If you like shopping and you are crazy about fashion, London is a good place for you. In London you can buy not only the most expensive clothes, but also beautiful clothes which are inexpensive.

Many of the world's most famous fashion designers have their own shops in London. And every year in February and September, there is an important fashion event. It is called London Fashion Week and people all over the world come here and enjoy England's wonderful new clothes. Usually the clothes are sold at a high price. The clothes are always in style. In the 1960s, a fashion designer Mary Quant invented the miniskirt. It made her famous all around the world. Later, in the 1970s, came "punk" fashion.

Outside London there are some shopping centres as well. In the shopping streets of most towns have a Market Day. On that day, some of the streets are filled with stalls selling food, flowers, dressess, hat and bags, and many other different things. The clothes there are always at a low price. Nearly everybody can afford them.

1.When did "punk" fashion become popular?

A. In the 1950s. B. In the 1960s.

C. In the 1970s. D. In the 1980s.

2.On a Market Day, we_______ in the streets.

A. can buy flowers, hats and bags from stalls B. cannot buy food from the stalls

C. can buy some clothes at a high price D. can't find the stalls which sell flowers

3.What does the underlined word "afford" mean in Chinese?

A. 购买 B. 收购 C. 负担得起 D. 支付不起

4.After reading the passage. we can know _______.

A. who organized the last London Fashion Week B. who invented the miniskirt

C. why "punk" fashion was in style D. when Mary Quant was born

5.What's the best title for the passage?

A. Stalls selling clothes B. Clothes in fashion

C. London Fashion Week D. Shopping in London

In today's world of mobile phones, MP3 players and mini computers, most people have at least one time-telling tool with them. Since these small machines are so common, will people stop wearing the 500-year-old watches? According to some people, yes. A teenager says it's unnecessary to wear a watch. Many young people agree and use their mobile phones to tell time. Louis Galie, a president, said that fewer young people wear watches today than five years ago.

However, watchmakers say that watches get popular again when people reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they want to spend money on a nice time-telling tool which doesn't just keep good time. For this reason, the watch industry has become an accessory business(配件业) in recent years.

Today's watches offer a lot of uses that meet the need of almost any personality(个性). They can be used as compasses(指南针), calendars, and even USB drives...

People are always trying their best to create new kinds of watches. A certain watchmaker business makes watches that don't even look like watches. Their popular model uses different color lights to tell the time. Another watchmaker business, makes a “handless” watch, using a ring of circles to keep time. This watch makes people talk a lot about modern watches.

Whether a watch expresses fashion sense, creative ability or a love for sports, people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful, fashionable and practical. All in all, a watch has become more important than the time it tells.

任务一 将画线短语fashion sense译为汉语。

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任务二 列举制造商制造的两种新款手表。

1). 2.

2). 3.

任务三 回答问题。When do watches get popular again according to watchmakers?

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任务四 选出手表制造商对手表的态度。

A. They think that it is not necessary for people to wear a watch.

B. Watches get popular when young people reach their 20s and 30s.

C. The watch industry has become an accessory business in recent years.

D. They needn't make new watches to meet the need of any personality.

1). 5. 2). 6.

任务五 找出最能表达文章主题的句子。

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