考研的,请进!(4)

[43513] 主题：考研的,请进!(4)

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	标题：考研的,请进!(4)[转载]
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	发贴时间： 2003年03月17日 13:00:26
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	阅读理解每天一练(4) Passage 4 Until the end of the 18th century,it was men who lavished attent ion on their feet.Louis XIV wore high heeled mules to show off h is shapely legs; his courtiers adorned their figures and feet wi th feathers,pink silk,lace,and jewels; even in colonial American ,men fussed with their wigs and the bows and buttons on their sh oes.The end of that foppery,called “the great renunciation” by his torians,coincided with an epochal shift in politics and soc iety,toward democracy,industry,and reason,away from the aristocr acy with its affectations that spoke of rank,parasitism and,to t he modern eyes,effeminacy. Women?s fashion is now,some believe,a t the turning point of similar magnitude,coinciding with the equ ally dramatic social transformation of the past several decades. The change has been slow: a century?long move away from the padd ing,corseting,and decoration that made a woman into a kind of or nate bauble and displayed her familys wealth,and toward the clea n,sleek modern lines first introduced with the suffrage movement .But the shift has accelerated in recent years,thanks to changes in the technology and business of fashion.The use by top design ers of “weird,fabulous,unrecognizable synthetics,” says Hollan der, “has ruined the status of certain fabrics,like linen,which has had a leveling effect for the sexes and for the classes.” And the emergence of chains like Club Monaco means that “forward looking style is d isseminated very fast and very cheaply,” according to Valerie S teele,a historian and curator of “Shoes: A Lexicon of Style,” an exhibition now on view at New York?s Fashion Institute of Tec hnology.Such store have succeeded,she believes,because “there?s substantial group of people with a sophisticated eye for design ” who are eager for an affordable version of what was once thou ght to be “dog?whistle fashion,” pitched so high that only a f ew would get it. Against that background,the shoes at FIT look l ike fashion?s last gasp. The exhibit begins with the most symbol ically loaded of women?s shoes: high heels,which Steele calls “ a prime symbol of women?s sexual power over men.” That same def iance of feminine expectations is visible throughout the FIT sho w: in the boot,for instance,with its connotations of machismo an d military power,or the androgynous oxford,made girlish with a b ig chunky heel.The show ends,fittingly,with the sneaker.No longe r simply a downscale kidswear item,the big,brilliantly colored,h igh?tech sneaker has become one of the today?s most dramatic fas hion statement,asserting street hip and futuristic velocity.Mayb e shoes aren't so indifferent to the changes in modern lives,aft er all. 　　1.The end of men?s lavish attention to fashion marks ____. 　　A) great political and social changes 　　B) aristocracy 　　C) social ranks 　　D) the great renunciation 　　2.Throughout last century,a woman adorned herself in an elab orate way to 　　____. 　　A) show her importance in society 　　B) show her quality as woman 　　C) display her family?s wealth 　　D) challenge men?s position in society 　　3.The introduction of clean and neatly?tailored modern fashi on coincided 　　　　 with ____. 　　A) industrialization 　　B) the establishment of democracy 　　C) the emergence of chain stores 　　D) the suffrage movement 　　4.What helps to speed up the popularity of modern fashion? 　　A) Changes in the technology and business practice. 　　B) The use of synthetics instead of linen. 　　C) The emergence of chain stores like Club Monaco. 　　D) The consumers? sophisticated eyes for design and affordab le fashions. 　　5.The FIT shoes exhibition ____. 　　A) popularized the lexicon of shoe style 　　B) pitched so high that only a few could appreciate it 　　C) expressed a defiance of feminine expectations 　　D) shows women?s sexual power over men 　　语言注释　　Passage 2 　　1.lavish v.浪费,滥用　　2.The end of that foppery,called “the great renunciation” by historians 　　　　,coi 　　ncided with an epochal shift in politics and society,toward democracy,industry 　　,and reason,away from the aristocracy with its affectations that spoke of rank 　　,parasitism and,to the modern eyes,effeminacy.这种被历史学家称为“伟大的放弃　　”的纨绔习气的终结反映了当时划时代的 ** 社会变革。那时社会摒弃了代表地位、寄生生　　活，甚至在现代人看来女气十足的贵族传统，开始向民主、务实和理智转变。　　3.pad v.加衬垫　　4.corset v.束腰　　5.Such stores have succeeded… because “there?s substantial group of pe 　　　　ople w 　　ith a sophisticated eye for design” who are eager for an af fordable version of 　　what was once thought to be “dog?whistle fashion,” pitched so high that only 　　a few would get it.这种服装店大获成功……因为有很多对服装造型独具慧眼的人渴望能　　买得起那些价格不菲，以至于只有少数人才买得起的高档时装。　　6.machismo n.男子气慨　　7.the androgynous oxford 牛津鞋，一种不分男女，结实的脚背上系脚带的矮鞋　　8.downscale adj.按比例缩小的　　9.hip v.喝彩　　答案解析　　Passage 2 　　1.A 　　本题是细节题。要求考生理解文中的具体信息，区分观点和事实。文中第一段中描述了　　18世纪以前男人对鞋子的种种夸张的装饰。继而评论道：这种时尚的结束反映了当时 ** 、　　社会的巨大变革。故正确答案为A。而选项D只表明当时人们对这一社会现象的评价：“伟大　　的放弃”，所以不能入选。　　2.C 　　本题是细节题。要求考生在掌握文章总体结构和段落之间关系的基础上，理解文章　　中的具体信息。文章第二段将女人和男人注重时尚的原因加以比较，指出过去女人精心装扮　　使她们成为花瓶，并且显示家庭的财富。　　3.D 　　本题是细节题。文章第二段中指出简洁、明快的女装在妇女争取选举权的运动中首次亮　　相。故正确答案为D。　　4.A 　　本题是细节题。文章第二段中探讨了女装变化速度加快的原因是由于科技和服装业经营　　方式的变化(thanks to changes in the technology and business of fashion)。故正　　确答案为A。而选项B、C只谈及一个方面，不够全面；选项D是关于服装连锁店成功的原因。　　5.C 　　本题要求考生认真阅读文章，区分论点和论据。第四段详细描述了FI T鞋展上几种主要　　的款式来说明鞋展的主题——对传统女性角色的挑战，从而说明女鞋款式的变化反映了现代　　生活的变化。 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ※作者已于 2003-03-17 13:01:42 修改本文※ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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