talkaboutfashionshows.

masterthenewwordsandexpressions.reviewthereadingskillsforskimming.learnhowtowriteanInvitationLetter.Unit3FashionShowObjectives

StudentsshouldbeabletoContentsModuleIVExtendingEnglishModuleIIEmbracingEnglishModuleVEnjoyingEnglishModuleIIIBuildingupYourEnglishModuleIExperiencingEnglishModuleTitleModuleIExperiencingEnglishTask1Lookatthefollowingpicturestoclassifywhichtypeyouthinkfashionbestandyourideasaboutfashion.

ALookingandThinkingFashionStyle(1)(2)(3)(4)ChineseStyleFrenchStyleBritishStyleSouthKoreaStyle

Fashion

ONLYisaDanishinternationalfashioncompany,oneofthefamousbrandsofBESTSELLERgroup.HeadquarteredinBrandeDenmark.Armani(GiorgioArmani)wasfoundedbythefamousfashiondesigner—Georgein1975inMilan.Bestsellerhasfourfamousbrands—ONLY(ladies),VEROMODA(ladies),JACK&JONES(men’sclothing)andEXIT(children).RosannaArmaniisaItalianTopmodel.

X,XXS,XXXLTask2

WorkinpairstomatchthesubtitlesA-Ewiththeir

correspondingparts1-5inthefollowingFashionad.C.CompanyintroductionE.OriginatorB.BrandsA.CharactersD.Size12345BSpeakingTask1Workinpairstopracticetheconversationbelowbyfillinginthemissingpartwiththegivenexpressionsbelow.A:DoyouthinkIstilllookfashionableinthisdress?B:Ithinkso.1.A:Thisstylecameoutlastyear,though.2butI’mnotsurewhetherlastyear’sfashionwillbethesamethisyear.B:Ithinkthiskindofdresswillstayinfashionforafewmoreyears.Peopledon’tchangefashionseveryyear.3.

A:

Yes.Onlythetopdesignerstrytotellpeopletochangetheirfashioneveryyear,

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.B:Therearesomerealfashionvictimswhojusthavetokeeptotallyup-to-datewithexpensiveclothes.

e.Blueisstillveryfashionableatthemomentf.Ilikethisdressb.Itwouldbetooexpensivea.butonlyrichpeoplecandoitA:5

,butmybudgetsimplydoesn’tstretchthatfar.IhavetolimittheamountofmoneyIspendonclothes,otherwiseIwouldgoonashoppingspree.B:6.Thesituationwillbeworseifwemarryourboyfriendsandhavechildren.Thenwe’llhaveevenlessmoneytospendonfashionableclothes!c.IwishIcouldbeoneofthosepeopled.Iknowwhatyoumean

Task2Workinpairsandmakeadialogueaccordingtothe

CueCardsgivenbelow.CueCardASituation:Twofriendsmeetonthecampus,andargueaboutwhetherstudentsshouldfollowfashion.SpeakerA:Youbelievethatfollowingfashionmeansbeingabletoadaptoneselftothechanges.Tipsforspeaking●Exchangegreetings.●Followingfashionwillbegoodforourpersonalities.●Societyisprogressingandoneshouldadaptoneselftoconstantchange.CueCardBSituation:Twofriendsmeetonthecampus,andargueaboutwhetherstudentsshouldfollowfashion.SpeakerB:Youthinkitisnotworthspendingtoomuchtimeandmoneyonfashion.Tipsforspeaking●Exchangegreetings.●Followingfashionmayadverselyinfluenceourstudy.●Fashionisaluxuriousthing,soitmaycausealotoftroubleinoureconomy.SampleDialogueA:Hello,longtimenosee.Howarethingsgoing?B:Notbad.Yougotanothernewcoat?A:Yes.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?B:Nice.ButIamsurprisedbyyourremarkablespeedofgettingnewclothes.A:Iamnevertiredoffashion.B:Isfashionreallythatimportant?A:Sure.Societyisprogressingandoneshouldadaptoneselftoconstantchange.Canyouimagineit

