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1、ReadingMaterialTopic:ClothDec16-19IELTSAcademicReadingSample-DressedtoDazzleYoushouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-14whicharebasedontheReadingPassagebelow.DressedtoDazzleAshigh-techmaterialsinvadehigh-streetfashion,prepareforclothesthatarecoolerthansilkandwarmerthanwool,keepi
2、nsectsatarm'slength,andemitmanypinpricksofcolouredlight.-4-ReadingMaterialTopic:ClothDec16-19ATheconvergenceoffashionandhightechnologyisleadingtonewkindsoffibres,fabricsandcoatingsthatareimbuingclothingwithequallywondrouspowers.CorpeNove,anItalianfashioncompany,hasmadeaprototyp
3、eshirtthatshortensitssleeveswhenroomtemperaturerisesandcanbeironedwithahairdryer.AndatNexiaBiotechnologies,aCanadianfirm,scientistshavecausedastirbymanufacturingspidersilkfromthemilkofgeneticallyengineeredgoats.Notsurprisingly,someindustryanalyststhinkhigh-techmaterialsmaysooni
4、nfluencefashionmoreprofoundlythananyindividualdesigner.BAbigimpactisalreadybeingmadeatthemolecularlevel.Nano-Tex,asubsidiaryofAmericantextilesmakerBurlington,marketsaportfolioofnanotechnologiesthatcanmakefabricsmoredurable,comfortable,wrinkle-freeandstain-resistant.Thenotionoft
5、histechnologyposingathreattothefutureoftheclothingindustryclearlydoesnotworrypopularfashionoutletssuchasGap,LeviStraussandLands'End,allofwhichemployNano-Tex'sproducts.Meanwhile,SchoellerTextilinGermany,whoseclientsincludefamousdesignersDonnaKaranandPoloRalphLauren,usesnanotechn
6、ologytocreatefabricsthatcanstoreorreleaseheat.CSensoryPerceptionTechnologies(Spnembodiesanentirelydifferentapplicationofnanotechnology.Createdin2003byQuestInternational,aflavourandfragrancecompany,andWoolmark,awooltextileorganization,SPTisanewtechniqueofembeddingchemicalsintofa
7、bric.Thoughnotthefirstofthistype,SPT'sdurability(evidentlythemicrocapsulecontainingthechemicalscansurviveupto30washes)suggestsaninterestingfuture.Designerscouldincorporatesignaturescentsintotheircollections.Sportswearcouldbeimpregnatedwithanti-perspirant.Hayfeversufferersmightf
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