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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.Therearefashionsinholidays,inres
2、taurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages. Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860. Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatur
3、al(自然的).Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapers,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours. Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion. 1.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means_________. A.clothesB.manythingsC.mos
4、tofthepopularthingsD.everything 2.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday? A.SurfingontheInternetB.HavingafamilydinneronNewYear’sDay C.LearningtosingsongsontheradioD.Doingmorningexercisesatschool. 3.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause_______. A.Peoplereadnewspaperseveryday B.radiossendinf
5、ormationfromonecountrytoanother C.newthingsthatpeoplelikeareoftenshownonTV D.peoplequicklylearnwhatishappeningintheworld 4.“Thereismoneyinfashion.”means________. A.clothesareexpensiveB.moneycomesfromfashion C.peoplelikenewthingsD.therearenofashionswithoutmoney Passage33 FirstFrenchman:Ioncehe
6、ardsomeoneshout,"Lookout,"Iputmyheadoutofawindowandabasin(盆)ofwaterfellonme.Itseemsthat"Lookout"maymean"don‘tlookout." SecondFrenchman:OnceIwasonashipandheardthecaptain(船长)shout,"Allhandsondeck,"Iputmyhandsonthedeckandsomeonewalkedonthem. ThirdFrenchman:IoncevisitedanEnglishfriendearlyinthemorning
7、andthemaidwhocametothedoorandsaid,"He’snotupyet.Comebackinhalfanhour,"WhenIwentagainforhim,shesaid,"He‘snotdownyet." "Ifhe’snotupandhe’snotdown,whereishe?"Iasked. Shesaid,"He’sstillinbed.WhenIsay‘He
