Such clothing is made in fixed sizes. Those people who find that ready-made clothing fits
them well can save money by buying it. Most often, People do not fit exactly into a producer"s
size. Their clothing must be changed to make it fit better. However, most changes are not
very expensive. The small cost of most changes means that ready-made clothing can meet the
needs of most customers.
Those who can afford it often get someone to design (设计) and make their clothing. Such
clothing is called custom-made. The person who makes it measures (测量) the customer, and
then sews it so that it fits perfectly. Changes are not needed. Custom-made clothing is largely
sewn by hand, has better quality, better material, and is of the style you have chosen. Of course,
it costs much more than ready-to-wear clothing. You need to pay the difference for the special
fitting and better skill that you are receiving. This often means that you spend double or mor
than you would for a ready-made garment.
Custom-made clothing is not always that much better than ready-made clothing. It costs more
partly because only one garment has been made, just for you. Companies that produce ready-made
products make thousands of garments at a time. This means they can buy large amounts of material.
Workers cut each size by the hundreds. Companies work out ways to make the garments, quickly
by machine and pay workers according to their skill. Thus they can sell the finished products at a
low price while still making money. Most of the clothing sold in the United States is made in this way.
Customers gain from the lower prices which are made possible by mass production. It may or may
not give them high quality.
B. can fit into the sizes
C. want to make it better
D. will spend less money
B. fashionably designed
C. chosen by few people
D. made with difficulties
B. It suits all people.
C. It takes more time to make it.
D. It is time-saving to make it.
B. to show the advantages of mass production
C. to provide information about different kinds of clothing
D. to tell readers how to make money from ready-made clothing
Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale (销
售). There are labels (标签)inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care
of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater
label may tell you to wash by washing in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dry
clean only". Washing may ruin (损坏) this coat. If you do as the directions (说明) say on
the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best.
Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new
clothes, check (核实) to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if
you buy clothes that can be washed. You can save money if you buy clothes that are well
made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many
times. Clothes that cost more money are not always better made. They do not always fit (合
身) better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive
clothes.
B. don"t last long
C. need to be dry cleaned
D. can be washed
B. how to save money
C. whether they fit you or not
D. where to get them dry cleaned.
B. to see how much money you can pay
C. to know how to wash them
D. to read the labels inside them
B. must be dry cleaned
C. can not be washed
D. can sometimes fit you better
B. Taking Enough When Shopping
C. Being a Clever Clothes Shopper
D. Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes
lions live in big forest and they are called 1 animals. Some others like sheep and
dogs are 2 by men and they are called domestic (驯养) animals. These animals are very
different from one another, but we can 3 them into big groups: those that eat other
animals and those that eat grass and leaves. Animals like the 4 belong to the first
group.
Animals are 5 great use to human beings. Men 6 wild animals for their fur and
meat. Domestic animals are 7 more important to men. Without them, life will be 8 .
People make use of animals in many 9 .
Cows and dogs are useful to men"s 10 . They five 80% of the 11 men eat every year.
Skin of some animals can be 12 into expensive overcoats and shoes, which are warm and
comfortable and 13 a long time. They are very welcome in 14 countries. Wool, which
is now one of the most important material for textile (纺织) 15 , comes from a special
kind of 16 . From cows, we get milk. And we shouldn"t 17 that some domestic animals
are kept for transport. Many people 18 ride horses. Arabs ride on camels which travel
in deserts for days without 19 . In some places animals are still used to plough field.
20 is clear that men just can"t live without these animals.
