21. Priestly criticizes her assistant for her
- A. insensitivity to fashion.
- B. obsession with high fashion.
- C. poor bargaining skill.
- D. lack of imagination.
答案：A
答案句：In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn't affect her. Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to department stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.
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参考译文：在2006年电影版《穿普拉达的女王》中，梅丽尔·斯特里普饰演的米兰达·普利斯特利责备她不起眼的助理，因为助理想象高端时尚对她没有影响。普利斯特利解释了助理毛衣的深蓝色如何多年来从时装秀降级到百货商店，再到这个可怜女孩无疑找到衣服的廉价货架。
定位线索：题干“Priestly criticizes her assistant”→答案句“scolds her unattractive assistant”；文中“imagining that high fashion doesn't affect her”对应选项A“insensitivity to fashion”（对时尚不敏感）。
解析：题干问普利斯特利批评助理的原因，答案句明确说“scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn't affect her”，即助理认为高端时尚不影响她，这正是不敏感的表现，对应A项。B项“痴迷高端时尚”与原文相反，C项“讨价还价能力差”和D项“缺乏想象力”均无中生有。
22. According to Cline, mass-market labels urge consumers to
- A. combat unnecessary waste.
- B. shop for their garments more frequently.
- C. resist the influence of advertisements.
- D. shut out the feverish fashion world.
答案：B
答案句：These labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable – meant to last only a wash or two, although they don't advertise that – and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.
参考译文：这些品牌鼓励注重时尚的消费者将衣服视为一次性用品——意味着只穿一两次就扔，尽管它们不宣传这一点——并且每隔几周就更新衣橱。
定位线索：题干“mass-market labels urge consumers”→答案句“These labels encourage style-conscious consumers”；文中“renew their wardrobe every few weeks”对应选项B“shop for their garments more frequently”（更频繁地购买衣物）。
解析：题干问大众市场品牌鼓励消费者做什么，答案句直接说“encourage...consumers...to renew their wardrobe every few weeks”，即频繁更新衣橱，对应B项。A项“对抗浪费”与原文鼓励浪费相反，C项“抵制广告影响”和D项“排斥狂热时尚界”均无中生有。
23. The word “indictment” (Line 3, Para.2) is closest in meaning to
- A. tolerance.
- B. indifference.
- C. enthusiasm.
- D. accusation.
答案：D
答案句：This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn't be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. In the last decade or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. Quicker
参考译文：这种自上而下的时尚产业观念再过时不过了，也与伊丽莎白·克莱因历时三年对“快时尚”的控诉之作《过度着装》中所描述的狂热世界格格不入。在过去十年左右，技术进步使得Zara、H&M和优衣库等大众市场品牌能更快地应对潮流，更精准地预测需求。
定位线索：题干“indictment”→答案句“indictment of 'fast fashion'”；文中“at odds with”和“feverish world”暗示负面评价，对应选项D“accusation”（指控）。
解析：词义题需看上下文。答案句说该书描述“feverish world”（狂热世界），且与“out of date”并列，暗示负面态度。后文提到品牌“hijacked fashion cycles”（劫持时尚周期）等批评，故“indictment”意为“控诉”，对应D项。A项“容忍”、B项“冷漠”、C项“热情”均不符合负面语境。
24. Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?
- A. Vanity has more often been found in idealists.
- B. The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.
- C. Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing.
- D. People are more interested in unaffordable garments.
答案：C
答案句：Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment – including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line – Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer. She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy. Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to.
参考译文：尽管几家快时尚公司已努力遏制其对劳动力和环境的影响——包括H&M及其绿色“自觉系列”——但克莱因认为持久改变只能由顾客实现。她展现了可持续性倡导者中常见的理想主义，无论是食品还是能源领域。虚荣心是永恒的；只有当人们负担不起不这样做时，他们才会开始更可持续地购物。
定位线索：题干“inferred from the last paragraph”→答案句取自末段“people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to”；文中“can't afford not to”对应选项C“Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing”（价格对环保购买至关重要）。
解析：推理题需从末段推断。答案句说“people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to”，即只有当可持续购物成为负担得起的必然时人们才会行动，暗示价格是关键，对应C项。A项“虚荣心常见于理想主义者”偷换概念，B项“快时尚忽视可持续性”与原文“made efforts”矛盾，D项“人们更感兴趣于买不起的衣服”曲解原意。
25. What is the subject of the text?
- A. Satire on an extravagant lifestyle.
- B. Challenge to a high-fashion myth.
- C. Criticism of the fast-fashion industry.
- D. Exposure of a mass-market secret.
答案：C
答案句：This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn't be more out of date or at odds with the feverish world described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline’s three-year indictment of “fast fashion”. In th … The victims of this revolution, of course, are not limited to designers. … Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the environment – including H&M, with its green Conscious Collection line – Cline believes lasting change can only be effected by the customer.
参考译文：这种自上而下的时尚产业观念再过时不过了，也与伊丽莎白·克莱因历时三年对“快时尚”的控诉之作《过度着装》中所描述的狂热世界格格不入。……当然，这场革命的受害者不仅限于设计师。……尽管几家快时尚公司已努力遏制其对劳动力和环境的影响——包括H&M及其绿色“自觉系列”——但克莱因认为持久改变只能由顾客实现。
定位线索：题干“subject of the text”→答案句“indictment of 'fast fashion'”和“victims of this revolution”；文中“indictment”对应选项C“Criticism of the fast-fashion industry”（对快时尚产业的批评）。
解析：主旨题需概括全文。首段引出话题，第二段明确“indictment of 'fast fashion'”（控诉快时尚），第三段讲受害者，末段强调顾客作用，全文围绕对快时尚产业的批评展开，对应C项。A项“讽刺奢侈生活方式”范围过窄，B项“挑战高端时尚神话”偏离重点，D项“揭露大众市场秘密”无中生有。