Question

    When you wear something, you are often saying, "Look at me!" Your clothing communicates to the world what you want the world to think of you. For example, when you go on a job interview, you might choose clothes that make you seem sincere. When you go to a party, you might choose clothes that make you look exciting.

___1     In Scotland and parts of the countries of East and Southeast Asia, men as well as women wore skirts. In Turkey and China and among the Inuit, both men and women wore trousers. But in ancient Greece, men who wore trousers were thought to be savages（野蛮人）.In the United States today, both men and women wear pants.

_____2    Over the centuries, anthropologists（人类学家）have learned that the clothing people wore was connected to the position they held in society. In most societies, important people put on special clothing to show their power. In the 18th, kings and queens wore special clothing, often specially made and difficult to keep clean. Since poor people could not afford to wear this kind of clothing, it became a symbol of wealth.

_____3    Today some people still wear clothing that represents their position in life. Sometimes clothing clearly shows the organization that a person works for. Postal workers, airline attendants, and some factory workers wear uniforms. Others wear expensive clothes that show their social position as wealthy people.

      4    Now many teenagers and adults buy clothes from a certain designer or company. They may like the good name of the designer or the company and want to share that name. But one basic reason for choosing clothes is the same as it has always been. People choose their clothes to tell others who they are and what they like.

1.The sentence "In different civilizations（文明）at different times, different kinds of clothes have been acceptable（可接受的）. "can be put in Blank ________________.

A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4

2.Why do some people buy clothes from a certain designer?

A.They like the designer's good name.

B.They work for the designer's company.

C.They want more people to know the designer.

D.They think it makes it easier to choose clothes.

3.In the sentence "But one basic reason for choosing clothes is the same as it has always been." "one basic reason" probably refers to（指的是）_________________.

A.their work B.their wealth C.their appearance D.their position

4.According to the article, you may believe that __________________.

A.people might not look attractive in new clothes

B.each new period brings some changes in clothing

C.clothes from good designers or companies sell well

D.people who belong to organizations must wear uniforms

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文主要介绍不同文明不同时期人们对衣服的选择。

1.主旨大意题。第二段在苏格兰和部分东亚和东南亚国家，男人和女人都穿裙子。在土耳其、中国和因纽特人当中，男人和女人都穿裤子。但是在古希腊，穿裤子的男人被认为是野蛮人。在今天的美国，男人和女人都穿裤子。可知本段主要介绍不同文明不同时期，不同的衣服是可以接受的，所以这句话是第二段的主旨句，填在空白1处，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据最后一段Now many teenagers and adults buy clothes from a certain designer or company. They may like the good name of the designer or the company and want to share that name.现在许多青少年和成年人从某个设计师或公司购买衣服的原因是他们可能喜欢设计师或公司的好名字，想要分享这个名字。故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据原文People choose their clothes to tell others who they are and what they like.人们选择衣服的基本原因是告诉别人他们是谁，喜欢什么，也就是地位，故选D。

4.推理判断题。文章第二段就说了不同文明不同时期人们的衣服选择不同；第三段介绍在过去，人们因为社会地位不同，而选择不同衣着；最后两段写的是现在人们的衣服选择方式，由此可知每个新时期都会带来一些服装上的变化，故选B。