For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way:
“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color.”
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 one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, 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.Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
A. people read newspaper 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
3.“There is money in fashion” means ______.
A. clothes are expensive B. money comes from fashion
C. people like new things D. fashions make big money
4. The best title for the passage is ______.
A. Fashions B. Fashion mean clothes
C. Fashion means money D.A fashionable
Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was only twelve years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors had to 16 off most of his right leg.
17 Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢). The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, 18 . They decided to 19 across America. They all wore special T-shirts. 20 it was “Run, Jeff, Run, Jeff Keith’s Run Across America”.
Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west 21 he was twenty-two years old. He started running in Boston(波士顿). Seven 22 later, he stopped 23 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）. He ran 3,200 miles (1 mile = 1.6093km). Jeff wore out thirty-six pairs 24 running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff 25 in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, 26 for the American Cancer Society. The Society used the money to help people know 27 about cancer.
On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about 28 . Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He finished college and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do 29 they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran 30 for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”
1.A. take B. cut C. put D. set
2. A. Every day B. One day C. Some day D. A day
3. A. also B. too C. either D. neither
4.A. walk B. fly C. swim D. run
5. A. On B. In C. With D. Above
6.A. while B. because C. when D. if
7. A. months B. days C. hours D. minutes
8.A. running B. to run C. walking D. to walk
9.A. at B. for C. in D. of
10.A. reached B. studied C. stopped D. started
11. A. and B. but C. or D. so
12.A. more B. less C. fewer D. little
13.A. cancer B. walk C. society D. America
14.A. any B. thing C. nothing D. anything
15. A. not only B. not C. only D. just
What did John ask you just now?
--- He wanted to know how long _________ when I reached the cinema.
A. had the film been on B. the film had started
C. the film had lasted D. had the film ended
weather! Shall we go to the park?
______. Let’s go.
A. What a fine, Sounds great B. What fine, Sounds great
C. What a fine, You’re right D. What fine, You’re right
______ of the workers in the computer factory is about two thousand, and ______ of them are women workers.
A. The number; second third B. A number; three quarters
C. A number; half second D. The number; two thirds
--- May I use your dictionary, please?
--- Sorry. My dictionary . I’ve looked for it everywhere but I ______ it yet.
A. has lost; don’t find B. is missing; haven’t found
C. has lost; haven’t found D. is missing; don’t find