ifeveryonestucktotheoldfashion?Therewouldn’tbeanychangeandnaturallytherewouldn’tbe

progress.B:Ofcourse,oneshouldbeflexibleandadapthimselftothesituation.However,seekingafterfashionmayoccupyallyourmind,especiallyforyounggirls.Wemightbeunabletofocusonstudy,whichisreallyimportant.Besides,fashionisaluxuriousthing.A:That’strue.Butbyfollowingfashion,Imeanmakingussuitablyattractiveinsteadofalotofexpenditure.B:Yes.Weshouldconsiderwhetherfashionisfavorableorunfavorable.Moreover,oneshouldhaveone’sowncharacteristics.A:Iagree.Ifeveryonefollowsthesamefashion,therewillnotbeanyvarietyandthewholesocietywillbesimpleanddull.Task1Listentothefollowingsentencestwiceandfillinthemissingwordsyouhearintherecording.1.Since

,theFederationhasbeenusingprestigiousplaceslocatedintheveryheartofParistopresenttheshows.2.Sixtalented

designersdisplayed“nouvellecouture”inShanghaiFashionWeek.3.Idon’tthink

designisfarbehindtheforeignbrands.CListening1982FrenchChinese4.Thedesignershaveallshowedgreat

.intheChinesemarket.5.The

industryisn’tmeetingtheneedsofmodernChinesewomen.interestfashionTask2Listentothefollowingshortconversationstwiceandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhearintherecording.1.（）A.Adoctor.B.Abarber.C.Asalesman.D.Ateacher.2.（）A.Amodernartexhibition.B.Aclassicalartshow.C.Ahandcraftsshow.D.Abookexhibition.3.（）A.Adress.B.Apairofsuits.C.Somechildren’sclothes.D.Somechildren’stoys.CAA4.（）A.Thecommunitycollege.B.Thepolicestation.C.TheCityBank.D.Thelibrary.5.（）A.Themanwenttoseethemusical.B.Themanhadhiscarbrokendown.C.Thewomangaveatickettotheman.D.Thewomanbroughtaticketfortheman.DB

Foreign

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competinginthemarkethavebetter

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andbrandimagesthanthosefromChinarightnow.ButChinese

3

havetheirownadvantages.Whileforeigndesigners4

toviewChinaasawhole,Chinesedesignersrecognizethedifferencesin

5

aroundthecountry.Theculturesandneedsareverydifferentasyou

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.Foreign

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enteringChinacan

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localizingtheirbrands,butChinesedesignersarealreadythere.Task3Listentotheshortpassagethreetimesandfillinthe

blankswiththemissingwordsyouhearintherecording.brandsoperationsdesignerstendmarketsgofromnorthtosouthcompaniesspendthreetofiveyearsTask4Listentothefollowinglongconversationthree

timesandgiveabriefanswertoeachquestioninnot

morethan3words.1.WhatdoesMary’sskinlooklike?Herskinlooksso

.2.WhatdoesMaryputonherface?Sheputslotsof

onherface.3.WhatcanJohnsmellintheair?Johncansmell

intheair.4.WhatdoesBeckyputonherface?Sheputs

onherface.5.Whohaslearnedalotfromthisconversation?

.babysmoothmake-upjealousycucumbersJohnCarefulReadingFreeReadingModuleIIEmbracingEnglishCarefulReading

Background

DetailedStudyofCarefulReading

WordsandExpressions

ExercisesBackground1.AbouttheDesigner,FrankieXie.

