Question

lt's not just women who wear skirts.1.. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.

2.. It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?3.. One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work4.In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special days. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations. 5. , but they no longer wear them to fight.

A. They still use kilts as their dress uniform. B. A kilt is a skirt reaching down to the knee. C. So he cut them into shorter skirts. D. Men can wear them, too E. There are many stories.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.E

4.C

5.A

【解析】

1.小题1】联系上文“lt's not just women who wear skirts.”不仅仅是妇女穿短裙子。所以选D，男人也可以穿他们。

2.小题2】联系上文，介绍了苏格兰的男人们也可以穿裙子。故选B，百褶裙是一种到达膝盖的短裙子。

3.小题3】联系上文“Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?”为什么苏格兰人开始穿裙子，可知选E，这有许多故事。

4.小题4】联系上文“He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work.”他有许多来自苏格兰的工人，并且在工作时穿着长裙子。故选C，所以他把裙子减成短裙子。

5.小题5】联系上文“Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations.”士兵们也穿着短裙子在重要的庆祝中，故选A，他们把百褶裙当成他们的礼服。