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SectionⅡReadingComprehension
Text1
Inthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPrada,MirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,
scoldherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn’taffecther.Priestlyexplains
howthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant’ssweaterdescendedovertheyearsfromfashionshowsto
departmentstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirldoubtlessfoundhergarment.
Thistop-downconceptionofthefashionbusinesscouldn’tbemoreoutofdateoratodds
withfeverishworlddescribedinOverdressed,ElizabethCline’sthree-yearindictmentof“fast
fashion”.Inthelastdecadesorso,advancesintechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuch
asZara,H&
M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandanticipatedemandmoreprecisely.
Quckierturnroundsmeanlesswastedinventory,morefrequentreleases,andmoreprofit.Those
labelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposal——meanttolastonlya
washortwo,althoughtheydon’tadvertisethat——andtorenewtheirwardrobeeveryfewweeks.
Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavehijackedfashion
cycles,shakingallindustrylongaccustomedtoaseasonalpace.
Thevictimsofthisrevolution,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtodesigners.ForH&
Mtooffera
5.95knitminiskirtinallits2300-plusstoresaroundtheworld,itmustrelyonlow-wage,overseas
labor,orderinvolumesthatstrainnaturalresources,andusemassiveamountofharmful
chemicals.
Overdressedisthefashionworld’sanswertoconsumeractivistbestsellerslikeMichael
Pollan’sTheOmnivore’sDilemma.Mass-producedclothing,likefastfood,fillsahungerandneed,
yetisnon-durable,andwasteful,”Clineargues,Americans,shefinds,buyroughly20billion
garmentsayear——about64itemsperperson——andnomatterhowmuchtheygiveaway,this
excessleadstowaste.
TowardstheendofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSKB,
who,since2008hasmakeallofherownclothes——andbeautifully.ButasClineisthefirstto
note,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;
herexample,can’tbeknockedoff.
Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortstocurbtheirimpactonlaborand
theenvironment——includingH&
M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionLine——Clinebelieves
lasting-changecanonlybeeffectedbythecustomer.Sheexhibitstheidealismcommontomany
advocatesofsustainability,beitinfoodorinenergy.Vanityisaconstant;
peoplewillonlystart
shoppingmoresustainablywhentheycan’taffordtoit.
21.Priestlycriticizesherassistantforher
[A]poorbargainingskill.[B]insensitivitytofashion.[C]obsessionwithhighfashion.[D]lackofimagination.
22.AccordingtoCline,mass-maketlabelsurgeconsumersto
[A]combatunnecessarywaste.
[C]resisttheinfluenceofadvertisements.
[B]shutoutthefeverishfashionworld.
[D]shopfortheirgarmentsmorefrequently.
23.Theword“indictment”(Line3,Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto
[A]accusation.[B]enthusiasm.[C]indifference.[D]tolerance.
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
[A]Vanityhasmoreoftenbeenfoundinidealists.
[B]Thefast-fashionindustryignoressustainability.
[C]Peoplearemoreinterestedinunaffordablegarments.[D]Pricingisvitaltoenvironment-friendlypurchasing.
25.Whatisthesubjectofthetext?
[A]Satireonanextravagantlifestyle.
[C]Criticismofthefast-fashionindustry.
[B]Challengetoahigh-fashionmyth.
[D]Exposureofamass-marketsecret.
Text2
Anoldsawhasitthathalfofalladvertisingbudgetsarewasted—thetroubleis,noone
knowswhichhalf.Intheinternetage,atleastintheory,thisfractioncanbemuchreduced.By
watchingwhatpeoplesearchfor,clickonandsayonline,companiescanaim“behavioural”adsat
thosemostlikelytobuy.
Inthepastcoupleofweeksthreedealsandaquarrelhaveillustratedthevaluetoadvertisers
(andtheirsuppliersofsoftware)ofsuchfine-grainedinformation.Shouldadvertisersassumethat
peoplearehappytobetrackedandsentbehaviouralads?
Orshouldtheyhaveexplicitpermission?
InDecember2010America'
sFederalTradeCommissionproposedaddinga“donottrack”
(DNT)optiontointernetbrowsers,sothatuserscouldtelladvertisersthattheydidnotwanttobe
followed.Microsoft'
sInternetExplorerandApple'
sSafaribothofferDNT;
Google'
sChromeis
duetodosothisyear.InFebruarytheFTCandtheDigitalAdvertisingAlliance(DAA)agreed
thattheindustrywouldgetcrackingonrespondingtoDNTrequests.
OnMay31stMicrosoftsetofftherow.ItsaidthatInternetExplorer10,theversiondueto
appearwithWindows8,anewincarnationofthesoftwarefirm'
soperatingsystem,wouldhave
DNTasadefault.
Advertisersarehorrified.Humannaturebeingwhatitis,mostpeoplestickwithdefault
settings.FewswitchDNTonnow,butiftrackingisoffitwillstayoff.BobLiodice,thechief
executiveoftheAssociationofNationalAdvertisers,oneofthegroupsintheDAA,says
consumerswillbeworseoffiftheindustrycannotcollectinformationabouttheirpreferences.
Peoplewillnotgetfewerads,hesays.“They'
llgetlessmeaningful,lesstargetedads.”
Itisnotyetclearhowadvertiserswillrespond.GettingaDNTsignaldoesnotobligeanyone
tostoptracking,althoughsomecompanies(includingTwitter)havepromisedtodoso.Unableto
tellwhethersomeonereallyobjectstobehaviouraladsorwhethertheyarestickingwith
Microsoft'
sdefault,somemayignoreaDNTsignalandpressonanyway.
AlsouncleariswhyMicrosofthasgoneitalone.Afterall,ithasanadbusinesstoo,whichit
sayswillcomplywithDNTrequests,thoughitisstillworkingouthow.Ifitistryingtorile
Google,whichreliesalmostwhollyonadvertising,ithaschosenanindirectmethod:
thereisno
guaranteethatDNTbydefaultwillbecomethenorm.DNTdoesnotseemanobviouslyhuge
sellingpointforWindows8—thoughthefirmhascomparedsomeofitsotherproductsfavourably
withGoogle'
sonthatcountbefore.BrendonLynch,Microsoft'
schiefprivacyofficer,blogged:
“Webelieveconsumersshouldhavemorecontrol.”Coulditreallybethatsimple?
26.Itissuggestedinparagraph1that“behavioural”adshelpadvertisersto:
[A]easecompetitionamongthemselves
[C]avoidcomplaintsfromconsumers
[B]lowertheiroperationalcosts
[D]providebetteronlineservices
27.“Theindustry”(Line6,Para.3)refersto:
[A]onlineadvertisers[B]e-commerceconductors[C]digitalinformationanalysis[D]internetbrowserdevelopers
28.BobLiodiceholdsthatsettingDNTasadefault
[A]manycutthenumberofjunkads
[C]willnotbenefitconsumers
[B]failstoaffecttheadindustry
[D]goesagainsthumannature
29.whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph.6?
[A]DNTmaynotserveitsintendedpurpose
[C]DNTis
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