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If you are a fan of fast fashion, your choices may be narrowing in the near future. Recently, a large number of fast-fashion stores were closed worldwide. 

A major reason is the shift in the mindset（心态） of consumers. Millennials, those who were born in the 1980s or 1990s, are now the largest consumer group.  Low-priced fast fashion is not their priority. More people are starting to care about quality and the stories behind a product.

 The fashion industry is one of the largest polluters of clean water and three-fifths of clothes produced in a year end up in landfills（垃圾场）. As there is more awareness of the climate crisis（危机）, younger people are pursuing more eco-friendly choices.

Molly, 22, is one of them. Before she went to college, she used to frequent fast-fashion shops. Now, she tries to shop in a way that is both sustainable（可持续的） and affordable:She shops second-hand. "My friend showed me how easy it was to be thrifty（节约的）, and I developed a new personal style that focused less on trends but on basics that don't go out of style," she said.

In order to survive in the competitive market, many fast-fashion brands are making changes as well. "Sustainability is a never-ending task in which everyone here is involved", said a CEO of a fast-fashion company.

A. Millennials like brands with a long history.

B. It shows that fast fashion is slowing down.

C. Climate change should be blamed on the fashion industry.

D. Unlike their predecessors（前人）, millennials hold different attitudes towards products.

E. Another factor is the growing concern over the fashion industry's effect on the environment.

F. For example, some companies plan for all of their clothes to be sustainable in the future.

G. But after taking a class that focused on the environmental impact of clothing production, her preference changed.

Almost everyone has heard the expression, "the calm before the storm." It is usually used to describe a peaceful period just before a very stressful situation or a tense argument.

British sailors coined the phrase in the late 1600s; they noted that before certain storms the seas would seem to become static and the winds would drop. But why is it often so calm before a storm?

Science has given us the answer. According to a US website How Stuff Works, a calm period occurs because many storms, such as tornadoes and hurricanes draw in all the warm and humid air from the surrounding area. As this air rises into the storm clouds, it cools and acts as "fuel for the storm like petrol in a car". Once the storm has taken all the energy it can from the air, it is pushed out from the top of the storm cloud sand falls back down to ground level. As the air descends（下降）, it becomes warm and dry. Warm, dry air is stable, so once it covers an area, it causes a calm period before the storm. This same process also causes the "eye of the storm" in hurricanes and tornadoes. In these conditions, the calm occurs in the center of the storm because of the strong rotating（旋转的） winds.

The Weather Network has a tip for working out how far away a storm is. First, count how many seconds there are between a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder. Roughly three seconds equal one kilometer. So, for example, if you count nine seconds, the storm is about 3 kilometers away. A good gauge（评估） is that if your count is below 30 seconds, you should seek safe place straight away.

However, due to the complexity of storm system, not all storms come after calm. Given the right conditions, some storms announce themselves with heavy rain and chilling（寒冷的） winds. So, your best bet is to keep yourself updated with weather reports for any predictions regarding a coming storm in your area. That's the most reliable and sensible way to predict the next display of nature's temper.

It's always exciting to receive a letter in the mail. Even today, when the world is digitally connected, receiving an actual letter in your mailbox from a distant land is a great way for children to make new friends.

The Peaceful Pen Pals Project is a beautiful project that blends together global connection and self-expression. The project is part of the nonprofit Kids for Peace, founded by Jill McManigal and Danielle Gram in California in 2006. It is open to all children, ages two through seventeen. To date, there are 1,500 children from 17 countries participating in the program according to the organization. Currently, all letters are written in English. When children sign up, they can select if they would rather be matched with a USA Peaceful Pen Pal or an international one.

Each child is then matched to a pen pal of similar age. This establishes a point of connection quickly for the children and facilitates（促进） a stronger bond. If the letter writers are in the same grade, they can chat about school, their teachers, and what they are studying. They can also compare what different states or countries learn about and how the atmosphere of the classroom are, whether socially or academically. Children may also be more likely to write about problems they are having if they feel like they are speaking to a peer in a similar situation. Although pen pals may live in different countries, they may find common ground. The writer lists their favorite activities to do outside, plus what they like best and least about school. This gives the writer an opportunity to express and receive advice or feedback（反馈） from the pen pal.

"Hearing first-hand stories from an international pen pal can encourage teens to take someone else's viewpoint and to think outside of themselves," writes Rebecca Fraser-Thill on Very Well Family. "Having a foreign pen pal can also encourage interest in geography, history and culture."

