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When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer "to keep warm and to cover my body". These are the basic reasons why clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.

If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothes would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothes are sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion.

Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s just a suit and a tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well.

Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month's clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime!

小题1: What do people basically wear clothes for?

A.Looking attractive to others.

B.Following the fashion.

C.Appearing successful to others.

D.Keeping warm and covering bodies.小题2:The main reason why clothes are sometimes very expensive is that _______.

A.one has to buy new clothes

B.these clothes are in fashion

C.the cost of the cloth is high

D.making clothes costs much小题3: We can learn from the passage that _______.

A.expensive clothes are not any warmer than cheap ones

B.fashion is not always changing

C.expensive clothes are warmer

D.fashion designers like expensive clothes小题4:What does the underlined word “wardrobes” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.Fashionable clothes shops.

B.The clothes that some people have.

C.Cupboards for storing clothes.

D.Shelves used for keeping books.小题5: What is the passage mainly about?

A.Suits and ties.

B.Clothes and fashion.

C.Beauty and success.

D.Cost and pastime.

答案

小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:B

题目分析:文章介绍人类穿衣服的基本需求是保暖,但是现在更多的人是为了追求时尚买一些很贵的衣服,但是时尚在不断的变化,所以很多人的衣橱充满了过时的衣服,时尚是一个过去时。

小题1:细节题:从第一段的句子:When asked why he or she wears clothes, some people will probably answer "to keep warm and to cover my body".可知人们穿衣服主要是为了保暖,选D

小题2:细节题:从第二段的句子:The main reason for this is not the cost of the cloth or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion.可知衣服贵的原因是它们是时尚的,选B。

小题3:细节题:从第三段的句子A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer's body just as well.可知贵的衣服不必便宜的更加暖和,选A

小题4:猜词题:从最后一段的句子:full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion.可知装满不再时尚的衣服的是“衣橱”,选C

小题5:主旨题:从最后一段的句子:Fashion is always changing, which means those who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, 可知这篇文章讲的主要是衣服和时尚的话题。选B

完形填空
完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.
“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”
My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account. I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.
“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!
小题1:
A.asB.butC.andD.or
小题2:
A.hotelB.shopC.bankD.restaurant
小题3:
A.believeB.thinkC.guessD.hope
小题4:
A.luckyB.happyC.sorryD.angry
小题5:
A.excuseB.ideaC.causeD.answer
小题6:
A.HurryB.SetC.CatchD.Get
小题7:
A.BeforeB.BehindC.BeyondD.Against
小题8:
A.nervousB.shyC.calmD.angry
小题9:
A.caredB.talkedC.askedD.worried
小题10:
A.informationB.offerC.introductionD.support
小题11:
A.AgainB.ThenC.ThusD.However
小题12:
A.hiddenB.filledC.decoratedD.covered
小题13:
A.tookB.closedC.filledD.came
小题14:
A.beforeB.afterC.whenD.that
小题15:
A.EvenB.StillC.JustD.Ever
小题16:
A.As usualB.For one thingC.In factD.In general
小题17:
A.LessB.PlentyC.MoreD.None
小题18:
A.pleasureB.surpriseC.joyD.regret
小题19:
A.ofB.withC.onD.in
小题20:
A.dreamB.storyC.affairD.incident
单项选择题