Ironing a shirt is easy to learn. Just follow the steps in this short guide (指南), and you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video. The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
● Get ready
You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water. Place the shirt on the ironing board. You can iron in whatever order you like, but most people like to start at the top — the collar. Have a bottle of water ready. Spray (喷) it onto the shirt to make it easier to iron.
● Do the ironing
First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.
● Dry the shirt
Check your shirt and iron it again if you need to. Now put your shirt on a hanger and let it dry.
小题1: What’s the most important thing if you want to iron a shirt?
A．Have a bottle of water ready.
B．Don’t try to iron a dry shirt.
C．Wash your shirt carefully.
D．Place the shirt on the ironing board.小题2:You will need all of the following things EXCEPT ________ before you iron a shirt.
A．a ruler
B．an iron
C．an ironing board
D．a bottle of water小题3:Most people like to start with ironing ________ of a shirt.
A．the sleeves
B．the back shoulders
C．the cuffs
D．the collar小题4:How many steps are there to do the ironing, according to this guide?
A．Five.
B．Six.
C．Seven.
D．Eight.小题5:The writer tells us it’s easy to learn how to iron a shirt by ________.
A．reading a book
B．watching a video
C．listening to the radio
D．reading the newspaper
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
题目分析：本文介绍了在录像的帮助下学会熨衣服的方法。在熨衣服之前，你需要准备的是一个熨斗，一个熨衣板和一瓶水。大部分人喜欢从上部——领子开始熨衬衫。在要熨的地方喷上水，由里到外，由上到下的熨，最后熨衬衣前面，一共七个步骤。熨完衬衫，要把衬衫晾干。
小题1:细节理解题。根据The most important thing is this: don’t try to iron a dry shirt.可知熨衣服时，最重要的是不要熨一件干的衬衫。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据You will need an iron, an ironing board and a bottle of water.可知在熨衣服之前，你需要准备的是一个熨斗，一个熨衣板和一瓶水。故不需要一个尺子。故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据but most people like to start at the top — the collar. 但是大部分人喜欢从上部——领子开始熨衬衫。故选D。
小题4:推理判断题。根据First, iron the inside of the collar. Second, turn the collar over and iron the other side. Third, iron the back shoulders of the shirt. Fourth, iron the cuffs. Iron the inside, then the outside of the cuffs. Fifth, iron the sleeves. Sixth, iron the back of the shirt. Finally, iron the front of the shirt. Do one side, and then do the other side.可知熨衣服需要七个步骤。故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据you’ll learn how to iron your shirt properly with the help of the video.可知观看录像就可以学会熨衬衫，故选B。
