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In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada,Miranda Priestly,played by Meryl Streep,scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn′t affect her,Priestly explains?how the deep blue color of the assistant′s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to?departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.

This top-down conception of the fashion business couldn′t be more out of date or at odds with?the feverish world described in Overdressed,Elizabeth Cline′s three-year indictment of"fast?fashion".In the last decade or so,advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as?Zara,H&M,and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely.

Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory,more frequent release,and more profit.These?labels encourage style-conscious consumers to see clothes as disposable--meant to last only a wash?or two,although they don′t advertise that--and to renew their wardrobe every few weeks.By?offering on-trend items at dirt-cheap prices,Cline argues,these brands have hijacked fashion cycles,shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace.

The victims of this revolution,of course,are not limited to designers.For H&M to offer a$5.95?knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-plus stores around the world,it must rely on low-wage overseas labor,order in volumes that strain natural resources,and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals.

Overdressed is the fashion world′s answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like Michael Pollan′s?The Omnivore′s Dilemma."Mass-produced clothing,like fast food,fills a hunger and need,yet is?non-durable and wasteful,"Cline argues.Americans,she finds,buy roughly 20 billion garments a?year--about 64 items per person--and no matter how much they give away,this excess leads to?waste.

Towards the end of Overdressed,Cline introduced her ideal,a Brooklyn woman named Sarah?Kate Beaumont,who since 2008 has made all of her own clothes--and beautifully.But as Cline is?the first to note,it took Beaumont decades to perfect her craft;her example can′t be knocked off.

Though several fast-fashion companies have made efforts to curb their impact on labor and the?environment--including H&M,with its green Conscious Collection line--Cline believes lasting?change can only be effected by the customer.She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates?of sustainability,be it in food or in energy.Vanity is a constant;people will only start shopping more?sustainably when they can′t afford not to.

Which of the following can be inferred from the last paragraph?查看材料

A.Vanity has more often been found in idealists
B.The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability
C.People are more interested in unaffordable garments
D.Pricing is vital to environment-friendly purchasing

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答案： D

本题解析：

推断题。A项“虚荣心更多地存在于理想主义者中”，原文只是说Vanity is a constant“虚荣心每个人都有”，属于过度推断。B项“快速时尚产业忽视了可持续发展”与原文相悖．原文说有一些公司致力于减少对环境的影响。C项“人们对买不起的衣服更感兴趣”，无中生有。D项“价格对于环保型购物来说至关重要”．文章最后提到“人们买不起的时候．自然会以更加可持续的方式去购物”．句中的关键词是“afford”和“shop?more sustainably”，对应D项中的“pricing”和“environmental-friendly purchasing”，因此选D项。