Fashionisn'tveryenvironmentally-friendlybecauseitmakespeoplebuythingstheydon'tneedjustbecausethey'renew.Wewanttotakecareoftheenvironmentwedon'twanttopollutetheairandwedon'twanttowasteenergyandresources.Butwealsowanttobefashionable.Howcanwebuyfashionableclothesandprotecttheenvironment?
Oldstylesarefashionableagainsoonewayistobuysecond-handclothes—recycledclothes.Anotherwayistobuy'fairtradeclothes.Theseclothesareeitherrecycledormadeina'waythatprotectstheenvironment.Theyalsoprotectthepeoplewhomaketheclothes.
Surprisinglywhitecottonisoneoftheleastenvironmentally-friendlycropsofall.Toprotectthecottonthegrowersusechemicalsthatpollutewatermakefarmworkersillandkillwildlife.Newmaterialssuchashempandbamboogrowquicklyandaremoreenvironmentally-friendly.Thesematerialsareverysoftandlookfantastic.Thebestmaterialsarecolouredusingnaturaldyesmadefromplants.
Environmentally-friendlyclothesarepracticalbutuntilnowtheywereoftendull.Nowfashion-designersareworkingwiththesematerialsandtheclothesarebeautifulaswell.Sonowwecanbuyfashionableclothesthatarealsoenvironmentally-friendly.
( )1.Whydopeopleoftenbuythingstheydon'tneed?Because_.
A.newthingscanbemorecomfortable
B.everyonewantstobefashionable
C.peoplearericherthanbeforenow
D.peoplecareabouttheenvironment
( )2.What'sthetopicforparagraph2?
A.Recycledfashion.B.Theproblemwithfashion.
C.Fashiondoesn'thavetopollute. D.Newmaterials.
()3.Whichofthefollowingismoreenvironmentally-friendly?
A.Materialssoftandlookingfantastic.
B.Anymaterialscolouredusingnaturaldyes.
C.Hempandbamboo.
D.Whitecotton.
( )4.Whyareenvironmentally-friendlyclothesmorefashionablenow?Because______.
A.peoplepaymoreattentiontoourenvironment
B.environmentally-friendlyclothesarepractical
C.alloldstylesbecomefashionableagain
D.fashion-designersarewo
