江苏省南京市鼓楼区2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省南京市鼓楼区

2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读理解

2021年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考英语二模试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

BakingaHoneycake

Tobake（烤）ahoneycake,youwillneedthesethings:flour（面粉），bakingpowder,

bakingsoda,cinnamon,brownsugar,eggs,honey,andoil.Youwillneedtwolargebowlsanda

bakingpan.

Startmakingthehoneycakebymixingtogetherthesethingsinalargebowl:21/2cupsof

flour,2teaspoonsofbakingpowder,1teaspoonofbakingsoda,and2teaspoonsofcinnamon.

Theninasecondlargebowl,mix3/4cupofbrownsugarwith3eggs.Next,addacupof

honeyand3/4cupofoiltothesecondbowl.

Pourthecontentsofthefirstbowlintothesecond.Mixuntilblended（混合的）

Pourthebatter（面糊）intoa10-inchpan.

Bakeatabout120。Cfor1hour.Afteranhour,removethepanfromtheovenandletitcool.

Thenremovethecakefromthepan

26.Youneedatthefirststepofmakingahoneycake.

A.sugarB.eggsC.oilD.cinnamon

27.Youneedofsugartobakeahoneycake.

A.1teaspoonB.2teaspoonsC.3/4cupD.21/2cup

28.Aftermixingthebatter,you.

A.addoilandhoneyB.pouritintoapanC.addeggsandsugarD.bakeatabout120℃

B

LuisMoralesis18yearsoldandcomesfromatinyvillageintheAndesmountainsin

Colombia.Untilaboutsevenyearsago,oneofLuis'sfavoriteactivitieswastogointothethick

forestaroundhishometohuntandkillthewildlife,especiallybirds.Now,however,heanda

groupofotherlocalyouthsworkwithaninternationalorganizationcalledWildlifeWorld,tostudy

andprotectthebirdsandtheirenvironment.

WildlifeWorldhassetupseveralofthesegroupsacrossthearea.''Informationwegetfrom

thechildrenhelpsuslearnhowthebirdsandotheranimalsusetheforest,whattheyeatandhow

bestwecanprotectthem.Theprojecthasworkedverywellandwehopetosetupmoregroups

inthefuture,"saysthearealeaderFelipeRamos.

Luisistheoldestandmostexperiencedmemberofhisgroup,havingbeenamembersincehe

wasjust11."BeforeIjoined,IplannedtoleavethevillageassoonasIwasoldenoughtogoand

findworkinthecity,likemostyoungpeopledo,“Luissays."ButnowIwanttogotouniversity,

becomeascientistandreturnheretocarryonworkingtosavetheserarebirdsandtheir

environment.Beingpartofthegrouphashadagreatinfluenceonme.''

Luisalsospendstimewiththeyoungerchildreninthevillage,"Thereisnotmuchtodohere

afterschool,nhesays,“soItrytoaskthemtotakepartinouractivities.Aswellasbirdwatching

andnaturestudies,wealsododramaandart.Thedramahasbeenparticularlysuccessfulandwe

nowhaveatheatregroupof30children,whichtoursinthearea,performingdifferentplays.”

29.Inthistextthewriteris.

A.givinginformationaboutaproject

B.describingvillagelifeinColombia

C.advisingchildrentojoinWildlifeWorld

D.suggestingwaystohelptheenvironment

30.WhatwasLuissattitude（态度）towardsthebirdsintheforestsevenyearsago?

A.Hewasnotinterestedinthematall

B.Hethoughtitwasfuntohuntthem.

C.Hewantedtolearnmoreaboutthem.

D.Heknewtheywererareandindanger.

31.WhatisthepurposeofthegroupaccordingtoFelipeRamos?

A.Tofindouthowthelocalwildlifeactinthewild.

B.Toprotectchildrenfromwildanimalsintheforest.

C.Toteachchildrenhowtolookaftertheenvironment.

