Short Skirts Are Out!
After decades of skimpy skirts and sleeveless tops on game days, some schools in the US are saying cheerleader uniforms will have to meet stricter dress codes when they are worn in class.
In Lake County, Florida, cheerleaders with uniforms too skimpy for the code are being asked to wear long shorts or trousers under their skirts and a T-shirt under the sleeveless tops, according to a district memo. Principals at two of Lake’s eight high schools – Leesburg and Lake Minneola – are not allowing the outfits in school at all.
Michelle Thomas, a cheerleader at Leesburg High School, was disappointed when she learned she couldn’t wear her outfit to school on game days.
“It shows that we’re a team just like all the other sports,” she said.
But the school administrators did not agree. “During the educational portion of the day, they have to meet the dress code just like every other student,” said school board chairwoman Debbie Stivender, who ordered the staff to bring the outfits into line with the dress code.
Bare midriffs are banned across the state by the Florida High School Athletic Association, but no state rules mention cheerleader miniskirts. Sheila Noone, a spokeswoman for cheerleading uniform company Varsity Brands, says the outfits haven’t become more revealing over the last 10 years. She says that the short skirts are designed to help the girls jump and kick.
“Cheerleading is athletic,” Noone said. “There’s a lot of jumping, so you won’t want a knee-length skirt that might hamper a tie touch.”
Most cheerleaders were sad to hear the news, but say they’ll follow the rules. Even male cheerleaders, whose pants and tops meet dress codes, chose not to wear their outfits to show unity.
“I understanding, because they are kind of short,” said Holly Bishop, 14, a Lake Minneola High School cheerleader, about her miniskirt. “It would have been really, really cool to wear them to school.”

  1. 1.

    According to the new dress codes for cheerleaders in some American schools, __________.

    1. A.
      bare midriffs are banned
    2. B.
      cheerleading miniskirts are banned
    3. C.
      cheerleader uniforms have switched from skirts to trousers
    4. D.
      cheerleaders have to make their uniforms less revealing
  2. 2.

    Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the article?

    1. A.
      School administrators believe cheerleader uniforms do not match school dress codes.
    2. B.
      Most cheerleaders show understanding of the new dress codes.
    3. C.
      Sheila Noone believes that cheerleading miniskirts are not revealing.
    4. D.
      School administrators don’t take cheerleading seriously.
  3. 3.

    Some cheerleaders are not happy about the news because __________.

    1. A.
      they hate the dress codes that other sports have
    2. B.
      they consider their uniforms special and cool
    3. C.
      they want to wear revealing clothes
    4. D.
      they will have to buy new uniforms
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Schoolgirls have been wearing such short skirts at Paget High School in Branston that they've been ordered to wear trousers instead. All skirts will be banned from September. Tight-fitting trousers will also be forbidden and Muslim head-dresses will have to be “school blue’’ color.
Head teacher Don Smith said, "One of the big problems for us at the school has been the number of girls who have been wearing inappropriately short skirts. This has been an area of particular concern at a time when there has been a lot of material nationally about the sexualisation of young people.”
He also said, “ It will be impractical to police the length of girls' skirts. A blanket ban will be easier for staff to put into practice. We did not want to arrive at a situation where we were telling girls their skirts could only be a certain number of centimeters above or below the knee. Pupils', parents' and other teachers' opinions were sought before the uniform rules were changed.，，
The new clothing policy has been explained in a letter sent to parents of the school's 1,000 pupils and will come into force after the summer holiday. Support will be given to parents unable to afford the new tie. The school also wants pupils to wear clip-on(夾式)ties instead of traditional neckties.
But the new uniform rules have not been well received by everyone. One parent, whose teenage daughter attends the school, said, “I completely agree some girls were wearing skirts that were too short. However, I think girls should be allowed to be feminine(女性化的).Other schools manage to let girls wear skirts while making sure they are not inappropriately dressed. I don't see why Paget can't do the same."
【小題1】The girls at Paget High School are not allowed to wear skirts in that  _______.

