Before coming to France, I always thought that French people wear formal clothes. But, when I arrived in Paris, I came to know why France could remain the lead in world fashion and Paris could attract so many designers from all over the world to come.

    On the boulevard of Champs-elysees, there are many fashion shops of famous brands, such as Chanel, Dior, Pierre Cardin. In daily life, however, most of Parisians never wear clothes like those on the super models. On the opposite, I found people in Paris often dress in very simple designs and usually in dark.

    Such situation doesn‘t affect French designers to create more and more new styles. But I would say people in Paris dress more formally than those in the rest of France. In other French cities, what people wear are usually casual dresses, such as T-shirts and jeans.

    French people act as the fashion leaders, but they accept other clothes styles as well. Montpellier, the city I live in, is in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. Here are many immigrants(移民) from Algeria, Morocco and other African countries. The Arabian and African cultures are influential(有影响的) in this city. Therefore, you can find a lot of young people dress in the North African style.

1. France could remain the lead in world fashion and Paris could attract so many designers from all over the world because             .

A. French people never wear fashionable clothes

B. French designers are creative

C. French people accept fashionable clothes and other styles

D. both B and C

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The majority of Parisians always wear formal clothes.

B. Most of Parisians never wear fashionable clothes.

C. Parisians usually wear casual dresses like T- shirts and jeans.

D. Most Parisians often dress in simple designs and usually in dark.

3. The underlined part “boulevard of Champs-elysees”possibly is             .

A. a name of a famous street in Paris           B. a name of a famous person in Paris

C. a name of a famous city in France           D. a name of a famous brand in France

III   阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)   

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the Unite States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls’ horizons and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive,” says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work.”

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers’ Green High School for girls, in north London, has made the day necessary part of careers education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers’ Green, went with her mother to her Lawyer’s office this year’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day. She found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It’s really strange seeing Mum at work--- running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have most important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

1.Which is the best title of this passage?

A.Raising Self-confidence

B.Take Our Daughters to Work Day

C.Girls can be Excellent too!

D.Following Footsteps

2.It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that __________.

A.Women pilots are popular in Britain

B.Girls are sure about their future jobs

C.People have wrongly believed that girls can do as well as boys

D.For many years boys have a comparatively wider choice of work

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.Take Our Daughters to Work Day is British in origin.

B.On Take Our Daughters to Work Day, children are taken to their parents’ work places.

C.Palmers’ Green High School for girls favors Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

D.Parents always show good examples for their children both at work and at home.

4.After her experience on Take Our Daughters to Work Day, Zarina felt __________.

A.confident about her study

B.strange to work in a lawyer’s office

C.sure about what to choose as her future career

D.interested in following in her father’s footsteps

5.The writer’s attitude towards Take Our Daughters to Work Day is __________.

A. favorable                 B. unclear                     C. critical                     D. not sure

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