You probably haven't taken the time to think of all

　　You probably haven't taken the time to think of all the work that went into creating the shirt on your back. I mean, how hard it could be to create fabric and ___26___ it into a shirt shape. Don't machines do all that? Well, creating fabric from cotton, which is the most ___27___ clothing material, is actually a process that involves a lot of water, 2,700 liters per shirt to be ___28___.Take a look at the video below from National Geographic for some more mind-blowing ___29___ about cotton clothing production.

　　Clean water is ___30___ becoming one of the most sought-after resources in the world. Given how large the ___31___ and cotton industries are, they take up a lot of our fresh water demands across the world, according to The Huffington Post. The video from National Geographic was created to spread ___32___ of how environmentally harmful cotton is. But the situation can be made better. Through better water management and farming practices, water usage in cotton production can be cut down by ___33___ 40 percent.

　　Called "Better Cotton", this environmentally conscious product will save millions of liters of water a year simply from ___34___ the demands of cotton production. Cotton doesn't have to go, since it is, after all, one of the most useful cash crops across the globe. However, as water supplies ___35___, farmers and consumers need to be more conscious of the effect that these products have on the environment as a whole.

　　（本题出自2023年6月四级真题卷一）

　　答案&解析：

　　26.L

　　27.B

　　28.E

　　29.N

　　30.F

　　31.O

　　32.C

　　33.I

　　34.K

　　35.M

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