For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”．But people may ask the question “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashion” in the same way：“She was wearing a fashionable coat．” “His shirt was really a fashionable colour．”
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 very quickly as time goes．This is natural．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers, radios, telephones, televisions and computers send information from one place to another in a few minutes．
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion．
(1)
From the passage, we know that “fashion” means ________．
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A．
clothes
B．
many things
C．
most of the popular things
D．
everything
(2)
Today fashions change quickly because ________．
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A．
newspapers are read every day
B．
information is sent by radios from one place to another
C．
new things are often shown on TV
D．
people quickly learn about what is happening in the world
(3)
“There is money in fashion．” means ________．
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A．
clothes are expensive
B．
money comes only from fashion
C．
people like new things
D．
there are no fashions without money
(阅读理解)
“For a long time, I had no choice except going to a bar for a drink and karaoke to relax myself,” Yang Chen from a computer business said.
One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not do some kind of things and relax myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. The things he has made by himself don’t look as professionally made as those in the shop, but he likes doing it. “It’s not as much fun to play with things which are bought expensively from the shops,” he said.
More and more young people are like Yang, making or creating things on their own. They like doing it themselves. Though making things with our hands may take much time, DIYers enjoy doing it very much. They can make all kinds of things they like. DIY is becoming more and more popular in China. It may be to the young, yet many people remember when it was once a way of life.
During 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. Whitewashing the wall or making clothes was a part of life because there was no other choice. If you wanted something done, you had to do it yourself; and if you needed something, you made it yourself.
(1)
Yang Chen used to _______ to relax himself.
A. play computers
B. chat online
C. go to a bar
D. see a movie
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(2)
What does Yang do in his free time now?
A. Make things by himself.
B. Make clothes.
C. Visit his friends.
D. Whitewashe the wall.
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(3)
Young people like making things by themselves _______
A. because it’s fun.
B. because they have a lot of spare time.
C. because they can’t buy them anywhere.
D. because they are cheaper.
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(4)
From the passage we know that _______ .
A. between 1960s and 1970s, people loved making things by themselves for fun
B. things making by ourselves are more beautiful than those which are sold in the shop
C. making things with our own hands take less time
D. more and more young people like doing things on their own hands nowadays
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(5)
What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. DIY is a good lifestyle.
B. All people like DIY.
C. People enjoy making things themselves because they have no choices.