Walking around the world may seem impossible, but that didn't stop Angela Maxwell from putting one foot in front of the other. In 2020, Maxwell, then in her early 30s, began her walk around the world alone. After six-and-a-half years and over 32, 000 kilometers, Maxwell's walk ended where it began.

Before she left on her journey, Maxwell found inspiration from women explorers of the past. "I read their books in hopes of finding encouragement-and I did—by learning about their challenges and struggles as well as their triumphs（胜利）. Each woman's story was quite different and it gave me the confidence to give my walk a try," Maxwell said.

After selling all of her belongings, Maxwell left her hometown of Bend, Oregon with 50 kilograms of camping gear, dehydrated（脱水的） food, a water filter and clothing for all four seasons. 

Maxwell's worldwide walk wasn't easy. She suffered from sunburn and heatstroke（中暑） in the Australian desert and dengue fever（登革热） in Vietnam. She heard gunshots while camping in Turkey and was attacked in her tent in Mongolia. Still, she continued to walk. She learned beekeeping in the Republic of Georgia and camel-handling on the historical Silk Road in Mongolia. She helped a farmer renovate（翻新） his house in Sardinia and handed out food to homeless people in Italy. She gathered countless stories that she'd go on to speak about at schools, universities and conferences.

When the reporter asked her what kind of person it takes to walk around the world, Maxwell said, "It's probably a combination of ambition, a little stubbornness and a pinch of passion—not for hiking as a sport, but for self-discovery and adventure."

"I didn't start walking because I was fearless—but rather because I was terrified. I was more afraid of not following my heart than I was of losing everything I owned and loved."

Throughout her journey, Maxwell raised about $30,000 for non-governmental organizations, such as Her Future Coalition and World Pulse that focus on supporting girls and young women.

"Walking has taught me that everything and everyone has a story to share, we just have to be willing to listen," she said.

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Going from junior high school to senior high school is a big challenge. I had to think very (careful) about which courses I wanted to take. I had to choose extra-curricular activities, too. I (join) a volunteer club. I know I'll have to study (hard) as a senior high school student and get used to being responsible for a lot more. (study) hard isn't always fun, but I'll be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future.

I always wanted to look like the slim girls on TV even though I knew that it was impossible. I worried about my weight and (try) every new diet! Then I read an article that said I should be asking "Am I fit?". So I started thinking about (fit) rather than weight. Finally, I stopped (compare) myself with actresses and models. Instead, I made a list of the things I liked about myself.

This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. After reaching your destination, you (have) a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas' dry stone method of (build). Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing (need) to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.

Emily checked her shoelaces（鞋带） and began to jog in small circles 1 , waiting for Sierra. She didn't mind the brief lateness; she was so grateful to have a running 2 . Practically the first thing Emily had done after enrolling in this new school was to sign up for cross-country running.

"Hi, sorry, I'm late. It's a good day for a run, don't you think?" Sierra 3 , talking nonstop as was her habit. Sierra ran every day, which encouraged Emily to take her own training more seriously. The regular practice had helped both of them to 4 their times over various terrains （地形）.

Continuing her warm-up, Emily asked, "Are you racing next week in the big regional meet?" "Yeah, the coach encourages everyone to 5 ."

"Oh." Emily followed after Sierra just a bit, thinking about this information as they ran across the field. Knowing Sierra was easily the faster runner, Emily was very 6 . She worried that her own time might 7 the team.

Race day arrived, and Emily gathered with the other team members to receive a colored wristband（手环） that showed their school. "Sierra, where's your band?"

"You're running in my place today because your times will 8 the team as much as mine, and I want you to have the 9 to show your stuff to the team. I'll be your water girl at the end." Sierra smiled and gave Emily a high-five.

"Wow, you'd give up a race for me?" Emily gave her friend a quick hug and thought this 10 would be her best performance ever.

Dogs can do so much for us, whether they're service dogs that can help with mental health problems or search and rescue dogs saving lives during a natural disaster. However, sometimes dogs are the ones who need a helping hand from us.

This year, I visited Ancoats Canal (运河) in Manchester with my two friends, Jack and Ben. where we could film lots of beautiful scenes. At the end of the visit, we managed to seek out a place to have a rest. Suddenly, we saw a man lying and struggling with a leash (狗链) over a wall. When we got closer. we realized the man was in trouble. At that time, I just took my camera to film some beautiful scenes.

