In Britain today, is it possible to tell a person’s class just by looking at him? Physical details alone tell us about health, diet and the type of work a person does. A hundred years ago the working class often looked unhealthy, small and they were either too thin or too fat. The upper classes were often tall, sporting types who were used to a good diet and looked healthy. Today living and working conditions have improved, and such descriptions are no longer true. People are taller now than a hundred years ago. Everyone in Britain today is able to have free medicine, a good diet, acceptable working conditions and enough rest and leisure.
The clothes people choose to wear, however, do provide information about their backgrounds. Expensive clothes look expensive and show their wearer is rich. Clothes can provide other clues as well. The upper classes appear to be less interested in fashion and wear good quality clothes in non-bright colours, made of natural material like wool, leather and cotton. Lower working-class people often choose clothes in bright colours, made of man-made materials. A sociological explanation for this would be that colour and interest are missing from their lives, and therefore any opportunity to produce this is taken.
Clothes are available at a price within most people’s reach. New clothes make the wearer feel good and show some degree of wealth to the outside world. Today it is the younger people who spend most money on clothes. Fashion is no longer for the upper classes and the rich. Young people from all social classes spend a lot of money on clothes. Some new fashions are started by working—class people who want to look different and feel important. They want people to look at them.
1. In the past, a person’s appearance could not tell other people about his ________.
A. health B. diet C. occupation D. habits
2. The clothes people choose to wear tell us about their ________.
A. education B. richness C. backgrounds D. hobby
3. A working—class person may start a new fashion because ________.
A. she wants to draw the attention of other people
B. she wants to look different and healthy
C. she wants to show their wealth
D. she wants to show their taste
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Expensive clothes look expensive and show the wearer is rich.
B. Working—class people prefer clothes in bright colours because they lack colour in their lives.
C. Today, it is still the upper class people who spend most money on clothes.
D. Today, fashion is no longer for the upper classes and the rich.
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Seventeen-year-old Rivertown teenager, John Janson, was honoured at the Lifesaver Awards last night for carrying out lifesaving first aid on his neighbour after a shocking knife 36 .
John was presented with his award at a ceremony(仪式) which recognized the 37 of ten people who have saved the life of 38 person.
John had been studying in his room when he heard 39 . When he and his father rushed outside, they 40 that Anne Slade, mother of three, had been stabbed 41 with a knife by her ex-boyfriend. The man ran from the 42 and left Ms Slade lying in her front garden 43 very heavily. Her hands had almost been cut from her body.
It was John’s quick 44 and knowledge of first aid that saved Ms Slade’s life. He immediately asked a number of 45 people for bandages, but when nobody could put their hands on any, his father got some tea towels(毛巾) and 46 from their house. John used these to dress the most severe 47 to ms Slade’s hands. He slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds until the 48 and ambulance arrived.
“I’m 49 of what I did but I was just doing what I had been 50 ,” John said.
John had taken part in the Young Lifesaver Scheme at his high school. When 51 John. Mr Alan Southerton, Director of the Young Lifesaver Scheme said, “There is no doubt that John’s quick thinking and the first aid 52 that he learnt at school saved Ms Slade’s life. This shows that a simple knowledge of first aid can make a real 53 .”
John and nine other Life Savers also attended a 54 reception yesterday hosted by the Prime Minister before 55 their awards last night.
36.A. show B. attack C. fight D. defend
37.A. bravery B. courage C. achievements D. progress
38.A. any other B. another C. the other D. others
39.A. quarrelling B. arguing C. shouting D. screaming
40.A. realized B. believed C. thought D. discovered
41.A. repeatedly B. rudely C. frequently D. gradually
42.A. home B. place C. scene D. garden
43.A. shaking B. struggling C. bleeding D. crying
44.A. action B. operation C. experience D. request
45.A. several B. nearby C. familiar D. curious
46.A. water B. tape C. instrument D. luggage
47.A. damages B. pains C. injuries D. cuts
48.A. neighbours B. children C. doctor D. police
49. A. proud B. fond C. sure D. tired
50.A. expected B. taught C. encouraged D. educated
51.A. praising B. referring to C. talking with D. congratulating
52.A. skills B. instructions C. treatments D. methods
53.A. discovery B. contribution C. difference D. choice
54.A. recent B. public C. private D. special
55.A. giving B. remembering C. announcing D. receiving
Companies should choose a suitable brand name that both salesman and consumers will _________ positive images.
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A．put through |
B．associate with |
C．wind up |
D．be equal to |
Some 80,000 people were reported ________ in the ever recorded worst earthquake in that area last month.
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A．were killed |
B．to be killed |
C．to have been killed |
D．being killed |
In many factories computers have ___________ the work of thousands of workers.
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A．taken place |
B．taking place |
C．taken place of |
D．taken the place of |
Nowadays, scientists are working hard to find a best way of treating addictions __________ drugs.
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A．of |
B．in |
C．on |
D．to |
