Clothes, decorations, physique, hair and facial (1)_____ giv..

第1题

Clothes, decorations, physique, hair and facial features give a great deal of information

about us. For instance, we wear clothes to keep us warm,【C1】______ unlike animals, we do not have a protective covering of hair. But for the【C2】______ of communication, we【C3】______ in clothes of different colors, styles and materials; we use cosmetics and perfume; we【C4】______ beards and sideburns.

Strict【C5】 ______ govern the clothes we wear. We do not wear football boots with a dinner jacket,【C6】______ a boiler suit to work in an insurance office. Fashionable and smart【C7】______ are associated with good qualities and well-dressed people have been【C8】______ to get more help and cooperation from【C9】______ strangers. For example, a woman is. often given more【C10】______ of help with her broken-down car when she is dressed【C11】 ______ than when she is dressed less appealingly.

Rebels consider themselves to be【C12】______ from other people in society, and often【C13】______ their physical appearance to show this. In the last two decades in Britain there【C14】______ a number of youth movements with【C15】______ uniforms.

But in our modern society some people also choose【C16】______ clothes to project their personalities. 【C17】______ types wear brighter colors than more reserved people. Some people wear odd【C18】______ of clothes to express their individuality. For example, someone【C19】______ give an impression of high social status,【C20】______ origin and bad temper by wearing an expensive suit.

【C1】

A．when

B．because

C．so

D．but

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第2题

Section AIn recent years, Chinese fancy knots have become very popular.【76】 They are hand-

Section A

In recent years, Chinese fancy knots have become very popular.【76】 They are hand-made ornaments noted for their patterns and bright colors. They are also symbols of happiness and good luck.

Chinese fancy knots closely related to the everyday life of the Chinese people and express their aspirations for a better life.

"In primitive times, people kept records and accounts by tying knots. Later, they need knots as symbols of good luck to decorate their clothes. Some knots were designed to embellish (修饰) us and jade pendants. They were regarded as signs of happiness and good luck. “said Mr. Duan, professor of Chinese from Peking University.

【77】These beautiful Chinese fancy knots, of a simple or a complicated structure, are made of a single piece of string by tying, drawing, twining, and weaving. The instruments used include crochet hooks, tweezers, scissors, and lighters. The materials needed are strings of various colors, gum, and small decorations made of porcelain or jade.

“In feudal China, it was unbecoming for women to show themselves in public. So they devoted most of their time to needlework at home. Making fancy knots was part of their work and they were very skilled at it.【78】Chinese fancy knots are symmetrical and well balanced. The patterns on both sides are identical. You can make an endless chain of knots on a single piece of string. This symbolizes that life on earth will continue and multiply forever, ”said Mrs. Xiong, knitting expert.

【79】Chinese fancy knots are named after their shapes or in accordance with what they suggest. They are symbols of prosperity, happiness, wealth, and longevity.【80】As they are believed to be able to remove evil spirits and bring luck, people often carry them and hang them in their homes.

Chinese fancy knots are widely used to decorate clothes, sitting rooms, and cups, plates and chop sticks on dinner tables.

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第3题

Scientists believe that people "dressed up" long before they made a habit of wearing cloth

es. Primitive man dressed himself in feathers and ornaments, or painted his body and wrapped himself in animal skins. It was probably some time before man discovered that the decorations kept him warm and protected him from-various injuries. Even today, millions of people who wear little clothing use ornaments and decorations.

When primitive people began to wear clothing regularly, they had to make it from the materials at hand, In cold regions, they often used the skins of fur-bearing animals as protection against the cold. In warmer regions of the world, the people dressed themselves in clothing made from leaves, tree bark and woven grasses. Some people scraped the hair from animal skins to make soft leather for their clothes.

Linen was the first woven material from which clothes were made. From very early times, men have known how to make flax into fine linen. In fact, over four thousand years ago, Egyptians grew flax along the banks of the Nile River. They learned how to make threads from the fiber of the flax plant, and the linen that the ancient Egyptians wore was softer, finer linen than the linen today. However, only the very rich Egyptians could afford this fine linen. The poor people of ancient Egypt wore very coarse linen or animal skins, and most of them owned only one garment apiece.

Egyptian and Jewish priests, who lived in warm lands, wore fine linen clothing at religious festivals. The Egyptians wound their mummies in bands of linen before placing them in the tomb. Fine linen was also worn by the wealthy Greeks of ancient times. And, during the Middle Ages, most of the people in Europe wore linen.

Wool was probably the second woven material to be' for clothes, because there are many kinds of sheep that can live in many different climates, and because sheep are easy to raise; they have been raised in many parts of the world for their meat and their soft, warm wool. We do not know when people first thought of cutting off the sheep's wool and spinning it into yarn. However, we do know that, very early in history, rich and poor people alike were wearing wool clothes. Amusingly, sheep's wool wasn't the only wool used by early man. The desert people made clothing from camel' s hair; the people of Asia minor used the fleece of the angora goat, the people of northern India and Tibet wove the fleece of the cashmere goat into soft, warm clothing; and the South American Indians made clothes from the wood of the Hama, their beast of burden.

According to the passage, why primitive people "dressed up" ？

A．They wanted to be beautiful.

B．It was a custom at that time.

C．They discovered that "dressed up" could make them warm.

D．They wanted to make use of feathers and animal skins.

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第4题

Section AIn recent years, Chinese fancy knots have become very popular. （81) They are hand

Section A

In recent years, Chinese fancy knots have become very popular. (81) They are hand-made ornaments noted for their patterns and bright colors. They are also symbols of happiness and good luck.

Chinese fancy knots are closely related to the everyday life of the Chinese people and express their aspiration for a better life.

"In primitive times, people kept records by tying knots. Later, they used knots as symbols of good luck to decorate their clothes. Some knots were designed to embellish fans and jade pendants. They are regarded as signs of happiness and good luck," said Mr. Duan, professor of China from Peking University.

(82) These beautiful Chinese fancy knots, of a simple or a complicated structure, are made of a single piece of string by tying, drawing, twining, and weaving. The instruments used include crochet hooks, tweezers, scissors, and lighters. The materials needed are string of various colors, gum, and small decorations made of porcelain or jade.

"In feudal China, it was unbecoming for women to show themselves in public. So they devoted most of their time to needlework at home. Making fancy knots was part of their work and they were very skilled at it. (83) Chinese fancy knots are symmetrical and well balanced. The patterns on both sides are identical. You can make an endless chain of knots on a single piece of string. "This symbolizes that life on earth will continue and multiply forever," said Mrs. Xiong, knitting expert.

(84) Chinese fancy knots are named after their shapes or in accordance with what they suggest. They are symbols of prosperity, happiness, wealth, and longevity. (85) As they are believed to be able to remove evil spirits and bring luck, people often carry them and hang them in their homes.

Chinese fancy knots are widely used to decorate clothes, sitting room, and cups, plates and chop sticks on dinner tables.

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第5题

decorations

A.装饰品

B.调色板

C.前中心线

D.面料

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第6题

A．decorationsB．furnitureC．facilitiesD．appliances

A.decorations

B.furniture

C.facilities

D.appliances

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第7题

The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. During the Christmas season, they decorate their homes with ______, _______ , and ______.

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第8题

Which is not a kind of traditional decorations of Spring Festival？

A、Spring couplets

B、New Year pictures

C、Lanterns

D、Bamboo pole

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第9题

The passage suggests that the earliest stonewareA．was decorated with simple, abstract desi

The passage suggests that the earliest stoneware

A．was decorated with simple, abstract designs