Passage 3

            There are many ways to learn about people of other lands. One way is to study the clothing other people wear. For thousands of years, people in different parts of the world have worn very different types of clothing. There are four big reasons for this.
            One reason might be religion. In many Moslem countries, women must wear veils to hide their faces. The veils must be worn in public. Veils are part of the Moslem religion.
            The second reason is that different materials are used in different countries. For instance, in France the materials used in clothing may be cotton, silk, wool, or many other man-made materials. Most people in China wear cotton.
            The ways clothes are made are also very different. This is another reason why people dress differently. Western countries rely on machines to make most of their clothing. Someone living in India can use only hand power to make the clothing he needs.
            World-wide differences in customs also lead to differences in clothing. A Mexican farmer wears a straw hat with a brim up. In China, a farmer wears a straw with a brim down. Both hats are used to protect the farmers from the sun. Some of these customs have come down through thousands of years.  

单选题

If you want to learn about the differences about people in the world, you ______.

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】

题干大意是:如果你想要了解世界各国人们的不同,你_________。根据第一段前两句可知,了解人们不同点的方式之一是研究人们的着装。故选C。

单选题

In many Moslem countries, women have to ______ in public.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

题干大意是:在许多伊斯兰国家,女性在公共场合不得不_________。根据第二段第二、三句“In many Moslem countries, women must wear veils.in public.”可知,在许多伊斯兰国家女性在公共场合必须用面纱遮脸。故选B。

单选题

Which of the following is the reason for the differences in clothing?______

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

题干大意是:下列哪项是着装不同的原因?文章提到了着装不同的四大原因:宗教因素、制衣材料不同、制衣方式不同、世界各地风俗习惯的不同。A项与第二个原因相符。故选A。

单选题

The third reason for difference in clothing is ______.

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

题干大意是:着装不同的第三个原因是 ___。文章第二、三段分别提到了两个原因,第四段提到了another reason,即第三个原因是"The ways clothes are made are also very different.(制衣方式也十分不同)"。故选B。

单选题

The two examples of wearing hats are given in the last paragraph to show ______.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

题干大意是:最后一段提到的关于戴草帽的两个例子是用来说明_____。根据最后一段第一句可知,本段着重说明风俗习惯的不同对人们着装的影响。又用墨西哥农民和中国农民戴草帽的不同方式来进一步说明上述观点。故选A。