.

D. Fur is more expensive than other materials for fashion designers.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了時尚設(shè)計師Jay McCarroll and 保護動物協(xié)會The HSUS針對現(xiàn)在人們流行的時尚衣服使用動物的皮革做的，來倡導(dǎo)我們要對動物油同情心，動物比我們更需用皮毛，不要過度的捕殺，來獲取動物的皮毛，倡導(dǎo)要我們保護動物。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)we want to show our respect to leading designers like Jay who embrace compassion(同情) as the fashion,可知著名的時尚設(shè)計師，故選A。

2.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)a new chapter 本義新篇章，這里用引申義新趨勢的開始，故選B。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I have patchwork pieces that contain all sorts of combinations of fabrics. The rest is cotton, nylon, polyester…you name it. I even have some stuff made out of bamboo / cotton blend. Anything but fur and leather,這里Anything but絕不；他反對用皮革制品，故選C。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It is great to see leaders in the fashion industry recognizing that the animals need their fur more than we do.動物比我們更需要皮毛，我們要有的時尚要與對于動物的同情聯(lián)系在一起，故選B。

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