AftergraduatingfromZhejiangSci-TechUniversity,andthentheZhejiangInstituteofSilkEngineeringin1964,FrankieXiewenttoJapanandobtainedamaster’sdegreefromBunkaFashionCollege.From1990to1998,hewasadesignerfortheJapanesecompanyNICOCE.In2000,FrankieXieestablishedtheJefenlabelwiththecollaborationoftheItaliancompanyJIEGNA,assumingthepositionasdesignerforthecompany.Jefenisanapparellabeldesignedforwomenaged28to40.ItwasestablishedwiththecollaborationofanItaliantextilecompanyandChinesedesignerFrankieXie.Itsmainmaterialsarewool,silk,andflax.ItisheadquarteredinBeijing.FrankieXieisChina’sfirstdesignertotakehiscreationtotheopeningofParisFashionWeek.Hiscompany,JefenisChina’sfirstbrandtogetontotheglobalhautecouturestage.Thedesignermixesthebestoftheeastandthewesttoreflecthisownpersonality,whichismodestyetambitious.ThisisthefirstChinesedesigner’scollectionreleasedatParisFashionWeek.Andin2006,FrankieXieopenedthefashionfeastattheLouvreonthe1stofOctober.2.ChinaFashionWeek

FashionshowshavebecomeincreasinglypopularnowinChina.Beijing’sfirstfashionweekin1997onlyfeaturedfourshows.Buttheeventhassincebecomeahighlightonthecountry’sfashioncalendarwithdozensofshowsandpartieseveryyear.Fromonly4fashioncollectionsin1997toover30today;fromanannualeventtoaneventfortwoseasonsayear（Spring/SummerandAutumn/Winter）;fromthesmallparticipationoflocalfashiondesignersandcompaniestothewideinvolvementofoverseasbrandsanddesigners,ChinaFashionWeekhasexperiencedanextraordinarydecade.3.China(Qingdao)InternationalFashionWeek

From2001tilltoday,China（Qingdao）InternationalFashionWeekhasbeensuccessfullystagedsixtimesinsuccession.Duringthistime,manyspecialreleaseconferenceshavebeenheldby130fashiondesignersfrommorethan10countriesandregions,includingChina,France,Italy,Japan,Korea,Russia,TaiwanandHongKong,uptonow285fashiondesignerrisingstarshavebeeninfor11fashiondesigncontests，and180fashionbrandswerepopularizedandextendedbasedontheplatformsetupbytheFashionWeek.Inaddition,over600ChineseandforeignfashionmodelshavemadetheirshowsattheFashionWeek,and800Chineseandforeignreporterscametopublicizeandgivefullcoverageoftheevent.

China（Qingdao）InternationalFashionWeek,whichisorientedtowards“theCradleofFutureFashionDesignMasters”and“theBirthplaceofNewPromisingFashionBrands”,istobeheldinSeptembereveryyear.Atpresent,nearly300fashioneditors,reportersandover20modelperformancecompaniesareenrolledinit.Withinternationaloperationstandardsandeventscale,andinconcertwithBeijingandHongKongFashionWeeks,China（Qingdao）InternationalFashionWeekwillguidethevoguetrendsofAsiatogetherwiththeFashionWeeksinSeoulandTokyo.4.NewYorkFashionWeek

What:Designersproducefashionshowstoshowofftheirlatestcollections.Currently,theshowsaresponsoredbyMercedes-BenzsotheyarereferredtoasMercedes-BenzFashionWeek.Inthepast,they’vebeenreferredtobyothersponsorssuchasOlympusFashionWeek.Where:NewYorkCityinBryantPark（42ndandSixth）,an8-acreparkthatisconvertedtoatemporaryfashionarenawithtents.Thetentsarehuge,air-conditionedandcontainseveralvenuesforthedesignerstoshowtheircollections.Theindividualvenues—ranginguptoalmost12,000squarefeet—comecompletewithrunway,seatingforattendees,backstageareas,lightingandsound.Somefashiondesignerschoosetohavetheircollectionsshowninshowroomsorotheroff-sitevenuesduringtheweek.When:Twiceayear.Thefallshowsareheldtheprecedingwinter(February).Thespringshowsareheldtheprecedinglatesummer（September）.Who:Fashionshowsareattendedbyjournalists,buyers,celebritiesandsocialtypes.Theshowsareinvitationonlyandeachdesignerisresponsiblefortheguestlist.Journalistsmustseekaccreditationpriortotheevent.

