New Material, New Fashion
The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified (例證) how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based non-profit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics (遷維) for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines.
The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. "Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren't comparable fabrics that can just replace what you're doing and what your customers are used to," he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents.
Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs (企業家)who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional (過渡型的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. "Mainstream is about to occur," says Hahn.
Some analysts (分析師) are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied,"Not that I'm aware of." Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she's on the hunt for "cute stuff that isn't too expensive". By her own admission, green just isn't yet on her mind. But--thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers--one day it will be.
is said about FutureFashion?
inspired many leading designers to start going green.
showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.
served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.
convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made durable.
rding to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that __________.
more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials
have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials
omers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials
ity organic replacements (替代物) for synthetics are not readily available
learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion __________.
attend various trade shows free
readily recognized by the fashion world
buy organic cotton at favorable prices
gaining more and more support
is Natalie Hormilla's attitude toward ecofashion?
doesn't seem to care about it.
doesn't think it is sustainable.
is doubtful of its practical value.
is very much opposed to the idea.
does the author think of green fashion?
n products will soon go mainstream.
has a very promising future.
umers have the final say.
will appeal more to young people.
1.參考答案：A
參考解析： 細節題。由主旨句“The January fashion show,called FutureFashion，exemplified(例證)how far green design has come.”即“一月的‘未來時尚’時裝展印證了綠色設計的無所不在。”可知，綠色設計即將來臨。將具體展開的資訊“the show inspired many top designers to…”與前者資訊整合。故答案為A。
2.參考答案：D
參考解析： 細節題。由題幹中的關鍵詞ScoRHahn，我們將句子定位到第二段第二句：“ScottHahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate，which uses all-organic cotton，says high—quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find."可知“使用了全有機棉的Rogan and Loomstate(羅根&魯姆斯德特品牌)的建立人之一Scott Hahn表示，高質量的可再生材料現在還很難尋覓”。故答案為D。
3.參考答案：D
參考解析： 細節題。由本段的分論點“Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support.”可知：“做出轉型改變的`人發現他們獲得越來越多的支援。”，故答案為D。
4.參考答案：A
參考解析： 態度題。由題幹關鍵詞可以定位到文章最後一段第四句，可得知Natalie不關心生態時尚，故答案為A。
5.參考答案：B
參考解析： 推理題。利用題幹關鍵詞可以定位到文章最後一句，可得知作者認為在設計師、零售商和供應商的共同努力下，綠色時尚即將來臨，並有良好的發展前景。A選項說綠色產品不久將成為主流產品，過度誇大了綠色時尚的發展前景;C、D兩個選項文章並未提及，故答案為B。
