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1、ReadingMaterialTopic:ClothDec16-19IELTSAcademicReadingSample-DressedtoDazzleYoushouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-14whicharebasedontheReadingPassagebelow.DressedtoDazzleAshigh-techmaterialsinvadehigh-streetfashion,prepareforclothesthatarecoolerthansilkandwarmerthanwoo
2、l,keepinsectsatarm'slength,andemitmanypinpricksofcolouredlight.-4-ReadingMaterialTopic:ClothDec16-19ATheconvergenceoffashionandhightechnologyisleadingtonewkindsoffibres,fabricsandcoatingsthatareimbuingclothingwithequallywondrouspowers.CorpeNove,anItalianfashioncompany,ha
3、smadeaprototypeshirtthatshortensitssleeveswhenroomtemperaturerisesandcanbeironedwithahairdryer.AndatNexiaBiotechnologies,aCanadianfirm,scientistshavecausedastirbymanufacturingspidersilkfromthemilkofgeneticallyengineeredgoats.Notsurprisingly,someindustryanalyststhinkhigh-
4、techmaterialsmaysooninfluencefashionmoreprofoundlythananyindividualdesigner.BAbigimpactisalreadybeingmadeatthemolecularlevel.Nano-Tex,asubsidiaryofAmericantextilesmakerBurlington,marketsaportfolioofnanotechnologiesthatcanmakefabricsmoredurable,comfortable,wrinkle-freeand
5、stain-resistant.ThenotionofthistechnologyposingathreattothefutureoftheclothingindustryclearlydoesnotworrypopularfashionoutletssuchasGap,LeviStraussandLands'End,allofwhichemployNano-Tex'sproducts.Meanwhile,SchoellerTextilinGermany,whoseclientsincludefamousdesignersDonnaKa
6、ranandPoloRalphLauren,usesnanotechnologytocreatefabricsthatcanstoreorreleaseheat.CSensoryPerceptionTechnologies(Spnembodiesanentirelydifferentapplicationofnanotechnology.Createdin2003byQuestInternational,aflavourandfragrancecompany,andWoolmark,awooltextileorganization,SP
7、Tisanewtechniqueofembeddingchemicalsintofabric.Thoughnotthefirstofthistype,SPT'sdurability(evidentlythemicrocapsulecontainingthechemicalscansurviveupto30washes)suggestsaninterestingfuture.Designerscouldincorporatesignaturescentsintotheircollections.Sportswearcouldbeimpre
8、gnatedwithanti-perspirant.HayfeversufferersmightfindreliefbypullingonaT-shirt,andsoon.DTheloudestbuzzno