Why:FashionWeekisanexcellentopportunityforAmerican(andafewinternational)

designers

—rangingfromOscardelaRentatoZacPosen—toshowofftheirupcomingcollections.ThefashionShowsareoftenentertaining,accompaniedbyloud,mood-settingmusicandlightshows.Thepresswritesaboutandphotographstherunwaycollectionsfornewspapers,magazines,internetandtelevisionsothegeneralpubliccanseewhatisgoingoninthefashionworld.History:FashionWeekisproducedby7thonSixth,whichwasoriginallyformedbytheCouncilofFashionDesignersofAmericain1993,thenacquiredbyIMG—alifestyleandsportsmarketingandmanagementfirm—in2001.CarefulReading

China’sDesignersEagertoGrow

1WhenChinesefashiondesignerXie

Fenggothisstartintheindustrytwentyyearsago,therewashardlyanyfashiontodesign.Atthetime,Chinawasstillalandofsimpleclothesandsturdyfabrics.Thecountryhadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworld,whichmeantnofashionmagazines,nodesignerlabelsandcertainlynoeventslikeChinaFashionWeek.“WhenIwasincollegeintheearlyeighties,youcouldn’tevenmajorinfashion,”saidXie.“Itwasn’tpartofthecultureatall.”參考譯文2Whatadifference20yearscanmake.Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhub,quicklybecomingthecenterofamultibilliondollarmanufacturingandinternationalretailconcern.LingeringintheshadowsofsuchmassivemovementisthefieldofChinesefashiondesign,whichwascelebratedattheseventhannualChinaFashionWeekinBeijing.Theeventisbarelyablipontheinternationalradar,butnotforlong:Astheindustry’sfocusonChinasharpens,localdesignerslikeXie

couldbecomethefutureoffashion.Alltheyneedtodoistowait;afterall,themarketiscomingtothem.參考譯文3It’saterrificpositiontobeinforthesmallnumberofestablishedChinesedesigners,manyofwhomhavebeeninbusinessforlessthan10yearsandarehardlyhouseholdnames,eveninChina.AstudyreleasedearlybyMerrillLynchpredictsthatby2014,Chinesecustomerswillaccountfor30percentoftheworld’sluxurymarket,upfrom11percentnow.Thatwillplacethemonaparwithtoday’scoreJapaneseconsumerandwellaheadofthoseintheU.S.,whoseshareisexpectedtodropto17percentfrom26percentinthenext10years.參考譯文Likeeveryoneelse,Chinesedesignersarelookingtotheirhomelandtofindretailsuccess.“Ofcourse,I’dliketobeabletosellinternationally,butit’snotapriority.”saidChinesewomen’sweardesignerLuo

Zheng,wholaunchedherShenzhenbasedwomen’swearline,Omnialo,in1996.“Rightnow,myfocusisondevelopingandsellinginChina.”4Judgingbytheresponsetotherecentfashionweek,thefutureremainsbright.Thepotentialforsuccess—lessthantwodecadesaftertheindustry’sstart,noless—islarge.TheChinesefashionworldisconstantlygrowing.It’sonlyamatteroftimebeforeitstartsreceivinginternationalattention.參考譯文WordsandExpressionsPara.1返回1.hardly

ad.almostnodegree;almostnot幾乎不；任何程度上幾乎不；幾乎沒有Icouldhardlyhearthespeaker.我幾乎聽不到演說者的聲音。It’shardlysurprisingthatwelostmoneyduringtherecession.我們在經濟蕭條時期賠錢一點也不稀奇。cf.hardlyever很少（幾乎從不，難得）Youhardlyeverseeowlsinthedaytime.白天幾乎看不到貓頭鷹。Ihavehardlyeverbeenoutofthiscity.我幾乎未曾離開過這個城市。Ihardlyeverseethemnowadays.近來我很少見他們。Hehardlyever（ieveryseldom）goestobedbeforemidnight.他很少在午夜以前就寢。

返回cf.hardly...when=nosooner...than;onlyjust...when剛……就（這個句型，前面部分用過去完成時，后面部分用一般過去時）Hehadhardlyreachedhere,whenitbegantosnow.他一到這兒就下起雪來了。HardlyhadIgothomewhenthetelephonerang.我剛到家，電話就響了。Shehadhardlyheardthenewswhenshebegantocry.

