Formostpeopletheword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeopleaskthequestion“Whatclothesarefashion?”Andtheyusetheadjective“fashionable”inthesameway:“shewaswearingafashionablecoat.”“Hisshirtwasreallyafashionablecolor.”
Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythingsnotonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidaysinrestaurantsinfilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjectsjobsandinlanguages.
Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepastyouwillfeelthatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1950wasdifferentfromoneof1508.Afashionablemanin1920lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin2000.
Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspapersradiostelephonesandtelevisionssendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.
Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthingssoyouseethereismoneyinfashion.
24.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means_______.
A.clothes B.mostofthepopularthings
C.manythings D.everything
25.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday?
A.Surfingondifferentcell-phones.
B.Radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanother.
C.Peoplereadnewspaperseveryday.
D.Playinggamesatschool.
26.“Thereismoneyinfashion”inthelastsentencemeans_______.
A.clothesareexpensive
B.fashionscanhelppeoplemakebigmoney
C.fashionablethingsareallexpensive
D.ifyouareinfashionyouwillhavemoney
27.WhichoneisNotRightinthefollowingstatements?
A.Astimegoesfashionscanbedifferentfromwhattheyarenow.
B.Inthemodernworldfashionschangeveryquickly.
C.Theword“fashions”doesn’tonlymean“clothes”.
D.Fashionsareinmanythingsbuttherearen’tfashionsinschoolsubjects.