Question

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their aye, 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一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 wouldn't be good 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 changes, 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. 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 bight colour

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

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

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

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

C. African dress has deep cultural meanings.

D. Afrian people seldom wear loose clothing because of the climate.

3.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.D

3.C

【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了服装是语言，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。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.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.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。

3.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。