Passage 32

　　For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective (形容词) “fashionable” in the same way: “She was wearing 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 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 changed. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson in 1860.

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

　　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 country 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

　　Passage 33

　　First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, 'Look out,' I put my head out of a window and a basin (盆) of water fell on me. It seems that 'Look out' may mean 'don‘t look out.'

　　Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船长) shout, 'All hands on deck,' I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.

　　Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, 'He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour,' When I went again for him, she said, 'He‘s not down yet.'

　　'If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?' I asked.

　　She said, 'He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’'

　　1.'Look out' here means “ _______”.

　　A. put your head out of the window and look B. Take care

　　C. I’m going to pour the water D. Help me

　　2.'All hands on deck' means “ _______ ”.

　　A.All the sailors gather ( 集合 )on deck B. Give your hands to me

　　C.Put your right hand and left hand on deck D. Shake your hands with me

　　3.When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .

　　A. he has not grown up yet B. he has not yet got up

　　C. he has not woke up yet D. he has not yet come upstairs

　　4.When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .

　　A. was washing his face B. was having his breakfast

　　C. was still in an upstairs room D. was reading a newspaper

　　5.Which do you think is the best title for this article?

　　A. Three Frenchmen and their English Friends B. The English Language

　　C. Three French Stories D. What a Language!