D.Tocollectinformationabouthowpeopleusetheforest.

32.WhatwouldFelipeRamossayaboutLuis?

A.

Luisisacleverpersonwhoknowsmuchaboutthebirdsandanimalsandheisalsoagreat

musician.

B.

Luishasjustjoinedusbutisalreadyimportanttothegroup,becauseheisgoodwiththe

C.

I'mgoingtomissLuiswhenhegoestouniversity.ButI'msurethathe'llbebacktocontinuehis

D.

WhenIfirstmetLuis,hewasreadytofindworkinacity.Butheneverwantstoleaveafterhe

joinedus.

C

ImagineyouareinAfrica.Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreaks

pastyou.Whatwasit?Itmay

havebeenacheetah,thefastestanimalonland.Itcanrunup

to70milesperhour,whichisfasterthanmostcarsmovingonthe

highway!

Inmanyways,thecheetahisbuiltforspeed.Eventhoughthisanimalisacat,itspawsare

muchmorelikeadog'spaws.Thepawsallowthecheetahtomakequickturns.Acheetahalsohas

longlegsthathelpittakebigsteps.Itcanjumpasfaras20feetinoneleap!Eventhecheetah's

backbonehelpsitmovequickly.Thebackbone

actsasaspring（弹簧），movingthecheetahforwardwithsuddenburst（迸发）of

energy.Althoughthecheetahcanrunfast,itcannotrunforlongdistance.Itusesitsenergy

quicklyandbecomestired.Ifthecheetahcannotcatchitsdinnerinahurry,itwillhavetoresta

whilebeforetryingagain.

Acheetahisalsomadetobeagreathunter.Ithasshaipeyesight.Acheetahcan

seeotheranimalsuptothreemilesaway.Goodeyesighthelpsthecheetahfinditsprey（猎物）

soitcanplananattack.Acheetah'scoatisalsoveryuseful.Thecoatislightbrownwithblack

spots.Itallowsacheetahtohideinthetall,browngrassinAfrica.Otheranimalsdonotseeit

hiding,soacheetahcangetclosetorabbits,birds,andotheranimalsquietly.

Todaythecheetahisindanger.PartsofAfricaarebeingturnedintofarms.Thischange

forcesthecheetahandotheranimalstofindnewplacestolive,whichisnotalwayseasy.Cheetahs

arealsobeinghuntedbyotheranimalssuchaslionsandhyenas.However,zookeepersand

wildlifeexpertsaretryingtosavethecheetah.Maybewiththeirhelp,cheetahswillgrowlargerin

number.

33.Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreakspastyou."streaks"means"

A.searchesforfoodB.getsclosequietly

C.moveswithgreatspeedD.plansasuddenattack

34.Thecheetah'scoatisMOSTusefulbecauseit.

A.protectsthecheetahfromthesun

B.helpsthecheetahhideinthegrass

C.keepsthecheetahcoolafteralongrun

D.letsthecheetahmovewithgreatspeed

35.Readthischart.

When:Then:

Thechartshowssomeinformationfromthearticle.Whichcanbeputintheemptybox?

A.Cheetahshideinthetall,browngrass.

B.PeopleinAfricahuntlionsandhyenas.

C.Wildlifeexpertssendcheetahstothezoo.

D.Thenumberofcheetahsbecomessmaller.

36.“SpeedyandSpotty,,isagoodtitleforthearticlebecause.

A.Itgivesthenamesoftwocheetahs.

B.Itcatchesthereaders9attention.

C.Itexplainshowcheetahsactinthewild.

D.Itdescribestwofactsaboutcheetahs.

D

Technologyhasmadelifeeasierinmanyways.Peoplecanshopandlearnonlinewithout

everleavingtheirhomes.Weusecameras,phones,Internetdevices（设备）fitnesstools,and

more.Whiletechnologyhasinfluencedhowpeople?sneedsaremet,ithasalsoinfluencedhow

peoplemakealiving.

