Nowadays, an increasing number of people turn...

Nowadays, an increasing number of people turn to drinking alcohol to escape the _____ caused by heavy work.

A. barrier　　　　　 B. temper　　　　　　 C. shadow　　　　　　 D. stress

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Nowadays, an increasing number of people have ___________ to the information they need through the Internet.

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Nowadays, ______ number of people doing fitness training is on _______ increase.

A. a, the　　　　 B. a. an　　　　　　　　 C. the, the　　　 D. the, an

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①An increasing number of young people tend to rent clothes recently. Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are entering this in hopes of attracting newly conscientious shoppers. This past summer alone, Urban Outfitters, Macy’s , Bloomingdale’s, American Eagle, and Banana Republic have all announced rental services—a sure sign of changing times.

②But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline explored into this question and she concluded that its not as sustainable as it seems.

③Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented—receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint（碳足迹）of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.

④She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can emit（排放）20 kilograms of carbon each way, and up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased in physical stores and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi's.”

⑤Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry-cleaning, a high-impact and polluting process. 70 percent of US dry cleaners used perchloroethylene, a carcinogenic（致癌的）air pollutant, which can produce harmful waste and air pollution .

⑥Le Tote is the only service that uses ‘wet cleaning’ for 80 percent of its items and strives to avoid dry cleaning unless absolutely necessary.

⑦Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called ‘share-washing’ that makes people engage in more wasteful behaviors precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is perceived as more eco-friendly.

⑧Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and pitching them in the trash after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us complacent（自鸣得意的）. There’s an even better step --and that’s wearing what is already in the closet.

1.Why does the author mention Urban Outfitters, Macy’s?

A.to prove clothing renting is becoming popular.

B.to tell us they have joined rental services

C.to introduce the topic of the passage

D.to show us they are companies of big brands

2.How does the author develop paragraph 4?

A.By analyzing data B.by using example

C.by providing description D.by making comparison

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.it's a better way to buy clothes cheap and pitch them in the trash than renting clothes

B.Share-washing is perceived as eco-friendly and won't lead to wasteful behaviors.

C.Renting fashion is not as environmentally-friendly as we expect.

D.Consumer transportation has the largest footprint of our collective fashion habit

4.What’s the structure of the passage?

A.①②—③④—⑤⑥—⑦—⑧ B.①②—③④—⑤—⑥⑦—⑧

C.①—②—③④—⑤—⑥—⑦⑧ D.①—②—③④—⑤⑥—⑦⑧

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As the number of old people moving to Florida increases, more changes are made to 　　　　 them.

A. subscribe to　　 B. object to

C. cater to　　 D. contribute to

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________number of people who own luxury cars is on ________increase every year.

A.A; the B.A; an     C.The; the       D.The; an

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—Nowadays a growing number of people go to work by bike.

—Bicycling is good exercise；________it doesn't pollute the air.

A. therefore　　 B. moreover

C. however　　 D. otherwise

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______ number of people, who have access to private cars, is on____ increase in recent years.

A.  A ; the   B.  A; an   C. The ; the   D. The ; /

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What makes us worried is that the number of people ______to drug is ________.

A．addicted ; increased                     B．addicting; increased

C．addicted ; increasing                     D．addicting; increasing

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Thanks to exchange programmes an increasing number of young students are following educational courses in foreign countries. The Erasmus Programme, which started in 1987, is a European Union student exchange programme. It provides opportunities for young people from Europe to study in a foreign country for shot An intercontinental version of the programme, known as Erasmus Mundus, has existed since 2003, providing non-Europeans the opportunity to study in Europe.

1.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Student Exchange programmes.　　 B. World-wide Programmes.

C. Educational Programmes.　　 D. Continential Programmes.

2.What do you know from the passage?

A. Erasmus Mundus lasts for nearly 32 years up to now.

B. Beatrice Giletti went to Dublin from Rotterdam.

C. Erasmus Mundus lasts for 16 years up to now.

D. Paul Dupont studies together mostly with Italians.

3.Paul Dupont thought highly of the Erasmus Programme except ________.

A. seasons in the sun　　 B. a completely new life

C. living with new friends　　 D. the apartment heating

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A. People in the city of Naples speak many languages.

B. Beatrice’s lifestyle was greatly changed after her experience in Dublin.

C. Naples was so beautiful that Wilmie Boot loved it at the first sight.

D. If Wilmie had a choice again, she would choose no other places than Naples.

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