For most people, the word "fashion" means"clothes", and people may ask the question,"What clothes are in fashion this year?"And they often use the word "fashionable" in the same way."She was wearing a fashionable coat,"or "His shirt is really a fashionable color."
Of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes.There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and in books.There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes by.If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed.An English hduse of 1750 was not the same as one of 1650.A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly.Some of this is natural.We hear about things much more quickly than in the past.Newspapers, radios, telephones and televisions can now send information from one country to another within a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things r so, as you can see, there is a lot of money in fashion.
(1)
From this passage we know that "fashion" means ________.
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A.
new clothes only
B.
popular things
C.
everything
(2)
Which of the following things is fashionable today?
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A.
Surfing on the Internet.
B.
An English house of 1650.
C.
Clothes made in 1780.
(3)
Today fashions change very quickly because ________.
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A.
radios send information from one country to another within several days
B.
new things that people like are not often shown on TV
C.
people can quickly learn what is happening in the world
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man.Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop.Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening.He is very tired when he gets home.After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep.His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him.
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary.They were both happy.He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily.He bought some fruit and drinks for her.And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future.They talked for a long time.
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl.“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack.“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home.”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way.He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up.The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack.Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
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A.
sixteen
B.
eighteen
C.
twenty
D.
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
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A.
he’s her grandson
B.
he’s clever
C.
he can keep quiet
D.
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________.
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A.
classmate
B.
colleague (同事)
C.
aunt
D.
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese.
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A.
盖印
B.
跺
C.
贴邮票
D.
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________.