Manypeoplehavejobsthatmeetotherpeople'swantsandneeds.Thethingspeopleneedare

goodsorservices.Humanlabourisrequiredinordertoprovidegoodsandservicestosociety.

Peoplewhoworkmakemoney,andthentheyspendtheirmoneyongoodsandservicesthatother

peopleprovide.Wespendmoneyonthingsweneed.Butwhathappenstoallthestoresthatsell

itemsthatpeoplejustdon'twantanymore?

Therewasatimewhenpeoplehadtogotoavideostoretohiremovies.Buttoday,such

videostoresarehardtofind.Peoplecanwatchmoviesontheirelectronicandwireless（无线的）

devices.Thenumberofbookstoreshasalsodecreased（减少）asmanypeopledownloadelectronic

books.Itisn'tonlythestores,books,andvideosthataredisappearing,itisalsothejobsthese

storesprovided.

Therearesomeservicesthatpeopledependonthatcannotbesentfromadistance.Painters,

forexample,mustarriveataplacetopaintthehouse,andachildcareprovidermustbewitha

childtomakesurethatthechildissafe.

Technologyprovideschancesforpeopletocreatenewjobs.Forexample,newtechnology

productsneedalabourforce,assalesmenareneededtosellthetechnologytopeopleand

businesses.Peopleneedexperts（专业人士）whocananswerquestionsandrepair

technologyproductswhenthereareproblems.Therearemanyjobsinthetechnologyfield.Tech

productsarealwaysbeingimprovedandupdated.Societykeepslookingfornewformsof

technology,andnewAppsaresolddaily.

Althoughtechnologyhaserased（消除）theneedforsomegoodsandservices,ithasoffered

somenewwaysofmeetingourneeds.

37.Thenumberofstoresisdecreasingbecause.

A.theonlinebusinessisdevelopingveryrapidly

B.it'sdifficultfortheshopkeeperstofindsalesmen

C.technologyproductshavebeeningrowingneedrecently

D.society'sneedsarechangingbutservicesremainthesame

38.Thewritertellsthatsomejobsandservicesarelessinfluencedbytechnologyin.

A.Paragraph2B.Paragraph3C.Paragraph4D.Paragraph5

39.Whatexpertdopeopleneedmostwhentheyhaveproblemswiththeirtechnologyproducts?

A.Theexpertofmanaging.B.Theexpertofrepairing.

C.Theexpertofcommunicating.D.Theexpertofdesigning.

40.What'sthebesttitleforthisarticle?

A.TechnologyandjobsB.Technologyandgoods

C.TechnologyandneedsD.Technologyandservices

答案：

26-30DCBAB

31-35CCCBD

36-40DACBC

2020年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考英语二模试卷

三、阅读理解

阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Title:CharlieandtheChocolateFactory

BOOKCLUB:YOURREVIEWS!

Author:RoaldDahl

Whafsthebookabout?Myopinionofthebook:

ThebookisaboutaboycalledCharlie.Thisbookisgreat!

Hisfamilyisverypoor-theydon'thaveIlovetheincrediblechocolatesandsweetsin

muchmoneyandtheydon'thavemuchfood.thefactory.

ThereisachocolatefactorynearCharlie*s■

house.ItisWillyWonka*sfactory.Heinvites

Charlieandanotherfourchildrentovisitthe

chocolatefactory.Wordstodescribethebook:

■interestingfunnysad

amazingmagicalexciting

Vlyfavouritecharacter：

Starrating:

MyfavouritecharacterisCharliebecause

IgiveCharlieandtheChocolateFactory:

neisverykind.Icon*tliketheotherchildren

★★★★★

becausetheyarehorrible!

5stars=Fantastic!

4stars=Verygood!

3stars=OK.

2stars=Bad.

1star=Terrible!

