The January fashion show, called FutureFashion, exemplified how far green design has come. Organized by the New York-based nonprofit Earth Pledge, the show inspired many top designers to work with sustainable fabrics for the first time. Several have since made pledges to include organic fabrics in their lines. The designers who undertake green fashion still face many challenges. Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find. "Most designers with existing labels are finding there aren't comparable fabrics that can just replace what you're doing and what your customers are used to," he says. For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress. But some popular synthetics, like stretch nylon, still have few eco-friendly equivalents. Those who do make the switch are finding they have more support. Last year the influential trade show Designers & Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25% sustainable. It now counts more than 50 green designers, up from fewer than a dozen two years ago. This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic : it will buy transitional (过渡性的) cotton at higher prices, thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material. "Mainstream is about to occur," says Hahn. Some analysts are less sure. Among consumers, only 18% are even aware that ecofashion exists, up from 6% four years ago. Natalie Hormilla, a fashion writer, is an example of the unconverted consumer. When asked if she owned any sustainable clothes, she replied: "Not that I'm aware of." Like most consumers, she finds little time to shop, and when she does, she's on the hunt for "cute stuff that isn't too expensive." By her own admission, green just isn't yet on her mind. But—thanks to the combined efforts of designers, retailers and suppliers—one day it will be.

单选题 What is said about Future Fashion?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：细节题。根据题干中的FutureFashion将本题出处定位到首段。该段第一句提到FutureFashion向人们展示环保设计发展到什么程度。第二句提到，此次展览首次鼓励众多顶级设计师使用环保布料。由此可知，A项为正确答案，其中的leading designers对应文中的top designers，going green对应work with sustainable fabrics。

单选题 According to Scott Hahn, one big challenge to designers who will go organic is that_________.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：细节题。根据题干中的Scott Hahn和challenge to designers将本题出处定位到第二段。该段提到，Scott Hahn说高质量的环保面料仍然很难找到；并没有匹配的面料去代替设计师正用着的和顾客们已经适应的面料；很难找到能与合成材料相媲美的环保面料。看懂这三句话中的任何一句，本题都不难答对。D项的are not readily available对应文中的still be tough to find、there aren’t和still have few。

单选题 We learn from Paragraph 3 that designers who undertake green fashion_________.

单选题 What is Natalie Hormilla's attitude toward ecofashion?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：推断题。根据题干中的Natalie Hormilla将本题出处定位到末段。该段前两句提到，只有18％的消费者知道ecofashion(生态时尚)，Natalie Hormilla就是观念未转变的消费者之一。第四句提到，当被问及是否有环保衣服时，Natalie Hormilla回答“我都不知道有这种衣服”。第六句提到，她承认，她的头脑里还没有“绿色”这一概念。由此可知，她对生态时尚并不在意，故正确答案为A项。题干中的ecofashion对应文中的sustainable clothes和green。

单选题 What does the author think of green fashion?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：推断题。根据题干中的green将本题出处定位到末段倒数第一、二句。倒数第二句提到，Natalie Hormilla这样的消费者脑中现在还没有绿色时尚的概念，但是有了设计师、零售商和供应商的共同努力，有一天，绿色时尚就会深入人心。由此可知，作者认为绿色环保服装前途光明，故正确答案为B项，future对应文中的one day。