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Making an effort to invest in sustainable（可持续的） alternative, Prada will be replacing its original nylon with recyclable Econyl. The Italian brand has turned plastics and fishing nets collected from the ocean into a series of brand new designer bags.

So far, Prada has applied this unique material to six of its bags, which are suitable for both men and women, including a belt bag, a shoulder bag, a handbag, a luggage bag and two Prada backpacks. Focusing on Prada’s classical triangular logo, I find myself attracted to the handbag which you can get for $1,550 and the luggage bag whose price is $1,790.

With the future of fashion leaning towards investing in sustainable alternatives, Prada is using Econyl, a material developed by Aquafil. The producer has come up with a way to mix waste pulled from the ocean with textile waste, recycling harmful pollutants into useful materials. Aquafil hold the view that the process it uses to make Econyl means the material can be recycled for many times, with no loss of quality.

Lastly, it is no secret that fashion is one of the planet’s biggest polluters, so I praise Prada for taking a meaningful step to reduce its negative impact on the environment. I also like the fact that in an effort to close the loop, Prada and Econyl are encouraging users to return the product so they can turn it into a totally new product.

*Prada普拉达（奢侈品品牌）

*Econyl：Nylon waste from landfills and oceans around the world is transformed into ECONYL® regenerated nylon.

1.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “alternative” in Paragraph One?

A 替代品

B 可持续性

C 回收品

D 高收益品

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句Making an effort to invest in sustainable alternative, Prada will be replacing its original nylon with recyclable Econyl.“普拉达将使用可回收尼龙代替原生尼龙，在可持续的替代品方面进行投资。”中的replace...with...“替换为；以……代替……”可知应该是可持续的“替代品”，故选A。

2.So far, what does Prada make by using recyclable Econyl?

A Coats.

B Shoes.

C Bags.

D Pants.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句So far, Prada has applied this unique material to six of its bags...可知，该项材质将被做成6款男女皆宜的包包，故选C。

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A Prada will replace its raw nylon with recyclable Econyl.

B Prada’s logo is a circle.

C Fashion is one of the planet’s biggest polluters.

D Prada encourages users to return the product.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Focusing on Prada’s classical triangular logo...可知，Prada的经典标志是三角形的，不是圆形，故选B。

4.Which is NOT the significance of turning recycled garbage into packages?

A Reusing harmful pollutants into useful materials.

B Being good for environmentally sustainable development.

C Setting a good example for others to protect the environment.

D Cutting the company’s cost and gaining more profits.

解析：选D。综合理解题。结合全文可知，选项D“降低成本，增加利润”文中并未提及，选项A，B，C均是Prada运用回收垃圾做包的重要意义，故选D。

5.In which section of the newspaper can you find this passage?

A Economics.

B Politics.

C Fashion.

D Health & Life.

解析：选C。推理判断题。结合全文意思且文章多次提到fashion（时尚）一词，Prada本身也是意大利一家顶级的时尚奢侈品公司，故选C。