2024年高考英语二轮复习：阅读理解 练习题精选汇编(含答案解析).pdfVIP

2024年高考英语二轮复习：阅读理解练习题精选汇编

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Slownesshasbeenasweepingtrendinsustainability.Slowfoodcelebrateslocalproduceand

traditionalcookingmethods;slowfashionismadewithafocusonpeopleandtheplanet.Youmay

haveevenheardoftheslowcity,acampaigntorestorelocalculturesandturncitiesbacktotheir

naturalenvironments.

Slowdesigndevelopedfromthelargerslowmovement.Althoughthetermwasonlyrecently

introduced,theideaofthoughtfuldesignlooksbacktoatimewhenbuildingsandfurniturewere

madewithgreatcraftsmanship(手艺)andbyhand-beforethemass-producedthrowawayfurniture

tookover.Youcanthinkoftheterm“slow”asacelebrationoftimelessness:boththetimelessnessof

apieceandthetimelessnessoftherelationshipbetweenthatpieceanditsowner.

Oneexampleofslowdesigntodayiswhat’sbeendubbedthebrownfurniturerevival(复兴).

Brownfurniturereferstotheheavywoodenfurnishingsthatwerepopularinyourgrandparents’day

butsuddenlyfelloutofstyleattheturnofthecentury.Brownfurnitureisoftenassociatedwithdark

woods,suchastreeslikemahogany,walnut,andteak,thattakedecadestoreachmaturityandtrue

craftsmanshiptotransformintofunctionalpieces.

Today’sfurnitureindustryisdominatedbythe$13.1billion-and-growingglobal

ready-to-assemble(RTA)furnituremarket.RTAfurnitureisusuallyconstructedfromlow-quality

fiberboard,whichlastsasmallpartoftraditionalfurniture’slifespan(寿命).Theweightoffurniture

landfilledin2018was9.7milliontons,4.5timeswhatwaslandfilledin1960.

Inalessdirectway,theideaoftimelessnessalsolendsitselftoalowerenvironmentalimpact.

Besidestheirdemonstratedphysicaldurability,slowmaterialsanddesignaremeanttooutlivetrends

andneverbethrownoutsimplybecau