她一聽到這消息就哭了。2.design

v.toplanoutinsystematic,usuallygraphicform設計（通常以圖表形式）進行系統地計劃designabuilding設計一個建筑物designacomputerprogram設計一個計算機程序designer設計師onethatproducesdesigns制造設計方案的人abookdesigner書本設計師

返回adressdesigner服裝設計師3.sturdya.substantiallymadeorbuilt;stout堅固的，耐用的markedbyresolutenessordetermination;firm堅決的，堅定的，頑強的

sturdycanvas堅固的帳篷

asturdystepladder牢固的梯子

sturdyresistance頑強的抵抗

thesturdydefendersofthefort要塞的堅定保衛者4.interact

v.toactupononeanother相互作用，發生反應

Whenthetwochemicalsinteracttheyformagas.

這兩種化學成分發生反應時會生成一種氣體。Onechemicalinteractswithanother.一種化學成分與另一種化學成分發生反應。

返回interactionn.theactorprocessofinteracting相互作用的行為，交往socialinteractionbetweenmenandwomen男女之間的社會交往day-to-dayinteractions日常交往5.labeln.adistinctivenameortrademarkidentifyingaproductormanufacturer,especiallyarecordingcompany標明產品的標記；標明一件產品或廠家身份的特有名號或商標，尤指唱片公司的商標v.toidentifyordesignatewithalabel;describeorclassify把……歸類，描述；用標簽分別或命名；描繪或歸類tolabelthemYuppies把他們稱為雅皮士Hewaslabeledarebelbythetown.他被全鎮人視為叛逆者。

返回Para.

21.hubn.centerofactivityorinterest;afocalpoint中心；焦點

Thecitywasthemanufacturinghub.該城市是制造業中心。2.retailn.thesaleofgoodsorcommoditiesinsmallquantitiesdirectlytoconsumers

零售；直接以小數量售給顧客的貨物或商品

v.tosellinsmallquantitiesdirectlytoconsumers

零售；以小數量直接售給顧客

toretailhardwaregoods零售五金產品

Theseshoesnormallyretailat$50apair.

這些鞋一般零售50美元一雙。3.linger

v.tobeslowinleaving,especiallyoutofreluctance;tarry徘徊；尤指因不愿離開而繼續逗留

返回Theylingeredovertheircoffeeforafewminutes.他們慢慢喝著咖啡，磨蹭了好幾分鐘。tocontinuetoexistbutwithlessenedstrength繼續存留Oldhatredslingeredafterthewar.戰后宿怨歷久猶存。

4.celebrate

v.toshowthat（aday）isspecialbyhavingceremonies,parties,orotherfestivities慶祝，慶賀tocelebrateChristmas慶祝圣誕Wedecidednottocelebratetoomuchthisyear.我們決定今年不搞太多的慶祝活動。5.sharpentomakeorbecomesharporsharper使鋒利；使成為鋒利的或更鋒利的Pleasesharpenthispencil.請削尖這支鉛筆。Debatessharpenone’swits.辯論增長才智。

返回Para.31.household

a.relatingto,orusedinahousehold家庭的，與家庭有關的，用于家中的commonlyknown;familiar家喻戶曉的，熟悉的householdappliances家用電器2.releasev.tosetfreefromconfinement,restraint,orbondage赦免；從限制約束或束縛中釋放出releasetheprisoners釋放囚犯tofreefromsomethingthatbinds,fastens,orholdsback;letgo松開，解開；從捆綁、牢系或阻擋的東西中解放出來；放開toreleasetheballoons放走氣球toreleaseafloodofquestions提出一大堆問題tomakeknownoravailable準許公開；使成為公開或可利用的toreleaseanarticleforpublication準許一篇文章的發表

返回3.predict

v.tostate,tellabout,ormakeknowninadvance,especiallyonthebasisofspecialknowledge預測，預知，預告；預先陳述、告訴或公布，尤指以特殊知識為基礎Hepredictedthatyouwouldbeelected.他預言你會當選。Itisimpossibletopredictwhowillwin.要預測出誰將獲勝是不可能的。4.accountfor（1）toconstitutethegoverningorprimaryfactor導致，引起；構成決定性的或主要的因素Badweatheraccountedforthelongdelay.長期的延緩是因為壞天氣。（2）toprovideanexplanationorjustification做出解釋，提出理由Thesuspectcouldn’taccountforhistimethatnight.