A．short skirts give people the impression of sexualisation
B．short skirts are too expensive for parents to afford
C．the headmaster doesn't like girls wearing short skirts
D．the girls wearing short skirts will be at the risk of being laughed at
【小題2】We can learn from the passage that _______
A．the new uniform rules are well received by everyone
B．no schools in Branston allow girls to wear short skirts
C．parents unable to afford the new uniform will gain support
D．the pupils' parents were informed of the new clothing policy
【小題3】What's the attitude of Mr. Smith towards the new uniform rules?
A．Disagreeable.B．Supportive.C．Anxious.D．Curious.
【小題4】What's the best title for the passage?
A．New School Rules SetB．Girls' Skirts Forbidden
C．Traditional Neckties GoneD．Different Opinions Voiced

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How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.
There is also a cyclical(周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.
At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous(失禮的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!
Fashion Change

People’s (1)▲  towards fashion
Ordinary people just (2)▲  the trends of fashion passively.
Influences of fashion
People are able to feel more confident or less (3)▲  if they dress themselves fashionably.
Fashion or dressing (4)▲  may have to rush constantly to keep up with the fashion.
(5)▲  of fashion changing
Sometimes a fashion comes into existence (6)▲  to convenience or practical necessity, or just because people (7)▲  an influential person.
Cyclical pattern in fashion
Some old fashion may come back to (8)▲  after a certain period of time.
Fashion today
People tend to dress freely to show their personal (9)▲  instead of going after popularity.
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How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.

Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.

What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats, and more American men followed his example.

There is also a cyclical(周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War II, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.

Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.

At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous(失禮的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!

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Influences of fashion

People are able to feel more confident or less (3)▲  if they dress themselves fashionably.

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(5)▲  of fashion changing

Sometimes a fashion comes into existence (6)▲  to convenience or practical necessity, or just because people (7)▲  an influential person.

Cyclical pattern in fashion

Some old fashion may come back to (8)▲  after a certain period of time.

Fashion today

People tend to dress freely to show their personal (9)▲  instead of going after popularity.

Writer’s attitude

We do need to dress ourselves properly on some (10)▲  but we don’t have to be in fashion all the way.

 

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   She claimed a birth date of 1893 and a birthplace of Auvergne; she was actually born in 1883 in Saumur, though. Her mother worked in a nursing home for pool people. Gabrielle was born there. Her mother died whet she was only six.

   She began to use the name Coco during a brief career a, a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. By the 1920s，her fashion house had expanded greatly. Her relaxing fashions, such as short skirts with casual look, were very different from the fashions popular in the formal decades.

   In 1922 Chanel introduced a perfume, Chanel No.5 which became very popular and still remains a popular product today. Pierre Wertheimer became her partner in the perfume business in 1924. Wertheimer owned 70% of the company, Coco Chanel 10% and her friend, Bader, 20%. The Wertheimers continue to control the perfume company today.

   She briefly served as a nurse in World War I. The fashion business in Paris was thus off for some years. In 1954 she came back and her women's clothing business returned to its former popularity. Her natural, casual clothing once again caught the eye of women. She was still working in 1971 when she died.

1.All of the following fashions belong to Chanel's design style EXCEPT _____

   A. a comfortable suit  B. a tight dress

   C. a short skirt       D. a loose sweater

2.The right order of the following events should be ____

    ① Chanel began to do business with Wertheimer.

    ② Chanel served as a nurse.

    ③ Chanel worked as a singer.

    ④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5.

   A. ④①③②    B. ①②③④

   C. ③④①②    D. ②③④①

3.According to the passage, we can see that Chanel ____

   A. was brought up by her father

   B. worked in a nursing home for some time

   C. earned more than Wertheimer from the perfume company

D. had an active and creative mind

 

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How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion.

Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy’s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull.

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There is also a cyclical(周期性的) pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again.

Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the “untidy” look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses.

At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater, and it would be discourteous(失禮的) to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don’t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you’ll see that no one else does either!

Fashion Change

People’s(71)    towards fashion

Ordinary people just (72)    the trends of fashion passively.

Influences of fashion

According to magazines and TV advertisements, people are able to (73)    __more confidently and with less  (74)___ if they fashionably dress themselves or wear a certain(75)____  style.

(76)    of fashion changing

Sometimes a fashion comes into           (77)___because of convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person.

Cyclical pattern in fashion

Some old fashion can come back to(78)_____ after a certain period of time.

Today’s fashion

Society emphasizes more on informality than on trends. You can dress up as you(79)______ .

Writer’s attitude

We do need to (80)____ourselves properly on some occasions but we can never catch up with the latest fashion.

 

 

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