- A+
When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn’t cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion (时装)enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. “It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur [28题]-unless you understand 
that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year”, says Cree McCree, project director of Righteous Fur.
Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild.“The ecosystem down there can’t handle this non-native species(物种).It’s destroying the environment. [29题] It’s them or us." says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
The fur trade kept nutria check for decades，but when the market for nutriacollapsedin the late 1980s，the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy [30题].
Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says it’s not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green, but he has no 
doubt about it. Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton’s job these days is trying to promote fur.
Then there’s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashion. Morgan says，“To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them—I think that’s going to be a massive thing, at least here in New York.[31题]”Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. She trying to come up with a lable to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
28. What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn?
A. To promote guilt-free fur.
B. To expand the fashionmarket.
C. To introduce a new brand.
D. To celebrate a winterholiday.
29. Why are scientists 
concerned about nutria?
A. Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.
B. Nutria are an endangered species.
C. Nutria hurt local cat-sized animals.
D. Nutria are illegally hunted.
30. What does the underlined word “collapsed” in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Boomed. B. Became mature. C. Remained stable.D. Crashed.
31. What can we infer abouf wearing fur in New York according to Morgan?
A. It’s formal. B. It’s risky.
C. It’s harmful. D. It’s traditional.
答案及解析
本文为说明文，围绕人与自然介绍了美国新奥尔良和布鲁克林举办了不同寻常的时装秀，展出海狸鼠制成的皮衣。海狸鼠每年都在破坏大片的湿地，因此设计师称这是一种环保的举措，生态学家表示支持。同时科学家们也对海狸鼠损坏生态平衡表示了担忧。
Part One-(paragraph 1) Some ecologists encourage people wear fur made from nutria.
Part Two-(paragraph2-5)Explain why they encourage us to wear fur.
Part Three-(paragragh6-7) Scientists control the number of nutria and promote the nutria fashions.
28.A 29.A 30.D 31.B
28. “新奥尔良和布鲁克林时装秀的目的是什么？”【细节判断题】
根据第二段Unusual fashion shows in NewOrleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in differentstyles.“It sounds crazy to talk aboutguilt-free fur-unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vastwetlands every year,”says Cree McCree, projectdirector of Righteous Fur.得知，此次时装秀的目的是为了推广没有负罪感的皮草大衣。因为海狸鼠破坏了当地湿地，从而破坏生态环境。因此选择A项。
29. “为什么科学家关心海狸鼠？【细节判断题】
根据第三段Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail.得知科学家的意见，“由于生态系统处理不了这种非本土的物种，它正在破坏环境。由此推断出科学家们担忧海狸鼠们严重破坏生态平衡。故选A。
30.“第5段中带下划线的词大概是什么意思？”【词义猜测题】
根据第五段The fur trade kept nutria incheck for decades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late1980s,the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.得知，毛皮贸易使海狸鼠受到了几十年的控制，但是当海狸鼠市场在20世纪80年代末崩溃时，这种猫大小的动物数量疯长。 转折之后是重点。同时划线词collapsed和crashed（倒闭的）意思最相近。故选D。
31.“根据摩根的说法，我们可以推断出在纽约穿皮草会怎样？”
A. It’s formal.B. It’s risky.C. It’s harmful. D. It’s traditional.
根据最后一段Model Paige Morgan says, “To give people a guilt –free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them-I think that’s going to be a massive thing, at least in New York. ”（为了给人们一个没有内疚感的选择，他们可以穿着皮草而不被人泼油漆——我认为这将是一件大事，至少在纽约是这样） 得知，在纽约穿皮质衣服是有风险的。故选B。
词汇注解
figure out 弄明白cross your mind （脑海中）冒出…的念头，想法，想想看bring back 带回made into被制成guilt-free 无罪的Righteous Fur 公义的皮草be concern关心collapse 萎缩，崩溃come around to 转而同意，让步morally acceptable 道德上可接受的attach a label to 给…贴上标签eco-friendly 对生态友好的a massive thing一件大事keep… in check 抑止, 约束，制止attach to依附，加入
参考译文
当你想给度假清单上的环保主义者买什么时，你可能没有想到毛皮。但是，一些生态学家和时尚爱好者正试图把海狸鼠毛皮的市场带回市场。
新奥尔良和布鲁克林不同寻常的时装秀展示了海狸鼠毛皮制成的不同风格的衣服。“谈论无内疚的毛皮听起来很疯狂，除非你明白海狸鼠每年都在破坏大片湿地，”JustifyFur的项目总监Cree McCree说。
路易斯安那州的科学家们非常担心，他们决定付给猎人5美元一条尾巴。一些毛皮最终出现在时装秀上，比如上个月在布鲁克林的那场。
海狸鼠是由毛皮农场主从阿根廷带到那里并放归野外的。“那里的生态系统无法处理这些外来物种，它正在破坏环境。这一领域的专家迈克尔马西米（Michael Massimi）说。
几十年来，毛皮贸易让海狸鼠受到限制，但当海狸鼠市场在20世纪80年代末崩溃时，这种猫大小的动物疯狂地繁殖。
生物学家埃德蒙穆顿负责路易斯安那州的海狸鼠控制计划。他说要让人们相信海狸鼠皮毛是绿色的并不容易，但他对此毫无疑问。猎人每年会带来超过30万条海狸鼠的尾巴，所以现在穆顿的部分工作就是努力推销毛皮。
还有正义的皮毛和它不同寻常的时尚。摩根说，“给人们一个没有内疚感的选择，让他们可以穿着而不被人泼油漆——我认为这将是一件大事，至少在纽约是这样的。”设计师詹妮弗·安德森承认，她花了一段时间才意识到，用海狸鼠毛皮制作自己的作品在道德上是可以接受的。她试图想出一个标签贴在海狸鼠时装上，以表明它是环保的。
