2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：50（含解析）_高考复习指南

2017届重庆市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解选编精练：50（含解析）

　　答案：B阅读下列材料，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文　话题：环境保护　词数：300　时间：5′

　　With an eye for style and a heart for the environment, 18－year－old Alexis Giger launched a do－it－yourself blog aimed at “reducing your environmental impact fashionably”．

　　The idea was sparked (激发) by the ecology unit in her biology class at Charlotte Latin School last year，she said,

　　which taught her about issues like deforestation and habitat destruction.“I started thinking about what I could do to stop the wastefulness in my immediate community，” the fashion lover said.

　　“The blog, ecouturieracg.wordpress.com, aims to make reusing thrift store (旧 finds or last season's pieces easy and fashionable while cutting down on the resources consumed by garment production，” Alexis said.Through online research, she discovered that a simple cottonT－shirt takes more than 700 gallons of water to make.

　　“It made me realize that the fashion industry consumes huge amounts of natural resources as it relies on producing garments quickly and in large supply—many of the garments are only intended to be worn three or four times，” she said.

　　Alexis had a number of tools to help her get started.Her mom, Kimberly, taught her to sew when she was 5.Her grandmother taught her to crochet (钩边) around the same time.Alexis said she also gained technical knowledge and inspiration from her part－time job at a clothing company that creates theater wardrobes for schools and drama productions.