11.Why do some clothes fit us and some don't?It became clear to Louise Wannier in a fashion design class."We were learning to draw body proportions (比例) just from one model,"Wannier,53,says."Since women come in all sizes and shapes,I asked the teacher when we would learn about other body proportions.And she said,‘We don't.There are 5,000designers,and each one designs only for his own model.'"
Suddenly,Wannier understood why fitting rooms(試衣間) everywhere are full of frustrated women."I knew right then that there was a business in helping women quickly find clothes for their shape and that it needed to be online."
Wannier,who had already started two successful technology companies,rushed home to begin working on the idea.Two years later,in October 2006,she set up myshape.com.Customers go online to enter their measurements and are given one of seven body types based on their body proportions.
Seeing models of various shapes and sizes,many businessmen were impressed with Wannier's idea and put up 32million,helping her develop the business plan.
Once Wannier set up an online survey for potential customers.Within 24hours,she got over 700responses (響應) and a third of them signed up."We were astonished,"recalls Wannier."It made us believe there was really a demand."
Today,with 700,000customers and 300designers,the site has proved its usefulness."For some weeks,"says Wannier,"we get 100-percent customer satisfaction.And designers are very happy:they get a new channel to sell their products and more customers."
While My Shape continues to sign up customers and designers,the company isn't yet profitable (盈利的)."We just get one percent of the price of the clothes,"says Wannier."In order to make money,we have to attract more customers that will come back again and again."
4.How do designers usually design clothes?B
A.They design according to fixed body proportions.
B.They design only with their own models.
C.They draw sketches of all shapes and sizes.
D.They design based on proportions given online.
5.Most women are frustrated in fitting rooms becauseC.
A.they don't know their body proportions
B.clothes in the shop are too expensive
C.they can't find clothes for their shape
D.clothes in the shop are very small
6.Which is the correct order for the following events about Wannier?C
a.She attended a fashion design class.
b.She started a technology company.
c.She got 32million to support her business plan.
d.She launched myshape.com.
A.abcd
B.bacd
C.badc
D.acbd
7.The text is mainly aboutA.
A.Wannier and her myshape.com
B.how to design clothes
C.how to be a good designer
D.Wannier's fashion design class.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了Wannier先創(chuàng)辦了一家科技公司,參加了時裝設計班,從中得到設計者總是按自己的模型設計導致顧客難以購買衣服的啟示,最后推出了myshape.com.
解答 4.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段"We don't.There are 5,000designers,and each one designs only for his own model"可知設計師通常只設計自己的模型;故選B.
5.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第二段"Suddenly,Wannier understood why fitting rooms(試衣間) everywhere are full of frustrated women."I knew right then that there was a business in helping women quickly find clothes for their shape and that it needed to be online"可知大多數(shù)婦女在裝修房間時感到沮喪,因為他們找不到他們的形狀的衣服;故選C.
6.C.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第三段"Wannier,who had already started two successful technology companies,rushed home to begin working on the idea.Two years later,in October 2006,she set up myshape.com.Customers go online to enter their measurements and are given one of seven body types based on their body proportions"可知Wannier先創(chuàng)辦了一家科技公司,參加了時裝設計班,有32million支持她的商業(yè)計劃,最后推出了myshape.com;故選C.
7.A.主旨大意題.通讀全文,可知文章主要講Wannier先創(chuàng)辦了一家科技公司,參加了時裝設計班,有32million支持她的商業(yè)計劃,最后推出了myshape.com,可知最佳標題為Wannier和她的myshape.com;故選A.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.