But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural (自然的). We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
1. From this passage we know that “fashion” means _________.
A. clothes
B. many things
C. most of the popular things
D. everything
2. Which of the following things is fashionable today?
A. Surfing on the Internet
B. Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day
C. Learning to sing songs on the radio
D. Doing morning exercises at school.
3. Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
A. People read newspapers every day
B. radios send information from one country to another
C. new things that people like are often shown on TV
D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world
4.“There is money in fashion.” means ________.
A. clothes are expensive
B. money comes from fashion
C. people like new things
D. there are no fashions without money
答案及解析：
本文从“时尚”这个字眼谈起，说到和“时尚”有关的社会生活方方面的事情。时尚随着时代的改变而变化。尤其是在现代，时尚变化之迅速令人慨叹。短文最后说，新的时尚出现意味人们要购买一些新潮的东西。因些，时尚总是与金钱相伴而生的。
1. C。由首段的几句话可以推测出fashion有“时尚”、“流行”之意。故答案以C为最佳。
2. A。根据前面几段所述，可知时尚即是新近的。选项A意为“网上冲浪”，与其它几个选项相比，显然要时髦得多。故为正确答案。
3. D。答案源自“We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers,radios, telephones and television send information from one country to anotherin a few hours.”一句中。
4. D。文后的这句“New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.”是本题的重要依据。
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