The lawyer rarely wears anything other than j...

The lawyer rarely wears anything other than jeans and a T-shirt ______ the season.

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The lawyer rarely wears anything other than jeans and T-shirt ________ the reason.

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The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit ____ the season.

A．whatever         B．wherever         C．whenever         D．however

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Children dream of being sporting superstars 　　　　　　 doctors and lawyers when they grow up.

A. other than 　　 B. rather than 　

C. more than 　　 D. less than

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Who decided that blue jeans and T-shirts are “cool” for kids to wear today? Who designs the clothes you see for sale in stores? All of these questions concern the world of fashion.

Fashion refers to the styles of dress that are currently popular. Fashion goes beyond just clothes, though. It’s important for some people to wear only the latest fashions and styles. For others, though, keeping up with trends isn’t that important. The one thing that stays the same with fashion is this: it always changes!

In the 1960s and 1970s, hippies made bell-bottomed blue jeans popular. In the 1980s, Michael Jackson made parachute pants (降落伞裤) all the fashion. Now try to find these items in today’s clothing stores!

Why do fashions change? The answer is probably as simple as the fact that people change. Over time, the new replaces the old. People are influenced greatly by popular culture, including athletes, musicians, movie stars, as well as popular films, television shows, books and music. We are also influenced by the fashion industry’s advertising.

The stars of popular culture are always searching for a new angle to maintain (保持) their popularity. Often these new angles come in the form of new clothing or hairstyles. When people see these new styles, they often want to imitate their favorite stars. To do so, they seek out the latest fashions to make themselves look like the people they want to imitate. In this way, fashions evolve and change over time.

For years, clothes have been used to separate people into groups. Even today, brand-name clothing that is more expensive than other types of clothing can be used by some people to distinguish themselves from others.

Unfortunately, this can often have the effect of distancing certain groups from others. Don’t forget that it’s always OK to develop your own sense of style that is unique and separate from what the fashion world determines! Stay true to yourself and let your personality — not your clothes — speak for who you are!

1.The examples of bell-bottomed blue jeans and parachute pants in Paragraph 3 suggest that _____.

A. fashion always changes

B. stars are always influential

C. people have different dressing styles

D. hippies and Michael Jackson are good designers

2.Fashions change mainly because _____.

A. advertisements change rapidly

B. popular culture influences people

C. movie stars are changing over time

D. new films and shows replace the old

3.In the last paragraph, the author mainly wants to stress _____.

A. the advantages of staying unique

B. the bad effects of following fashion

C. the good influences of popular styles

D. the importance of having one’s own personality

4.We can learn from the text that _____.

A. fashion is all about clothes

B. the author has gone out of fashion

C. clothes may separate and distance people

D. people like imitating others’ dressing style

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Send us your old jeans and other denim (牛仔布)!

What Are We Going to Do with All This Denim?

All the denim will be donated to COTTON FROM BLUE TO GREEN.®. This denim drive is a call-to-action to donate denim and give it "new life" by changing it into UltraTouchtm Natural Cotton Fiber Insulation (纤维隔热材料), which is used to help build houses in places that have been damaged by hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. Your jeans will help set a record, keep clothes out of landfills (垃圾场), and build houses for families to live in! UltraTouchtm is made of 85% recycled fibers and is an environmentally safe, natural cotton fiber insolation(隔离).

It's a Fact

It takes about 500 pairs of jeans to recycle enough denim to insulate one average-size U.S. house. So send us lots!

Here's How You Can Get Involved!

1. Get a parent's permission and select as many denim clothes as you like. (Any denim clothing is OK.)

2. The denim must be used.

3. The denim can be any brand.

4. The denim can be of any color or size but must have been worn by a human (no doll clothes!).

5. Please print out this form and include it with each package!

6. Send as many jeans or denim items as you wish to:

NG Kids P.O. Box 98001 Washington, D.C. 20090-8001

Jeans must be received by June 30, 2009!

1. The activity organizer asks you to send denim clothes to ________.

A. turn them into new clothes for sale   B. prevent them from being thrown away

C. provide clothes for the homeless      D. collect old clothes for being reused

2. The denim clothes that you intend to send_______.

A. can be of any shape or color       B. can be either new or second-hand

C. must be a certain brand            D. Can be worn by dolls

3.We can infer that UltraTouchtm may be the name of_________.

A. a brand of jeans     B. a building material  C. an organization D. a kind of cloth

4.This activity is probably ________

A. a charity(慈善) act                    B. a school's homework

C. an environmental act                   D. a building company' s task

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I have recently moved to Hamburg in Germany and have always heard that Germans just wear jeans or some strange clothes. Since I have moved here though, I have found this to actually be completely false and I think I would prefer it if they did just wear jeans, so I could do the same!

Hamburg is a very big shopping city. Apart from H&M, New Yorker and Mango, I have found a New Look and a new Topshop have recently just opened. These shops are quite popular shops in the UK and sell clothes which are always considered as very "fashionable".

Another thing I am really struggling with, as well as trying to be fashionable, I am trying to find the right clothes for the weather. I have found in Hamburg one minute it is nice and sunny but the next minute it is throwing it down with rain! One day it might start off really rainy and cold but by lunch time it is sunny and really hot, so wearing a coat is not practical.

In general, however, I think it has also got cold here very quickly and it already feels like the winter that I am used to. I frequently go out in my winter coat, hat, gloves and scarf while many other people are still only wearing jeans or leather jackets. I don't understand how they do it as I am always freezing. Is it better to blend(使混合)in with fashion or be warm? I think I would rather be warm and maybe look like a bit of a banana in a huge coat rather than be shivering all day.

