Question

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their aye, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society，we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture，and this is shown in traditional dress . You often find three colours一red，gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隸); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.

The patterns(圖案) on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.

Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It wouldn't be good to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(寬松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature changes, requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

1.According to the passage，red .

A. represents the setting sun

B. stands for African unity

C. is chosen because it is a bight colour

D. is a reminder(暗示)of the sad history in Africa

2.According to the passage，which sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A. The rectangular box in the pattern represents“strength”.

B. Africa has a long history and a rich culture.

C. African dress has deep cultural meanings.

D. Afrian people seldom wear loose clothing because of the climate.

3.The passage is mainly about in Africa.

A. the history of clothes

B. modern fashion styles

C. the meanings of traditional dress

D. the materials used in traditional dress

Answer 1