Mary bought a dress in a women's clothing store.She felt very happy about buying the dress until she got home. Then she remembered she had left her purse at the store.It was the third time that month that Mary had forgotten something important.Mary was angry with herself.She said,“Am I losing it?”
Emma was teaching a class in mathematics at a college.She began to explain to the students how to solve a very difficult problem.She understood it very well.But somehow,at that moment,she could not explain it.Emma said,“I must be losing it.”
Americans seem to have a lot of concern about losing it.At least that is what you would think from hearing them talk.They use the expression when they feel they are losing control.It can mean losing emotional control.Or losing the ability to do something.Or losing intelligence.
Word experts differ about how the expression started.Some believe it came from television programs popular in the 1980s.Others believe it began with psychologists,who deal with how people think,feel and act.
“We Americans have many concerns about controlling our lives.Perhaps we worry too much,”one psychologist said.“In many situations to say you are losing it eases the tension（不安）.”
It’s healthy.And most people who say they are having a problem are not losing it.
People may feel more like they are losing it when they are “down in the dumps”.Word expert Charles Funk says people have been feeling down in the dumps for more than 400 years.The word dumps probably comes from Northern European countries.The languages of Denmark and Norway both have similar words.The words mean to fall suddenly.Americans borrowed this saying.And,over the years,it has become a popular way of expressing sadness.
1.What problem did Mary think she had?
A. She easily lost emotional control.
B. She had quite low intelligence.
C. She seemed to have a poor memory.
D. She lost the ability to shop wisely.
2.How does the author explain the use of losing it?
A. By describing his own experiences.
B. By providing research findings.
C. By giving instructions.
D. By using examples.
3.We can infer from the psychologist that .
A. Americans worry too much about their health problems
B. it’s good for your health to say you're losing it
C. people really lose it when they say they're losing it
D. Americans enjoy controlling their lives
4.If someone feels down in the dumps,he or she .
A. is in low spirits B. is losing something
C. becomes less popular D. has a sudden fall in life
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Mary bought a dress in a women's clothing store.She felt very happy about buying the dress until she got home. Then she remembered she had left her purse at the store.It was the third time that month that Mary had forgotten something important.Mary was angry with herself.She said,“Am I losing it?”
Emma was teaching a class in mathematics at a college.She began to explain to the students how to solve a very difficult problem.She understood it very well.But somehow,at that moment,she could not explain it.Emma said,“I must be losing it.”
Americans seem to have a lot of concern about losing it.At least that is what you would think from hearing them talk.They use the expression when they feel they are losing control.It can mean losing emotional control.Or losing the ability to do something.Or losing intelligence.
Word experts differ about how the expression started.Some believe it came from television programs popular in the 1980s.Others believe it began with psychologists,who deal with how people think,feel and act.
“We Americans have many concerns about controlling our lives.Perhaps we worry too much,”one psychologist said.“In many situations to say you are losing it eases the tension（不安）.”
It’s healthy.And most people who say they are having a problem are not losing it.
People may feel more like they are losing it when they are “down in the dumps”.Word expert Charles Funk says people have been feeling down in the dumps for more than 400 years.The word dumps probably comes from Northern European countries.The languages of Denmark and Norway both have similar words.The words mean to fall suddenly.Americans borrowed this saying.And,over the years,it has become a popular way of expressing sadness.
1.What problem did Mary think she had?
A. She easily lost emotional control.
B. She had quite low intelligence.
C. She seemed to have a poor memory.
D. She lost the ability to shop wisely.
2.How does the author explain the use of losing it?
A. By describing his own experiences.
B. By providing research findings.
C. By giving instructions.
D. By using examples.
3.We can infer from the psychologist that .
A. Americans worry too much about their health problems
B. it’s good for your health to say you're losing it
C. people really lose it when they say they're losing it
D. Americans enjoy controlling their lives
4.If someone feels down in the dumps,he or she .
A. is in low spirits B. is losing something
C. becomes less popular D. has a sudden fall in life
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Mary is fond of the dress in the store, but it is too expensive, so she won’t take it without a _____.
A．scene B．phrase C．discount D．measure
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35. ________, women in the West are married in long white dresses while in China they wear red clothes.
| A．Naturally | B．Eventually | C．Traditionally | D．Strangely |
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Mary Quant was born in 1934. When she was young, there were no teenage fashions （时尚）.Young women were dressed like grown-ups or little girls. At thirteen, she designed （设计）her own school uniform（制服）.She wore short dresses and long socks. After school. Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London. She didn’t enter the college gate but she met her future husband, Alexander Plunkett-Green Like Mary he wore unusual clothes, such as purple velvet trousers and pajama jackets.
In 1955 Mary left college and worked for a hat-maker in London’s West End. But soon they opened their own shop. It was called Bazaar and it was the first small shop for women in the King’s Road in Chelsea Mary designed all the clothes and made them on her old sewing machine.
The 1960s are often called the “Swinging Sixties”.During these years Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini-skirts（迷你裙）and coloured tights（紧身衣）.Thanks to Mary, London became the fashion capital of the world.
Mary’s fashion shows were quite different from what they had been before. Mary’s models（模特）didn’t walk-they danced to pop music.
Soon Mary’s clothes became popular in America,too.
At the age of 37, Mary had a son, Orlando. She said:“Becoming a mother is quite the most important thing that ever happened to me.”
In 1966, Mary was awarded（获奖）the O.B.E.（a special medal given by the Queen）.She went to Buckingham Palace in a mini-skirt to collect the medal.
Later on Mary started her own cosmetics（化妆品）company.
She designed smart black, white and silver packagings（包装）for it,with the Quant daisy symbol（菊花标志）that is still the same today.
Today, Mary’s business is worth 100 million pounds. She is still designing-not just only clothes,but also a perfume（香水）called“Havoc”and some other things.
She has now opened the Mary Quant Colour Shop in London’s Carnaby Street.
45．When Mary was thirteen, ____________.
A．she dressed like a little girl B．she designed her school uniform
C．she dressed like a grown-up D．she became a popular designer
46．In 1960s London became the fashion capital of the world because_______.
A．Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her clothes.
B．Mary changed fashion shows greatly.
C．of Mary’s business, which was worth 100 million pounds
D．May’s husband also helped to make unusual clothes.
47．Mary’s still designing_______ .
A．just clothes
B．not just only clothes, but also a perfume called “Havoc”and some other things
C．packaging for cosmetics
D．beautiful hats
48．The Quants’symbol is _______.
A．a daisy B．a mini-skirt C．a sewing machine D．a hat
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Mary was in hospital for three days. She felt as if she was __ from the outside world for a long time.
A. cut off B. cut down C. cut up D. cut in
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What does the woman mean?
A. Her dress is new.
B. Her dress is three years old.
C. She bought the dress two years ago.
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Emily is easy to be ______ as she's the only one of the women who is wearing evening dress.
A. realised B. respect C. recognised D. refused
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I have bought the same dress ________ she is wearing.
A.as B.that C.which D.than
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It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother. A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
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It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother. A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
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