Question

Back in the old days, people of different cultures wore traditional clothes every day. For men, clothes were usually shirts and pants. For women, dress was much more popular. Today, however, things are no longer so. Nowadays, people of different cultures prefer to get clothes to department stores and shopping malls. They wear those factory—made clothes every day and only wear traditional ones on special occasions(场合). However, in India, things are different. Women still wear the sari（纱丽）every day as their ancestors did for thousands of years. The dresses' styles and designs are so popular that clothing designer a worldwide often incorporate(吸收)them into their own works of art.

A sari is just a long piece of cloth worn over a blouse and a dress. It has neither sleeves(袖子)nor trousers. There are different styles of the traditional clothes. Among the choices, the “Nivi” is the most popular. With the development of sari, it has taken in styles from Indian traditional clothes. At last, it came into being.

Sari has a history about 4,500 years. However, people still don't know when people in Indian started to wear this kind of clothes. Because of being short of written records, we do not know how ancient Indians came to make clothing out of a cloth. We do know, however, nice sari is popular all over the world.

1.From the first paragraph we can know________.

A.in old days, people liked buying clothes. B.people seldom make clothes in person now.

C.in old days, women liked pants better. D.people usually wear traditional clothes now.

2.In India________.

A.many women still wear sari now. B.women only wear sari on special occasions.

C.sari is less popular than before. D.many designers are increasing sari.

3.What is“Nivi"?

A.It's the name of a famous designer. B.It's the time when sari came into being.

C.It's the name of the most popular sari. D.It's another kind of traditional clothes.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Sari has a short history in India. B..Few people can make sari now.

C.Sari has long sleeves. D.We don't know how sari was made in old days.

Answer 1