新標準大學英語綜合教程4

------------------------------------------------------------------------新標準大學英語綜合教程4Unit3READINGANDUNDERSTANDING

1.

Why

did

the

writer's

father

keep

his

old

battle

jacket?

A.To

show

how

dangerous

his

role

in

D-Day

had

been.

B.To

demonstrate

his

loyalty

to

his

old

regiment.

C.To

explain

that

he

might

have

died,

and

there

would

have

been

no

family.

D.To

remind

himself

that

he'd

been

very

lucky.

2.

Does

the

writer

think

we

still

dress

exclusively

for

comfort?

A.No,

because

there

are

many

other

reasons

to

choose

the

clothes

we

wear.

B.Yes,

but

it's

especially

important

in

cold

countries.

C.No,

because

the

fashion

shows

influence

our

choice

of

clothes.

D.No,

because

most

people

are

fashionistas.

3.

Why

might

people

wear

certain

clothes

for

particular

occasions?

A.To

disguise

themselves

and

to

avoid

drawing

attention

to

themselves.

B.To

be

able

to

feel

comfortable

in

the

evenings

or

at

weekends.

C.To

make

others

see

them

in

a

positive

way.

D.To

draw

attention

to

their

extravagant

tastes

in

clothes.

4.

Why

might

you

keep

certain

clothes

today

which

you

worein

the

past?

A.Because

we

associate

them

with

a

special

past

occasion.

B.Because

they

can

still

fit.

C.Because

they

are

expensive.

D.For

functional

reasons.

5.

Are

our

clothes

simply

something

we

wear?

A.Yes,

even

clothes

which

are

inappropriate.

B.No,

they

also

show

our

social

status.

C.Yes,

but

they

have

a

decorative

function.D.No,theyrepresentallaspectsofwhoweare.1.NowandthenIdressformally,butusuallyIwearcasualclothes.Answer:________2.Ifthebullethadbeenafewcentimetrestotheleft,myfatherwouldhavereceivedadeadlywound.Answer:________3.Isitreallytruethatwearingdarkcoloursshowsalackofinterestinclothes?Answer:________4.Althoughmyfatherwasn'tkilled,hedidn'tmanagetomovequicklyenoughtoavoidthebullet.Answer:________5.Fashionistasoftenthinkthatmixingdifferentcolourscreatesagoodlook.Answer:________6.The1)suggestionofthesaying,"There'snosuchthingasbadweather,justthewrongclothing"isthatwecan'tchangetheclimate,wejustneedtodress2)appropriately.Answer:1)________2)________7.Peoplealwaysmakechoicesaboutwhattowear,soI'mnotconvincedwhentheysaythey'renotinterestedinclothes.Answer:________Obining6.implication7.accordingly8.dubiousa-45b-23c-5d-3e-4f-1Whatkindofclothesdoyouliketowear,comfortableand1)low-maintenance

itemslikejeansandT-shirts,whichyoucanrelaxinandareeasytoclean,orsome2)exquisiteandbeautifullymadehigh-fashionitems?Infact,mostofus3)gauge

thesocialcircumstancesfirst,whichwillthen4)dictatetheclotheswefinallychoosetowear.Weusuallywishtogivea(n)5)favourableimpressionofourselves,sothisusuallysuggestsadarksuitanda(n)6)crisp

whiteshirt,ora(n)7)modest

sweaterandskirtforinterviews,andfashionablebutnot8)extravagantclotheswhenseeingyourfriends.An

invasion

is

likely

to

be

an

occasion

when

____.

A.one

army

enters

the

territory

of

another

army

B.one

army

wins

a

war

over

another

army

2.

Something

superficial

____.

A.goes

deeply

into

something

else

B.affects

only

the

surface

of

something

else

3.

If

something

grazes

your

skin,

it

injures

you

____.

A.severely

B.lightly

4.

If

someone

speaks

in

a

tactful

way,

they

____.

A.talk

in

an

explicit

way

B.inawaywhichavoidsupsetting