Imagine being a business that regularly takes huge quantities of your own products worth millions of pounds and burns them up. Your stock literally goes up in smoke. It sounds crazy, but the practice is common for some of the world's biggest clothing manufacturers .They argue that it is the most cost-effective way of maintaining their brand's exclusivity （独特性）.
The clothes that are burned are those that do not sell at a high enough price. Rather than watch them go on sale, the companies would set fire to them and regain a small amount of energy.
Nobody knows exactly how much unsold stock is burnt annually by those fashion houses, but burning clothes has various negative impacts on the environment. For example, burning clothes made from artificial fibers may release plastic microfibers into the atmosphere, which worsens global warming. A U.K. parliamentary committee report on sustainability and the fashion industry advises the government to ban the burning of unsold stock if it can be reused or recycled.
Actually, there are other approaches. What if those companies had a section tasked with taking back unsold clothes, redesigning them into new products, and shipping out the new products to the market once again?
There is also now an opportunity to focus on biodegradable （可生物降解的）fabrics. Clothes that break down faster might not have to be burned. They would also appeal to those who care about the environmental impact of their own wardrobes.
Additionally, we have an over-production problem. According to the World Bank, while clothing sales have risen steadily since 2000, clothing utilization has fallen at roughly the same rate. For every extra T-shirt that is sold, it will be worn roughly half as much as it would have been 20 years ago. That means better forecasting market trends would in theory result in less waste.
Burning clothes won't happen simply through fashion firms. The scale of fashion production has to change. And it's important to recognize that these consumer-focused brands will only go where the market takes them. If protecting the environment really matters to the public, they have to make clear that they want more sustainable clothing in the first place. Without consumers demanding that, it won't change.
1.Paragraph 3 mainly talks about .
A. how important the U.K. parliamentary committee report is
B. why fashion firms should end burning unsold stock
C. why fashion firms burn unsold clothes in large numbers every year
D. how artificial fabrics will contribute to global warming
2.The underlined expression "clothing utilization" in the 6th paragraph means .
A. how long clothing lasts B. how well clothing sells
C. how often clothing is used D. how clothing is designed
3.All the following possible solutions are mentioned in the passage to deal with unsold clothes except
A. Making consumers feel better about their purchases.
B. Redesigning and making them into new clothes.
C. Conducting research on market demand before production.
D. Making clothes out of environmentally-friendly materials.
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Burning clothes is a better option for every fashion firm.
B. Consumers play a key role in stopping burning clothes.
C. The secret that some fashion firms burn clothes is well kept.
D. Today's clothes are better than those two decades ago.
Digital technology—email and smart phones especially—have vastly improved workers' ability to be productive outside of a traditional office. Even so, most white-collar work still happens in an office. One reason is that, according to findings of a new survey of office workers conducted by Wakefield Research for the IT company Citrix, most bosses are doubtful about remote working. Half of the workers say their boss doesn't accept it, and only 35 percent say it's tolerated.
Skeptical bosses will likely have their doubts reinforced by the same survey, which shows that 43 percent of workers say they've watched TV or a movie while “working” remotely, while 35 percent have done housework, and 28 percent have cooked dinner.
It is true, however, that working at home makes people much more efficient, because it allows workers to take care of annoying housework while still getting their jobs done. It's much faster, for example, to shop for groceries at a quarter to three than to stand in line during the after-work rush.
The fact that such practices remain officially unaccepted reflects how far we haven't come as a society from the days when we expected every full-time worker to be supported by a full-time homemaker.
More broadly the Wakefield survey suggests that employers may be missing a low-cost way to give workers something of value. Sixty-four percent of those survey participants who haven't worked remotely would rather give up some bonus in order to get even one day a week working from home. Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.
1.What does digital technology contribute to?
A.Promoting production． B.Hiring more white-collar workers．
C.Conducting a new research． D.Removing bosses' doubt．
2.What seems to be most workers' attitude toward remote working?
