Question

       Mary Quant was born in 1934. When she was young, there were no teenage fashions （時(shí)尚）.Young women were dressed like grown-ups or little girls. At thirteen, she designed （設(shè)計(jì)）her own school uniform（制服）.She wore short dresses and long socks. After school. Mary went to Goldsmith’s College in London. She didn’t enter the college gate but she met her future husband, Alexander Plunkett-Green Like Mary he wore unusual clothes, such as purple velvet trousers and pajama jackets.

       In 1955 Mary left college and worked for a hat-maker in London’s West End. But soon they opened their own shop. It was called Bazaar and it was the first small shop for women in the King’s Road in Chelsea Mary designed all the clothes and made them on her old sewing machine.

       The 1960s are often called the “Swinging Sixties”.During these years Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her mini-skirts（迷你裙）and coloured tights（緊身衣）.Thanks to Mary, London became the fashion capital of the world.

       Mary’s fashion shows were quite different from what they had been before. Mary’s models（模特）didn’t walk-they danced to pop music.

       Soon Mary’s clothes became popular in America,too.

       At the age of 37, Mary had a son, Orlando. She said:“Becoming a mother is quite the most important thing that ever happened to me.”

       In 1966, Mary was awarded（獲獎(jiǎng)）the O.B.E.（a special medal given by the Queen）.She went to Buckingham Palace in a mini-skirt to collect the medal.

       Later on Mary started her own cosmetics（化妝品）company.

       She designed smart black, white and silver packagings（包裝）for it,with the Quant daisy symbol（菊花標(biāo)志）that is still the same today.

       Today, Mary’s business is worth 100 million pounds. She is still designing-not just only clothes,but also a perfume（香水）called“Havoc”and some other things.

       She has now opened the Mary Quant Colour Shop in London’s Carnaby Street.

45．When Mary was thirteen, ____________.

       A．she dressed like a little girl     B．she designed her school uniform

       C．she dressed like a grown-up    D．she became a popular designer

46．In 1960s London became the fashion capital of the world because_______.

       A．Mary’s designs became very popular. Everyone loved her clothes.

       B．Mary changed fashion shows greatly.

       C．of Mary’s business, which was worth 100 million pounds

       D．May’s husband also helped to make unusual clothes.

47．Mary’s still designing_______ .

       A．just clothes     

       B．not just only clothes, but also a perfume called “Havoc”and some other things

       C．packaging for cosmetics     

D．beautiful hats

48．The Quants’symbol is _______.

       A．a(chǎn) daisy     B．a(chǎn) mini-skirt      C．a(chǎn) sewing machine    D．a(chǎn) hat

Answer 1

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