Today, clothes are made in many different colours. They are also made from many different
like wool, cotton, linen and silk. Most people own lots of clothes. Each day, they choose what to wear.
Clothes
Clothes cover our bodies and protect us from the weather. They can also make us feel good about the way we look. Sometimes, our clothes tell other people about us, such as the work we do or what religion(宗教) we are. People have been wearing clothes for many thousands of years, but the clothes people wore long ago were different from the clothes people wear today.
Fashion
Fashion means the kinds of clothes that are popular at one time. Ancient Romans wore dresses. Some Romans wore togas(宽外袍) to special events. Long ago, women in some countries wore corsets under their dresses. Corsets were pulled in tight and tied at the back, so they weren’t to wear. Women wore corsets to make their waists (腰)look smaller. Fashion . It can be different from place to place. However, most people today wear simple clothes that are easy to put on and care for. Clothes need to be for the climate a person lives in, too.
Uniforms
People have worn uniforms for thousands of years. Uniforms show the work people do, or what school they go to, or what team or group they belong to. Most uniforms today are suitable. Some uniforms help to protect people from danger.
Clothes in the past and the future
You can learn more about the clothes people used to wear by looking at old paintings and old photos. What clothes will people wear in the future? What styles will people wear? Maybe people in the future will look back at the clothes in fashion today and think they look strange!
A．products B．chemicals C．materials D．styles
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．warm B．comfortable C．beautiful D．suitable
A．repeats B．continues C．increases D．changes
A．thick B．right C．traditional D．dry
A．especially B．seldom C．finally D．even
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阅读下列短文,从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.
Long ago, there was a mother and a son living in a house. She worked hard everyday, ________ they were always poor.
One day, her son stole his friend's ________ . "Mom, what do you think of this bag?" His mother praised（表扬）her son ________ scolding（责骂）him. "It looks great!"
The next time, he stole an overcoat. She praised him again ________ he stole it.
A few years later, he ________ to be a young man. He stole jewelry and ________ them to his mother. "How ________ !" This time, she did not scold her son again.
Then, because he was ________ scolded by his mother, he started to steal more expensive things. One day, the police ________ him. Before putting him in ________ , he begged the police to meet his mother. They took him to his mother.
As soon as he saw his mother, he ________ her earlobe（耳垂）. "Ouch! What's the matter with you?"She finally scolded him. Her son answered, " ________ you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag, I could not have become a thief."
The mother’s________ was broken as she looked at her son heading to prison. "If I only could ________ time, I would scold him strictly." She regretted（后悔） that she always praised him, ________ he did.
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I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth,I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven ____ years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life ____. Suddenly I had to ____ my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.
Finally, I felt my ____ at my mother. The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me ____, the only person in this house who did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved ____ me around. However, I seldom talked to him and ____ asked him to leave me alone.
Then all that changes. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, ____ I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely ____ from my mind, reached through the bars (护栏). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched ____. And that was allI needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed ____.How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the ____ time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored (宠爱), but through the eyes of a ____.To this day, I can’t imagine life ____ my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have ____ about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one shouldn’t care only for himself.
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One day, I am reading a newspaper when my wife calls me in the kitchen, “Will you ________ here and make your daughter eat her food?”
I throw the ________ away and run to my 8-year-old daughter, Millie. In front of her is a bowl of rice. She says to me: “Dad, I want to do a special thing. ________ I eat all the rice, will you let me do it?” “OK.” I say.
“Dad, I want to cut(剪掉) all my hair from my ________ this Sunday.” She says. I feel a little surprised(惊讶的). “Millie, why don’t you ask for something else? We will be ________ when we see your cleanshaven(剃光的) head.”
“Dad, you say you will let me ________ it!” Millie cries.
On Monday morning, I ________ her to school. I watch my hairless(没有头发的) daughter walking to her classroom. I see a boy with a hairless head. He ________ another car, and shouts: “Millie, please ________ for me.”
“Sir, your daughter is ________ .” A woman gets out of the ________, and says, “That boy is my son, Harish. He is ill. He lost(失去了) all his hair because of chemotherapy(化疗).He doesn’t ________ to go to school. Millie visits him and I don’t know she would cut her hair________ my son! ”
I stand there, and I can’t ________ anything. “Thank you, my little angel! You are teaching me what love is!” I think. My daughter is a ________ girl. She lives for her friends.
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It’s fine on Saturday morning. There _______many children in the park. They are _______ a good time. Some of them are playing games under a big tree. The girls are singing and ______. The boys are ______photos. Michael is____ by the lake. He is _____ a storybook. ______ is Linda? She’s standing over there_______her sister. They are eating ice cream. Look! _______ the two girls? They are Betty and Ann. Let’s go and _____with them.A. isB. amC. are
A. haveB. havingC. has
A. dancingB. to danceC. to sleep
A.takeB. takingC. takes
A. sitsB. to sitC. sitting
A.seeingB. readingC. watching
A.WhereB.WhatC. How
A. withB. andC. for
A. Who isB. Where isC. Who are
A. to talkB. talkC. talking
完形填空。从A、B、C三个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
My name is Kangkang. I ____a student in No. 2 Middle School. I am __ __ Class One. My English teacher is Mrs Gao. Jane and Maria _ ___ good friends. Jane is _ ___ England. Maria is _ ___ America. They are in No. 2 Middle School, _ ___. __ __ Maria isn’t in my class._ ___ mother is a __ __, too. _ ___ are good teachers.A. is B. amC. are
A. in B. at C. for
A. are B. am C. is
A. toB. in C. from
A. atB. from C. for
A. to B. too C. in
A. but B. But C. and
A. She B. HerC. Hers
A. teacher B. Chinese C. Japanese
A. TheyB. Them C. Their