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(潮湿的)summers. They noticed the French colleagues wore lightweight cotton shirts when the weather was hot. The nickname(绰号,诨名) “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】

盛夏之际，形形色色的T恤衫让人眼花缭乱。可你知道它是怎样流行起来的吗?这其中还有一段有趣的故事。

60. 选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中间部分的内容可知T恤衫最初起源于20世纪早期的法国。C项与第二段后半部分中的时间不一致；既然法国人在1914年～1918年期间就开始在外面穿，所以D项不正确。

61. 选C。细节理解题。根据第三段后半部分中的内容可知此项正确。B、D两项是让T恤衫迅速普及的原因，而不是在男士身上成为时尚的原因。

62. 选C。猜测词义题。本段前面提到人们最初从来不穿在外面, 青年男子只是受两个好莱坞电影明星的影响才仿效他们的做法，从而成为一种时尚，由此可推测此项正确。此外，句中的fashion也是暗示。 indispensable表示“必须的”。

63. 选B。作者写作意图题。上文提到T恤衫最初只穿在里面。后来年轻男士开始流行在外面穿，再结合句中的rocketed和最后一段后半部分中的内容可推测这种衣服突然之间流行起来。D项在文章中没有信息支持。