Question

T-shirts, so-called because when you lay them out they look like the letter T, are such a universal item of clothing that it is surprising to realize that no one wore them except as underwear until the second half of the 20th century.

American soldiers serving in Europe in the 1914—1918 War were equipped with heavy wool uniforms, which were extremely hot during the humid(潮濕的)summers. They noticed the French colleagues wore lightweight cotton shirts when the weather was hot. The nickname(綽號,諢名) “T-shirt” for this useful piece of clothing quickly caught on by the 1920s, it was already in Webster’s Dictionary of American English. By the time of the 1939—1945 war, it had become standard tissue clothing for USA soldiers.

At first, it was regarded as an undershirt, and was never worn as “outerwear”. However, the performances of two charming Hollywood movie stars, Marion Brando and James Dean, changed all this. The two actors are usually credited with making the T-shirt a stylish and desirable piece of clothing. Very soon, it was an indispensable fashion item for American young men.

The popularity of T-shirts rocketed during the 1970s, when rock and roll bands realized that they could make significant amounts of money selling their T-shirts. Professional sports teams also adopted the idea, and big companies began to produce T-shirts with their logo on the front and gave them away to their customers. Very soon, T-shirts carrying the brand names of international brands became commonplace.

60. Which of the following statements about T-shirts is true?

A. They originated (起源) in France in the early 1900s.

B. The original T-shirts were made of heavy wool.

C. All American soldiers wore them under their uniforms in the early 1900s.

D. They were worn only as underwear by men and women until the mid 20th century.

61. Who made the T-shirts a popular fashion shirt for men?

A. French soldiers who wore them in the early 1900s.

B. Rock and roll bands.

C. Two American film stars from the 1950s.

D. Sports professionals.

62. The underlined word “indispensable” in the third paragraph means

 ___________ .

A. you can’t buy it                                    B. you can't throw it away

C. you must have it                                          D. you must throw it away

63. What does the author mean by the expression “the popularity of T-shirts rocketed” in the fourth paragraph?

A. They were suddenly no longer popular.

B. They were suddenly very popular.

C. They gradually became more and more popular.

D. They were suddenly very expensive.

Answer 1

ACCB【文章大意】

盛夏之際，形形色色的T恤衫讓人眼花繚亂�？赡阒�道它是怎樣流行起來的嗎?這其中還有一段有趣的故事。

60. 選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中間部分的內(nèi)容可知T恤衫最初起源于20世紀早期的法國。C項與第二段后半部分中的時間不一致；既然法國人在1914年～1918年期間就開始在外面穿，所以D項不正確。

61. 選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段后半部分中的內(nèi)容可知此項正確。B、D兩項是讓T恤衫迅速普及的原因，而不是在男士身上成為時尚的原因。

62. 選C。猜測詞義題。本段前面提到人們最初從來不穿在外面, 青年男子只是受兩個好萊塢電影明星的影響才仿效他們的做法，從而成為一種時尚，由此可推測此項正確。此外，句中的fashion也是暗示。 indispensable表示“必須的”。

63. 選B。作者寫作意圖題。上文提到T恤衫最初只穿在里面。后來年輕男士開始流行在外面穿，再結(jié)合句中的rocketed和最后一段后半部分中的內(nèi)容可推測這種衣服突然之間流行起來。D項在文章中沒有信息支持。