For most people, the word "fashion (時(shí)尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way:

"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color. "

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A．subjects          B．holidays           C．books            D．clothes

2.By          we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A．finding a job

B．looking at pictures

C．eating in a restaurant

D．wearing a fashionable coat

3.In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions            kinds of ways to send information.

A．three            B．four              C．five              D．six

4."There is money in fashion" means

A．people like fashion and money

B．fashionable things are expensive

C．one can make money through fashion

D．a(chǎn) fashionable man makes much money

5.The passage is mainly about              .

A．the changes of fashions

B．the kinds of colors

C．the money in fashion

D．the differences between houses

 

For most people, the word "fashion (時(shí)尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way:

"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "

But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs ... and in languages.

Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.

New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.

1.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A．subjects

B．holidays

C．books

D．clothes

2.By          we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A．finding a job

B．looking at pictures

C．eating in a restaurant

D．wearing a fashionable coat

3.In the 5th paragraph the writer mentions            kinds of ways to send information.

A．three

B．four

C．five

D．six

4."There is money in fashion" means

A．people like fashion and money

B．fashionable things are expensive

C．one can make money through fashion

D．a(chǎn) fashionable man makes much money

5.The passage is mainly about              .

A．the changes of fashions

B．the kinds of colours

C．the money in fashion

D．the differences between houses

 

My name is Daniel．I am a student in a mixed（混合）British school．I leave home at 6:45 a.m. and walk 20 minutes to catch a bus to school．I have a one-hour bus ride to get to school．I begin classes at 8:30 a.m．a(chǎn)nd finish classes at 2:00 p.m．

My name is Jack．I am a student in an Italian secondary school．I start classes at 7:55 a.m．a(chǎn)nd finish classes at 1:25 p.m．from Monday to Friday．And then I have lunch at school until 2:30 p.m．After lunch I go home．I learn Italian grammar，History，Geography，Science，Maths and English．

I am Vera．I am from Philippines．I go to school from 7:00 a.m．to 5:00 p．m．I don’t change classrooms，but the teachers do．I don’t have schoolbags．I just bring a box to school on the first day．I keep my books in it．

I am Julia．I am living in Singapore．My classes start at 8 a.m．，but I have to get to school at 7:15．Our classes are over at 1:30 p.m．on Tuesdays，Wednesdays and Thursdays，and at 2:05 p.m．on Mondays，and at 12:30 p.m．on Fridays．

1．When does Daniel usually get to school?

A．At 6:45 a.m．         B．At 7:05 a.m．          C．At 7:00 a.m．         D．At 8:05 a.m．

2．If you are in an Italian secondary school，which subject don’t you learn?

A．History．                B．Maths．                 C．Geography．          D．Chinese．

3．________ needn’t bring a schoolbag to school．

A．Daniel．                 B．Jack．                    C．Vera．                    D．Julia．

4．The four short passages all talk about different ________．

A．subjects                  B．buses                      C．school lives            D．school names

5．Which of the following is NOT right?

A．Julia’s classes start at the same time every day．

B．Vega has to change classrooms every day．

C．Jack has to go to school five days every week．

D．Daniel walks 20 minutes to catch a bus to school．

I need some ______.

A. English book    B. English books   C. thing         D. pencil case  

 

Do you like watching TV? Do you know the  31  (A family with kids) (家有兒女)? Did you see it? Many people  32 it. Do you like this. sitcom? I like it very much. There are  33 kids in this sitcom, two boys and a girl. Liu Xing is a (n)  34 boy, and he likes fashion. Xia Yu is heavy, and he  35 ice cream. Xia Xue is a beautiful girl. She likes studying and she can study 36 . They live in a 37 . But they have the same (相同的) parents. There are many  38 among them, and they are very interesting. What do you think  39 the sitcom? Maybe (或許) you like it, maybe you don't mind it, or maybe you can't  40 it. I like it, and I think the sitcom is pretty good. "

1.	A．sports show B．sitcom C．game show D．talk show

 

2.	A．see B．is seeing C．saw D．sees

 

3.	A．one B．two C．three D．four

 

4.	A．cool B．ugly C．scary D．shy

 

5.	A．doesn't love B．doesn't mind C．loves D．can't Stand

 

6.	A．good B．nice C．OK D．well

 

7.	A．house B．school C．library D．hotel

 

8.	A．subjects B．stories C．languages D．newspapers

 

9.	A．of B．for C．out D．in

 

10.	A．buy B．watch C．talk D．stand