The man held tightly to the leash to try to keep his dog from being dragged away. The dog fell into the canal. struggling to catch the leash. Obviously, the man was panicking (惊慌). With the camera putting on the wall, we quickly jumped in to help. We couldn't let that dog down and not help. I climbed down the canal first. However, the wall of the canal was too high, so I was not enough to get the dog. We noticed the man in pain and the dog desperately moved his back legs in search of the ground.

Finally, my friend, Jack, was seized by a sudden inspiration.

"I am the tallest of us. I am dangled(悬挂)upside down by the legs and you can drag my legs so I could reach the dog," Jack said excitedly.

"That is a good idea," the man said happily.

注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

We carried out our plan immediately.

The video of the moving rescue was posted online after we came back home.

注意：1.写作词数应为 80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Andy,

Yours,

Li Hua

Hangzhou is the capital city of Zhejiang Province. It (lie) in the east of China, near Shanghai. With a long and rich history, Hangzhou is one of China's Seven Ancient Capitals. Italian traveler Marco Polo once described it as the (fine) and the noblest (最壮丽的) city in the world. As a city of gardens, lakes, and temples, Hangzhou's (beautiful) has been admired in all ages. There is an old saying goes like this, "There is Paradise (天堂) above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below."

Hangzhou has been listed as the "Happiest City" in China many times. It (regard) as one of the most livable (city) in China, too. Tens of millions of tourists from home abroad come to visit it every year.

Hangzhou is also the host city of the Asian Games 

2022. It is aiming at (become) a "zero-waste city" and has made the "Zero-waste Asian Games Improvement Action Plan". Everyone is taking measures (reduce) waste in the city. Let's hope for more beautiful Hangzhou.

Renée and her roommate were living thousands of miles away from their hometown. They often travel back home to 1  their friends and family.

One day at the airport, her roommate couldn't 2 her passport (护照). She looked for it everywhere. And then she became 3 .

"I felt 4 because my roommate is easily with a bad mood (情绪)," Renée said.

Renée tried to ask her roommate where she had last 5  it. And then her mood took a turn for the worse.

"That's when she shouted at me," Renée said. "I don't even 6 what she said, but it was loud and sharp."

Out of nowhere, a man got close to them. The man 7  asked if she had checked the 8  on her backpack. There it was. Her roommate responded with shyness and her 9  became quiet.

"And it was such a 10 moment. It was seconds. But the man stepping in, it just immediately defused (缓和) the situation," Renée said. "The man's gesture of 11 made my roommate realize her own rudeness and impoliteness. And she 12 an apology (道歉) to me." "He was my hero. It is because of his little gesture that my roommate realized her bad manners, and after that our 13 made deeper. And I truly 14 him for that," Renée added.

Now, Renée is in a good 15  with her roommate.

Traveling alone can be a very satisfying and fun experience. It can also be dangerous without the proper preparation. , you can make excellent memories carry with you forever.

Plan your transportation ahead of time. Getting around by yourself in a new place can be challenging. Take the time to research the best transportation to your destination. , make sure you know how to get to your accommodations.

Book your accommodations ahead of time. Before you get there, make sure you know where you'll be sleeping every night. . As a solo (单独的) traveler, apartments and hotels can be affordable choices if you're traveling on a budget (预算).

Educate yourself on your destination and its customs. As a solo traveler, it's important that you're aware of everything going on around you. Research its culture to avoid any awkward situations. , study key phrases and the correct pronunciations.

. It's always best to make sure someone knows where you are when you're traveling alone. Choosing a friend or a family member is OK. Schedule regular calls or emails with them during your trip so that they know you're OK.

A. Once you arrive at the airport or station

B. Write your schedule with the help of people

C. Share your schedule with someone that you trust

D. With the right planning and preparation for anything

E. If you are visiting a foreign language speaking country

F. It won't cost you too much if booking accommodations online

G. Booking accommodations ahead of time will help you avoid high costs

Humans are not the animal world's only fashion followers. Tits (山雀) can be one of them, too. A study by Sonja Wild and Lucy Aplin shows that, given the chance, they make their nests (巢穴) with this season's must-have color.

Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin followed up on a study which noted that the blue tits preferred to put the same plants into their nests. This also suggested fashion-following—and it led Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin to imagine that birds were studying the nests of others and copying them. 

The birds they followed carried instruments on them. That allowed researchers to follow a large number of tits by their arrival at food dispensers (自动取物装置) throughout the woods. 

