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The January fashion show, called Future Fashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics（织物）for the first time. Several have made pledges（许诺） to include organic fabrics in their lines.
    The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, a cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. “Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren’t comparable materials that can just replace what you’re doing and what your customers are used to,” he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics（纤维）, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents(等同物).
    Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家) who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major project aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. “Main-stream is about to occur,” says Hahn.
    Some analysts are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that eco-fashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied, “Not that I’m aware of.” Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she’s on the hunt for “cute stuff that isn’t too expensive.” By her own admission, green just isn’t yet on her mind. But thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be.
47. What is said about Future Fashion?
A. It inspired leading designers to start going green. 
B. It showed that designers using organic fabrics would go far.
C. It served as an example of how fashion shows should be organized.
D. It convinced the public that fashionable clothes should be made to last long.
48. According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that _____.
A. much more time is needed to finish a dress using sustainable materials
B. they have to create new brands for clothes made of organic materials
C. customers have difficulty telling organic from non-organic materials
D. quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available
49. What does the author think of green fashion?
A. Green products will soon go main stream.   B. It has a very promising future.
C. Consumers have the final say.     D. It will appeal more to young people.
50. We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion ________.
A. can attend various trade shows for free  B. are readily recognized by the fashion world
C. can buy organic cotton at favorable prices  D. are gaining more and more support
                                  
第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
—Mary，we are going to have a party on New Year’s Eve. I’m sure we’ll have a good time. ____51____ 
—I’d like to. ___52____  
—In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom. 
—____53____ I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you. 
—But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance. ____54___
—I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear，though. 
—I heard you sing once. ____55____ I’m sure you’ll be the star of our New Year party. 
—Oh，thank you.

A. Your voice was sweet and beautiful.
B. Where are you going to have it？ 
C. Would you like to join us？ 
D. You are welcome. 
E. Oh, it is great. 
F. Let’s go to the ball together.  
G. Do sing us some English songs，please.
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