For the most people, the word “fashion”  means “clothes” .But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?”  And they use the adjective “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 in 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 been changing. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson’s  in 1860.?

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, 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.?   (adjective形容词 natural自然的)?

1.From this passage we know that “fashion”  means 　　　　 .?

A. clothes　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. many things?

C. most of the popular things　　　　    D. everything

2. Which of the following things is fashionable today??

A. Surfing on the Internet.

B. Having a family dinner on New year’s Day.?

C. Learning to sing songs on the radio.

D. Doing morning exercises at school.

3. Today fashions change very quickly because 　　　　 .?

A. people read newspapers every day    ?

B. radios send information from one county to another?

C. new things that people like are often shown on TV    ?

D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world

4. “There is money in fashion” means 　　　　 .?

A. clothes are expensive

B. money comes from fashion?

C. people like new things

D. there are no fashions without money

 

口语交际(共5分， 每空1分)
　　在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)，使对话完整。(共5分，每小题1分)
　　( Jenny and Nancy meet on the street )
　　Jenny: Hello, Nancy.【小题1】__________________________
　　Nancy: Fine, thanks, Jenny.
　　Jenny: I heard you went somewhere for vacation. 【小题2】____________________________?
　　Nancy: Well, I have been to Hainan Island with my cousins. There are too many exciting things there, especially diving(潜水) in the real sea!
　　Jenny: 【小题3】. ________________ My parents and I will go there, too. What should we take?
　　Nancy: A camera, sunglasses, umbrellas and some cool clothes.
　　Jenny: OK, thank you. How can we【小题4】 ____________________________?
　　Nancy: You can get there by plane, because it's too far away. 【小题5】________________
　　Jenny: Thank you! I think we sure will.