Reviewby:Gabriella(age12)

26.Whatisthebookabout?

A.Charlieinvitedfriendstovisitthechocolatefactory.

B.Charliemadefriendswithfourchildrenafterthevisit.

C.Charlieworkedinthechocolatefactorynearhishouse.

D.Charlievisitedthechocolatefactorywithfourchildren.

27.WhatdoesGabriellathinkofthebook?

A.ReallyawfulB.NotbadC.QuitegoodD.Excellent

答案：

26.D27.D

Onefineday,Monkeywatchedawomanwalkingalongtheroadfrom

highinhistreetop.Suddenly,shefelldownoverastoneanddroppedher

pot!Itbrokeintomanypiecesandwhitecakesinsidescattered(撒)onthe

road.

"0h,haveIevergottroublenow!Ihavesomuchtrouble!'1criedoutthelady.Shetriedto

gatherthecakesinherskirt,butfailed.Soonshegaveupandleft.

Monkeyhurrieddownthetreetrunktotheground."Thesearetrouble?"hesaidtohimself."I

willtastethistrouble,foritlooksquitedelicious."Thecakeswerecoconutcakesandindeed

delicious.Monkeyateeveryoneofthem.

"Imustfindmoretrouble!MsaidMonkey.Offtothemarkethewent,skitteringdowntheroad

onhisquicklittlefeet.Monkeywenttoamanstandingatamarketstallandasked,MPlease,kindsir,

mayIhavesometrouble?'1mayIhavesometrouble?"

“You'relookingfortrouble?"saidtheman.Monkeynoddedhisheadexcitedly.Theman

laughedandhandedabagtoMonkey,MHereyougo,"hesaid.

Monkeyhadtroublecarryingthebagoftrouble.Itwassolarge,anditwasmoving!Hewent

downtheroadtoaquietplaceandopenedthebag,readyforafeast（盛宴）oftrouble.

Outofthebagcamethreefierce（凶猛的）dogs!TheygotangryandbarkedatMonkey.

Shakingwithfear,Monkeyclimbedupthenearesttree.Howhungryhewas!Hetookafruitandput

itintohismouth.Hedidn'tknowthatthetreewasachilipepper（辣椒）tree.Suddenlyhismouthfelt

fulloffire!

Monkeyneededwater!Underthetreethosethreefiercedogswerebarkingathim.Hehadto

waituntiltheygrewboredandleft.ThenMonkeyquicklyreturnedtothegroundandrantostream.

Hedranklotsofcoolwater.Afterawhilehisburntmouthfeltbetter.

“Troubledoesn'talwaystastedelicious."saidMonkey.Afterthatheneverlookedfortrouble

again.

28.Theword''skittering''inParagraph4means”

A.runningquicklyB.screamingloudlyC.laughinghappilyD.breathingheavily

29.WhatdidMonkeydoassoonasthedogswentaway?

A.Helookedforsomethingdelicioustoeat.

B.Hestayedinthechilipeppertreetosleep.

C.Heopenedthebagtoseewhatwasinside.

D.Heclimbeddownthetreeandrantoastream.

30.WhatdidMonkeyprobablydoattheendofthestory?

A.Hewentbacktohissafe,quiettreetop.

B.Heputthethreedogsbackintothebag.

C.Hereturnedtothemarkettolookfortheman.

D.Hewenttothewomantoaskformoretrouble.

31.ThisstoryisBESTdescribedasa/an.

A.animalfactB.folktaleC.interestingnovelD.humorousplay

答案：

28.A29.D30.A31.B

C

TheislandhadalwaysbeenherhometoKiki,andshe

lovedit.Shehadbeenjustaboutayearoldwhentheshipshe

andherfamilyhadbeenonwascaughtinagreatstorm.She

didn'tremembertheirhomeinEngland,whereshehadbeenborn

Shecertainlydidn'trememberhowherfamilyhadarrivedonthe

islandinlifeboatsorevenhowtheyhadbuilthousesandmade

newlives.

