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21. What is the main responsibility of volunteer managers? A. To seek local partners.
B. To take in young volunteers.
D. To carry out programmes.
C. To foster cultural awareness.
22. The programme beginning in August will operate in . A. Egypt B. South Africa Algeria
23. The shared goal of GDA’s projects is to . A. explore new cultures C. help communities in need B
For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.
“It’s no secret that China has always been a source(来源)of inspiration
B. protect the environment D. gain corporate benefits
C. Kenya D.
for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion shows.
Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics(美学)on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.
“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion — they are central to its movement.” Of course, only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China — some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galiano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs-and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.
For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,\she says. “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China —its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”
24.What can we learn about the exhibition in New York? A. It promoted the sales of artworks. Chinese clothes.
C. It attracted a large number of visitors.
D. It aimed to introduce
B. It showed ancient
Chinese models.
25.What does Hill say about Chinese women? A. They do business all over the world. campaigns.
C. They admire super models.
D. They are setting the fashion.
B. They start many fashion
26.What do the underlined words “taking on” in paragraph 4 mean? A. learning from
B. looking down on D. working with
C. competing against
27.What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Young Models Selling Dreams to the World B. A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York
C. Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics D. Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends C
A company in San Francisco, California, has found a way to turn used plastic bottles into women’s shoes.
Every day, millions of Americans drink water and other liquids from plastic bottles. More than 60 million of them are thrown away each day. Many of the plastic bottles end up in landfills or are burned with other waste products.
A San Francisco start-up company called Rothy’s, however, turns this plastic waste into environmentally friendly shoes. Roth Martin is the company’s co-founder. He explains how they turn plastic into soft material for women’s feet. They take the plastic, clean it, and break it down into small pieces. Then they press them through a device that makes soft fibers. Those fibers are then combined together. This is done by a 3D machine. It
is designed to reduce waste while making the shoes. The knitted stuff and the inner part of the shoe are then attached to the shoe’s outer part, called the sole (鞋底). This outer sole is also made from environmentally friendly material: responsibly sourced no-carbon rubber.
Rothy’s shoes are sold online. They are flat shoes, with either a rounded or pointed toe. They come in different colors and designs. They cost either $ 125 or $ 145 per pair, depending on the design. After American actress Gwyneth Paltrow discovered them last year, the demand for the shoes grew. Martin says there is no shortage of material to fill that demand. “We’re not going to run out of water bottles any time soon. So we have a limitless supply of material, and I think that is a good sign for our future.” When the environmentally friendly shoes wear out, customers can return them at no cost to a company that uses the recycled materials to make other products.
For now, the shoes are only available to be shipped in the United States. However, the company says it will add international shipping in the near future.
28. What does the underlined word knitted in the third paragraph mean? A. attached
B. combined
C. fixed
D. repaired
29. Which of the following directly helped to increase the sales of Rothy’s shoes?
A. The design and color. C. The star power of Gwyneth Paltrow. advertisement.
30. What is the purpose of the text?
B. The reasonable price.
D.
The
company’s