( )1. A. wild ( )2. A. trapped ( )3. A. separate ( )4. A. chicken ( )5. A. with ( )6. A. hunt ( )7. A. quite ( )8. A. smooth ( )9. A. ways ( )10. A. life ( )11. A. meal ( )12. A. put ( )13. A. last ( )14. A. cool ( )15. A. business ( )16. A. sheep ( )17. A. forget ( )18. A. always ( )19. A. resting ( )20. A. That | B. serious B. treated B. divide B. tiger B. to B. discover B. every B. difficult B. groups B. work B. meat B. turned B. cost B. cold B. workers B. goats B. remember B. hardly B. drinking B. This | C. terrible C. sold C. sell C. fish C. for C. raise C. even C. easy C. places C. family C. dinner C. made C. take C. warm C. industry C. cows C. realize C. still C. sleeping C. It | D. fighting D. kept D. keep D. goat D. of D. care for D. some D. perfect D. kinds D. food D. animals D. changed D. dress D. foreign D. factory D. animals D. notice D. just D. stopping D. So |
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People often say, "Even without stepping out of my house I know all that has been | |||
1. More and more people like to go to net school because ______. | |||
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A. it is a large school B. everybody can read in it C. it makes people happy D. it makes our life easier | |||
2. According to the passage, newspapers and TV can give people ______. | |||
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A. gold and silver B. knowledge C. more time D. the latest news throughout the world | |||
3. What would be the best title of this passage? | |||
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A. Don"t Sep Out of Your House. B. Why I like to Read Newspaper, Watch TV and GO to Net School. C. Carrying News. D. The Best Way to Carry News and Learn Useful Things. | |||
4. What can we get from newspaper and net school? | |||
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A. We can get all kinds of news. B. We can learn many useful things. C. We can improve listening, speaking, reading and writing. D. All above. | |||
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Dear Lan Lan, I"m now writing to you at Hartsop, a village in the Lake District, a place to have most beautiful scenery (景色) in English couple here to spend Christmas with them. This was planned for overseas students to know British way of life by living with British families. We came two days before Christmas and during our stay, we have had everything we expected. Christmas turkey, Christmas cake, Christmas puddings, Christmas parties and Christmas gifts under the Christmas tree. All are exciting and amusing (有趣的), but above all these, we are deeply touched by the hospitality (好客) of the family, Roger and Anne Marie. Anne Marie was a nurse and all these days, she had been busy cooking meals, washing dishes and showing us around. Roger, who was a doctor, knows a lot about China and still wants to know more. He plays us Chinese music and it seems to me he does better in that than we do. In the evenings, we all sit around the fireplace with Tim, a lovely dog, by our side. Like long-time-no-see friends, we talk about all the things that have happened or we hope to happen in our lives. There is always so much to tell and to know. After three months away from home, we are again feeling how sweet a home can be. Roger and Anne Marrie are not like most of the other people we have met who always make us feel we are foreigners in a foreign country. They show such kindness to us that they bring us a person-to-person feeling, instead of a British-to-Chinese feeling. They make us believe that though there are differences of languages and cultures, one may always expect to find in every corner of the world the feeling of love and being loved. How I wish Mum and Dad could meet them! How I wish you were here with me! How strange it is that the more I feel at home here, the more I miss my real home and all of you. We always talk about "when we go back home next year…" and soon we will turn this into "when we go back home THIS year…" for the New Year"s Day is coming. Miss you. Love Cao Wen | |||
1. The writer is _____ now in England. | |||
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A. a Chinese visitor to an English family B. a Chinese student studying C. a Chinese teacher working D. a Chinese student living | |||
2. In Hartsop, Cao Wen felt _____. | |||
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A. rather at home B. the English home better than her home C. she was a foreigner in a foreign country D. she was one member of the family | |||
3. It seems that Roger _____. | |||
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A. can speak Chinese very well B. knows something about Chinese for a long time C. once lived in China for a long time D. can do everything better than the Chinese | |||
4. When you are away from home, it is good for you to have the feeling _____. | |||
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A. of being alone B. of going home soon C. of love and being loved D. as a foreigner | |||
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People realize that, although animals may not have the same intelligence (智力) as human beings, they are smart enough to learn certain things. Dogs are extremely useful as companions for blind people. When a dog has been properly trained, he will always lead his blind master in the right direction and keep him out of danger. For example, seeing-eye dogs learn never to cross a busy road when cars are coming, even if their master ordered them to do so. Horses are also able to learn many things. Horses that are used for guard or police duty must learn never to be frightened of noises, traffic, and other disturbances. Racing horses are able to run much faster than other horses, but they are also quite high strung (易紧张). Therefore, it is necessary for those people who train them to be very patient (耐心) and understanding. The moving pictures and television can use trained animals too. Some animals, such as monkeys and foxes, are easy to film. All you have to do is make a trail in front of the camera by dragging something that smells good to the animals over the ground. Big animals, such as lions and tigers, can be photographed as they bound happily back to their families and dinner. If a movie actor is nearby, the well-trained animal will pay no attention to him. However, the audience may imagine that the actor escaped a terrible death by the skin of his teeth. | |||
1. Dogs who help blind people must learn _____. | |||
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A. to obey all orders B. to obey only safe orders C. never to cross roads D. to cross road when ordered to do so | |||
2. Race horses are hard to train because they are _____. | |||
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A. faster than other horses B. smaller than other horses C. clever than other horse D. more nervous than other horses | |||
3. What does "make a trail" mean here in the last paragraph? | |||
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A. place something to attract the animal B. give the animal a certain task C. order the animal to do things D. follow the animal to hunt | |||
4. Lions can be photographed easily when _____. | |||
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A. they are following a trial of something that smells good to them B. they are returning to their families C. they have been trained to work with other animals D. they do not know a movie-actor is nearby |