2.5 Unit2 Looking into the Future.单元测试-【上好课】2022-2023学年高二英语同步备课系列（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

1 Unit2单元测评卷 第二部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分35分) 第一节　(共10小题;每小题2.5 分,满分25分) 　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A (2020·江西南昌高一联考) The use of 3-D imaging is a big cultural change for clothing makers.For years,designers created images on paper and a design got approved,and then images went to a factory that created prototypes(样品).Designers and developers made changes and sent prototypes back and forth.Once a final version was approved,it was sent to the factory to be copied for mass production.From start to finish,the process could take as long as a year. Now,some companies use software programs that can email 3-D images of clothing with measurements immediately to factories.The goal is to reduce to six months or less the time it takes to get new products to stores. For clothing manufacturers and stores,this change means design decisions can happen closer to when new fashions live at stores. Currently,the 3-D technology is only used in just two percent of overall suppliers,says Spencer Fung,CEO of Li & Fung.But he believes that will change as stores realize that reducing design time and prototypes saves money. “You can create an entire collection of clothes before actually making one real product,”noted Whitney Cathcart,CEO of the Cathcart Techologies.She said,“This reduces waste;it reduces time and it allows decision-making in real time,so the entire process becomes more efficient.” Nicki Rector lives in Northern California.Last year,she bought a pair of Betabrand’s boots based on the 3-D image. “It looked real,”said Rector.She did not worry about buying from a digital image,because in online purchases,you couldn’t really know whether you bought the right product until you put it on your feet. Betabrand has sold 4,000 pairs of shoes,priced from $128 to $168 over the past year,all from digital images.The company says it plans to add 15 to 20 more projects this year. Few companies are yet selling directly to buyers off digital images like Betabrand.They are showing the images to sto