Question

阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）

Who says that skirts are only for girls? Men can also wear them. Scotchmen have worn them for many years. They call their skirts kilts. A kilt is a colored skirt. It reaches down to the knee(膝盖). It has different colored checks (方格) on it, like red or blue. Some families in Scotland have their own colors and designs. From the kind of kilt they wear you can tell which group they come from.

The kilt goes back to the 1720s. Scottish soldiers used to wear them. Later, many Scottish men wore them. Today the kilt is not much seen in Scotland. However, in some parts of the country you can still see some older men wearing kilts. Most Scotchman see the kilt as formal dress for national celebrations, marriages or big dinners.

Even kilt makers have moved with the times. Some modern designs have a pocket for a mobile phone.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案, 并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Men in ____ wear skirts for many years.

A. Spain B. Korean

C. Japan D. Scotland

2. A kilt is___________.

A. a kind of beautiful pants

B. a kind of skirt with colored checks on it

C. a red or blue dress

D. a kind of shorts

3. Kilts appeared ________ ago.

A. nearly three hundred years B. hundreds of years

C. thousands of years D. nearly two hundred years

4. Which of the following statements isTRUE?

Ａ.Today the kilt is never seen in Scotland.

Ｂ.Today more young men like to wear kilts.

Ｃ.Today Scotchmen may dress in kilts for formal occasions.

Ｄ.Today we can use kilts to call somebody.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Scotchmen B. a kind of beautiful skirt

C. Skirts for men D. The kilts today

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们：苏格兰男人穿裙子许多年了；苏格兰褶裥短裙是一种上面带有彩色方格的裙子；这种裙子出现在近三百年前；今天苏格兰男人穿裙子也许是为了参加正式的场合等内容。

1.苏格兰男人穿裙子许多年了。根据Scotchmen have worn them for many years.，故选Ｄ。

2.苏格兰褶裥短裙是一种上面带有彩色方格的裙子。据A kilt is a colored skirt. It reaches down to the knee(膝盖). It has different colored checks (方格) on it, like red or blue.，故可知选Ｂ。

3.苏格兰褶裥短裙出现在近三百年前。根据The kilt goes back to the 1720s.故选Ａ。

4.细节理解题。以下哪项陈述是真实的？今天也许苏格兰男人穿裙子是为了参加正式的场合。根据Most Scotchman see the kilt as formal dress for national celebrations, marriages or big dinners. 可知，应该选Ｃ。

5.主旨大意题。这篇文章最好的标题是什么？男人的裙子。通读短文及根据Who says that skirts are only for girls? Men can also wear them. Scotchmen have worn them for many years.故选Ｃ。

考点：社会文化类短文阅读。