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【題目】My daughter went to see The Wild One recently and she commented that Marlon Brando was wearing jeans so long ago. Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion. Fashion and films have gone hand in hand for long. The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered “cool” today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket.

Another strong influence on fashion trends was Breakfast at Tiffany’s, starring Audrey Hepburn. She made famous the simple black dress that looks perfect at either a cocktail party or just standing around an expensive department store like Tiffany’s with a pastry and coffee in your hand, as Audrey Hepburn does in the film. She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck. Audrey Hepburn still influences women’s fashion with her “Tiffany’s look”.

In more modem times, the film star Uma Thurman created a major fashion trend when she appeared in the film Pulp Fiction, made in 1994. Her style was very simple. Her black trousers, crisp white shirt and hair style was copied by women in the world.

Influencing fashion trends can often be about timing. The movie Memoirs of a Geisha came just in time to start a trend in Japanese fashion. It starred the Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who wore beautiful silk kimonos (和服), and it won an Oscar for Costume Design. Many travel companies picked up on the trend and ran “geisha trips” to Japan. The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos. It is now quite common to see young Japanese women wearing kimonos not just on traditional occasions, but at various social events. The fashion is also beginning to spread to Western countries.

【1】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Films and fashion. B. Stars’ fashion.

C. Influential films. D. Film cultures.

【2】Who will people associate Madonna wearing the leather motorcycle jacket with?

A. Zhang Ziyi. B. Audrey Hepburn.

C. Uma Thurman. D. Marlon Brando.

【3】What is implied in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s according to the passage?

A. One can be active by wearing black.

B. One can be elegant by dressing simply.

C. One can be famous by looking perfect.

D. One can be stylish by eating at Tiffany’s.

【4】What does the film Memoirs of a Geisha lead to?

A. The popularity of the Chinese actress.

B. The worldwide reading of Geisha stories.

C. The recovery of interest in kimonos.

D. The “geisha trips” to social events.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】試題分析：本文主要介紹了電影對(duì)時(shí)尚的影響，并通過具體的例子來證明這一觀點(diǎn)。

【1】A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Of course he helped set the trend, so that got me thinking about the link between films and trends in fashion.可知本文通過馬龍.白蘭度的著名電影The Wild One 引出了電影能夠影響流行時(shí)尚趨勢(shì)的話題。接下來列舉多部電影引起流行時(shí)尚的變化的例子�？芍�本文正是關(guān)于電影和時(shí)尚。故A正確。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段后三句The Wild One is a good example: it appeared in 1954, starring Brando. Dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket, leather cap and jeans, he created a look which is still considered “cool” today. Everyone from Madonna to middle-aged men is seen wearing the classic leather motorcycle jacket.可知正是Brando在電影The Wild One中的機(jī)車夾克、牛仔褲和皮帽子的的服裝創(chuàng)造出一種現(xiàn)在人們?nèi)匀徽J(rèn)為很酷的時(shí)尚潮流，當(dāng)麥當(dāng)娜穿上這樣的服裝的時(shí)候，人們會(huì)聯(lián)想到馬龍.白蘭度。故D項(xiàng)正確。

【3】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段倒數(shù)第二句She looks so elegant, wearing simple but beautiful dresses, big dark glasses and a string of pearls around her neck.可知在電影Breakfast at Tiffany’s中Tiffany開創(chuàng)了一種簡約而優(yōu)雅的時(shí)尚服飾潮流。故B正確。

【4】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三句The film has also led to a regained interest in kimonos.可知電影Memoirs of a Geisha重新激發(fā)了人們對(duì)日本和服的喜愛。故C項(xiàng)正確。