Dear editor (编辑),

Fashion (时尚) is the second most polluting industry. People just keep on buying new clothes and throwing them away or giving them away to charity shops ___1___ they are worn only a few times.

I don’t think people know ___2___ clothing pollution is destroying our planet. I know I can’t request people to think in the ___3___ way as I do, but it is important for people to know the fact. I decide to write the ___4___ because I hope more people around my age will read it and together we can make an effort.

___5___, the beaches of an African country—Ghana, are badly polluted now. The beaches are covered with clothing waste. Every week, millions of clothes from all over the world are ___6___ to secondhand clothing markets. But about 40% of them leave the markets as waste. However, the city is ___7___ the sea, so there’s not enough space for landfills (垃圾填埋场). This is ___8___ a lot of clothing waste ends up on the beach.

The Citarum River in Indonesia ___9___ water for millions of people. Lots of people use it for almost ___10___, including drinking water, as it is the only water they can use. However, there are many clothing factories pouring __11___ waste into it. This greatly does harm to the people who ___12___the river.

As well as this, the water in the Aral Sea was used to grow cotton for years. Now the sea has almost disappeared. It takes 2,700 liters (升) water to grow enough cotton to make one ___13___. To satisfy our hope for more new clothes, we are polluting their water and people are getting ___14___. This is not right. Without your help, my voice ___15___ be heard. Please bring it to more people’s attention.

1.1.

A before

B after

C until

D

解析：选B。语境推理题。根据句意 “穿几次后就扔掉 / 捐赠”，after（在…… 之后）符合逻辑，before（在…… 之前）、until（直到）均不符。

2.2.​

A how much

B how many​

C how long

D

解析：选A。语法辨析题。pollution 是不可数名词，用 how much 修饰；how many 修饰可数名词复数，how long 询问时长，故选 A。

3.3.

A simple​

B wrong

C same

D

解析：选C。固定搭配题。the same as 为固定搭配，意为 “和…… 一样”，simple（简单的）、wrong（错误的）无此搭配。

4.4.

A diary​

B letter

C book

D

解析：选B。文章开头是 “Dear editor”，且内容为诉求和呼吁，是书信（letter），而非日记（diary）、书（book）。

5.5.​

A Sadly

B Luckily

C Lastly

D

解析：选A。情感态度题。加纳海滩被严重污染是负面情况，sadly（令人遗憾地）符合语境；luckily（幸运地）、lastly（最后）不符。

6.6.

A lifted

B pushed​

C sent

D

解析：选C。词义辨析题。sent（发送；运送），“衣服被运往二手市场” 符合句意；lifted（举起）、pushed（推）逻辑不通。

7.7.

A in​

B near

C over

D

解析：选B。介词辨析题。near（在…… 附近），城市临近大海所以无填埋场空间；in（在…… 里）、over（在…… 上方）不符合实际。

8.8.​

A why

B because

C when

D

解析：选A。连词辨析题。前文解释原因，此处表 “这就是为什么大量服装废料出现在海滩上”，why（为什么）引导表语从句，because（因为）表原因，when（当…… 时）表时间，故选 A。

9.9.

A makes​

B provides​

C buys

D

解析：选B。固定搭配题。provide sth. for sb. 为固定搭配，意为 “为某人提供某物”；make（制作）、buy（购买）无此搭配。

10.10.​

A everything

B nothing​

C something

D

解析：选A。语境推理题。根据 “including drinking water, as it is the only water they can use”，人们用河水做几乎所有事（everything），nothing（没有什么）、something（某事）不符。

11.11.

A your​

B our​

C their

D

解析：选C。代词辨析题。指代 “many clothing factories”，用 their（它们的）；your（你的 / 你们的）、our（我们的）不符。

12.12.

A depend on​

B fall into

C run out of

D

解析：选A。短语辨析题。depend on（依赖），“依赖河水的人们” 符合句意；fall into（落入）、run out of（用完）逻辑不通。

13.13.

A book​

B basket

C T-shirt

D

解析：选C。语境推理题。棉花用于制作衣物，T-shirt（T 恤）是衣物；book（书）、basket（篮子）与棉花无关。

14.14.

A strong

B sick​

C fat

D

解析：选B。语境推理题。水源被污染，人们会生病（sick）；strong（强壮的）、fat（胖的）与污染后果不符。

15.15.​

A can’t

B mustn’t

C needn’t

D

解析：选A。情态动词题。can’t（不能），“没有你的帮助，我的声音不能被听到”；mustn’t（禁止）、needn’t（不必）不符语境。