TheMartinfamilyandtheotherswhohadsurvivedintheshipwreck（沉船）hadworkedhard

tomaketheislandlivable.Intheweeksfollowingthewreck,boxesofseeds,toolsandfoodwere

washeduponthebeach.Theseboxesgavethesurvivorsachancetobuildanewlifeontheisland.

Now,aftertenyears'hardwork,everyonehadacomfortablehomeandtherewasplentyoffood.

Kikiandtheotherchildrenexploredtheislandeveryday.Oneday,thechildrenhadclimbedup

thehighestmountainontheislandtostudytheseabirdsthatnested（筑巢）onthecliffs.There,Kiki

sawfourgreatshipssailingtowardtheisland.

BythetimeKikiandherfriendsclimbeddownthemountain,theshipshadreachedtheisland

andthecaptainandhissailorsweresurprisedtofindotherEnglishsettlers（定居者）there.Theyhad

knownabouttheshipwreck,ofcourse,buttheyhadnoideathereweresurvivors.Theshipswere

sailingtoAustralia,andthesurvivorswerewelcomedtojointhem.

That,however,wastheproblem.Almostallthesurvivorsdidn'twanttoleavetheisland,

especiallythechildrenlikeKikiwhohadspentmostoftheirlivesthereorthetwelvechildrenwho

hadbeenbornthere.Forthem,theislandwastheirworld,andtheycouldn'timagineleavingit.

32.Whatisthisstorymainlyabout?

A.Childrenstudyingseabirds.B.Afamily*sjourneytoAustralia.

C.Livesofsurvivorsafterashipwreck.D.Explorersdiscoveringanisland.

33.Whathelpedthesurvivorsbegintheirnewlivesontheisland?

A.TheirmemoriesofEngland.B.Someothersurvivorsontheisland.

C.Thingswasheduponthebeach.D.ThegreatshipssailingtoAustralia.

34.Whatdoyouknowabouttheislandfromreadingthepassage?

A.Manydangerousanimalsliveontheisland.

B.Therearealsoseabirdslivingontheisland.

C.Therearemanyfruittreesaroundtheisland.

D.Somepeopleliveontheislandbeforethewreck.

35.Whichofthefollowingsentencesexpressesanopinion?

A.Kikididn'trememberherhomeinEngland.

B.Theislandwasawonderfulplaceforpeopletolive.

C.Thechildrenhadclimbedupthehighestmountaintoseebirds.

D.ThecaptainandhissailorsweresurprisedtofindEnglishsettlersthere.

答案：

32.C33.C34.B35.B

D

BacteriaCafeteria

Everyday,peopleuseteethtocut,tear,andchewfood.Theyeat

mostofthefood.Butbitsoffoodsticktotheirteeth.People'smouthsare

filledwithbacteria（细菌）.Theyeatthebitsoffood.Thebacteriaincrease

andbuildupontheteeth.Andtheycanquicklyformacoatingcalled

plaque（牙斑）.

Thebacteriaintheplaqueproduceacid（酸）.Moreacidiscreatedwhensomeoneeatsfood

whichhassugarorstarch.Candyandcookiearesugaryfoods.Potatochipshavestarch.Theacid

fromthebacteriagoestoworkontheteeth.Eachtoothhasaprotectivecoveringcalledenamel（釉

质）.It'sthehardestmaterialinthebody.Buttheacidisstrongenoughtoeatthroughtheenamel.

Thiscreatestoothdecay（蛀蚀）.

Next,theacidcanworkitswayinsidethetooth.Undertheenamelissoftermaterialcalled

dentine.Acidquicklyeatsthroughthedentine,creatingaholecalledacavity.Thentheacidcan

reachthepulp（髓）insidethedentine.Thepulphasbloodvessels（血管）thatfeedthetooth.Italso

hasnerves（神经）.Whenthenervesgethurt,apersonmayfeelatoothache.

