Question

【题目】Clothing(服装)is a language. We can look at the traditional clothing to know more about_____.

Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is ______ in traditional dress. The three colors-red, gold and ______ , are often used in the clothing. The first color represents the blood of millions of people who fought ______ freedom; the second, rich resources of the African earth; and the third, the grassland of home.

Because clothing has strong social meanings, people are very ______in choosing what to wear. It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, ______ to dress in the wrong way. For example, in Ghana(加纳)，a woman should wear her waistband(腰带) ______ according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African ______ are famous for loose(宽松的)clothing. The temperature there can be very high during the daytime but very low at night, so it ______ that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Today although more and more young people like wearing Western clothes, especially in big cities in Africa, traditional African dress is _____ quite valuable. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

【1】A. fashion B. culture C. nature D. spirit

【2】A. chosen B. known C. shown D. thrown

【3】A. blue B. grey C. purple D. green

【4】A. against B. for C. with D. by

【5】A. careful B. strict C. confident D. active

【6】A. and B. but C. or D. so

【7】A. completely B. differently C. exactly D. rapidly

【8】A. designs B. forms C. materials D. tales

【9】A. records B. reminds C. represents D. requires

【10】A. even B. yet C. still D. then

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【6】C

【7】B

【8】A

【9】D

【10】C

【解析】试题分析：本文以非洲服装设计为例，说明了服装是语言，它告诉我们某人的个性、年龄、社会地位等信息。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。

【1】句意：我们可以看看传统服装来了解更多的文化。考查名词辨析题。A. fashion时尚；B. culture文化；C. nature自然；D. spirit精神。根据下文Africa has a long history and a rich culture, and this is shown in traditional dress.提示，可知选B。

【2】句意：非洲有着悠久的历史和丰富的文化，这是在传统服饰中表现出来的。考查动词辨析题。A. chosen选择；B. known知道；C. shown透露出/给……看；D. thrown投掷。根据句意语境，可知ABD三项意思都与句意不合，故选C。

【3】句意：红、金、绿三种颜色常用于服装。考查名词辨析题。根据下文and the third, the grassland of home.第三种代表家乡的草原，而草原的颜色是绿色，可知选D。

【4】句意：第一种颜色代表无数为自由而战的人的鲜血；考查介词辨析题。A. against反对，表态度；B. for为了，表目的；C. with和…一起，表伴随；D. by通过，表方式方法。freedom自由，名词；根据句意语境，可知fight for freedom符合句意，故选B。

【5】句意：因为服装有很强的社会意义，所以人们在选择穿什么时会非常小心。考查形容词辨析题。A. careful小心的；B. strict严格的；C. confident沉着的；D. active积极的。根据下文It would be a serious mistake to wear the wrong clothes, or to dress in the wrong way.，结合句意语境，可知人们穿衣服需要很细心，故选A。

【6】句意：穿错衣服或错穿衣服是一个严重的错误。考查连词辨析题。A. and和，表并列。B. but但是，表转折；C. or或者 ，表选择；D. so所以，表结果。本句是选择关系，需用or连接；根据句意语境，可知选C。

【7】句意：在加纳，女人应该根据社会活动的重要性而不同地佩戴腰带。考查副词辨析题。A. completely完全地；B. differently不同地；C. exactly确切地 ；D. rapidly迅速地。according to the importance of the social event根据社会事件的重要性；根据句意语境，可知重要性是不一样的，ACD三项意思都与句意不合，故选B。

【8】句意：非洲设计以宽松的服装闻名。考查名词辨析题。A. designs图案/设计 ；B. forms形式；C. materials物质/材料；D. tales传说/故事。be famous for因而闻名；根据句意语境，可知designs符合文意，故选A。

【9】句意：白天的温度很高，晚上很低，所以要求衣服在日常生活中要舒适。考查动词辨析题。A. records记录；B. reminds提醒；C. represents表现；D. requires要求。根据句意语境，可知选D。

【10】句意：尽管越来越多的年轻人喜欢穿西装，尤其是在非洲的大城市，传统的非洲服装仍然很有价值。考查副词辨析题。A. even甚至，表示更进一步；B. yet然而，用于否定句和疑问句的句末；C. still仍然，表示某事仍在继续；D. then然后，表顺承。本句although表转折关系，根据句意语境，可知选C。