When asked why he or she wears clothes, some ...

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(时尚).

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（消遣）!

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.

2.We can learn from the passage that _______.

A.fashion is an expensive pastime. B.fashion is not always changing

C.expensive clothes are warmer D.fashion designers like expensive clothes

3.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.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Suits and ties. B.Clothes and fashion.

C.Beauty and success. D.Cost and pastime.

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The user also wears special gloves to ‘touch’ the people and objects _______ he or she sees.

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—Can you make sure 　　　　 ?

—Sorry, I can’t.

A. when will she arrive

B. whether she will join us or not

C. why she would speak in the meeting

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She once said: "When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying, "the end is nothing; the road is all.'” That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure. I have never faced the type-writer (打字机) with the thought that one more task had to be done."

Like most writers, Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her, but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing. Her works were, like her, simple and full of the vigor (活力) of her days in Nebraska, where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers, wheat fields and rivers.

"It's a rather strange thing about the flat country," she wrote later. "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold. A great many people find it very dull; they like a church tower, an old factory, a waterfall country all made to look like a German, Christmas card... But when I come to the open plains, something happens. I'm home. I breathe differently."

1.What did Cather mean by "the end is nothing; the road is all"?

A. Writing is the only path to success.

B. I feel happy when I finish writing a book.

C. I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy.

D. Writing itself, not its result, is important.

2.What was the place like where Cather grew up?

A. It was cold, plain and without a church.

B. It was a colorful world of wild flowers.

C. It was like a German Christmas card

D. It was vast, open, flat and wild.

3.When she said "It takes hold of you, or it leaves you perfectly cold", Willa Gather meant ______.

A. you either love the place or hate it

B. you decide either to stay or to leave

C. some find the place warm; others find it cold

D. some find the place peaceful; others find it wild

4.What happens when Cather comes to the open plains?

A. She breathes differently from others:

B. She wants to make the place her home.

C. She finds the place similar to her home.

D. She feels completely comfortable

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Some people like wearing fashionable clothes; _______ some birds like brilliant feathers.

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Some people like wearing fashionable clothes; ______, some birds like bright feathers.

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As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle(口哨声), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”

“But the sign there doesn’t say ‘STOP’,” answered Mr Williams, “ It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”

The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched(抓) his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street !”

1.Mr Williams was driving ____ one evening.

A. to a party                          B. to his office

C. home after work                  D. to work from home

2.When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.

A. was driving at a high speed         B. was driving onto the main road

C. was going to stop his car            D. was driving slowly

3.Though slowly, Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because____ .

A. he didn't see any “STOP” sign there

B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules

C. he didn't have to stop

D. he was eager to get home

4.Looking round Mr Williams, the policeman was surprised because____ .

A. he met a mad man

B. he realized that he himself was mistaken

C. Mr Williams dared to speak to him like that

D. Mr Williams would not apologize to him

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As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle (口哨声), so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”

“But the sign there doesn't say ‘STOP’.” answered Mr. Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”

The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched (抓) his head and said, “Well，I'm in the wrong street！”

1.Mr. Williams was driving ____ one evening.

A. to a party

B. to his office

C. home after work

D. to work from home

2.When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.

A. was driving at a high speed

B. was driving onto the main road

C. was going to stop his car

D. was driving slowly

3.Mr. Williams continued driving at the crossing because____.

A. he didn't see any sign there.

B. he paid no attention to the traffic　 rules

C. he didn't have to stop

D. he was eager to get home

4.Looking round Mr. Williams, the policeman was surprised because____.

A. he met a mad man

B. he realized that he himself was mistaken

C. Mr. Williams dared to speak to him like that

D. Mr. Williams would not apologize to him

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As one comes to some crossroads, he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but they do not actually have to stop unless, of course, there is something coming along the main road; and at still others, they do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.

Mr. Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad. It had a “SLOW” sign. He slowed down when he came to the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming, and then drove across without stopping completely.

At once he heard a police whistle, so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said, “You didn’t stop at that crossing.”

“But the sign there doesn't say ‘STOP’.” answered Mr. Williams, “It just says ‘SLOW’, and I did go slow.”

The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pen away, scratched his head and said, “Well, I’m in the wrong street!”

1.

Mr. Williams was driving ________ one evening.

A. to a party           B. to his office

C. home after work     D. to work from home

2.

When he was stopped by a policeman, he ____.

A. was driving at a high speed               B. was driving onto the main road

C. was going to stop his car                 D. was pulled into the crossroad

3.

Though slowly, Mr. Williams continued driving at the crossing because________ .

A. he saw a “STOP” sign in the opposite street

B. he paid no attention to the traffic rules

C. he didn't have to stop

D. he was eager to get home

4.

Looking round Mr. Williams, the policeman was surprised because__________ .

A. he met a mad man

B. he realized that he himself was mistaken

C. Mr. Williams dared to speak to him like that

D. Mr. Williams would not apologize to him

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Before coming to France， I always thought that French people wear formal clothes. But， when I arrived in Paris， I came to know why France could remain the lead in world fashion and Paris could attract so many designers from all over the world to come.

On the boulevard of Champs-elysees， there are many fashion shops of famous brands， such as Chanel， Dior， Pierre Cardin. In daily life， however， most of Parisians never wear clothes like those on the super models. On the opposite， I found people in Paris often dress in very simple designs and usually in dark.

Such situation doesn‘t affect French designers to create more and more new styles. But I would say people in Paris dress more formally than those in the rest of France. In other French cities， what people wear are usually casual dresses， such as T-shirts and jeans.

French people act as the fashion leaders， but they accept other clothes styles as well. Montpellier， the city I live in， is in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. Here are many immigrants（移民） from Algeria， Morocco and other African countries. The Arabian and African cultures are influential（有影响的） in this city. Therefore， you can find a lot of young people dress in the North African style.

1. France could remain the lead in world fashion and Paris could attract so many designers from all over the world because             .

A. French people never wear fashionable clothes

B. French designers are creative

C. French people accept fashionable clothes and other styles

D. both B and C

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

A. The majority of Parisians always wear formal clothes.

B. Most of Parisians never wear fashionable clothes.

C. Parisians usually wear casual dresses like T- shirts and jeans.

D. Most Parisians often dress in simple designs and usually in dark.

3. The underlined part “boulevard of Champs-elysees”possibly is             .

A. a name of a famous street in Paris           B. a name of a famous person in Paris

C. a name of a famous city in France           D. a name of a famous brand in France

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