What do you think? Clearly I am missing something here as I seem to be the only one struggling over these fashion decisions.

1.When the writer was in Hamburg, she found Germans　　　　 .

A.care more about what to wear B.don't always wear jeans

C.like wearing fashionable clothes D.like wearing jeans

2.Shopping in Hamburg is very　　　　 .

A.difficult B.funny

C.exciting D.convenient

3.We know the weather in Hamburg is　　　　 .

A.changeable B.comfortable

C.rainy D.lovely

4.What does the underlined word "shivering" probably mean?

A.wandering B.searching

C.shaking D.watching

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Competitors who wear red win more than those that are dressed in any other color, according to study in Germany.

1.　 Experts believe that red could make individuals and teams feel more confident as well as being perceived by others as more aggressive.

　 2.　 On the other hand, the results could suggest that the success of those teams has given those that wear the red color more confident.

The study, by German sports psychologists at the University of Munster, was reported in New Scientist magazine. They showed video recording of taekwondo matches to 42 experienced referees. One fighter wore blue and the other wore red. They then showed them the same recordings but digitally manipulated the clothing to exchange the colors.　　　 3.　 　 “If one competitor is strong and the other is weak, it won’t change the outcome of the fight,” said Norbert Hagemann, who led the study. “　 4. 　 ”　　　　

In 2004 scientists at Durham University also looked at how color influenced sporting competitiveness. They analyzed Olympic contest sports such as boxing, taekwondo, and freestyle wrestling and found that nearly 55% of which were won by the competitor in red.

“　 5.　 ”said Robert Burton, one of the researchers.

A. It is the color of fire and is often associated with energy, danger, strength, power, and determination.

B. The fighters wearing red were given an average of 13 percent more points than when they wore blue.

C. The study shows that football shirts from worldwide teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool, sell successfully.

D. It is reasonable that wearing red makes individuals feel more confident, although this hasn’t yet been tested.

E. Researchers found that those who wear red tops, jackets or clothing score 10 percent more in any competition than if they were in another color.

F. The findings could explain why Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have been so successful.

G. But the closer the levels, the easier it is for the color to tip the scale.

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Breathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.

It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Each deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years for this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement (graduation ceremony).

Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron cap and gown.

Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(美国的爱国誓言).

Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smiles fade; but the memories last forever.”

Then came the core (the most important part) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.

To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitting next to me even started yawning. But it wasn’t boring for those receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.

A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They were glimpsing their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.

1.What’s the article mainly about?

A. An American high school’s graduation ceremony.

B. The opening ceremony of a sports meeting.

C. A presentation of college diplomas.

D. A US college’s farewell party.

2.Which of the following statements about the author is FALSE?

A. She was one of the graduates.

B. She was a foreign exchange student.

C. She was excited to receive her diploma.

D. She felt it great to be at the ceremony.

3.The right order of the following events is______.

a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.

b. Students gave farewell speeches.

c. The US national anthem was played.

d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.

e. Seniors went into the stadium.

A. b,c,a,d,e　　 B. c,d,b,e,a

C. d,b,e,a,c　　 D. e,d,c,b,a

4.From the text, we can conclude that_______.

A. a diploma ensures a good job

B. a diploma guarantees a bright future

C. the commencement symbolizes the beginning of a new stage in life

D. everyone felt excited at the presentation of the diploma

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Breathe, wave and smile. Along with more than 300 other seniors, I marched into the stadium on the afternoon of May 10. The audience burst into deafening cheers. The huge stadium shook with all the whistling and clapping.

It was as if a Hollywood superstar had walked on stage. And indeed, every single senior that day was a star of the moment. Each deserved it. The seniors had been preparing for four years for this once-in-a-lifetime moment—the commencement(毕业典礼).

Seated, I waited anxiously for the opening address. As a foreign exchange student, I was not able to receive a diploma. However, I still had the wonderful feeling of being part of things. Like the other graduates, I was dressed in marron cap and gown(方帽长袍).

Our principal, Mr. Glover, delivered a short, warm greeting. The US national anthem followed and then, hands on chests, a solemn Pledge of Allegiance(对美国的忠孝宣誓).

Students who had excelled academically gave farewell speeches. The tears in some eyes convinced me that many had deep feelings about the occasion. It was as the class motto says, “Life brings us tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry; the smiles fade; but the memories last forever.”

Then came the core (核心) of the commencement. Hundreds of names were announced. Each graduate walked across the stage to receive his or her diploma from the principal. From the different cheers each graduate got, we had the funny sense that it was a kind of competition of who could cheer the loudest.

To be honest, the presentation of diplomas got boring. A girl sitting next to me even started yawning. But it wasn’t boring for those receiving the diploma: they would treasure the moment the principal placed the sacred brown document in their hands for the rest of their lives.

A new page in the book of that person’s life had turned. They were glimpsing their futures: futures of challenge, hardship, perhaps loneliness too, which would take all of their courage.

1.What’s the article mainly about?

2.Which of the following statements about the author is FALSE?

3.The right order of the following events is_____________.

a. Diplomas were presented to graduates.

b. Students gave farewell speeches.

c. The US national anthem was played.

d. The principal gave a short, warm speech.

e. Seniors went into the stadium.

4.From the text, we can conclude that_______.

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