Question

There is a long history behind the first T-shirts and today’s colorful outerwear(外衣).

Many stories talk about the first T-shirts and the reason why people wear them. One says the first T-shirt had something to do with war.

In World War I

Some American soldiers found that European soldiers’ undershirts(汗衫) were cooler and more comfortable. They started to wear the same kind. Because the design of the undershirts was simple and looked like the letter T, Americans called the clothes T-shirts.

By World War II Many soldiers started to wear T-shirts as under-wear.

In the 1930s  Many American students started wearing white T-shirts for playing sports.

In 1951   Marlon Brando, a very famous American actor, wore a tight-fitting (紧身的)T-shirt in a film. After this, many American men started to dress like him.

In the 1970s  T-shirts became the favorite kind of clothing for young people in many countries. At that time, they were a sign of being cool and different from others.

In the 1980s  T-shirts started to be hot in China.

Now many young people show their own ideas on their T-shirts; special pictures, funny words... T-shirts are more like artworks than just simple summer wear

1.Who first wore T-shirts according to the passage?

A.American students.    B. American soldiers.

C. European soldiers.    D. European students.

2.What did the American students wear T-shirts for at the beginning?

A.For being different    B. For playing sports.

C. For being cool.       D. For making money.

3.When did T-shirts become a sign of being cool and different?

A.By World War II     B. In the 1930s.

C. In the 1970s.     D. After the 1930s.

4.Why are T-shirts more like artworks than just simple summer wear now?

A.Because young people can put their ideas on them.

B.Because they are very expensive and different.

C.Because everyone likes T-shirts and they are popular.

D.Because they look beautiful.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.It’s said that the first T-shirts had nothing to do with war.

B.The clothes were named T-shirts by a famous American actor.

C.Many soldiers had begun to wear T-shirts by World War II.

D.T-shirts became popular in China before the 1980s.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了体恤衫的由来，最初是在第一次世界大战时，美国士兵发现欧洲人的汗衫更舒服更凉快，他们就开始穿相同的类型的衣服，因为衣服的设计像一个字母T，所以美国人叫这种衣服T恤衫。随着时代的发展，体恤衫也在不断的变化，现在的体恤衫不单单是夏季的衣服更像艺术作品。

1.四段描述可知，在第一次世界大战时，美国士兵发现欧洲人的汗衫更舒服，他们就开始穿相同的类型的衣服，因为衣服的设计像一个字母T，所以美国人叫这种衣服T恤衫。所以是美国士兵最先穿的这种衣服，故选C

2.四段Some American soldiers found that European soldiers’ undershirts(汗衫) were cooler and more comfortable.可知这种衣服更凉快更舒服，故选B

3. that time, they were a sign of being cool and different from others. ，故选C

4.短文最后描述Now many young people show their own ideas on their T-shirts; special pictures, funny words.，故选A。

5.是非判断题。根据短文By World War II Many soldiers started to wear T-shirts as under-wear.可知，到第二次世界大战时，许多的美国士兵开始穿体恤衫当汗衫。

考点：历史文化类短文阅读。