Environmentalists（环保人士）are getting more worried about the effects of fast fashion on the environment. Fast fashion is the production of clothes in a large number at a low cost. They are put in shops and online stores quickly to create a high demand. Producers make 100 billion kinds of clothes every year. This is expected to grow by 60 percent by 2030.

The fast fashion business model is having a negative effect on the environment. Many of the clothes end up in dustbins and are not recycled. Another negative effect on the environment is caused by the chemicals used to make the clothes. These cause health problems to people working in clothes factories. It is reported that children make many of these clothes.

The way people are buying clothes is adding to the problem of clothing waste. Many years ago, people went to stores and tried clothes on. People took more time and thought more carefully before they bought clothes. They also wore them longer. Today, people order cheap clothes on the Internet and if they don’t like them, they send them back. Some people say this is a throwaway society. The German media company Deutsche Well wrote, “Every year in Europe, four million tons of clothing ends up in dustbins. Less than oneper cent of this is recycled.”

It seems the fashion industry is not so sustainable（可持续的）.

【小题1】What do environmentalists think of fast fashion?

A．It is necessary for our society.	B．It is harmful to our environment.
C．It provides jobs for many people.	D．It is popular among young people.

【小题2】According to the text, what is the problem with the people working in clothes factories?

A．They have to work long hours.

B．They produce the chemicals to make clothes.

C．They are worried about the environmental problems.

D．They become sick because of the chemicals used to make clothes.

【小题3】What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?

A．People never buy clothes in shops now.

B．People used to spend more money on clothes.

C．People in Europe waste most of the clothes in the world.

D．The way people buying clothes makes the clothing waste problem worse.

【小题4】What can we know from the text?

A．Fast fashion helps people save a lot of money.

B．Shopping online around the world should be stopped.

C．The clothes on the Internet are always cheaper than in shops.

D．Only a small part of clothes in dustbins are recycled in Europe.