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嫌疑犯不能說明那天晚上他的時間安排。Hecouldnotaccountforhisabsencefromschool.他無法說明他曠課的原因。

（3）tobetheelementsorpartsof;compose（在數量方面）占Petrochemicalstodayaccountforonefourthofallthechemicalsmade.石油化工產品現在已占所有化學制品的四分之一。5.onaparwithwithanequalityofstatus,level,orvalue;equalfooting與……同等的alocalproductonaparwiththebestforeignmakes與最好的外國貨質量一樣的本地產品Asawritershewasonaparwiththegreatnovelists.她是與偉大小說家齊名的作家。6.focus

n.acenterofinterestoractivity中心；焦點

返回Herbeautymakesherthefocusofattention.她長得漂亮，很惹人注目。Hisfocuswasonearningaliving.他注意力的中心放在謀生上。v.todirecttowardaparticularpointorpurpose集中；導向一特定點或目的I’msotiredIcan’tfocusonanythingtoday.我今天太累了，精神集中不起來。Para.41.potential

a.capableofbeingbutnotyetinexistence;latent潛在的，可能的；有存在可能但還不存在的；潛伏的apotentialproblem潛在的問題n.theinherentabilityorcapacityforgrowth,development,orcomingintobeing潛力，潛能；成長、發展或形成的內在能力或才能

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Thatinvestmenthaslittlegrowthpotential.

那項投資沒有什么增長潛力。

Shehadgreatpotentialasagymnast.

她具備當體操運動員的巨大潛力。

Theproducthasevenmorepotentialinexportmarkets.

這種產品在出口市場上甚至會有更大的銷售潛力。2.international

a.of,relatingto,orinvolvingtwoormorenations屬于、關于或包括兩個或多個國家的

aninternationalcommission一個國際委員會

internationalaffairs國際事務

參考譯文中國時裝設計師渴望成長

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二十年前，當中國時裝設計師謝峰剛踏入時裝界時，中國幾乎沒有時尚設計可言。當時的中國人穿的是樸素的衣服，厚實的布料，與外界沒有太多的交往，沒有時尚雜志，沒有設計品牌，更沒有諸如中國國際時裝周這樣的大型活動。謝峰說，“八十年代初我上大學的時候，時裝設計不是一個專業，根本沒把它看作文化的一部分。”2二十年間發生了巨大的變化。中國從一個時尚黑洞轉變成為一個工業集中地，迅速成為數十億美元的生產和國際零售交易中心。隨著這個巨大轉變的影子緩慢前進的是剛剛在北京舉辦的第七屆一年一返回度的北京時裝周上受到祝賀的中國時裝設計界。此項活動還不是世界聚焦的焦點，但是時間不長，隨著時尚界越來越多地關注中國，像謝峰這樣的中國設計師可能會成為時尚界的未來。現在他們需要做的是等待，畢竟市場剛剛向他們開放。3

對于一小部分已經存在的中國設計師來說這是個不錯的職位。他們當中的一些人踏入這個行業不到十年，在中國也還不是家喻戶曉的名人。根據美林證券最近公布的一項調查預測，2014年中國消費者占據世界奢侈品市場的份額將從現在的百分之十一提高至百分之三十。將與目前具有核心地位的日返回本消費者持平，還將遠遠超過美國消費者。在未來十年美國的市場份額將從百分之二十六降至百分之十七。中國設計師像其他人一樣在自己的土地上尋找著商業契機。“當然我想在世界范圍內銷售產品，但那不是優先考慮的。”中國的一名女性時裝設計師羅錚說。1996年羅錚創立了自己的女性時裝品牌歐柏蘭奴。“目前我的重心放在中國的發展和銷售上。”

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從對近來時裝周的反映看，中國時尚業的前途是光明的。行業起步后不到二十年，成功的潛力非常大。中國時尚業在不斷地成長，受到全世界的關注只是時間問題。返回ExercisesReadingTaskLanguageinUseBlankFillingTranslation

ReadingTaskTask1Discussthefollowingquestionsafterreadingthepassage.1.WhatdoyouknowaboutfashioninChina?

