Question

Clothing(服装)is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about_____.

Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is ______ in traditional dress. The three colors-red, gold and ______ , are often used in the clothing. The first color represents the blood of millions of people who fought ______ freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.

Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very ______in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, ______ to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana(加纳)，a woman should wear her waistband(腰带) ______ according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African ______ are famous for loose(宽松的)clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it ______ that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is _____ quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

1.A. fashion B. culture C. nature D. spirit

2.A. chosen B. known C. shown D. thrown

3.A. blue B. grey C. purple D. green

4.A. against B. for C. with D. by

5.A. careful B. strict C. confident D. active

6.A. and B. but C. or D. so

7.A. completely B. differently C. exactly D. rapidly

8.A. designs B. forms C. materials D. tales

9.A. records B. reminds C. represents D. requires

10.A. even B. yet C. still D. then

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.C 【解析】试题分析：本文以非洲服装设计为例，说明了服装是语言，它告诉我们某人的个性、年龄、社会地位等信息。如果我们想了解更多关于社会的东西，我们可以看传统服装。 1.句意：我们可以看看传统服装来了解更多的文化。考查名词辨析题。A. fashion时尚；B...

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