C
As we all know clothes are necessary and important for human beings. If someone is asked why he or she wears clothes, the answer will probably be “To keep warm and to cover my body”. These are the basic reasons clothes are worn, but people also want to look attractive and appear successful to others.
     If people only wore clothes for warmth and to cover their bodies, most clothing would be simple and cheap. In most Western countries, however, clothing is sometimes very expensive. The main reason for this is not the cost the fabric (布料) or the cost of making the clothes. The clothes are expensive because of fashion (时尚). Successful businessmen, for example, often wear very expensive suits, shirts and ties. Sometimes they pay thousands of dollars for a suit and hundreds of dollars for a tie. It’s still just a suit and tie but they pay these prices because of the famous name of the designer. A suit costing much less would be just as warm and would cover the wearer’s body just as well. 
 Fashion is constantly (不断地) changing, which means that people who want to be fashionable have to buy new clothes every few months, even if last month’s clothes have only been worn once or twice. Some people have wardrobes (衣柜) full of clothes that have hardly been worn but are no longer in fashion. Being fashionable, therefore, can be a very expensive pastime!
46. Why do people wear clothes?
A. Only to cover themselves.           B. Just to make themselves attractive.
C. Just because of fashion.             D. For a variety of reasons. 
47. Successful businessmen buy very expensive suits because of ___________.
A. the cost of the fabric                 B. the famous name of the designer
C. the cost of making them              D. the good packages (包装) 
48. According to the passage, fashionable people have to _____________.
A. wear their clothes only once        B. buy new clothes regularly
C. wear last month’s clothes           D. buy new clothes once or twice 
49. From the last paragraph, we can know____________.
A. Being fashionable can be very expensive
B. In most western countries, clothing is sometimes expensive
C. It is too difficult for people to catch up with fashion
D. Many people can hardly wear what they have bought 
50. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some clothes are very expensive and some are cheap.
B. In many countries, clothes can sometimes be very expensive to buy
C. People wear clothes to keep warm and to cover their bodies.
D. Many people choose their clothes according to what’s in fashion.
D
Most people cannot live to 100. Those who do can hardly walk, let alone (更不用说) take part in any activities. A few people, however, take part in dangerous activities even though they are more than 100 years old — They keep going and going! There’s a great grandmother who likes challenging herself although she is 101 years old this year.
Mary Hardison believes that people should always be cheerful and more importantly, take on all kinds of adventures while they physically still can. So, instead of celebrating her 101st birthday with a boring party, she decided to go paragliding (高崖跳伞运动) — an idea she got from her 75-year-old son who recently took it up as a hobby.
So on her birthday, cheered on by her big family, she tied herself up together with expert instructor (专业指导者) Kevin Hintze, and jumped down fearlessly from the skies near her home in Ogden, Utah. And, it was not just a simple jump either. According to Kevin Hintze, the grandmother encouraged him to turn around, as they made their way down.
This is not the first time that Mary has done something “wild” and “crazy”. For her 90th birthday she rode all the adult tides at Disneyland. And, she is not done yet — For her 102nd birthday she hopes to go down the 3,000 foot Alpine Slide at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort!
Not surprisingly, this great action has made Mary Hardison very famous and also earned her a place in the Guinness World Records where she broke a 2007 record set by a 100-year-old British woman. Pretty amazing!
51. What do we know about Mary Hardison?
   A. She took up paragliding as her hobby at the age of 75.
   B. She is a 101-year-old lady who likes challenging herself.
   C. She was recorded in the Guinness World Records in 2007.
   D. She is the oldest woman in the Guinness World Records.
52. From whom did Mary get the idea of going paragliding?
   A. A 100-year-old British woman.     B. Kevin Hintze.
   C. Her great grandson.             D. Her 75-year-old son.
53. It can be learned from the text that Mary Hardison ________.
   A. finished paragliding safely by herself
   B. practised paragliding with the help of her son
   C. has set another goal for her 102nd birthday
   D. likes dangerous activities even though she can hardly walk
54. How does the author feel about Mary’s action?
   A. Amazed.      B. Supportive.      C. Doubtful.      D. Worried.
55. The text is likely to appear in ______.
   A. a news report                B. an advertisement
   C. a novel                     D. a science textbook
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