Question

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their age, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.

    The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress. You often find three colours — red, gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.

The patterns(图案) on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.

    Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

    Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued(评价). This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

1.According to the passage, red ________.

A. represents the setting sun       

B. stands for African unity

C. is chosen because it is a bright colour  

D. is a reminder(暗示) of the sad history in Africa

2.Traditional dress should also be practical(实用) because ________.

A. it has deep cultural meanings   

B. people wear it in the big cities

C. it needs to protect people from the climate

D. it needs to keep people dry in the rainy season

3.According to the passage, which sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A. African dress has deep cultural meanings. 

B. Africa has a long history and a rich culture.

C. The rectangular box in the pattern represents “strength”.

D. People in the big cities in Africa prefer to wear western clothes.

4.The passage is mainly about ________ in Africa.  

A. the history of clothes               

B. modern fashion styles

C. the meanings of traditional dress     

D. the materials used in traditional dress

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题解析:本文大意：服装是语言，它告诉我们某人的个性、年龄、社会地位等等。如果我们想了解更多关于社会的东西，我们可以看传统服装。非洲有着悠久的历史和丰富的文化，这些都在传统服装中体现。你经常发现三种服装，红的、金色的和绿色的。第一种代表上百万饱受痛苦的奴隶的血，第二种代表非洲土地的丰富资源，第三种代表草地。服装上的图案也有含义。x代表团结，长方形的盒子代表力量。因为服装有很强的社会含义，人们认真选择穿什么。穿错衣服或穿错方法是个严重的错误。传统服装也告诉我们一些日常生活的信息。非洲设计以宽松服装而著名。炎热的太阳和温度变化的气候要求服装适应日常生活。尽管许多人穿西方服装，特别是在大城市，传统服装还是受到非常高的评价。

1.细节理解题。根据The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves第一种代表上百万饱受痛苦的奴隶的血，可知答案选D

2.细节理解题。根据 The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature ranges(变化), requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.炎热的太阳和温度变化的气候要求服装适应日常生活，可知答案选C

3.推理判断题。根据Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued，尽管许多人穿西方服装，特别是在大城市，传统服装还是受到非常高的评价，可知答案选D

4.主旨大意题。根据if we want to know more about society, we can look at traditional clothing.如果我们想了解更多关于社会的东西，我们可以看传统服装，可知答案选C

考点：文化类短文阅读。