TheChinesefashionindustryisjustgettingstarted,andgreatandfastfashionfromforeignbrandstoentertheChinesefashionindustryhaveplayedaroleintheEnlightenment.Sothepractitionersarenolongersimplyproduct-oriented,buttheyhavebeguntothinkabouttheconsumer’slifestyleissues.2.WhatisthedifferencethatChinahasmadeinfashionsincetwodecadesago?Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhub,quicklybecomingthecenterofamultibilliondollarmanufacturingandinternationalretailactivity.Chinesedesignersarelookingtotheirhomelandtofindretailsuccess.TheChinesefashionindustryisdevelopingfasterthantwodecadesago.

3.WhatdoyouthinkofChina’sfutureinthedevelopmentoffashion?

Chinawillbeanimportantpartoftheworld’sfashionindustry,anditshugeconsumptionpotentialwillprovidethepractitionersoftheChinesefashionindustrywithgreatopportunities.However,becauseChinaisvastandthereisavastdifferencebetweenthevariouslevelsofthemarket,thatwillcreateameleeforalltypesofbrands.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

.A.Chinesefashiondesignergotastartintheindustrytwodecadesago.B.Chinahasmadeagreatdifferenceinthelatestfashion.C.AsmallnumberofestablishedChinesedesignershavebeeninbusinessforlessthan10years.D.TheChinesefashionworldisconstantlygrowing.2.Thecountryhadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworld,whichmeantallofthefollowingbut

.A.nofashionmagazinesB.nodesignerlabelsC.noeventslikeChinaFashionWeekD.nofashiondesignersTask2Choosethebestansweraccording

tothepassage.DD3.Intwodecades,Chinahasgonefromafashionblackholeto

.A.alandofsimpleclothesandsturdyfabricsB.acountryhavinglittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworldC.anindustryhubandthecenterofamultibilliondollarmanufacturingandinternationalretailconcernD.acountrywellaheadoftheU.S.4.AstudyreleasedbyMerrillLynchpredictsthatU.S.customerswillaccountfor

oftheworld’sluxurymarket.A.30percentB.11percentC.17percentD.26percentCC5.Accordingtothetext,thefollowingsentencesareTRUEexcept

.A.ChinesedesignersarelookingtoforeigncountriestofindretailsuccessB.ChinahadlittleinteractionwiththeoutsideworldtwodecadesagoC.ChinahasgonefromafashionblackholetoanindustryhubintwentyyearsD.thefutureofChinesefashionisbrightA

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ColumnA1.fabric2.household3.label4.focus5.luxury6.eager7.sturdy8.predictTask1FindtherightdefinitioninColumnBthatmatchesthewordsinColumnA.

ColumnBa.apieceofpaperoranothermaterialthatisattachedtosomethingandgivesinformationaboutitb.somethingexpensivethatyoudonotneed,butyoubuyforpleasureandenjoymentc.tobeverywellknownd.clothusedformakingclothes,curtainsetc.e.thething,person,situationetc.thatpeoplepayspecialattentiontof.tosaythatsomethingwillhappen,beforeithappensg.strong,well-made,andnoteasilybrokenh.verykeenandexcitedaboutsomethingthatisgoingtohappenoraboutsomethingyouwanttodoTask2Fillintheblankswiththegivenwords.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Itisimpossible

whowillwin.2.The

complainedaboutthepoorqualityoftheelectronicproducts.3.Heattributedhis

inbusinesstohardwork.4.Thisroomwasoriginally

tobemystudy.5.Chinahadlittle

withthe