四级You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway.

你可能听过一些时装业的恐怖故事：模特们吃纸巾或棉球来抵挡饥饿，模特们刚走下跑道几秒钟就因饥饿引发的心脏病发作而倒下。

2016年12月阅读原文

高考When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market which people from the towns met regularly.

丰收时，他已经在集市上卖草药、蔬菜和棉花了，镇上的人经常在集市上见面。

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

高考On the third Monday of April, the holiday sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds.

4月的第三个星期一，一个名叫布格的棉花雪人被装满炸药，面包师和其他向人群扔面包的商人在镇上游行，节日庆祝活动开始了。

2015年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

考研Parts of the ceremony involve ritual hair cutting, tying cotton threads soaked in holy water around the bride's and groom's wrists, and passing a candle around a circle of happily married and respected couples to bless the union.

仪式的部分内容包括仪式性的理发、将浸泡在圣水中的棉线系在新娘和新郎的手腕上，以及在一圈幸福的已婚夫妇和受人尊敬的夫妇周围传递蜡烛，以祝福他们的结合。

2016年考研真题（英语一）完形填空 Section Ⅰ

六级Ease of care was most important: summer dresses and outfits, in particular, were chiefly cotton, readily capable of being washed and pressed at home.

护理方便是最重要的：尤其是夏装和套装，主要是棉质的，很容易在家里清洗和熨烫。

2017年6月阅读原文

考研In an essay entitled "Making it in America", the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill has only two employees today, "a man and a dog".

在一篇题为“美国制造”的文章中，作者亚当·戴维森（Adam Davidson）讲述了一个来自棉花国的笑话，关于现代纺织厂的自动化程度：如今，普通纺织厂只有两名员工，“一人一狗”。

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.

一项研究发现，一个棉袋必须使用至少131次，才能比塑料袋对地球更有益。

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case, arguing that an isolated DNA molecule "is no less a product of nature... than are cotton fibres that have been separated from cotton seeds."

10月，司法部在Myriad案件中提交了一份案情摘要，辩称一个孤立的DNA分子“同样是大自然的产物。。。而不是从棉籽中分离出来的棉纤维。”

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too.

想到孩子们的衣服，他也开始种棉花。

2015年高考英语广东卷 语法填空 原文

考研Production of corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, and wheat has been largely mechanized, but many high-value, labor-intensive corps, such as strawberries, need labor.

玉米、棉花、水稻、大豆和小麦的生产基本上是机械化的，但许多高价值、劳动密集型的作物，如草莓，需要劳动力。

2019年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Oh, actually grey is my favorite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean.

哦，实际上灰色是我最喜欢的颜色，但我更喜欢用纯棉做的，我是说100%纯棉。

2012年6月听力原文

四级Grey pants made from pure cotton

纯棉灰色裤子

2012年6月听力原文

六级Visit a different store for a silk or cotton shirt.

去另一家商店买一件丝绸或棉质衬衫。

2010年12月听力原文

六级Maybe we can find something in cotton or silk

也许我们能找到棉花或丝绸的东西

2010年12月听力原文

六级So I think in the future, materials will evolve, and they will look and feel like fabrics we know today, like cotton or silk.

所以我认为在未来，材料会不断演变，它们的外观和手感会像我们今天所知道的织物，像棉花或丝绸。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级Scott Hahn, cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate, which uses all-organic cotton, says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to fine .

Scott Hahn是Rogan and Loomstate的Gregory的联合创始人，该公司使用全有机棉，他表示，高质量的可持续材料仍然很难加工。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题

四级For example, organic cotton and non-organic cotton are virtually indistinguishable once woven into a dress.

例如，有机棉和非有机棉一旦织成连衣裙，就几乎无法区分。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题

四级This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic: it will buy transitional(过渡型的) cotton at higher prices , thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material .

本周，沃尔玛将宣布一项旨在帮助棉农实现有机化的重大举措：将购买过渡性产品(过渡型的) 棉花价格上涨，从而有助于扩大一种关键的可持续材料的供应。

2009年6月英语四级考试真题