Adentistshouldfixtoothdecay.Bodiescanrepairbrokenbonesbutnotdecayedteeth.That's

becauseenamelanddentinearen*tlivingthings.Dentistscleanoutthedecayandfillthespacewith

strongmaterial.

Buttoothdecayshouldbepreventedinthefirstplace.Peopleshouldvisitthedentisttwicea

year.Dentistscleanandexaminetheteeth.Theycantreatanytoothproblemsearly.Peopleshould

alsotakecareoftheirownteeth.Toremovebitsoffood,bacteria,andacid,peopleshouldclean

thembetweentheirteethatleastonceaday.Theyshouldalsobrushtheirteethatleasttwicea

day一evenwhentheydon'tfeellikeit!

36.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?

A.Toexplainhowbacteriawork.B.Togiveatalkontoothhealth.

C.Toadvertiseforadentisthospital.D.Toremindpeopletocareabouttoothhealth.

37.Whatdoesaciddo?

A.Itmakesteethstronger.B.Iteatsthroughtoothenamel.

C.Itproducesbacteriainthemouth.D.Itcleanstheteethandprotectsthem.

38.WhatisacavityinParagraph3?

A.Aholeinthetooth.B.Aprotectivecovering.

C.Avesselinthepulp.D.Anerveinsidethetooth.

39.Whycan*tyourbodyrepairdecayedteeth?

A.Thenervesarebadlyhurt.B.Cavitiesaretoohardtofix.

C.Enamelanddentinearen*tlivingthings.D.Theacideatsthroughthedentine.

40.Whatdoesthetitle"BacteriaCafeteria"mean?

ABacteriaandcafeteriarhymewitheachother.

B.Acafeteriaservesfood,andyoueatfoodthere.

C.Yourmouthislikeacafeteriawherebacteriacangrow.

D.Youeatinacafeteria,andithasalotofbacteriagrowingthere.

答案：

36.D37.B38.A39.C40.C

江苏省南京市鼓楼区2019届中考二模英语试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

仔细阅读短文，然后从文后每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

GustaveEiffeldesignedtheEiffelTowerastheentrancetothe1889ParisWorld'sFair.Today,

itisasymbolofFrance.Takeacloserlookatthecountry's"IronLady".

Thereare120TVandradio

antennasatthetower'stop

Thetowerismadeofironand

concrete.ItweighsmorethanSecondplatform

10,000tons仅

域377feethigh

*

g•Restaurant

Thereare1,665stairstother•Souvenirshop

top.Visitorscantakethe•Postoffice

stairstoonlythefirstand

secondplatforms.TheymustFirstplatform

takeanelevatortothe187feethigh

viewingarea•Restaurant

•Souvenirshop

Therearesevenelevators.

26.WhatisanothernamefortheEiffelTower?

A.IronTower.B.GustaveTower.C.IronLady.D.World'sFair.

27.Howhighistheviewingarea?

A.1,063feet.B.906feet.C.377feet.D.187feet.

28.Whichof由efollowingisTRUE?

A.Thetowerismadeofironandglass.

B.TherearefourplatformsintheEiffelTower.

C.Visitorscanmailpostcardsonthesecondplatform.

D.Visitorscantakethestairsoranelevatortothetop.

B

Whyismusicanimportantsubjectthateverychildshouldstudy?

Firstofall,musichelpsuswhenweareunhappy,andgivesuspleasurewhenwearehappy.

Therearemanydifferenttypesofmusic:slowandfast,seriousandrelaxing.Wecanchoosethe

musictomatchourfeelings.Andsecond,musicisfun.Everyoneenjoysplayingadrumandusing

theirenergy!