One day in March 2021, Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin used five dispensers with wool rather than food. Each contained two colors—either orange and pink or blue and purple—but all were rigged to give only one of these. This remained so until at least one local nest was seen to include wool from a dispenser. At that moment, the other color was discovered, too. As a comparison, Dr. Wild and Dr. Aplin set up four wool dispensers in a separate area, each providing two colors from the beginning. 

Of 68 tits' nests, 26 included wool from a dispenser. Of these, 18 were built after both colors had been gotten from all dispensers. Even so, 10 of that 18 included only the color of wool first chosen by a nest makers. By contrast (相比之下), all 8 nests with wool have mixed colors, which showed a clear difference in the record.

Tits, then, do seem to be "in fashion" when it comes to nest-building materials. Tits like those of the leaders of human fashions and it is worth more deep research.

The characteristic (特征) of shyness is to feel frightened and nervous in new social situations or when being the center of attention. Whether shyness is part of your children's personality or just something they feel when they are in front of a group of strangers, it is a common experience, according to a study.

To look at shyness, researchers brought 152 children aged 7-8 into a lab and told them they would give a speech, which would be filmed and shown to other children. The study showed that about 10% of the children showed a level of stress over time when giving the speech. About 25% of the children were not reported to be shy in the eyes of their parents, but in fact showed a level of social stress from giving the speech. This finding provides the fact that shyness may be a part of these children's temperament (性情).

For children at this age, shyness may be a quite common and normal experience when they face a speech task. For a smaller group of shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful at different times and environments. 

A shy temperament isn't always valued by society like an outgoing personality, but that doesn't mean there is something wrong. Everyone can feel shy at times depending on the environment. And those who are particularly shy often have happy social lives—they just aren't likely to be the liveliest people in a crowded room.

Although shyness itself may not necessarily be a problem, parents should pay attention to signs of worry, particularly in their shy children. Importantly, however, we know that not all shy children are the same, and that many shy children grow up to be well-balanced adults.

The world will become a better place when we realize that everyone can have bad days and that we care enough and take actions. A Kansas fourth-grade teacher Rachel Harder recognized this, and she found an amazing way to help out both her students and their families. 

A few years ago, Rachel attended a trauma (精神创伤) conference. She learned that some police stations partnered with schools. They could let teachers know when their students need help, patience or extra care. 

A year after the conference, Rachel had a student with autism who frequently had difficult days. To support the student, Rachel told the student's mom to simply text her "Handle with Care" to let her know when the student was experiencing difficult time. "When she would text me, I knew that her daughter needed some extra time and a quiet place to get help, not going to the playground for morning announcements (通告), so that the rest of her daughter's day went well," Rachel said.

The simple method was such a success that Rachel decided to send all of her students home with a note for their parents. It explained what the "Handle with Care" system was and how they could make use of it. In no time, the parents began to show their appreciation for Rachel's unbelievable act of kindness.

But Rachel's kindness didn't end with her class. News spread of the amazing system, and teachers across the country began giving it a shot in their own class. Printed materials could be found on the school website, and the feedback (反馈) has been extremely positive!

A British sleep expert, professor Chris Idzikowski, did a research showing that there was some connection between the way people sleep and their personality.

The fetal position

The fetal position gets its name from the shape of a baby in the mother's stomach. It is the most common position in the world. People who sleep in the fetal position tend towards worry and anxiety. They are often shy and sensitive. In the fetal position, a sleeper's body is like a ball as he lies on one side with legs and arms bent. Adults usually sleep in this position. 

The starfish position

When sleeping like a starfish, you lie on your back with arms up near the pillow. Sleep scientist Idzikowski says starfish sleepers value friendship. People who sleep in this position are good listeners and quick to help others. If you have a starfish sleeper as a best friend, you're in luck. Starfish sleepers are great listeners and a source of comfort to others.

The freefall position

In the freefall position, sleepers have their hands on or around their pillows, with their heads turned to one side. Freefall sleepers are social but sensitive and can become upset by extreme situations. They like to be in control of everything around their life. It's all part of their long periods of indecision, but once they make a choice, they stick to it. This position can aid in digestion (消化).

The log position

For those who suffer from back pain, the log position could be helpful for you. Log sleepers have both their arms and legs extended, so their bodies are straight like a log. Log sleepers are very trusting, but are usually social and easy-going individuals. Idzikowski claims that preferring a log position suggests that a person is sociable and can communicate with others easily.

注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Lily,

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Jordan's skills were impressive, but the that he showed made him unique.