A.Doubtful. B.Favorable.
C.Reserved. D.Disapproving.
3.What does the author suggest smart firms do?
A.Shorten their office hours. B.Give employees a pay raise.
C.Adopt flexible work patterns. D.Reduce their staff’s workload.
On every measure, Britain is an expensive place to study. Tuition fees(学费) in the UK have now reached £ 9,250 a year and students also face some of the highest living costs in the world. Fortunately there are a number of countries where universities offer degree programmes entirely in English, along with the chance to learn the local language while you live there. Here are three of the options broken down in detail.
University of Amsterdam
The Dutch capital is not a cheap city to live in, but standard tuition fees of £ 1,800 a year make it significantly cheaper than a British degree at £ 37,400 for three years all in. There are 14 bachelor’s degrees on offer that are taught in English, including Political Science, Economics & Business Economics and Actuarial Science. Nearly all Dutch people speak English, making it an easy country to get by in.
Tianjin University
Moving to China is not for the faint-hearted. Undergraduate degree courses at Tianjin last four years,
but the total cost, at £ 28,800, is still around half the cost of a three-year degree in Britain. Living costs are only around £ 400 a month and tuition fees are £ 2,300 a year. Flights will cost £ 3,600 over the four years. Tianjin is one of the world’s latest cities and is only a half-hour train ride from Beijing. Three undergraduate programmes are offered in English：Chemical Engineering, Environment & Energy and Pharmaceutical Science.
University of Milan
The University of Milan’s fees range from £ 140 to £3,650 a year. The one bachelor’s degree offered entirely in English--Political Sciences--is a three-year course. While living costs in Milan are high, the significantly lower fees make it a cheaper option than a British university.
1.What may be the annual living cost in Tianjin University?
A.£ 400. B.£ 2300.
C.£3600. D.£ 4800.
2.Where can you major in Political Science?
A.London and Tianjin. B.Amsterdam and London.
C.Amsterdam and Milan. D.Tianjin and Milan.
3.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To encourage people to study abroad. B.To introduce some affordable universities.
C.To advertise some degree programs. D.To compare tuition fees and living cost
你是李华，你校学生会即将组织一次徒步活动，已在校园网发布方案，征求师生的修改意见。你需要写一 封邮件，包含以下两点:
1. 提出你觉得需要改进的地方；
2. 需要改进的原因。
徒步活动主题:发现重庆
时间:5月1日下午2点
路线:从人民大礼堂(the Great Hall of the People)到解放碑、(Liberation Monument),全程徒步。
注意:
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/Madam,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误， 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\ )划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Today I’d like to introduce you to Chinese knots. In China, it is a long history of using knots for decoration. Culturally they are expected to keeping off evil spirits. Associated with symbolic meanings, knots are also used gifts.
One major characteristic of decorative knotwork is that all the knots is tied by using one piece of thread, which is usually about one meter in the length. However, finishing knots look the same from both the front or back. They can come in a variety of color, though the most common used color is red. This is why it symbolizes good luck and prosperity.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Getting a new phone isn't cheap, so you want 1. to last as long as possible. The following problems are what you need to pay attention to. Your phone, like any other tool or device, 2. (age) and loses effectiveness the more you use it. So little extras, like vibrating notice, are habits that make your phone's job 3.( hard) than expected. The issue with these habits essentially boils down to having your phone constantly 4.( run) at full capacity when it's unnecessary.
Unused apps can eat up the battery life of both iPhones and Androids. If you open an app once and never use it again, the app might still run in the background. 5., swiping out of apps you aren't using or no longer need is 6.easy solution, which can extend the battery life of your phone while also 7.(free) up valuable storage space, too. Extreme heat or extreme cold temperatures can 8.( short) the life of your phone. Excess heat can cause everything from data 9.(lose) or corruption to battery leakage. In cold temperatures, some smartphones shut off, have display problems, or run out of battery; in rare 10.( case) screens may shatter.
