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1、SectionIV社会文化篇 Passage32 Formostpeople,theword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeoplemayaskthequestion,“Whatclothesareinfashion?”Andtheyusetheadjective(形容词)“fashionable”inthesameway:“Shewaswearingafashionablecolor.” Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinho
2、lidays,inrestaurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages. Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860. Todayfashionschangeveryqui
3、ckly.Someofthisisnatural(自然的).Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours. Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion. 1.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means______
4、___. A.clothesB.manythingsC.mostofthepopularthingsD.everything 2.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday? A.SurfingontheInternetB.HavingafamilydinneronNewYear’sDay C.LearningtosingsongsontheradioD.Doingmorningexercisesatschool. 3.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause_______. A.Pe
5、oplereadnewspaperseveryday B.radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanother C.newthingsthatpeoplelikeareoftenshownonTV D.peoplequicklylearnwhatishappeningintheworld 4.“Thereismoneyinfashion.”means________. A.clothesareexpensiveB.moneycomesfromfashion C.peoplelikenewthingsD.therearenofas
6、hionswithoutmoney Passage33 FirstFrenchman:Ionceheardsomeoneshout,"Lookout,"Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabasin(盆)ofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"Lookout"maymean"don‘tlookout." SecondFrenchman:OnceIwasonashipandheardthecaptain(船长)shout,"Allhandsondeck,"Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem
7、. ThirdFrenchman:IoncevisitedanEnglishfriendearlyinthemorningandthemaidwhocametothedoorandsaid,"He’snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour,"WhenIwentagainforhim,shesaid,"He‘snotdownyet." "Ifhe’snotupandhe’snotdown,whereishe?"Iasked. Shesaid,"He’sstillinbed.WhenIsay‘
