For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashion” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable coat.” “His shirt was really a fashionable colour.”
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 very quickly as time goes. This is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones, televisions and computers send information from one place to another in a few minutes.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
【小題1】From the passage, we know that “fashion” means _______.

A．clothes

B．many things

C．most of the popular things

D．everything

【小題2】Today fashions change quickly because _______.

A．newspapers are read every day

B．information is sent by radios from one place to another

C．new things are often shown on TV

D．people quickly learn about what is happening in the world

【小題3】“There is money in fashion.” means _______.

A．clothes are expensive

B．money comes only from fashion

C．people like new things

D．there are no fashions without money

If you are riding a bike in foreign countries, you need to know what these traffic signs mean.

1		This sign means “walk”, you can cross the street along with other people.
2		This sign is the “don’t walk” sign. It means you should stop to wait for a while until the sign of “walk” is showing.
3		This sign means that there is a bike lane. If you see such a sign, you must use the bike lane.
4		Car drivers and bike riders must come to a complete stop at “STOP” signs.
5		This sign means you are coming to a zebra crossing. You must slow down to allow people in the zebra crossing to cross the street.
6		This sign means parts of the road are rough. Be careful! Rough roads make you fall off your bike.

1.Which of the following signs means “walk”?

            

A．                 B．                 C．                 D．

2.What should bike riders do when they see the sign?

A．To ride against traffic.

B．To ride on the left side of the road.

C．To ride on the bike lane.

D．To ride on the right side of the road.

3.Which of the following sign has the same meaning as the sign?

A．                 B．                 C．                 D．

 

For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way: 
“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really 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 one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, 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.
【小題1】 From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.

A．clothes	B．many things
C．most of the popular things	D．everything

【小題2】Today fashions change very quickly because _______.

A．people read newspaper 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

【小題3】“There is money in fashion” means ______.

A．clothes are expensive	B．money comes from fashion
C．people like new things	D．fashions make big money

【小題4】 The best title for the passage is ______.

A．Fashions	B．Fashion mean clothes
C．Fashion means money	D．A fashionable

For most people, the word "fashion (???)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.

"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "

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 one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.

Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. 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.Most people think that "fashion" means __________.

A. subjects         B. holidays         C. books    D. clothes

2.By          we can see that fashions change as time goes.

A. finding a job                     B. looking at pictures

C. eating in a restaurant               D. wearing a fashionable coat

3.In the 5th paragraph , the writer mentions            kinds of ways to send information.

A. three    B. four       C. five        D. six

4."There is money in fashion" means       .

A. people like fashion and money

B. fashionable things are expensive

C. one can make money through fashion

D. a fashionable man makes much money

5.The passage is mainly about             .

A. the changes of fashions           B. the kinds of colours

C. the money in fash ion             D. the differences between houses

 

根據語境，用恰當的語言完成對話。

A: Hi, Grace!

B: Hi, Eric! I heard you visited Mount Tai during holiday.

A: Yes, I went there with my parents.

B: How did you go there?

A: By train.

B: 1.                       ?

A: For two days.

B: 2.                   ?

A: It’s very beautiful and there are many places of interest.

B: Did you climb up to the top or take a cable car(纜車)?

A: 3.                       . I was quite out of breath(上氣不接下氣) but felt very excited.

B: Where did you stay for the night?

A: In a hotel on the top. We got up early so that 4.                .

B: Did you see it?

A: Yeah. We saw it rising slowly from the sea of the clouds. It was terrific.

B: That sounds great. Did you enjoy yourself?

A: Certainly. I had many unforgettable experiences. I’ll 5.             later, and I’ll also put some photos in it.

B: OK. I’ll read your blog (博客) and share your wonderful experiences.