Scientistssaythatmusichelpschildrenwithlanguagelearning.Singingsimplesongsisgood

foryoungchildren.-Musicimprovestheear-andweknowthatchildrenwhohavestudiedmusic

canlearnforeignlanguagesmoreeasilyandpronouncethemfarbetter.Studentswhohavelearnt

toplaymusicarealsobetteratmathematics(Maths).Thisisnotsurprising,asmusicis

mathematical,withnotes(音符)inorder.Playingmusicwithotherpeoplealsoteacheschildrento

worktogether.Peoplewhocanplaymusicalinstrumentsalwayshavesomethingtheycandoata

party.Olderchildrenwhoplayinschoolbandsandorchestrasenjoyschoolmoreanddonotdrop

outofschoolearly.

Youneedalotofpracticetoplayaninstrument,anditcanbedifficulttopersuadeyourchild

tospendhoursatthepianoorplayingtheguitar.Somusicpracticeshouldbeadailyhabit—for

example,everydayafterschool,butdonotmakethepracticetoolong.

Parentsshouldlistentotheirchildplayingandtellhimorherthattheyenjoyit.Practice

shouldalsobefun.Itisalsoagoodideatofinishthepracticewithapieceofmusicthechildlikes,

andsolearningmusicwillbeapleasantpartoftheday.

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTforthechildrentolearnmusic?

A.Musiccanhelpchildrentoworkwithothers.

B.Musicisfunanditcanmakechildrenhappy.

C.Musiccanhelpchildrenlearnlanguagesmoreeasily.

D.Musiccanhelpchildrenputnotesinordermoreeasily.

30.Parentsshouldtohelpthemlearntoplaymusicalinstruments.

A.tellchildrentolovemusicB.practisewiththeirchildren

C.listentotheirchildrenplayingD.maketheirchildrenpractiselong

31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MusichelpslearningB.Musicgivespleasure

C.MusicdevelopsahabitD.Musichelpstheyoung

C

Whenyouwearsomething,youareoftensaying,uLookatme!"Yourclothingcommunicates

totheworldwhatyouwanttheworldtothinkofyou.Forexample,whenyougoonajob

interview,youmightchooseclothesthatmakeyouseemsincere.Whenyougotoaparty,you

mightchooseclothesthatmakeyoulookexciting.

jInScotlandandpartsofthecountriesofEastandSoutheastAsia,menaswellas

womenworeskirts.InTurkeyandChinaandamongtheInuit,bothmenandwomenworetrousers.

ButinancientGreece,menwhoworetrouserswerethoughttobesavages（野蛮人）・IntheUnited

Statestoday,bothmenandwomenwearpants.

2Overthecenturies,anthropologists（人类学家）havelearnedthattheclothing

peopleworewasconnectedtothepositiontheyheldinsociety.Inmostsocieties,importantpeople

putonspecialclothingtoshowtheirpower.Inthe18th,kingsandqueensworespecialclothing,

oftenspeciallymadeanddifficulttokeepclean.Sincepoorpeoplecouldnotaffordtowearthis

kindofclothing,itbecameasymbolofwealth.

3Todaysomepeoplestillwearclothingthatrepresentstheirpositioninlife.

Sometimesclothingclearlyshowstheorganizationthatapersonworksfor.Postalworkers,airline

attendants,andsomefactoryworkerswearuniforms.Otherswearexpensiveclothesthatshow

theirsocialpositionaswealthypeople.

4Nowmanyteenagersandadultsbuyclothesfromacertaindesignerorcompany.

Theymaylikethegoodnameofthedesignerorthecompanyandwanttosharethatname.But

onebasicreasonforchoosingclothesisthesameasithasa/w4ysbeen.Peoplechoosetheir

clothestotellotherswhotheyareandwhattheylike.

32.Thesentence"Indifferentcivilizations（文明）atdifferenttimes,differentkindsofclotheshave

beenacceptable（可接受的）."canbeputinBlank.

A.lB.2C.3D.4

33.Whydosomepeoplebuyclothesfromacertaindesigner?