Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always been changing. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson’s  in 1860.?

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.?

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.?   (adjective形容词 natural自然的)?

1.From this passage we know that “fashion”  means 　　　　 .?

A. clothes　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. many things?

C. most of the popular things　　　　    D. everything

2. Which of the following things is fashionable today??

A. Surfing on the Internet.

B. Having a family dinner on New year’s Day.?

C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.

D. Doing morning exercises at school.

3. Today fashions change very quickly because 　　　　 .?

A. people read newspapers every day    ?

B. radios send information from one county to another?

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV    ?

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

4. “There is money in fashion” means 　　　　 .?

A. clothes are expensive

B. money comes from fashion?

C. people like new things

D. there are no fashions without money

One day Mr. Brown saw a young woman in the street with some children. He found all the children__46__ the same — blue coats and yellow trousers. And they each has a white hat on their heads.

“Are you these__47__ mother?” he asked the woman.

“Yes, I am.” she answered. “Do you always dress__48__ in the same clothes? ” asked Mr. Brown.

“Yes,” answered the mother. “ When we have__49__ four children, we let them wear the same clothes because we don’t want to lose__50__ of them. It’s easy to tell our children from__51__ children, and now we have ten children. We__52__ them in the same clothes because we don’t want to take__53__ children home. When there are__54__ children, it is easy to__55__ ours, because their clothes are the same.”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )46.A.were looking　　　　 B.were wearing　　　　　　 C.were putting on　　　　 D.looked like

(　 )47.A.children’　　　　　　　 B.boys’　　　　　　　　　　　 C.children’s　　　　　　　　 D.girls’

(　 )48.A.you　　　　　　　　　　 B.they　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.their　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.them

(　 )49.A.only　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.another　　　　　　　　　　 C.more　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.all

(　 )50.A.some　　　　　　　　　 B.any　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.an　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.one

(　 )51.A.the other B.other C.another D.others

(　 )52.A.wear　　　　　　　　　 B.put on　　　　　　　　　　　 C.dress　　　　　　　　　　　 D.tell

(　 )53.A.our　　　　　　　　　　 B.their　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.wrong　　　　　　　　　　　 D.your

(　 )54.A.a little　　　　　　　　　 B.a lot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.much　　　　　　　　　　　 D.many

(　 )55.A.tell　　　　　　　　　　　 B.look　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.read　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.look at

For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: 
“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from 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. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
【小题1】 From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.

For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: 

“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color.”

    But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from 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. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1. From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.

A. clothes                          B. many things

C. most of the popular things           D. everything

2.Today fashions change very quickly because _______.

A. people read newspaper every day

B. radios send information from one country to another

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

3.“There is money in fashion” means ______.

A. clothes are expensive                B. money comes from fashion

C. people like new things           D. fashions make big money

4. The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Fashions                         B. Fashion mean clothes

C. Fashion means money              D.A fashionable